Creative Freedom

We are thrilled to host Irish visual artist and fashion designer Richard Malone as this year's Research Resident.

We developed the Spring Residency to give time and space for professionals to explore links between different areas of knowledge and activities that inform their practice with the aim to help them and us imagine a...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

One of this year's pilot projects has been the "Cut-Flower" paddock. In the previous post I had talked about the different trials and mistakes I made before creating proper beds using the no-dig method. We are now beginning to plan the nex...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

What a glorious Summer we had in Ireland! As I write these words the rain has come back with force. It is good for the land as it had been dry for the past few months.

Our multi-species swards surprised us in so many ways. They were wonde...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

On Saturday June 11th we had the pleasure to host many children and their parents for two different workshops:

In "Grow your Own Veggies in a Box" participants observed and matched different types of seeds, seedlings and vegetables. The...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Blackbird Cultur-Lab is delighted to be part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 this Saturday June 11th.

We will offer two different workshops for children and their parents:

"1. Grow your Own Veggie Friends in a Box"

Time: 11:00a.m. – ...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Regenerative Agriculture -or Biological Farming, as it is also known- aims to restore the health of the soil and of all the ecosystems related to it.

It is a holistic approach where the first step is to sustain, nurture and "build" soil by...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

On Saturday April 9th Blackbird Cultur-Lab opened its doors to the public. Children and people of all ages gathered to look at the work in progress developed by International and Irish artists Karl Logge, Sarah Lundy, Laurence O'Toole, Mar...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Janice Li, our Spring Research Resident, was amazed to discover the many treasures and talents that Wexford and Ireland have to offer.

We packed her schedule with visits to Ceodogán Rugs, [Emblem Weavers](https://...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Curator Janice Li has been with us for a few days and we have already been learning so much from her.

We arranged a visit for her and the artists taking part in Leeward at Cow House Studios, to the research centre of Teagasc in Wexford...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Blackbird Cultur-Lab is delighted to announce its first Spring Research Residency.

London-based curator Janice Li will stay at our farmhouse for two weeks to do research about natural cycles, seasonality, agricultural work and their impac...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

Our farmhouse was designed from scratch with the idea of hosting various types of experimental and cultural events; aside from being our private home.

We took inspiration in vernacular Irish architecture and combined that with the heritag...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
Mountain

One of the main influences that moved us to open Blackbird Cultur-Lab was the work of Odin Teatret and that of Kai Bredholt in particular.

Odin Teatret

Odin Teatret has a long tradition of doing cultural barter...

Karla Sánchez Zepeda
Co-Director
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