STAC Podcast

We were thrilled to be help Clonmel Theatre Guild to spread the festive cheer with their Christmas 2020 Radio Play, Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of redemption- ‘A Christmas Carol’ - It was originally broadcast on Pure Radio Tipperary and Tipperary Mid West Radio last Christmas, and you can hear this timeless Christmas classic again right here! Directed by Catherine McVicker.

To get us in the mood for Hallowe'en, if you missed the broadcast of 'The Woman' by Presentation Clonmel TY Class of 2021 on Pure Radio Tipperary, you can listen back here! The Woman - an Original Radio Play, written, performed, and produced by the TY students of the Presentation Secondary School in Clonmel.The story centres around Lucy, who has been having terrible dreams of a mysterious woman. Her friends think she's crazy... but is she? Sit back and take a journey into the nightmare world of 'The Woman'This project was facilitated by Catherine McVicker and Eimear King, with the support of #SouthTipperaryArtsCentre and was funded by the #CreativeIrelandProgramme, whom we thank for their assistance in the project. Well done to the students and teachers who worked so hard in producing this piece of work.The WomanWritten by Abbie Burke, Kori Barnes, Aedin McCormack, Aoife Askins Narrator: EmilyLucy: CaitlinRoisin: AdaMia: MollyKate: AoibinnPat: CaoimhePrincipal/Opening Commentator: AnnmaryTeacher: Cameo role: Ms MurphySuitable for Over 14s

This week we celebrate Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, celebrating it's 20th Anniversary this year. We at STAC are always delighted to work with our festival friends and this year we collaborate on 4 of the events. I was delighted to catch up with artists Claire Murphy, Sean Taylor, Rachel Rothwell and Jack Moroney (representing LIT), for a chat and to talk about their involvement with the festival this year. Claire Murphy - Here is where I am (exhibition at South Tipp Arts Centre)Sean Taylor - Clonmel Community Manifesto (various outdoor locations around Clonmel)Rachel Rothwell - Green Streets (Mick Delahunty Square)Jack Moroney - LIT Animated Films (Upstairs @STAC)Please visit www.junctionfestival.com for the full programme of events and show your support in any way you can . Visit www.southtippartscentre.ie for details of what's on at STAC#myjunction #CJAF21 #SouthTippArts Contact the podcast: [email protected]

This week we focus on Cruinniú na nÓg 2021. Here at the Arts Centre we have a full day of online fun with our resident kids art tutor Mags Rudnicka, who will deliver 4 workshops (via Zoom) around the theme of 'The Dragon Inside Me' - allowing children to explore and express their emotions through creativity. I caught up with Mags earlier this week to hear about her plans for this years Cruinniú actiities.Cruinniú Tipperary Co-Ordinator Róisin O' Grady also joins me this week to give us a run down of all the Cruinniú Tipperary events that are planned for this year's celebration. You can see all the details of the events here at STAC by visiting:https://www.southtippartscentre.ie/whats-onYou can see the full Cruinniú 2021 Programme here:https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ieIf you'd like to get in touch the email address is:[email protected] would love to hear from you!

'Connect, Create, Inspire' - is our Spring series celebrating the importance of creativity to our health and wellbeing, especially in these challenging times. It sees us collaborate with some fantastic Arts & Health practitioners to bring you a month full of diverse and enriching creative activities to soothe your soul and reconnect with yourself.My guest this week is Maria Coleman of Comhcheol Arts & Wellness, who features in the programme with some workshops including the innovative 'Yoga Drawing Jam'. Maria has a varied educational and vocational background in fine art, music, multimedia,research, teaching, community development and writing. She believes in the healingbenefits of mind-body practices like Qigong and Yoga and her passion for mental healthand positive birth advocacy led her to train as a yoga teacher and sound healing practitioner. Maria’s keenest interests lie in the space where yoga, art, neuroscience, psychology, music, play, sound healing and wellbeing meet. She lives in Donegal, Ireland with her family where she runs Comhcheol Arts and Wellness and Donegal Yoga Retreats. Since lockdown, she has developed a blog and an online learning platform on www.comhcheol.ieJoin us to connect (or reconnect!) with your creative self as we venture forward into Spring! Bookings are now open here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/organizations/eventsAll events are FREE but need to be booked to ensure a place. We have teamed up with some amazing artists and practitioners to bring you 4 weeks of online events to help you #keepwell - we hope you enjoy! #ConnectCreateInspire is kindly supported by Healthy Tipperary, Healthy Ireland, and Tipperary Arts Office Get in touch with the podcast: [email protected]

From December 4th, STAC is delighted to present After The Fall, an exhibition of contemporary Irish woodturning, curated by Stephen O’Connell and kindly supported by DCCI and Tipperary County Council. This exhibition represents a survey of the very best practitioners of this craft form, with a strong emphasis on sculptural work. The selected artists/makers reflect a diverse range of methods and material approaches, as well as enviable skill and invention, showcasing what is possible within contemporary woodturning.In this Episode, I'm joined by curator Stephen O'Connell to discuss the exhibition, with contributions from some of the artists involved. Thanks to Matt Jones, Roger Bennett, Gintaras Malinauskas, and Liam O'Neill for sharing their thoughts on the exhibition, and their insights on what the craft of woodturning means to them.'After the Fall' continues at South Tipperary Arts Centre until mid January and features work by Roger Bennett, Liam Flynn, Liam O'Neill, Matt Jones, Gintaras Malinauskas, Emmet Kane, Alan Meredith & Max Brosi. Gallery open 10-5pm Monday to SaturdayFor more information visit www.southtippartscentre.ieSouth Tipperary Arts Centre would like to thank DCCI and Tipperary County Council for their support of 'After the Fall'.Irish Woodturners Guild - http://www.iwg.ie

