We are pleased to announce Kasia Kaminska as the recipient of the Soil Project residency for 2026.

For The Soil Project Kasia will spend time researching native trees and woodland habitats in Kilkenny and develop a participatory art project that celebrates our native trees, Irish language, and local folklore. During the residency Kasia will invite members of the public to participate through talks, walks, storytelling circles and hands-on workshops that explore the ecological and cultural value of our native trees. Participants will map historic and existing woodlands, record oral histories, and co‑create site-responsive artworks using natural materials. This project will foster environmental awareness, cultural revitalisation, and stewardship of Kilkenny's forests.

About the Artist

Kasia Kaminska is an artist living in Co. Kilkenny. Her practice encompasses photography, print, publications and public engagement. She works with plant based analogue photography processes and sustainable darkroom methods as well as foraging, gardening and growing. Her practice is led by issues of eco-social concern and she often works in collaboration with others and in socially engaged contexts. Her wider practice includes public art and education projects, workshops, exhibitions, residencies, book design, bookmaking, collaborations and community festival organising.

Her photographic projects and publications have been included in exhibitions (Axis Ballymun, TULCA) and book fairs (Limerick International Publishers Salon, Dublin Art Book Fair) since 2013. She has been awarded artist residencies at Roscommon Arts Center, Butler Gallery in Kilkenny, Cow House Studios in Co. Wexford and Grizedale Arts in the UK. She has facilitated workshops with arts organisations and educational institutions throughout Ireland including Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Gallery of Photography, RHA, Visual Artists Ireland, NCAD, TUDublin and Ulster University, amongst others. With Read That Image book collective she has co-led book design projects which have been shortlisted for the Unseen Dummy Award, Kassel Dummy Award and awarded the FEP European Photobook Award. She holds a BA in Photography from TUDublin and an MA in Social Practice from the Limerick School of Art & Design, TUS with First Class Hons.

Recent projects include Know Your Hedgerow with The Acorn Project / Kilkenny Leader Partnership (2025-2026), Forage + Light with Samuel Arnold Keane and Mermaid Arts Centre (2024-2026), Wilderland, a Creative Ireland Climate Action project with Elaine Harrington and Materials Matter in Co. Mayo (2024-2025), and Leave The Long Grass Grow / Lig don Chuise Fada Fás with Maura Brennan / The Acorn Project (2023-2024).

www.kasiakaminska.ie