Blue Dot Mosaic Project - Louisburgh
In 2025 I am working on a project in collaboration with local communities in the Bunowen and Carrowniskey river and Roonah Lagoon catchments, and with the support of LAWPRO. The project consists of artworks to raise awareness of water quality and the action that might be needed to maintain the Blue Dot status of these waterways.
Meetings have been held with stakeholders and residents to discuss their concerns around possible intervention activity that might help ensure the detrimental effects of climate change and weather events do not adversely affect water quality.
The artworks are intended to support and highlight, in a visual way, this important work.
Students in the Killeen National School and Louisburgh National School are making blue dot mosaics in recycled jar lids, and these will be combined into a large display in a local bookshop.
Slate circles with blue mosaic will be placed around the locality with QR codes linking to the information about the Blue Dot to the Sea project. There will also be an information board with a mosaic element in a central public place, providing information and links to the Blue Dot to the Sea project.
Many thanks to LAWPRO, Climate Action Louisburgh Locality (CALL), #CreativeCommunities,
#CreativeIrl for support in getting this project off the ground.
For more information visit: https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/mayo/

