“EMERGE 08 - Winter”

A Group Exhibition of Local Emerging Artists

12 Dec - 9 Jan

The South Tipperary Arts Centre continues its new emerging artist series with ‘EMERGE 08 - Winter’, focusing on the work of local emerging artists.

The South Tipperary Arts Officer, Sally O’Leary, curated the exhibition, which showcases the work of seven artists:  Martina Coady, Emer Lynch, Lesley Lynch, Kathryn O’Brien, Roisin McAuley, Marian McGrath, and Michelle Seward.  The work varies in style and form, and includes paintings, sculpture, prints, and batik.

The exhibition was from the 10th December, 2008 through the 9th January 2009.

‘ELEGIES’
Eoin Mac Lochlainn

24 Oct - 14 November

“‘Elegies’ is a series of paintings that began as an emotional response to the ‘War on Terror’ and the media’s onslaught of daily images of personal tragedies. These paintings emphasize the importance of the personal stories embedded in the images, underscored by an inherent unease about the current direction of global politics. Rather than make finite statements in the work, I prefer to allow the viewer to bring his or her own associations to bear on it.”

Mac Lochlainn is the 2008 recipient of the Golden Fleece Award.

He studied Fine Art in the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, graduating in 2000. In 2002, Mac Lochlainn spent a year in Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, working towards a solo show in the Ashford Gallery (R.H.A.). The catalogue for his show ‘Requiem’ in Kilmainham Gaol in 2005, was short-listed for an Oireachtas Award. He has participated in various open-submissions shows (RHA, Iontas, Eigse, Oireachtas) and in numerous group shows around the country and also with the 411 Gallery in China.

Mac Lochalinn is represented by the Paul Kane Gallery in Dublin, where he had a solo show in March this year entitled ‘Dearcadh’.

Mach Lochlainn has work in the collections of: AIB, Bank of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Revenue Commissioners, Foras na Gaeilge, Gael Linn, Wesley College, and the Boyle Civic Collection.

‘Ecce Homo’

Julie Moorhouse

21 Nov - 10 Dec

Julie Moorhouse’s work is a response to modern society’s pursuit of perfection: perfect bodies, perfect houses, perfect lives. These paintings strive to show the beauty in the ordinary, the sublime in the every day, an image of the everyman.

‘EMERGE 08 - Winter’

A Group Exhibition of Local Emerging Artists

12 - 19 Dec

From the abstract to local landscapes, the second exhibition in STAC’s new emerging artist series showcases the work of emerging local talent.

‘SCRATCH! the Surface’

Graffiti Exhibition with Graffiti Artist Maciek Chesiak

3-19 Oct 2008
‘Reciprocal Forms’

Exhibition of limestone sculptures by artist Philip Quinn

5 - 25  September 2008

‘EMERGE 08 - Autumn’

Group Exhibition of EMERGE AWARD Winners:  Diane Dalton, Mary O’Brien, and Una Walsh

15 - 28 August 2008

‘A Staggering Ten Million’

Exhibition of work produced by Yvonne Cullivan while on residency with the Leitrim Sculpture Centre.

30 May - 27 Jun 2008

 

‘Made in South Tipp’

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Christmas Open Submission Exhibition
6 Dec. – 23 Dec 2007.
Made in South Tipp is a new initiative by South Tipperary Arts Centre, The purpose of which is to create an annual showcase of work by local artists selected by an independent curator.
On another level the show aims to create a Christmas ‘art-market’ giving the people of South Tipperary an opportunity to purchase a unique Christmas gift for a family member or loved one and in the process help to support local artists and the
Arts Centre.
All are welcome to submit a maximum of two pieces in any medium, the submissions will then be judged by an independent curator.

2007 curator: Mary Butler, Visual Artist and Kilkenny County Council Arts Officer
Dates for Submissions: 26 & 27 Nov. 10am – 5pm.
For further details please contact the Centre’s
reception.

‘Bowzer - Paintings on Steel’

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Nicki Cheevers
9 Nov.– 1 Dec 2007.

