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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.

Volodymyr Topiy was born in Sudova Vyshna in 1979, Lviv region. He graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts in 2003. In his work, he works with such media as performance, painting, installation, graphics. In connection with the full-scale invasion of russia into Ukraine, he currently lives in Ireland. 

Eamonn B. Shanahan is visual artist, photographer and theatre maker from Tipperary, Ireland. His dedication to the arts is driven by his fervent commitment to nurturing creativity within individuals, businesses, and communities. Eamonn thrives on curating art projects, collaborating with fellow artists, and actively contributing to the evolution of cultural landscapes.

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.

Helena Tobin is an artist, curator and researcher based in rural Co. Tipperary. She is a graduate of the MA in Visual Art Practices, IADT and the BA in Fine Art from Crawford College of Art and Design. Through the use of mixed media and installation, Helena explores and questions structures of belief; and how these often hidden beliefs affect our idea of culture, our place in society and our concept of history.  

Paul Kelly has been working as a mixed media artist in Clonmel for the past 25 years. Paul has collaborated with many artists and organisations during his career including Clonmel Junction Festival, Clonmel Applefest, South Tipperary Co Council and more. 

Notable is his work on The Siege of Clonmel which won best documentary film at the Wexford Documentary Film Festival, a collaborative project with Clonmel Busking Festival and Rehab Care Knocklofty. 

I am a qualified nursery/primary school teacher. I teach ceramics in local primary and secondary schools and from my studio. My strengths are in designing and delivering projects appropriate for and with a student-centred focus. Since 1998 I have been making decorative raku ceramic pieces sold from home and through galleries in Ireland. I do commissions, and installations and also have exhibitions. I enjoy working in a collaborative setting, presently working designing ceramics for the 'craft' beer industry.

Mollie Anna King studied for her B.A at Crawford College of Art & Design before completing an M.F.A in Sculpture at the Slade School of Art. King has had solo shows in The Museum of Hidden History, South Tipperary Arts Centre, The National Sculpture Factory, CANAL Gallery and AMP Gallery, London. She has been a recipient of The Next Generation Artists Award, the Barto dos Santos Memorial Award, the Land Securities Award and Studio Residency in Bow Arts, London.

Cleary engages primarily in a sculptural-based practice that embraces common materials and textiles. Sustainability is an important aspect of her practice; deconstructing found objects and upcycling them into curious assemblages has become the backbone of her artistic style. 

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.