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Following the successful establishment of the project in 2024, Solstice&nbsp;<\/span>Arts Centre &amp; Swift Cultural Centre<span lang=\"EN-IE\"> is continuing the programme into &amp; beyond 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A collaborative vision with Cine\u00e1l Research &amp; Design Architects, <strong>Take Me to the River<\/strong> launches its new programme of events on May 13, including free public workshops, creation of a <span lang=\"EN-IE\">Catchment Connections network, interactive website,&nbsp;&amp;<\/span> new collaborations with <strong>Boyne Rivers Trust<\/strong>, <strong>The School of Looking<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-IE\"> &amp; the new <strong>Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne National Park<\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\">A series of outdoor workshops throughout the year&nbsp;<\/span>will connect land &amp; water along Athboy River, celebrate riverside life cycles in Trim, &amp; immerse our senses in the heritage, mythology &amp; ecosystems of the River Nanny &amp; Boyne Valley. Exploring qualities of the river environment, a<span lang=\"EN-IE\"> wide range of&nbsp;<\/span>artists, environmental &amp; archaeological experts<span> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-IE\">experienced in research &amp; community&nbsp;participation,&nbsp;<\/span>will lead citizen science, artistic activities, scientific knowledge &amp; playful activism. Raising awareness about our relationships &amp; responsibilities to our local waterways as citizens &amp; residents of the county<span lang=\"EN-IE\">, it is <\/span>an opportunity for dialogue, exchange &amp; skill sharing, with artistic, scientific &amp; ecological expertise, along <span lang=\"EN-IE\">local areas of our River Catchment in Meath.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For workshop dates see <a href=\"https:\/\/solsticeartscentre.ie\/event\/take-me-to-the-river-2025\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":35934,"template":"","class_list":["post-35933","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 2025- An educational public art project engaging with our natural water resources. - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take Me to the River is a discursive public engagement programme immersing our communities in the life of our rivers through creative responses with artistic, scientific &amp; ecological expertise.\" \/>\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-2025-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 2025- An educational public art project engaging with our natural water resources. - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Take Me to the River is a discursive public engagement programme immersing our communities in the life of our rivers through creative responses with artistic, scientific &amp; ecological expertise. 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