Press Coverage on Xmas show

From The Premier People, Dec 21st 2010

 

Culture Night @ Common Thread café

As part of a nationwide celebration of art & culture, Clonmels' Culture Night was held at the Common Thread café.

" I heart Culture" 
l-r: Aisling Egan, Brigid Teehan, Deirdre Delamere, Ian A Mannion, Dennis Ryan, Violeta Pserackaite

The event on facebook.

Junction Fringe Festival Exhibition

Flyer for event depicting each artists' work.

This pop-up exhibition was run in the fringe section of Clonmel's annual festival, the Junction Festival, a nine day long multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring modern theatre, dance, family spectacles, street theatre, rock, world music and trad. It was the 10th anniversary of the festival this year and while it has always had some visual art elements to it, it now included a gallery exhibition.

A disused commercial unit was made available to us. The venue this time was a former mobile phone shop in Market Place, Clonmel a couple of doors down from our 1st exhibtion space. As before it was arranged courtesy of Pat Quirke.

STAC Gallery Talk

On Saturday 19th June, several artists talked about the work they had on show. Invited artist Etaoin Holahan gave a short history of Endangered Studios, a group run on similar ethos to ours in Co. Kilkenny. This was followed by an open discussion on the creative uses for empty commercial spaces chaired by members of ArtHive. 

 Endangered Studios artist Etaoin Holahan with accompanying video projection.

 

Bill J Doyle talks about his metal sculpture Wilderness.

Brigid Teehan presents her installation Still Life: Shipton

Dennis Ryan talks about his ceramic piece Keep your Feet on the Ground.

South Tipperary Arts Centre Exhibition

Invite for show, reverse & front.

Our 2nd group show is open from 3rd June until the end of June courtesy of STAC, Clonmel's local arts centre. STAC is a long established art gallery so the artists didn't have to worry about preparing the space, making this a more conventional exhibition.

The shows' opening was listed in an event page in Facebook as well as being promoted by the arts centre. It helped bring in a large crowd for the opening and for the duration of the show.

Emer Lynch in front of her video installation HoriZoN during opening.

Brigid Teehan - Still Life: Shipton installation

l to r: artworks by Violeta Pserackaite, Dennis Ryan, Brigid Teehan & Deirdre Delamere

Xmas Pop-Up Exhibition 2009

Art Hive members organised a pop-up Christmas Exhibition in former clothes shop Chess Clothing, a now vacant unit in Market Place, Clonmel. In its short duration it received good local press attention and over 100 people visited the show over 4 days with a database of interested viewers gathered. 
 

Flyer for event, depicting the venue Chess Clothing, Market Place.

The disused shop space was let rent free to us by the property owners. It was arranged by Pat Quirke from P. F. Quirke & Company Ltd a firm of auctioneers and estate agents based in Clonmel. The source photo of the venue used in the flyer is taken from PF.Quirke and Co's website, pfq.ie. Pat Quirke has kindly posted about the exhibition along with some choice photos on his property matters blog.
 

Bill J Doyle Bearing (Welded Steel) in foreground, Wilderness (Brazed steel) in background.

Violeta Pserackaite poses with her

-->mixed media installation Walk with Time.

Ian Mannion Automata

-->de fé, -->(digital print on board) in background, left, Kristina Olechiene Life (acrylic) in foreground, right.

from left to right: representatives of Cuan Saor, Breda Bell and Geraldine Mullane with artists Ian Mannion, Brigid Teehan, Dennis Ryan, Violeta Pserackaite, Bill J Doyle, Kristina Olechiene

This was our first group exhibition. In the spirit of the season that was in it Art Hive donated a percentage of  the proceeds to Cuan Saor a local Women´s Refuge and Support Centre .

Foundation and Aims

   Even though there's a lot of artist groups with similar titles we chose to name our group Art Hive. Most of us are based in Clonmel the name of which is derived from the anglicisation of the Irish name Cluain Meala meaning "honey meadow" or "honey vale". It may be seen as a tenuous connection but it feels appropriate to us.
Indeed one of our members, Dennis Ryan has grown up in a  beekeeping household.

The main aims of Art Hive are as follows:

To create innovating and exciting spaces (pop-up shows in unused retail units, festivals, parks etc) in which artists can collaborate and develop their professional art practice while also engaging with established galleries that support contemporary art.

To offer a working studio space for contemporary artists in Tipperary and support art making.

To foster creativity and well being for the general public through organised activities ie workshops, talks and open studio days, etc.

To explore possibilities for new or additional studio arrangements that enhance the aims of Art Hive and benefit its members including partnerships and collaborations with other organisations.