CELT has announced a sustainable living festival and Palestinian solidarity event, in the Slieve Aughty Centre, Loughrea, from Saturday, September 27 to Sunday, September 28.
The festival is a part of the national Sustainable Development Goals Week, which aims to create a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world by addressing issues like poverty, education, gender equality, climate change, and environmental protection.
The EcoArts Festival is a wonderful new addition to CELT’s Festival of Traditional Crafts Weekend in the Hills, a highlight in the national calendar of cultural heritage, creativity, and community spirit.
From a weekend full of family storytelling, traditional crafts, Palestinian Tatreez workshops and poetry renditions to a keynote address by Dr Peter Doran entitled The Rights of Nature are the Rights of Ireland: Invoking a constitutional imaginary for a Second Republic through culture, the arts and literature, there is something for everyone.
Local artists will be on display, including films by Marina Levitina, Joe Nix and Nature Walks and Talks, and daytime activities for children over the two days include creative family forest crafts activities with Jill Little, Forest School Teacher, arts & craft workshops, facepainting and storytelling. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout.
A Saturday night line-up of events, including music and traditional dance with local Palestinian Dabke dancers, followed by music from singer Ciara O’Donnell from the Bog Bodies Band, alongside Ceili dance led by Aoife Lowden.
Adult tickets are ten euros each, while children’s tickets are five euros each. These profits go towards Palestinian Solidarity groups. The price also includes a raffle ticket with prizes, including handmade crafts from CELT Tutors.
For more information, visit celtnet.org
