South Tipp Arts Podcast

Episode 16 - Applefest 2019 This week we’re all about the apples here at @SouthTippArtsCentre!Applefest opened on Thursday 26th September with an exhibition “If walls could speak” (which runs until October 6th) curated by Theresia Guschlbauer and Helena Tobin, and a spoken word event showcasing much local talent, curated by Eileen Acheson, and the house was full!Eileen spoke to me about her involvement with the Applefest, and the Poetry Trail that will run throughout the festival this year.I also take a look at the many other events happening for Applefest this year and don’t forget to visit www.clonmelapplefest.ie for full details on any of the events mentioned in this episode and www.southtippartscentre.ie to keep up to date with what’s on at the Arts Centre.If you’d like to get in touch or be featured, please contact southtippartspodcast@gmail.com, and I’d be delighted to hear from you. As always, your feedback is so much appreciated :)

https://culturenight.ie/#wrapupinculture, as venues and public spaces across the island of Ireland as they open their doors to host a programme of free late-night entertainment, as part of an all-island celebration of arts, heritage, and culture. Returning for its fourteenth year, Culture Night 2019 will take place on Fri Sep 20th! Are you wondering what's on for #CultureNight? Look no further! Details of all the Clonmel events are here, have a listen before you plan your evening :)Get in touch: southtippartspodcast@gmail.com"Ain't I A Woman"“Ain’t I a Woman?” is the name given to a speech, delivered extemporaneously, by Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery in New York State. Sometime after gaining her freedom in 1827, she became a well known anti-slavery speaker. Her speech was delivered at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, on May 29, 1851. Within the exhibition space of South Tipperary Arts Centre, 7 Tipperary-based female artists will respond to Sojourner Truth’s original 1851 speech explorin

This week on the podcast meet Michaela Back, whose 'Country Life' Exhibition runs in our upstairs gallery until September 29th talks about her work and combining being a Mum/teacher and artist, and the things that inspire her painting. You can see some of her work here: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelaMixedMedia/Anne Marie O'Donnell is the Chairperson of Cashel Arts Festival and I had the opportunity to preview the wide programme of events planned for this year's festival which runs from September 19th- 22nd. The full digital brochure is available from www.cashelartsfest.com.If you want to get in touch the email address is southtippartspodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening :)

In this episode, artist Bernadette Kiely talks to me about her journey through Art, through her days of combining mothering with her practice, to processing the passing of her own mother Maisie through her painting. And water.... the abiding presence of water... …tell me about your mother…(feat. The Two Travellers) is strongly rooted in the artist’s sense of place and the evocative memories that they hold. Through revisiting places from her childhood and using old photographs and postcards of the area, Kiely was able to reflect on her mother Maisie’s life and recent passing. The work in this exhibition is an intimate collection of smaller works including drawings, paintings, photographs and poetry with reference objects. http://www.ghis.eu/bkiely/

John Lauder Davies is a Welsh artist, who moved to Ireland in 1998, and as well as consistently producing and developing his own work, has made a massive contribution to the artistic lives of countless others, through his many years working as a Craft Master with Camphill Community in Grangemockler and the Aisling Centre in Ballyraggett. In this interview, he weaves together all his influences to give one a great insight into his process as an artist.John is new to Instagram - you can connect with him here:https://www.instagram.com/john_lauder_davies/

Currently in its 21st year, Stagecraft Youth Theatre has grown to be one of the largest youth theatres in the country. Their productions consistently exceed expectations through their constant experimentation and exploration of every piece they take on. This Summers musical is not one to be missed. Set inside an actual greenhouse with just a touch of glitter, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ will blow you away.This week hear Artistic Director Jack Reardon, and 3 of the principals Leah Cullinan, Mary Condon O’Connor and David O’Donovan who share their experiences of being part of this very special company. TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM CLONMEL ARTS CENTRE AND THE HUB FOR €15. Clonmel Garden CentreAUGUST 21ST, 22ND, 23RD AND 24THContact the podcast: southtippartspodcast@gmail.com

This episode features a look behind the scenes of “Believe!” - a musical magical extravaganza starring the ‘lads’ from Knocklofty Rural Resource Centre with Louise Garcia, Nicola Everard, Catherine McVicker, Paul Kelly and Simon Molloy. For one night only!! Hillview Sports Complex Friday 9th August @7:30pm - tickets available from Clonmel Tourist Office @The Main Guard. I spoke to some of the cast and crew about how much fun it’s been to work on ‘Believe!’ as they made their preparations for the big night

Eve O'Mahony is a writer and actor from Clonmel. In this episode Eve chats about what drew her to the character of Brigid Cleary, about how her one-woman show on the Bold Brigid has evolved since it's premiere at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2018, and her future plans for the show. Written and performed by Eve O'Mahony, "Brigid Cleary" tells the story of the infamous witch-burning during the turn of the 20th Century.The one-woman show describes the life and events which led to the death of Brigid Cleary, the last woman to be burned in Ireland. She is accused of being a changeling and is ultimately burned to death at the hands of her husband in Tipperary in 1895. The character of Brigid is the main narrator throughout the performance but her story is also told by a host of other characters. She tells the bittersweet story of her life as a successful businesswoman living in a patriarchal society and the details which lead to her tragic death.This moving play brings forth a whole slew of issues - issues of

In this episode, I chat with Billy Barrett, Junction's volunteer extraordinaire and manager of this year's cabaret venue about his experiences. I also meet Claire Bentley, a Creative Media student at LIT, who produced a Podcast especially for this year's festival, and a chance to hear some of what artist Robert Ballagh had to say about his iconic 'People Looking at a Frank Stella', which has been recently restored and put back on display in Clonmel at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre.

