GO fly a kite and learn all about harnessing wind power is the invitation from the Hunt Museum’s county and city-wide Kite Power Festival.
Participants are being invited to get creative with Christmas wrapping and decorations to make the most imaginative kites this festive season.
The festival is part of the museum’s current exhibition to highlight the power of wind as an energy resource. The museum is calling on kite enthusiasts and novices to get creative with recyclable materials and paint the skies of Limerick and Shannon with vibrant kites on February 11, 2024.
The Kite Power Festival takes the Hunt Museum’s climate change exhibition, ‘Night’s Candles are Burnt Out‘, outside its walls and onto the streets and hills as it showcases the power of wind through art, culture, and a fun community event.
To help people get involved, Lumen Street Theatre will host a series of kite making workshops across Limerick and Shannon. Some men’s shed groups will also host their own kite making days.
Speaking at the launch of the festival, Jill Cousins, Hunt Museum director, said: “We want to continue to engage people emotionally through art and creativity in campaigning for change to renewable energy sources.”
“The idea behind ‘Nights Candles are Burnt Out‘ is the use of culture to develop real understanding of the need to change both personally and nationally. We want to be able to achieve Climate Action 2021 targets by 2030. By promoting clean energy in a fun and unique way, we hope to inspire individuals and communities to embrace sustainable energy solutions.”
Sinéad Murphy, head of sustainability at the Shannon Airport Group, added: “We are delighted to sponsor this exciting event that will raise awareness in a fun and engaging way of the power of wind as a clean energy resource. Ireland, and the west coast in particular, has one of the world’s leading wind resources”.
Prizes will be given in each location for the best flyer, the best use of recycled Christmas packaging and decoration, and the best artistic design. And, after the festival ends, all kites can be loaned to the Hunt Museum for a special exhibition.
Kite making workshop dates and details are on the museum’s website.