This week we return to our Cuppa Culture format due to the level 5 restrictions across the country.I was delighted to chat with writer Fran O'Brien, part of the team that has brought this series of Spooky radio plays to the Source Arts Centre in Thurles this Hallowe'en. We are delighted to host this work in our podcast space and look forward to hearing more from them.Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/samhain-the-source-radio-playsThese audioplays were created for Hallowe’en and are part of the Source Arts Centre in Thurles Actor’s Ensemble project where writers and actors come together in workshop sessions to create new works.  1. ‘Annabelle Lee’ was written by Joe HayesDirector was Martin Maguire The Actors were:Voice: Andy SpearpointMan: Andrew LummisWoman: Fiona McElroySecond Man: Martin Maguire 2. ‘The Darkness’ was written by Beverley PennDirector was Martin MaguireThe Actors were:Adam: Andrew LummisGweni: Fiona McElroy 3. ‘Hush Little Baby’ was written by Joe HayesDirector was Martin MaguireThe Actors were:Granny: Mary O'NeillIntruder: Andy SpearpointDad: Martin Maguire 4. ‘The Family’ was written by Fran O’BrienDirector was Martin MaguireThe Actors were:Jenny: Helen McGreeMags: Liz KirwanMother: Mary O'Neill Sound Recording: Daniel MatthewsSound Editing: Gavin ByrneStudio Manager: John Cummins The play was recorded as part of the Source Arts Centre’s Actors’ Ensemble project.The Source Arts Centre is funded by Tipperary County Council and The Arts Council.Contact the podcast: southtipparts [email protected] for listening:)This project has received funding under the Tipperary Creative Ireland Programme 2020 

New Work presents painting, installation and text made by three Tipperary-based artists selected as part of South Tipperary Arts Centre’s Curator-in-Residence programme 2020. Independent Curator Anne Mullee mentored the artists to produce new work, initiating a series of meetings and professional development workshops which began in February. The programme quickly had to adapt to the online world as the Covid-19 crisis emerged.Featuring Anne Mullee, Lorraine Cleary, Sheenagh Geoghegan and Nocht Studio (Philip Ryan and Martin McGloin).visit www.southtippartscentre.ie to learn more.We invite you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as we bring you content related to this show over the restriction period.Contact the podcast at [email protected] for listening!This project has received funding under the Tipperary Creative Ireland Programme 2020

Laurence O’Dwyer is a poet from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, whose second collection, The Lighthouse Journal (Templar, 2020), was launched on Culture Night 2020 in cooperation with the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival and supported by Tipperary County Council Arts Office.Stemming from time spent working on a lighthouse in Norway, The Lighthouse Journal explores the past, present and future of Litløy Fyr, a small island located six miles from the Norwegian coast and one hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. This work is a celebration of a remote environment, as well as an ode to the comradery of manual labour as the poems document the restoration of a lighthouse that was built in 1912.Working with the Swedish app developer and game-maker, Malte Olsson, The Lighthouse Journal has been adapted into an interactive book, featuring maps, photographs and videos, as well as narrated poems and original music. Donal Gallagher of Asylum Productions narrates the video and app.The Lighthouse Journal has received a number of awards, including a Van Cleef & Arpels Special Fellowship in Poetry from the Bogliasco Foundation and the Yeovil Prize for Poetry. Selections from the collection have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize (US) and a Best of the Net Award (US). The work has also been translated into Norwegian and published in Norway’s oldest literary journal, Vinduet. Laurence O’Dwyer is currently working on his third collection of poetry, The Lofoten Journal.The Lighthouse Journal is available from Templar Poetry from the link belowhttps://templarpoetry.com/collections/new-collections-pamphlets/products/the-lighthouse-journalYou can read more about the #CultureNight2020 interactive book project here:https://www.culturenighttipperary.ie/culture-night-events/the-lighthouse-journalContact the Podcast: [email protected] for listening :)This project has received funding under the Tipperary Creative Ireland Programme 2020

In this episode we focus on the Source Arts Centre in Thurles, where we meet Brendan Maher, Artistic Director to talk about the challenges posed in recent months, as well as the first exhibition of the Source Autumn Programme - Hypercarbon - by Austin McQuinn, which opens this weekend, and their plans for Culture Night 2020, which falls on Friday 18th September this year. All the Tipperary events have their own website this year:https://www.culturenighttipperary.ie where you can browse the entire programme or alternatively you can see what's happening all over the country at www.culturenight.ieVisit www.thesourceartscentre.ie for further information about their Autumn programme.To listen back to the full interview with artist Austin McQuinn:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40307213Gallery Opening Hours:10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Friday2pm to 5pm on SaturdaysFor further info:www.austinmcquinn.comContact the podcast: [email protected] project has received funding under the Tipperary Creative Ireland Programme 2020