Traditional Arts

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.

Born close to the Fairy Tale Road in Germany which connects the locations of many tales the Brothers Grimm collected, Simone grew up surrounded by stories. When she moved to Ireland, she founded the storytelling theatre StoryGate  (https://scanner.topsec.com/?d=1464&r=show&u=www.storygate.net&t=3b22a6174feb8c8b5e0d30f01921b5b3dd438e8e) together with Irish teller and puppeteer Michael Phelan.

Born in Tipperary and based in Cork City, Kearney graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2005. His work reflects his interest in architecture, perspective and natural lighting and explores how these change our emotional connection to our city.
His work has been exhibited throughout Ireland, including solo shows at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Sirius Arts Centre, Iontas Theatre and Garter Lane Arts Centre. He has participated in group shows in the Lavit Gallery in Cork and the Source Arts Centre in Co. Tipperary among others.

Pat is a professional piano player, vocalist and musical director for over 30 years. 

He is an A.I.M.s award-winning sound engineer providing full sound system, lights and video recording for all events. 

MA Festive Arts - IWAMD - UL 

BA Arts (Music) - UCC 

H. Diploma in Education - UCC

I am a presenter and documentary maker with Tipp Mid West Radio and I present Talent Talk a monthly arts programme on Tipp Mid West Radio, which goes out between 9 pm and 10 pm on the last Wednesday of each month. Artists of all disciplines are welcome on the show.

I also record and edit documentaries for the same station. I have a long involvement with amateur drama as an actor, writer, director and producer. 

K and K Events is a company founded by Jim some years ago, this company is involved in the entertainment industry supplying cabaret shows, murder mystery nights and weekends, comedy for Weddings, and all parties. We also provide Actors for Role play training Jim presents Talent Talk a monthly arts programme on Tipp Mid West Radio, he also records and edits documentaries for the same station. He has a very long involvement with amateur drama as an actor, writer, director and producer. 

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.

I have worked as an artist since obtaining an honours degree in art and design, at the London Guildhall University in 1996. 

I strive to make art understandable and accessible to everyone. I often bring “community” along in the creative journey for some of the artworks, thus reinforcing their understanding and ownership. 

In my work I like to combine different materials, utilising their unique inherent qualities and also honouring the craft skill for each. 

Completed the B.A. (Hons) Animation & Motion Design course in Limerick School of Art and Design (2016). A self-motivated practitioner with a passion for the more traditional forms of animation, particularly stop frame animation. Over the years I have been developing my skills as a stop-motion animator and model maker.  

In 2019 I was presented with the opportunity to facilitate Stop Motion Animation workshops through the Artist in Primary Schools scheme. Since then, I've worked with several schools, youth centres and other organizations. 

Edel Meade is an award-winning vocalist and composer from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. For her, music-making is less about playing within the confines of a particular genre and more about stretching her abilities as a creative artist with something to say.