Nicki Cheevers is a mixed media artist whose paintings really lie somewhere between painting and sculpture.
The Artist’s intention with these works is to create a dialogue between high art and low art. She has used subject matter and materials that are not traditionally associated with painting. The subject matter ranges from William Morris wallpaper designs to appropriated drawings from her seven-year-old son.
At present Nicki uses sheet steel as a surface. This allows her to be quite brutal with the work. The works are built up in layers using emulsion, gloss and enamels, and then corroded using acid and water and eroded using various power tools. In this
way she gives the paintings a sense of history and memory. Literally destroying what she starts with, builds it up again and brings out the beauty in it by layering and highlighting. It is a cumulative process; one thing leads to another.

‘Mandscape’

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In partnership with The Ark, A Cultural centre for Children & The Touring Experiment

5 Oct. – 4 Nov 2007.
Mandscape is an exhibition of images of landscape where mankind is present, or where mankind has left a trace on the landscape. First exhibited in the Sligo Art Gallery in Spring 2007, Mandscape is now embarking on a national tour starting in the South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Mandscape is accompanied by a textured programme of events where artists will take you through an explorative journey of the exhibition through ‘hands-on’ workshops that respond to the urban or rural environment of each venue. Talks and seminars will explore the individual experience of artists who have worked with children through contemporary visual art.
Mandscape features works by contemporary artists Brian Bourke, Oliver Comerford, Daniel De Chenu, Michael Durand, Martin Gale, Joy Gerrard, Nickie Hayden, Clare Langan, Brendan Neiland and Barbara Rae.
Curated by Martin Drury, founder and first directorof The Ark.
Mandscape is supported by The Touring Experiment, an initiative of The Arts Council. This is a two year action research project designed to inform and shape future policy for touring in the Republic of Ireland.

‘Mandscape’ Workshop Programme

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As part of the Mandscape Exhibition, nine special workshops will happen around the exhibition in October. These workshops will be available to both schools and the general public.
Public Workshops
Sun. 7th @ 2pm, Ages 5 – 7 yrs.
Sun. 14th @ 3pm, Ages 8 – 10 yrs.
Sun. 21st @ 4pm, Ages 11 – 12 yrs.
Schools Workshops
Mon. 8th & Tue. 9th. BOOKED OUT
Mon. 15th & Tue. 16th. BOOKED OUT
Mon. 22nd & Tue. 23rd. BOOKED OUT

Places still available for Schools gallery visits.

All Schools Workshops: 10.30am (Duration dependent on age group, please contact the Centre for further details.)
Schools Workshops: €2.50
Public Workshops: €4.00
Artist Talk
27 Oct. 4pm
A special artists talk relating to the exhibition will take place on Saturday 27th October, Admission is Free. Please contact the centre for further details.

‘converse’

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Richard Coghlan & Alan Raggett
31 Aug. – 29 Sept 2007.
Continuing it’s commitment to young and emerging artists, the Centre is proud to present ‘converse’ by Kilkenny artists Richard Coghlan and Alan Raggett.

Both Artists have been extensively involved with Endangered Studios, a Kilkenny County Council Arts
Office initiative. The Endangered group has achieved critical acclaim with exhibitions during Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Richard Coghlan works exclusively with self produced pigments. Using Charred Organic Matter, Coughlan creates a startling range of pigments which are then ground in gesso oil.

Alan Raggett confines himself to a palette of only five pigments, manipulating this limited colour range, he produces abstract fi gurative canvasses where he is free to explore textural qualities of the paint medium, using a mix of happenstance and concise control to create plays of shadow and light.

‘24 hours non stop art’

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Tigh Fili Gallery
Research partner in the Arts Council Touring Experiment

15th & 16th February 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘24 hours non stop art’ presents 24 artists who will perform art for 24 hours in the same place. This event happened in Tigh Fili Gallery, in 2005 with great success in Cork City. Now working with The Touring Experiment, the event will visit four venues in the Republic of Ireland