Participatory, Socially Engaged, Collaborative or Community Arts practices

Vi Bell is an emerging mixed-media artist based in Tipperary. A graduate of the Limerick School of Art and Design, she brings a thoughtful and immersive approach to materials, exploring their tactile and visual qualities as well as their emotional resonance.

After a dynamic career in project-based business roles, Bell turned to art as a way to explore the quiet narratives within stillness. 

Expanding beyond her studio-based practice, she is now exploring community-engaged art, finding a deep sense of purpose in collaborative and socially driven projects. 

Patricia moved to Borrisoleigh in North Tipperary in June 2020. She holds an MA in Art Therapy from Crawford College, Cork (now MTU), her practice has a strong focus on Arts in Health. She holds a Fine Art Degree from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin where she specialised in Textile art and artefacts. Patricia is also a qualified graphic designer and worked in Marketing throughout her corporate career. Patricia combines her passion for art practices with her lifelong interest in meditation and psychology. She volunteered on the board of the Sanctuary, Dublin 8 with Sr.

Benedict Hutchinson is a photographic artist who lives in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Co Tipperary, Ireland. He grew up in England where he studied Photography at Kent Institute of Art and Design (1990). 

Benedict’s work draws on the environment, sustainability and social justice. 

Jenny Cox is a freelance writer and poet living in the foothills of Sliabh na mBan in County Tipperary. Her debut poetry collection, 'a life to be lived' was launched in February 2023 to much acclaim. 

Gerardine Wisdom is an artist who works in rushwork basketry, also in ceramics and mosaic murals. Uniquely in Ireland, she has taken this ancient craft of rushwork and turned it into a new Irish Art Form in sculpture. The mosaic murals are created using handmade ceramic pieces and broken ceramic tiles.

Gerardine has passion for rushes and is inspired by the natural beauty she sees around her in the Irish landscape where she lives, especially in its lake and shores of the Shannon.

Gerardine has over 20 years experience working with schools, community groups and festivals.

I am a native of Cahir, Co. Tipperary. Although I live in Wexford, I 'm always delighted to return to Tipperary to facilitate writing projects. I have published six collections of poetry, most recently 'Our House, Delirious' published by Revival Press, Limerick. Recent awards (2022) include The Ballybunion Poetry Prize, the Michael Mullen Prize and placings in the Frances Browne competition and the Francis Ledwidge. My writing largely addresses the memory of 'the people, places and events' I experienced growing up in south Tipperary.

Nocht Studio is an emerging collaborative art practice that focuses on made objects and interactive experiences. The studio was founded in 2018 by Martin McGloin and Philip Ryan with studios and workshops in both Clonmel, Tipperary and Beltra, Sligo. Martin and Philip both graduated from the Dublin School of Architecture in 2013.

Leah Corbett is an artist and curator from Co. Tipperary. 

She graduated in 2016 with a degree in Fine Art from Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork. 

Kriti Khatri is an international Artist and Designer from India. She completed her Masters in Design from The National Institute of Design and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Delhi in India. She has closely worked with industries and conducted workshops for the Naval Academy in India. 
Before moving to Ireland she was teaching as an Assistant Professor in various Design Institutes and Universities in India.

Aoife Barrett is a multi-disciplinary artist and printmaker with a career that spans artistic creation, education, community engagement and entrepreneurship. She holds a BA (Honours) in Fine Art: Printmaking from the Limerick School of Art and Design and an MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking from the University of the West of England.