HAUMEA Ecoversity Bursaries for Kilkenny artists

Kilkenny Arts Office are investigating the potential of offering Kilkenny based artists and cultural professionals bursaries to study with the Haumea Ecoversity. There are two separate courses to avail of; Essential Ecoliteracy or the Earth Charter Vision and Values course. Both courses are for mid-career creatives and cultural professionals, are self-paced and for all art forms.

Before applications open for these bursaries, there will be an online information session with founder, tutor and ecological artist Dr Cathy Fitzgerald on December 14 at 7pm. Attendance at the session is compulsory to get a deeper understanding of each course and their suitability.

The meeting will be held through zoom and  bookings can be made by emailing deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie

Deadline for bookings is Tuesday 13th December 4pm.

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Course Details

Essential Eco-literacy Course

Meeting weekly Tuesdays, course opens January17, meeting online weekly for 7 weeks from January 24 – March 14, at 7 pm 

Get The Big Picture Overview

Informed creativity has important social power to inspire others to embrace a more beautiful, just and sustainable culture. However eco-literacy – ecological understanding – of the immense cultural shift we need to advance a better world, is a big topic. In this course, you will learn why eco-literacy and philosophy can assist creative practitioners and professionals in developing impactful: creative practices, exhibitions, events, community art programmes, art courses, or help you develop insightful cultural leadership for these urgent times. Discover insights from leading voices in philosophy and ethics, ecopsychology, environmental science, economics and activism, ecological art practice, and from the world’s wisdom traditions. You will also be introduced to nourishing practices for personal and planetary wellbeing.

Position Your Work

Become fluent with an ecological worldview, language, concepts, frameworks and practices that are vital to communicate and advance a life-sustaining culture. Such understanding will be valuable if you or your cultural institution wish to secure funding for creative aesthetic and community engagement opportunities. Some past learners have been successful in gaining funding for ecological creative endeavours.

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Earth Charter – vision and values for a better world course

Meeting Weekly Wednesdays course opens January 18, meeting online weekly for 7 weeks from January 25 – March 15  at 7 pm

Join Cathy Fitzgerald with philosopher Nikos Patedakis to understand why the accessible and holistic values of the peoples and UNESCO-endorsed Earth Charter are crucial to help us begin conversations of what matters most for a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

Through exploring the Earth Charter and the Childrens’ Little Earth Charter, become fluent in more expansive values and the shift globally toward Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Values education is now seen as fundamental to guide: individuals’ creative work, teaching, curating; cultural institutions’ sustainability communications, programming or education outreach; to foster inclusive community dialogue for ecosystem restoration endeavours; and to deepen sustainability and social justice understanding for those working in science, law, industry, politics, faith communities or business.

Building on the popular ‘Values module’ of the  Eco-literacy course, learn with Cathy Fitzgerald and Nikos Patedakis about why the holistic eco-social values of the Earth Charter, advanced by peoples’ from diverse cultures from across Earth in 2000, is an inspiring ethical moral compass to guide our actions toward a thriving, more just and peaceful world.

How the courses are delivered

Each week participants will have access to video lessons in online modules that can be engaged independently. There will be weekly group meetings via Zoom for peer learning and networking with other creative workers across the world.

Who are these courses for?

The courses can cater to committed self-taught creatives, recent graduates to established creatives and doctoral-level creative researchers, art educators, curators, art directors and cultural policymakers. Cathy Fitzgerald runs the course with Californian-based philosopher, mentor and podcaster, Dr Nikos Patedakis.

The primary focus is to offer accessible context, knowledge, language, vision and value  resources to enable participants to confidently frame and communicate their creative or educational work in an ecological context. 

For more information please visit Haumea Ecoversity at: https://HaumeaEcoversity.ie/