Partitioning the studio

Aisling Egan, Brigid Teehan, Dennis Ryan, Ian Mannion and Violeta Pserackaite all needed studio spaces. In order to delineate them we had partitions built.

View from Aisling Egan's space through to the print press room.

Each partition consists of two large mdf boards reinforced at top and bottom and braced at the corner by timber boards adjoined in T-formation for stability. Though they are heavy two people can move them easily enough should the size of the space need to be adjusted or something large and unwieldy has to be brought in.

Desk and cupboard separating Aisling Egan's and Brigid Teehan's space. 

The old schoolhouse is divided into two large rooms, one with a printing press and other equipment and storage facilities taking up a large amount of floor space, the other largely bare save for a lectern and a table. Dennis and Ian set up space in the print room, while Aisling, Brigid and Violeta took resident in the other. There was some debate over the positions of the partitions but a consensus was soon reached.

In the centre of her space, Brigid Teehan's latest piece of work.

View into Aisling Egan's space

Violeta Pserackaite's space

Press Coverage on Xmas show

From The Premier People, Dec 21st 2010

 

December 2010 show

 Art Hive's second Christmas Pop-Up show is in the old mobile repair shop on Market Place in Clonmel town.

Lagganstown studio meal

To celebrate cleaning and moving into our new studio space, we decided to break bread there. Everyone brought something to share and a pleasant meal was had. We had a fire going in the grate that gave out little heat but more than compensated for that with a nice woody smoke. Indeed the fire tended to send more smoke into the room than up the chimney, giving the place a hazy atmosphere.

Studio Search

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.

Newspaper Promo/no

We got a publicity piece written about us and our aims in Clonmels' local free newspaper, the South Tipp Today. Much kudos go to Bernie Commins for interviewing some of us and setting up a photo shoot.

 

However upon seeing the first two words of the headline, we winced. Calling the empty premises of potential landlords 'shabby shops' may well close more doors than it opens. 

    In fairness Bernie couldn't have been more helpful; she let us preview her article and approve it for publishing. There was a deadline of course, so it had to be a quick perusal. It's a great article that sets out our aims and what we have to offer clearly. If 'shabby shops' had been written in the report, it would have been set in the right context. As I understand the headline is usually written by someone else, apparently someone fond of a snappy bit of alliteration. Its a minor caveat but tis a pity all the same.