Overwintering was a series of workshops that invited artists and makers to share their creativity with others with the view to picking up some inspiration to keep us going over the long dark winter months.
Workshops included mindful drawing with Hanna Pidkaliuk, natural dying and Shibori with Martha McCulloch, printmaking with Grainne McMenamin, spinning with Ruth McCartney, visible mending with Deborah Stockdale and watercolor techniques with Heather McLaughlin.
This project grew from the Compassionate Culture Network with the Irish Hospice Foundation which Artlink developed in 2021/2022, creating nurturing, supportive spaces to help in dealing with grief and loss. In this instance we were looking more generally at the arts as a means to foster safe, nurturing spaces for wellbeing and good mental health.
The workshops took place at St Mary’s Hall in the heart of Buncrana, facilitating easy access for most of the community.
- December 15, 2022
