Nore Freshwater Mussels Ceramic Workshop
with Mary Conroy

Join artist Mary Conroy to make cast ceramic mussels based on specimens of the Nore Freshwater Mussel found in the river. The workshop will be an opportunity to learn and discuss this functionally extinct species in the River Nore, biodiversity and habitat loss, and breeding programmes to try and reestablish the mussel.

About:

A Magic Moving Living Thing 2025 is a return to this artist-led project by Mary Conroy which took place at Butler Gallery in 2022. This project is an eco-cultural training programme, designed to connect to communities in the North Kilkenny River Nore catchment. A series of workshops will engage participants in creative ways to reflect and connect with our human and more-than-human relationships with the river and the river catchment, through making and discussion.

A publication is planned for a launch in Autumn 2025 which will share the community voices that have engaged in this project, and the many ways that the river keepers of the River Nore connect with the river.

This project is supported by Kilkenny Leader Partnership.