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Artists, the public and environmental specialists journeyed beside, within and above, the River Nanny and River Boyne, exploring the biodiversity, water quality, climate change, in addition to our cultural, holistic and economic connection to our rivers. Using photography, film, print, sculpture, drawing, sound recording, mapping and creative writing, ecological learning and artistic activities, \u2018Take me to the River\u2019 intertwines intimate responses with communal ecological activism and participation.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\">Exhibiting these responses at Swift Cultural Centre Trim, the exhibition puts forward a creative space for continued public discussion on the preservation and enjoyment of our waterways, immersing visitors in the life of our rivers through a \u2018Creative Catchment Map\u2019, a collaborative curation of artworks and observations from the workshops.\u00a0<\/span>A creative learning and engagement programme for schools and the public takes place during the exhibition.<span lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":33455,"template":"","class_list":["post-28642","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Take Me To The River - An educational public art project engaging with our natural water resources. - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A collaborative vision between Solstice Arts Centre, Navan and Cine\u00e1l Research &amp; Design Architects, Take me to the River is a creative public engagement project bringing communities together in the fostering and long-term preservation of our local waterbodies in County Meath.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/take-me-to-the-river-an-educational-public-art-project-engaging-with-our-natural-water-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Me To The River - An educational public art project engaging with our natural water resources. - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A collaborative vision between Solstice Arts Centre, Navan and Cine\u00e1l Research &amp; Design Architects, Take me to the River is a creative public engagement project bringing communities together in the fostering and long-term preservation of our local waterbodies in County Meath. 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