This week the podcast focuses on Crinniu na nOg, a day of free creativity for children and young people, across the arts, culture, and heritage - now in its second year. We talk to Roisin O’ Grady, Heritage Officer and Crinniu na nOg Co-ordinator for County Tipperary and John Hannafin, LIT lecturer on the Game Art and Design Course at LIT Clonmel about ‘Game On’, which is our own Crinniu event here at South Tipperary Arts Centre.As well as the Crinniu, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is just a fortnight away, and one of the highlights promises to be the conservation and unveiling of ‘People and A Frank Stella’ by Robert Ballagh, which was an iconic part of town life from the 1970’s all the way through to the ’90s. We talk to Marie McMahon, Curator of Tipperary County Museum and the woman responsible for overseeing the restoration project. If you want to contact the podcast, we would love to hear from you!southtippartspodcast@gmail.com

As part of the Decade of Commemoration celebration, artist Theresia Guschlbauer is revisiting her Women of the Rising re-enactment project which involved 65 Tipperary based women in an exploration of women’s role in the 1916 Rising. The project was launched on Thursday 16th May with an introductory lecture by UCD Professor Dr. Mary MacAuliffe at the Main Guard at, under the title: Irish Revolutionary women; histories, memories, legacies. The lecture is free of charge and will present a fascinating account of the cultural and political landscape of the time. An exhibition will follow at South Tipperary Arts Centre from 23rd May which will invite inquiry into some of the revolutionary women and their contemporary relevance through images, textiles, objects and documents, and delve into how they went about highlighting the issues close to their hearts. The exhibition runs at South Tipp Arts Centre until June 14thThe project is a collaboration between 2cando Arts, the County Museum, Tipperary Heritage Office and

In this episode, we talk to Mollie Anna King about her ongoing work around 'The Mountain of the Women, Sliabh na mBan, and her installation which will be the flagship art event of this years Clonmel Junction Arts Festival. We also revisit 'Women of the Resistance', a recent lecture by Dr. Mary MacAuliffe at the Main Guard, with a taste of what Dr. MacAuliffe ad to say on the night, the lecture will be available in full on the Arts Centres website in the coming days. Also a reminder about the excellent Clancy Brothers Music and Art Festival that happens this bank holiday weekend.

In this episode, we talk to artist/facilitator Theresia Guschlbauer about her latest project "Women of the Resistance". Poet Kevin Dwan helps us celebrate Poetry Day Ireland, and theatre producer, Catherine McVicker about her latest work "Merry Go Round"

The first preview of this years Clonmel Junction Arts Festival with new festival Director Cliona Maher, Carol Acheson on Clonmel theatre guild’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, and meet Brigid Teehan, Artist and art practitioner, one of the artists that will take up residence in Clonmel artists studios, which are due to open soon.

In this episode, get to know the centre's new Director Helena Tobin, and hear one of our tutors, Tony Crosse and some of his students talk about their Friday sessions. We also hear from Eamonn Maxwell, Head of Collections at the Arts Council, at the opening of 'Transition', currently on display in the main gallery

TransitionAn exhibition curated from the Arts Council Collection by 5th year Loreto students.South Tipperary Arts Centre, in conjunction with the Tipperary Arts Office and The Arts Council, devised a project, in which the 5th Year students of the Loreto Convent Secondary School would work with Arts Council’s historic art collection with the aim of curating a show of artworks and to engage with the process of curating. The resulting exhibition features works which the students themselves chose and features an audio segment in which the pupils discuss their decisions and methods of curation. Featured within ‘Transition’, are the works of John Behan, Carmel Benson, Pauline Bewick, Melanie leBrocquy, Jennifer Brady, Michelle Brown, Amanda Coogan, Dorothy Cross, Mary Ann Duffy, Anita Groener, Dragana Jurisic, and Helena Kelly. Transition runs from 11th April - 18th May 2019

The very first episode of the South Tipp Arts Podcast, featuring Arts Centre Manager Cliona Maher, also Catherine Marshall, curator and art historian talks about the current exhibition "A Population of Wonderments" by sculptor Janet Mullarney. The exhibition runs until April 6th. Get in touch! southtippartspodcast@gmail.comNew episodes fortnightly.Hosted by Eimear King.