South Tipperary Arts Centre

25/04/2025

✨ Coming up at STAC ✨

In conjunction with our exhibition WAAG – an archive, STAC is delighted to host a symposium looking the legacy of WAAG on Saturday 10th May at STAC Chapel

This 1 day symposium will focus on themes around the legacy of WAAG, the power of collective agency and the importance of archives.

For booking details and symposium timetable visit: https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/waag-symposium

24/04/2025

Looking forward to the launch of the Bealtaine Festival next week 🙌

So many amazing events happening throughout Tipp 💙💛

Find out more below 👇

24/04/2025

We are delighted to be hosting the launch of the 2025 Tipperary Bealtaine Festival at the opening of our upcoming exhibition 'WAAG - an archive'.

This exhibition revisits the Women Artists Action Group (1987-1991) through their archive and examines the lasting legacy and impact of the group on Irish Art. WAAG was founded in April 1987 in Clonmel, so it is timely to bring this exhibition and this conversation back to where it all started.

Join us next Thursday (1st May) evening between 6pm - 8pm for the exhibition & festival launch. 📍South Tipperary Arts Centre

23/04/2025

🚨 SPLASH LAB Open Call - Deadline fast approaching 🚨

TIPPERARY ARTS HUB presents SPLASH LAB.

Tipperary based artists of all disciplines are invited to apply for participation in SPLASH LAB, a process-based 6-day encounter in Clonmel, 7th-12th July 2025.

This is an opportunity for Two Tipperary based artists* to take part in this 6-day residency of exploration and experimentation with contemporary dancers (national and international).

Applicants MUST be domiciled in Co Tipperary and MUST be available to be in Clonmel for the duration of the residency (7th-12th July inclusive). Each selected artist will receive a fee of €600 to support their participation for this 6-day residency.

To apply: please send an expression of interest, along with your artist statement and a PDF of no more than 10 images or media links to [email protected]

Closing date: Friday 25th April at 5pm.

This project is funded by Arts Council of Ireland and Tipperary County Council.

More info 🔗 https://bit.ly/42TRGZb

22/04/2025

Our Friday Art Class groups exhibition is currently running in the Clonmel Library.

The group have put in so much work into this exhibition and have some lovely pieces included ❤

Friday Art Class Exhibition runs until Saturday April 26, make sure to pop in for a look before it closes!

Tribute to the late Eimear King at Clonmel Library

20/04/2025

Happy Easter from the STAC team 🐣

We hope everyone is having a nice and relaxing (and chocolate filled) bank holiday weekend 🍫

17/04/2025

Happy Easter from everyone at STAC 🐰⁠
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The Arts Centre will be closed on Good Friday and the Bank Holiday weekend so our staff can feast on Easter eggs until they are in a chocolate induced coma 🍫 ⁠
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We will be back open on Tuesday 22 April.

16/04/2025

Join us on Thursday 1st May for the opening reception of our new exhibition 'WAAG - an archive'.

This exhibition revisits the Women Artists Action Group (1987-1991) through their archive and examines the lasting legacy and impact of the group on Irish Art. WAAG was founded in April 1987 in Clonmel, so it is timely to bring this exhibition and this conversation back to where it all started.

This exhibition runs until 21st June 2025 and is made possible with support from Arts Council of Ireland, Tipperary County Council and Bealtaine Tipperary.

more info 🔗 https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/waag-an-archive

15/04/2025

Happy World Art Day 🎨

Everyday is an art day here at STAC 😂

On this special day we want to highlight the amazing work done by our very own Picasso's and da Vinci's in our children and junior cycle art classes ❤️

We love seeing everyones unique style from each of our classes that are led by our amazing tutors Mags and Muireann 🙌

We have no classes running over the Easter holidays. Our next cycle will begin again the week of the 28th April.

14/04/2025

Its your final chance to catch our current exhibition 'I will not flower' ⏰️

This series of work from Sarah Long presents an installation of painting and sound that reflects on the potential allegorical qualities of the fern plant.

This show has been a favourite of our visitors over the past few weeks, with many returning to the gallery to take in the details and the sounds of this amazing exhibition.

'I will not flower' runs until Thursday 17th April, STAC will be open tomorrow from 10am

📸 Kevin O'Donnell

13/04/2025

Join us this Wednesday for the opening of the FAC Art Exhibition in the Clonmel Library.

FAC is our Friday Art Class Group which is led by Tony Cross, the bubbliest bunch of people, their Friday morning class is one of the highlights of our week at STAC!

The group will be displaying their work created in Tonys Class and it will be opened by STAC Artistic Director Helena Tobin.

The group are also kindly dedicating the exhibition to the memory of Eimear King 🤍

The exhibition runs from 14th - 26th April.

🌟 FAC Exhibition Opening Reception 🌟

📍Clonmel Library

📅 Wednesday 16th April 2025

⏰️ 6pm

10/04/2025

✨ Coming up this Saturday ✨⁠
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Learn how to make a beautiful piece of sustainable jewellery with Gillian Gubbins of GG Designs.⁠
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Gillian will be holding leather jewellery workshop on Saturday 12 April. This two hour workshop is the prefect opportunity to learn how to create your very own sustainable piece of jewellery. Suitable for all levels.⁠
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Places are filling up fast!⁠
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Contact Gillian at to book a place!

