Clonmel festival will provide a platform for young people
Performance Trail will be part of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Clonmel Junction Arts Festival has engaged with young people in the community to curate a special Performance Trail, an art exhibition and platforms for them to showcase their work.
“We’ve made a concerted effort to engage with the 16 to 25 age bracket this year, giving them opportunities to share their ideas and ensure their views are given space and are heard,” says Rebecca Lenehan, Artistic Director of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival.
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“It’s been really illuminating for us as curators. We’ve learnt a lot from them and loved hearing what interests them, so I’d invite everyone to come, see and hear more at this year’s festival.”
A live music, dance and spoken word experience awaits at the Youth Council Performance Trail, happening on Saturday 4th July from 4pm. Meet at Abbey Street before winding your way through the streets of Clonmel between three distinct performance spaces - a reflection of a young creative’s journey.
Stage 1 of the performance: The Teenage Bedroom will take place at the Former GameStop on Mitchell Street. Catch performances by Eve Whelan, a songwriter and vocal shapeshifter, and Niamh O’Beirne, a multidisciplinary artist.
Moving on to Stage 2 of the performance: The Rehearsal Space is located at Place 4 U. The O’Reillys, a Tipperary-based act playing traditional Irish instrumental tunes and songs in a classic session format and Favour Odusola, a Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary artist and dance theatre performer with drummer Segun Akano will take over the stage.
Stage 3: The Big Performance will be happening at Abbey Street Car Park. MDR, a five-piece indie-rock band from Cork and Tipperary and Yankari Afrobeat, a relentless, high-energy force on stage will be bringing a high energy performance that makes your body move!
Grab some popcorn and book your free ticket early for the premiere of the animated film shorts by second year Digital Animation students at Technological University of the Shannon School of Art and Design Clonmel campus. Four interesting pieces will be showcased at IMC Cinema on Monday 6th July at 6pm. Tickets are free but booking via www.junctionfestival.com or at our Box Office is required.
Video games lovers and young creatives do not miss out on this exciting pop-up installation and interactive space at former GameStop on Mitchell Street created by our Youth Council with designer Derek Harvey. The pop-up event No CTRL: Expression NOT Suppression is in partnership with TUS. Bookings for a free 1-2-hour board game sessions can be made online at www.junctionfestival.com.
The Young Curators Exhibition ‘2B or not to be’ draws from the art collection of the University of Limerick and is curated by a group of Transition Year students from Clonmel schools under the expert guidance of curator Catherine Marshall. Over a period of months in the lead up to the festival the students have acquainted themselves with a wide variety of paintings, sculptures and new media works from Ireland over the past 150 years with this exhibition forming their selection from the university’s fantastic collection. Launching on Friday 3rd July at the Main Guard, the exhibition will be available throughout 3rd July to 30th September from Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm.