Dublin Arts Council has collaborated with 20 artists to create new artworks and wellness-based activity prompts inspired by Riverboxes, a series of artist-made vessels discreetly hidden in Dublin parks. Each Riverbox vessel contains a unique artist-made stamp, journal and environmental information to help visitors connect to Dublin's scenic places.
To support community wellness, Dublin Arts Council has commissioned three artists to create prompts to inspire participants to draw, listen, move and reflect upon each new artwork and its natural surroundings.
Journey around Dublin to discover the original Riverboxes and the new artwork inspired by the collection. This project is part of Dublin Arts Council's Art & Wellness initiative, which deeply explores how art can nurture personal and community well-being.
CHALLENGE BOOKLET ARTISTS
Experience journaling in nature with prompts from Jenny Patton, a writer, wellness coach, Senior Lecturer at The Ohio State University and Dublin resident. A daily journaler, yogi and meditator, Jenny brings a wellness focus to her classrooms and workshops.
Become inspired to creative response from visual artist Hilary Frambes, an award-winning central Ohio-based artist, muralist and community art educator.
Try exercises for listening and reflecting from field recordist Rich Bitting, a composer and listener residing in Cincinnati, Ohio who specializes in creating soundscape-based audio compositions, concert music, visual artworks and sound art installations.
I'm very pleased to have been included in this interesting and challenging project. If you are in the Dublin, Ohio area be certain to check out the Riverboxes and the Riverbox Challenge!Arts Council.