More info 🔗 https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/leather-jewellery-workshop-with-gg-designs

09/04/2025

Thanks to everyone who attended our events on Saturday ❤️

We had a wonderful turn out for our artist talk with Sarah Long, and our second installment of 'Word Sparks' with Jenny Cox 🌟

Jenny will be holding another writing session in May to coincide with our upcoming exhibition 'WAAG - an archive'.

Stay tuned for more info.

08/04/2025

We've had a wonderful reaction to our current exhibition by Sarah Long. Have you visited it yet?

'I will not flower' presents an installation of painting and sound that reflects on the potential allegorical qualities of the fern plant.⁠

'I will not flower' runs until 17th April⁠
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📸 Kevin O'Donnell

08/04/2025

📣Calling all Tipperary based artists 📣

TIPPERARY ARTS HUB presents SPLASH LAB.

Tipperary based artists of all disciplines are invited to apply for participation in SPLASH LAB, a process-based 6-day encounter in Clonmel, 7th-12th July 2025.

More info 🔗 https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/splash-lab-open-call

Open Call | Tipperary Based Artists for SPLASH LAB 6-Day Residency

TIPPERARY ARTS HUB presents SPLASH LAB

OPEN CALL FOR TIPPERARY BASED ARTISTS

Artists of all disciplines* are invited to apply for participation in SPLASH LAB, a process-based 6-day encounter in Clonmel, 7th-12th July 2025.

What is SPLASH LAB?

SPLASH LAB will be a process-based 6-day encounter that will include roundtables, reflection workshops and an artist research laboratory gathering local, national and international artists of diverse disciplines for an intensive residency of collaborative, creative experimentation and cross-pollination within the context of Tipperary Dance’s Splash Alliance and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, supported by South Tipperary Arts Centre and Finding a Voice.
https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-tipperary-based-artists-for-splash-lab-6-day-residency/

06/04/2025

📢 CALLING ALL ARTISTS 📢

Our Encounters with Failure: Artist Open Call is now open!

STAC is delighted to partner with our friends Clonmel Junction Arts Festival for an Artist Open Call. The chosen pieces exhibited throughout July in the Arts Centre as well as part of CJAF25.⁠
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The theme of the call out is encounters with failure, something those in the arts may often feel familiar with! Artists are invited to submit works that respond to or resonate with this idea for inclusion in this group exhibition, which will be part of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2025 and will be curated by Helena Tobin, STAC’s Artistic Director & Curator.⁠
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Closing Date is Thursday 17th April at 5pm.⁠
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For more details on this call out see our 🔗 https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/artist-open-call-encounters-with-failure

04/04/2025

Join us tomorrow for Slow Art Day 🐢

Slow Art Day is a global, family-friendly event whose mission is to help more people discover the joy of looking at and appreciating art.⁠
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At 11am we have Word Sparks with Jenny Cox. This is our 2nd in series of free-flow writing sessions at STAC. In this session Jenny invites writers to step in and engage with our current exhibition 'I will not flower' by Sarah Long.⁠

✨️Word Sparks with Jenny Cox✨️

🖼️ I will not flower by Sarah Long

📅 Saturday 5 April 2025

🕰️ 11am to 12.30pm

🔗 https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/events/work-sparks-session-2-sarah-long

03/04/2025

TIPPERARY ARTS HUB presents SPLASH LAB.

Tipperary based artists of all disciplines are invited to apply for participation in SPLASH LAB, a process-based 6-day encounter in Clonmel, 7th-12th July 2025.
What is SPLASH LAB?
SPLASH LAB will be a process-based 6-day encounter that will include roundtables, reflection workshops and an artist research laboratory gathering local, national and international artists of diverse disciplines for an intensive residency of collaborative, creative experimentation and cross-pollination within the context of Tipperary Dance’s Splash Alliance and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, supported by South Tipperary Arts Centre and Finding A Voice - Music Festival.

The aims of SPLASH LAB are: to focus on artistic development, research and creation, to explore interdisciplinary collaboration through cultivating creative collisions and cross-cultural collaborations, to experiment with new ideas and forms, to make connections and learnings that accelerate ideas, with original outcomes based on the unique combination of art forms and artists.

Who is this OPEN CALL for?

This is an opportunity for Two Tipperary based artists* to take part in this 6-day residency of exploration and experimentation with contemporary dancers (national and international).
SPLASH LAB will culminate on day 6 with an open workshop + an outdoor showcase performance on Kickham Plaza on 12th July as part of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2025.
* Eligible artists/disciplines include: visual artists, multi-disciplinary artists, writers, poets, musicians, composers, theatre practitioners.

Applicants MUST be domiciled in Co Tipperary and MUST be available to be in Clonmel for the duration of the residency (7th-12th July inclusive). Each selected artist will receive a fee of €600 to support their participation for this 6-day residency.
To apply: please send an expression of interest, along with your artist statement and a PDF of no more than 10 images or media links to [email protected]

Closing date: Friday 25th April at 5pm.

This project is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Tipperary County Council / Tipperary Arts Office