Colour Stories
Joint Journeys of a Colour Garden
Brink! has teamed up with Artpark to bring their expertise in dye gardens to Belfast for ‘Colour Stories: Joint Journeys of a Colour Garden’.
Brink! and Artpark Hoher Berg have been awarded funding from the Culture Bridge program, which offers the opportunity for organisations that embody cultural democracy and who wish to forge and develop bilateral partnerships in the UK and Germany to work together and share artistic practice.
Friends in colour & nature
Our topic is a universal one, what is new is our approach. How do we sensitise our communities to use art to make a difference to climate change. The knowledge about dye gardens and their positive influence on a community and also their way of acting is an old knowledge that has been forgotten. But we are bringing this knowledge back to life to bring about change.
This ancient knowledge of dye gardens is to be preserved and cultivated, and the extraction of natural colours from dye plants is the starting point. Here, everyone can play an active part - without a great deal of prior knowledge or difficult prerequisites to fulfil. Through the cultivation and appreciation of regional cultures, by engaging with these craft techniques and making them accessible across national borders, an exchange of knowledge and the further education of each individual is to be made possible.the joint work promotes cultural diversity and the intangible cultural heritage, the protection of biodiversity, the recognition of ecological connections and economic opportunities as well as the strengthening of personal responsibility.
With a shared passion for using art and cultural events as catalysts for social change, the project aims to address the issue of climate change.
“What unites both our organisations is our desire to preserve our world for future generations and leave a lasting impact. With a shared passion for using art and cultural events as catalysts for social change, we want to work together on the topic of climate breakdown. We take all participants on a creative journey through a colour story. This ancient knowledge of extracting natural colour dyes from plants is the starting point. We will engage with the people of Belfast to bring their stories and identities to life through colour and nature.” artpark Hoher Berg UG gemeinnützig and Brink!
“The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is delighted to partner with Fonds Soziokultur, Goethe-Institut London and our arts funding colleagues across these islands in the Cultural Bridge programme. This important initiative offers a valuable opportunity for our artists to engage with their counterparts in the UK and Germany with the aim of using the arts to connect communities, develop shared understanding and facilitate social change through the creation of new, artistic work. Congratulations to all those who have received support in the third round of funding of this important initiative, I look forward to seeing the projects as they develop.” Gilly Campbell, Joint Director of Arts Development, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
