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CJAF2020

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Stay in Touch!

This20theditionofClonmelJunctionArtsFestivalmaybe

ourmostunusualyet.Likepeopletheworldover,ourplans

camecrashingdowninMarch.Buttheartscommunityisa

resilientoneandwe’readaptingtobringyouawideselection

ofdigitaleventsthatwillentertainanddelight,showcasing

bothlocalandinternationalartistsandbringingustogether

inatimeofneed.

Weblithelychosethethemeof2020:Visionforourfestivalthis

yeartocelebratehowweseeandhowwelook,littlethinking

thatitwouldtakeonanewandvigorousmeaninginthese

strangetimes.

Welookforwardtoyoujoiningusonlineorinthetown,for

thefirstorthetwentiethtime,fromTipperaryoralongway

away.

Therearemanypeoplethatdeserveourthanksbutnone

morethanPatDoheny.Legend.

Welcome from

Artistic Director, Cliona Maher

BLUEWAY9AM move on the

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BLUEWAY

They’vekeptusgoingwithZoomclassesandYouTube

tutorials.

JoinClonmelyoga,taichi,mindfulnessandmovement

trainerswithanenergisingmorningclassonClonmel’s

beautifulBluewaywhichrunsalongsidetheRiverSuir.

WithFinolaO’Sullivan,MuireannMorris(yoga),David

Corbett(TaiChi),SineadO’Donnell(stretching),Neil

Dennehy(mindfulnessthroughmovement)andmore.

Followed each day by Albert Nolan’s Bug Safari –

watchasthebotanistexplorestheworldofthetiniest

inhabitantsofClonmel’sBlueway, thengoonaBug

Safariyourself!

Move on the Blueway

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Theinventionandconstructionofmachineeyesthatcansee

theinvisiblelightoftheelectromagneticspectrumhasbeen

acollectiveprojectofcentralimportancetotheadvanceof

ourculturesincethelate19thCentury.In7lectures,Anne

ClearyandDenisConnollyofTheSchoolOfLookinglookinto

thevisionrevolutionthathasmadethewholeuniversevisible

tous.

Borrowingtheeyesthatsciencehasmadetoseealltheinvisible

lightthatilluminatestheuniverse,theyusethemnotwitha

scientist’sbutanartist’seyes.

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Wednesday 8 JulyIf We Could See Like a Mantis Shrimp(Visible Light)

Sunday 5 JulyLuminiferous Aether(or the nature of light)

Tuesday 7 JulyChemical Rays and Invisible Colours(Ultra Violet)

Saturday 11 July“Alla Lungara”(Radio Waves)

Sunday 12 JulyQ & A with The School of Looking

Monday 6 JulyA Serious Discovery By a Serious German Professor!(Gamma + X Ray)

Thursday 9 JulyObscure Heat(Infrared)

Friday 10 JulyThe Oldest Light in the Universe(Microwave)

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Wheredoescreativevisioncomefrom?Whatinspires

ourmost innovative artists? How do they go about

puttingthatvisionintopracticeonadailybasis?

We have invited legendary composer Roger

Doyle, enigmatic visual artist Ailbhe Ni Bhriain, the

inspirationalAdrianJacksonofCardboardCitizens to

talk about their work, their process and their vision,

hostedbyRTÉArenapresenterSeanRocks.This isa

uniqueopportunitytogainaninsightintothecreative

mindoftrulyvisionaryartists.

Saturday 4 July

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Creativepartnerssince2014,theLIT2ndyear

studentproductionteamshavecreatedtwoshort

animatedfilmsforthefestivalonthethemeof

‘Vision’.Getabehind-the-scenesdescriptionofthe

workthatwentintothefilmsbeforethepremiere

ofthefilmsthemselves:HauntingandForesight

LITClonmelDigitalCampusisthecentreforLIT

LimerickSchoolofArt&Design’spopularand

innovativedegreesinGameArt&Design,Digital

Animation,andCreativeMediaandDesign

withanewdegreeinVisualEffectsforFilm,TVand

Animationcommencingin2020.

Foresight & Haunting

Sunday

5 July

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ArtfacilitatorsElkeWilsonandMagsRudnickause

natureasaspringboardforcreativity.Inthefirstpart

oftheworkshop,Elkeshowsyouhowtogathernatural

materialsgrowingalongthebanksoftheriverSuirto

createawillowfishthatyoucanfloatdowntheriveror

haveasakeepsake.Inthesecondpart,MagsRudnicka

helpsyoutocreateariverartworkofyourownbothin

paint(waterdropsandriverpaintings)andcrafts(fish

folkandmodelboats).

