Cloyne Cycle to the Sea

2024

Funded by Creative Ireland with the Department of the Environment,
Climate and Communications |  Creative Climate Action Fund

“Cycle to the Sea” is a unique community engagement project focusing on co-creating a series of sculptural artworks along the cycling route from the village of Cloyne to the sea in East Cork. These sculptures serve as artistic expressions co-designed by the community as well as distance markers and navigational aids. This innovative is a collaboration with local sculpture artist Aoife Banville and aims to transform the way residents of Cloyne in East Cork think about travel, art, and the environment.

We held a series of open-call community workshops to establish the route and co-design the art pieces and road markers. The route chosen goes from the Round Tower in Cloyne to Ballynamona Beach. Unpredictable weather led to a couple of wet workshops, both for the nature walk and first group cycle of the route. Despite the rain, groups of community members still showed up to learn and get involved with Cycle to the Sea.

The next step was to establish the exact placement to identify who to contact about building in those areas. Artwork themes were determined during one of our co-design workshops. At this stage we are seeking permissions from council and individual land owners, as well as mocking-up the sculptures. Follow our progress on Instagram!