In this episode we take to the the streets of Clonmel to showcase the 7 local artists whose work is currently brightening up the streets of our lovely town!
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INSIDE/OUT is a project led by South Tipperary Arts Centre (STAC), as part of Faoin Spéir- In the Open Clonmel funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and in partnership with Tipperary County Council. INSIDE/OUT proposes to make the town of Clonmel an outdoor gallery, including mural/street art and large scale 2D art installations on buildings and walls around the town.

This installation of works by 7 artists, based in or originally from Tipperary, was selected through an Open Call and represents Phase 2 of INSIDE/OUT. This phase sees the artists’ work presented on a large scale and installed at two locations around the town, Davis Rd. and Market St., bringing colour and life to the streets. A downloadable map is available.

Phase 3 of INSIDE/OUT will see artist Joe Caslin create a new temporary mural in the coming weeks which will be central to the exhibition and will also respond to the overarching theme of Faoin Spéir- In the Open Clonmel ; ‘Coming Out To Play’. This will be thecommission as part of this project, the first being ‘Tread Softly’ by Canvazwhich was installed last Autumn as Phase 1 of this project.

Joe Caslin is an Irish street artist, art teacher and activist. Best known for his beautifully rendered pencil drawings, which manifest as towering pieces of street art. His highly accessible work engages directly with the social issues of modern Ireland, on an unavoidable scale. Caslin confronts the subjects of suicide, drug addiction, economic marginalisation, marriage equality, stigma in mental health, direct provision, institutional power, inclusion, consent and most recently, the effects of the Covid19 pandemic on young people. The monochrome drawings Caslin creates hold a mirror up to the kind of society that we are, whilst asking us individually what kind of society we want to be a part of.

Inside | Out - Open Call SelectedArtists

Maurice Caplice is an artist that works in Painting, Sculpture and Sound, working in Clonmel, Callan and Dublin. Caplice also works as an artist facilitator currently working for D.A.V Community group, Dublin and K.C.A.T art collective Callan. He has exhibited throughout Ireland and abroad in countries such as Spain,Norway, England, Cyprus and Slovenia.

Marine Kearney is a French/Irish artist based in Clonmel, Ireland. Marine started in representative work, and with her experience moved to a more contemporary place. She is a graduate in advanced life drawing from the Crawford College of Fine Art. She mixes media to express herself and her Urban/Rural background.

Emma Maher is an Irish artist originally from Thurles living in Edinburgh, Scotland. She studied Printmaking & Contemporary Practice at Limerick School of Art & Design graduating in 2014. As an avid watercolour artist and illustrator. For the Inside | Out project, Emma's piece incorporates both floral watercolours and human hands expressing intimacy, connection and a sense of belonging. Emma launched her small art business in April 2021, and has featured in a number of creative art magazines across the UK in the last 12 months.

Nocht Studio was founded in Clonmel in 2018. Philip Ryan is a visual artist from Tipperary, currently residing in Waterford, Ireland. He founded Nocht, as a collaborative art practice with Martin McGloin in 2018. He graduated from the Dublin School of Architecture with first class honours in 2013 and has worked in the architecture and design industry in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand before focusing entirely on Nocht in late 2021. Martin McGloin is a Designer and Visual Artist from Sligo, Ireland. He founded Nocht as a collaborative art practice with Philip Ryan in 2018. He graduated from the Dublin School of Architecture in 2013 and has worked in the art and design industry in Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany.

Laura O’Mahony is from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. She is passionate about art and design and likes to create art that brightens the world around her. She has recently returned to creating art after finding her love for drawing and creating again.

PressPlay Repeat (PPR) is a pseudonym favoured by Clonmel native Paul Sheehan. Starting out as a DJ, he progressed into live visuals for companies such as Reebok, HSBC and Hed Kandi Records. The place where image and sound intersect bring him great joy and he hopes that Hide And Seek, his exploration of play through the ages, shall conjure up some fond memories of your very own.

Wojciech Ryzinski is a Polish photographer based in Co. Tipperary.
He was a student at the Eddie Adams Workshop 2015 and the VII Masterclass 2016/2017. He finds his inspiration in everyday life, trying to see beyond the obvious. His work is inspired by classical documentary photography. It is never posed or pre-arranged in any way.

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