FollowecologistMiekeMullyeartonatreetreasure

huntinMulcahyPark.Howmanytreespeciesarein

thepark?Whicharenative?Whicharepartofthe

riverecosystem?Thetreasurehuntleadsaroundthe

middleoftheparkandbacktowardstheriver,where

theideaofdifferenthabitatsareintroduced.How

manydifferenthabitatscanwesee?Welookatsome

wetlandplantsandseehowtheyareadaptedtoliving

inawethabitat.Downloadanidentificationcharthere

andcontinuethetreasurehuntathome.

Nature Detectives

River Art Workshop

Monday 6 July

Tuesday 7 July

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HenryJamesFitzgeraldisalocalchoreographer

withCreativeMindsProductions.HeandMolly

Hoganwillpresenttoyouafunandeasydance

tutorialthatissuretogetyouonyourfeet!Show

offyourmovesbysendingusavideoofthe

routineyoulearnedwithHenryandfeatureon

oursocialmedia.

Creative Minds Dance

Wednesday 8 July

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BeCreativeClonmelseesartistsKevinPower

andNiamhCurryofColourhivecreateaseriesof

videotutorialsforlocalprimaryandsecondary

schools.

IntheAbstractArtandPortraitDrawingseries,

Niamhshowsstudentshowtousearangeof

everydayobjectstocreatecolourfulandcreative

originalworks,andhowtocomposeaportrait.

BeCreativeClonmelofferssomegreattutorials

onusingyourphonetogetcreative.Lookat

arangeoftipsandtricksfromcomposition

tospecialeffectsandediting.Kevinleadsyou

throughthevideotutorialsavailabletocreate

yourownvideosandphotos.

Thursday 7 July

Friday 8 July

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OrlaHegartywillfacilitateanonlinediscussionabout

thefutureoftowns-afundamentalquestionfor

thiscountryasitisformanycountriesinEuropeand

elsewhere.WitharchitectsOrlaMurphy,Loughlin

Kealy,AnnuntiataMariaOteriofPolitecnicodiMilano,

WIT’sSharonO'BrienandMiriamFitzpatrickamongst

others.Theconversationmarkstoclose'Eyeson

theTown-CreatingaVision',acollaborativeproject

betweenArchitecturestudentsatWaterfordInstitute

ofTechnologyandTransitionYearstudentsfrom

PresentationSecondarySchool,Clonmel.

Thestartingpointisanecologicalperspectiveofthe

townashumanhabitat:howtoshapethathabitatto

accommodatethephysical,culturalandpsychological

dimensionsofpeople,whilepromotingthesurvival

andhealthoftheplanet.

Eyes On The Town

Saturday

11 July

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ClonmelRocks!runinconjunctionwithCreative

IrelandandMusicGenerationTipperary,isaprojectto

getyoungClonmelmusicianstogetherthroughmusic,

withtwomonthsofvirtualrehearsalculminatingina

rockingconcertvideoforthisyear’sClonmelJunction

ArtsFestival

UndertheexperttuitionofStephenMcGrath&Gev

Barrett(CrowBlackChicken)andRebekahKeogh

(VocalStudio),twobandshaveworkedtogether

virtuallybeforetheirClonmelJunctionArtsFestival

debutthisJuly.

MTClonmelairsat3pmonaSundayincelebrationof

thelategreatClonmel-bornDJ,VincentHanley.

Sunday 12 July

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IOedipusisanariafromanewelectronicoperaiGirl

byvisionarycomposerRogerDoylewithlibretto

byacclaimedplaywrightMarinaCarr.Wehave

commissionedcinematographerandvisualartistTrish

McAdamtocreateanartmusicvideofortheariasung

bycountertenorMorganCrowley.

Theartistswillspeakaboutthebackgroundofthework

beforethepremierescreeningofIOedipus.

I Oedipus

Saturday 4 July

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JohnKennedyisapainterwholivesandworksin

Clonmel.Forourdigitalfestival,hehascurateda

virtualgalleryofhislatestcollectionandtheworkof

TipperarybasedartistsSheenaghGeogheganand

AlanKeane.Aswellasvirtualstudiovisits,thisgallery

tourwillalsoshowbehindthescenesworkatArtisan

Frames,theClonmelcompanythatcreatehandmade

bespokepictureframesforArtists,Galleriesand

collectorsoffineart.

From Beyond: The Lockdown Series

Sunday 5 July

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InthesecondpartofourBoatmenofClonmelArtTrailevents,

threeartistsspeakabouttheirsculpturalinstallationsaspartof

thearttrail.CiaraConnollyfillsusinonProject53,AnnaghKelly

willtalkaboutherMeadowofHoney,andKritiKhatridescribes

LifelineoftheBoatmen.

