The Playhouse (Derry, Northern Ireland), Artitude Climate, Culture & Circularity Project with Action Mental Health
Participants from Action Mental Health visited the Artitude garden at The Playhouse with Paula Larkin, Climate Action Officer, to view this habitat for nature and learning environment for people. I facilitated a discussion about climate change gardening and how to garden like an artist using plants as creative media as part of my residency at the Void Art Centre. Participants also created magnified seed shapes for the windows of Void Art Centre as part of the afternoon’s activities. Climate change gardening is a strategy and skill set promoting community gardening for learning and engagement.
This workshop was delivered as part of CHOICE (Challenging Health Outcomes/Integrating Care Environments) an interdisciplinary research project led by Professor Gerard Leavey (Director of the Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing) working with mental health organisations in Northern Ireland to produce a mapping of community wellbeing assets for adults with long term mental health conditions. The Void Art Centre in Derry has been invited to become a cultural asset as part of this research project.