TheBoatmenofClonmelArtTrailisaseriesofvisualandsound

artinstallationsaroundClonmelthatrespondtotheboatand

rivercollectionofTipperaryMuseumofHiddenHistories.Karen

Powerdescribestheprocessofcreatinghersoundinstallation

Past/PresentSuirSongs,MichaelDurandtalksabouthis

photographicnewspaper,Continuum,andlocalhistorianShay

HurleyspeakswithartistMauriceCapliceabouttheirproject

FloatingShandy’sBoat,celebratingLaurenceSterne,authorof

TristramShandy

Kriti Khatri, Ciara Connolly and Annagh Kelly

Karen Power, Michael Durand, Shay Hurley/Maurice Caplice

Tuesday 7 July

Monday 6 July

The Boatmen Of Clonmel: Artists on Art

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AgroupofwritersandpoetssharetheirClonmel,

lookingatthetown,theriverandthenaturethat

inspiresthem.CuratedbyEileenAcheson.

WithworkbyMarkRoper,GraceWells,MaryO

Gorman,BredaJoyce,EileenHeneghan,Walter

Dunphy,PatriciaCantwell,MargaretOBrien,Theresa

Ryan,BernieCondon,MawieBarrett,JohnCorcoran,

TreasaNicDhiarmada,EileenAcheson,JennyCox,

JohnCooney,JoeWhelan,andmusicalinterludesby

TheWoodofO(WillMcClellanandBreegePhelan).

We’redelightedtowelcomeC.J.Boland’s

granddaughter,JaneClare,toreadfromhiswork.

The Boatmans Nature: Spoken Word

Wednesday 8 July

EveO'Mahonytalksaboutwritingthescriptfor'The

CuteWhore:LifeandTimesofPegPlunkett'and

performsscenesfromthescript.'TheCuteWhore'

shinesalightonGeorgianIrelandandexaminesthe

lifeofanextraordinarywoman.

EveO'MahonyisaTipperarybornwriter/actor.

The Cute Whore: Extracts from a play

Thursday 9 July

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OverLook–AMilitaryStorywasaflagship

devisedproductionplannedforKickham

BarracksinClonmel.Here,directorand

ClonmelnativeJackReardonintroduces

threeshortscenesfromOverlookwith

castmembersMeganMcDonnell,Éanna

GroganandFionntánLarney,andtalks

aboutthecreativeprocessanddesign

ideas.

a military story

Friday 10 July

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LiamClancy’s2006concertwithOdettawasoneof

thehighlightsofClonmelJunctionArtsFestival.

Onthe10thanniversaryofhispassing,hissonand

collaboratorDónalClancywillperformhisfather’s

musicinaspecialsoloperformancebythegifted

singerandguitarist.

The Parting Glass

Saturday 11 July

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“Will you chance the waltz?”

It isn’t a waltz.ComposerMarianIngoldsbywillsetBetween

TheBeatsAtTheMooringsBarbycelebratedCarrick

poetandAosdánamemberMichaelCoadytomusicfor

percussionistAlexPetcuandsopranoKelleyLonergan,

visualisedbycreativemediaartistEimearKing.

Beforethevideo,thecomposerandtheperformerstalk

aboutwritingandrecordingunderconstrictions.

Between The Beats

Sunday 12 July

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Celebratingthelocallivemusicsceneinatown

withstandouttalent.Fromtheatmospheric

ClonmelLaptopEnsembletothefolksysongsof

singer/songwriterRuairideLeastairtotherollicking

finalewithoneofIreland’sfinestbluesbands,

CrowBlackChicken,thisisagreatintroductionto

thetown’smusicscene.

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Saturday 4 JulyRuairí de LeastarForthepastfifteenyears,RuairídeLeastarhasbeenhoninghiscraftandenrapturingaudienceswithhissongsofhopeandferventwisdom.

Sunday 5 JulyThe Basement TapesLocalsinger/songwritersAlanAcheson&RossBoland,withAishlinnWalsh.

Thursday 9 JulyThe Wood Of OBreegePhelanandWillMcLellanaresingersong-writerswhoper-formoriginal,innovativematerialunderthename'TheWoodofO'.

Friday 10 JulyThe Outtake SessionsMembersofThePearlyWhitesandSupersoulMachinegettogetherinourFestivalRecordingStudiotoaddtheiroriginaltwisttosomeoldfavourites

Saturday 11 JulyCLEAdigitalartscollectivethatcombinesart,technologyandnewmediatocreateexperimentalaudiovisualperformancesandartinstallations.

Sunday 12 JulyCrow Black ChickenThispowertriocombineselementsoffolkandhardrockwiththebluesrockofbandslikeGov’tmule,LynyrdSkynyrdandLedZeppelin.

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TheBoatmenoftheSuirthemewasinspiredbyCJBoland,

‘thepoetlaureateofClonmel’whowritesofClonmel’spastas

arivertownandbringstolifewithgreatwitandwarmththe

peoplewhoworkedontheSuir.

OurBoatmenthemecelebratesthesesamepeople,witha

seriesofartinstallationsinspiredbythenatureoftheriverand

thecollectionofTipperaryMuseumofHiddenHistory

The Boatmen of Clonmel Art Trail

Continuum(MichaelDurand)

1. ‘FloatingShandy’sBoat’(ShayHurleywithMauriceCaplice)

Joyce’sLane park

2. ‘Past/PresentSuirSongs’(KarenPower)MitchellStreet

3. ‘Project53’(CiaraConnolly)ParnellStreet

4. ‘MeadowofHoney’(AnnaghKelly)DenisBurkePark

5. ‘LifelineoftheBoatmen’(KritiKhatri)GashouseBridge

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* Variousshops/cafesthroughouttown

InstallationmountedonthewallofKickhamBarracks

ofphotographerJohnD.Kelly’spanoramicphotosof

KickhamBarracksandseriesofportraitsofthosewho

servedthere.

Kickham Barracks Stories

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* Variousshops/cafesthroughouttown

Be Creative ClonmelShopwindowartgalleriesonClonmel’smainstreets

showingtheBeCreativeClonmelwork

There Will Be TimeQuotesfromtheClonmelpoetsfromourlockdownPoetry

celebrationinAprilforPoetryDayIreland,aswellasfrom

CJBoland,thewriterdescribedas‘thepoetlaureateof

Clonmel’

* Fulltextoftherewillbetimewillbeavailableinlocalshopsandcafes

AnexhibitionofpaintingsbyJohnLauderDavies

TheNarrowSpace,MitchellStreet

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Saturday 4 July

Sunday 5 July

Monday 6 July

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The Visionaries Symposium

Foresight & Haunting

River Art Workshop

Move on the Blueway

Move on the Blueway

I Oedipus from iGirl

From Beyond: A Lockdown Series

The Boatmen Artist Talks PartOne

Vision Revolution 1 • Luminiferous Aether

Vision Revolution 2 • ASeriousDiscoveryByaSeriousGermanProfessor!

Clonmel Originals • Ruairí de Leastar

Clonmel Originals • TheBasementTapes

Timetable

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Tuesday 7 July

Wednesday 8 July

Thursday 9 July

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Nature Detectives

Creative Minds Dance

Be Creative with Abstract Art & Portraits

Move on the Blueway

Move on the Blueway

Move on the Blueway

The Boatmen Artist Talks PartTwo

The Boatmen’s Nature • SpokenWord

The Cute Whore: Extractsfromaplay

Vision Revolution 3 • ChemicalRaysandInvisibleColours

Vision Revolution 4 • IfWeCouldSeeLikeaMantisShrimp

Vision Revolution 5 • Obscure Heat

Clonmel Originals • The Wood of O

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Friday 10 July

Saturday 11 July

Sunday 12 July

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Be Creative with your phone

Eyes on the Town - Creating a Vision

Clonmel Rocks!

Move on the Blueway

Move on the Blueway

Move on the Blueway

Overlook - A Military Story

The Parting Glass

Between the Beats

Vision Revolution 6 • The Oldest Light in the Universe

Vision Revolution 7 • “AllaLungara”

Vision Revolution Q & A

Clonmel Originals • The Outtake Sessions

Clonmel Originals • CLE

Clonmel Originals • CrowBlackChicken

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The Parting Glass

Maurice Regan · Michael Kennedy/Jo Roice · Aisling Kilroy · JJ Killian

Jeanette O’Dwyer · Fidelma Morris · Bogdan Wierczynski · Finola O’Sullivan

The Parting Glass The Parting Glass

Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Partners

Patrons

Maurice Regan · Michael Kennedy/Jo Roice · Aisling Kilroy · JJ Killian

Jeanette O’Dwyer · Fidelma Morris · Bogdan Wierczynski · Finola O’Sullivan

ArtisticDirector:Cliona MaherProductionManager:Colin Everitt Office Team Graphic Design: Elizabeth Bartley Social Media Coordinator: Kojii Helnwein MarketingSupport:Dean O'ReganWebsiteSupport:Day DevereuxMultimediaSupport:Kevin PowerFestivalPhotography:John D. Kelly Printer: Lion PrintProduction TeamAudiovisualmanager: Anthony Quinn Festivalsoundengineer: Eoin Barry Video editor: Shane Brennan Production/Technical crew: Alan McCormack James O’Donovan Production IT: Sarah Loh Production support: Eric Rosenfeld Festival carpenter: Diarmuid VaughanBoard of DirectorsDavidKirwan(Chair)·FionaGrassick·CecilyPurcell·DeirdreGrogan·RickyFitzgeraldBessHughes·PatriciaMathews·ProfessorBillO'Gorman·BillyBarrett·JohnKennedy

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