Clonmel’s Inaugural Plein Air

With the Suir Blueway running through it and built against the stunning backdrop of the Comeragh mountains, Clonmel awaits your discovery during our Plein Air on 4th and 5th July. Also within easy reach of the rich scenery and oustanding OPW sites in Carrick, Cahir and Cashel, we invite you to join us for Clonmel’s inaugural Plein Air. Come to Clonmel to paint and draw and enjoy the hospitality and cultural programme that the 2026 Clonmel Junction Arts Festival offers. Click here to find out more…

2025 Highlights

2026 Festival

Exchanges

Exploring Cultural Exchanges & Blended Cultures

Our festival theme for 2026 is ‘Exchanges’, exciting conversations about ourselves and our communities, exploring Cultural exchanges and blended cultures. Our brochure and full programme will be launched on Thursday 4th June with tickets for events going on sale on Friday 5th June but, in the meantime, keep an eye on our active social media for our build up to launch day as well as updates on our community development projects and other ways to be involved in the lead up to the festival (3rd to 12th July).

Rebecca Lenehan
Artistic Director

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Clonmel, County Tipperary

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*Choir Call-out* 🎶 Applications are now open for our Festival Choir for our 2026 festival. Choral directors Maryna Moskalyk and Eamon O’Malley will work with this specially formed community choir for workshops on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July with a flash mob performance in the centre of Clonmel and a concert in Old St Mary’s Church on Sunday 12th July. Fill out the application form (LINK IN BIO) to be part of this celebration of voices and community with two fantastic choral directors as part of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2026. This is a free event thanks to funding from the Integration Grant.✨ #festivalchoir #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #choralmusic #clonmel
Here’s a little sneak peek at their St. Patrick’s Day preparations!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ☘️☘️☘️ With grateful acknowledgement of support from Tús Programme and South Tipperary Development Company Ltd. Don’t forget our next workshop takes place on Friday 13th March☘️🇮🇪☘️ #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts #tus #clonmel
🎤 Meet the Artist! @evewhelanmusic We’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on the incredibly talented Eve Whelan for the third instalment of our Meet the Artist series! Eve is a local singer-songwriter right here in Clonmel, come along after work and listen in and support one of our own. This is a free event! 📅 Thursday 12th March 🕕 6pm - 7pm 📍 The Junction Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre, Clonmel🎵 #Cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #meettheartists #evewhelanmusic singersongwriters
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day is almost here and we’re getting the celebrations started early! Join us at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival for a day of creativity and fun for the whole family! 🎉 📅 Friday 13th March 🕑 Family Workshops: 2pm – 4pm 🌟 Special Sensory Workshop: 11am – 12pm 📍 Junction Platform, The Showgrounds Shopping Centre, Clonmel. Whether you’re young or young at heart, there’s something for everyone. Come along and get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with us! 💚 #StPatricksDay #JunctionArtsFestival #cjaf26 #familyworkshops #clonmel
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS EXCHANGES OPEN CALL FOR TIPPERARY-BASED ARTIST🎨🖌️ Swipe for further details ⬆️ #cjaf26 #stac #artists #clonmel
***FABRIC DONATIONS CALLOUT CULTURAL EXCHANGES COMMONALITY AND COMMUNITY PROJECT WITH ANNIE HOGG*** Are you planning a spring clean? Do you have fabric at home that you no longer want/ need? If so, then please send them our way! Donations can be dropped off at the Junction Platform @showgroundssc on Thursdays and Fridays🙏🏼✨ #cjaf26 #clonmel #culturalexchange #communityproject
A great turnout for this evening’s Unlucky in Love? Networking and Showcase event. Thanks to our wonderful actors Ren, Éanna, April, and Eve for bringing the words of Catherine McVicker, Ethel Reynolds, and Sarah Kelly to life. It might have been Friday the 13th, but we all felt lucky to be listening to such engaging new works. A special thanks also to Brendan Maher from the Source, Anna Ní Dhúill from Cult Collective, Bea Conner Peterson, and everyone at CJAF for making it happen 💕 @sourcearts @cult.collective.kk @instagrogram @eveomahony22 @beapohl @ethel.reynolds.56 @catherine_mcvicker77 @sarahkell77 @showgroundssc #unluckyinlove #acting #scriptwriting #cjaf26 #clonmel
Thanks to those who sent in their pieces for our upcoming Networking and Showcase event, we loved reading them ! Don’t forget to pop down to the Showgrounds at 6pm this coming Friday, all are welcome 🤗 📍 The Junction Platform @showgroundssc #unluckyinlove #cjaf26 #showcase #clonmel
@uproar_choir will be popping up at The Junction Platform on Saturday, February 14th as part of @singire National Singing Week.🎶 Stop by, grab a coffee, and enjoy some live choral music! 📍 @fetchcoffee_ 11am 📍 @showgroundssc 12:30pm
Meet plein Air Workshop leader @kguckian ..Kieran Guckian .. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Kieran’s art journey began with a love of ornithology and drawing birds. He went on to attend Crawford College of Art and Design graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. Painting on location from life is central to Kieran’s practice and his location work informs his more conceptual studio pieces. Kieran has exhibited in the RHA annual and was a finalist on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year in 2025. He currently splits his time between painting on location and in studio in MART Studios in Dublin. Registration for our inaugural Plein Air as part of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2026 is now open. For the first weekend of the festival, the streets and riverbanks of Clonmel and surrounding countryside will be alive with artists. 🪾🌳🌼 🦦🎨 Once registered, you'll receive an email containing the code to enable you to book onto Kieran's workshop. Date: Saturday 4th July Time: 10.30am-1pm Cost: €40.00 Limited spaces ! You’ll find the registration form and further details on our website https://junctionfestival.com/ #pleinairpainter #pleinair #artist #cjaf26 clonm
We’re delighted to announce that registration for our inaugural Plein Air is now open!! 🎨🖼️🖌️🌳🌻 For the first weekend of the festival, the streets and riverbanks of Clonmel and surrounding countryside will be alive with artists.👩🏻‍🎨 A collaboration between the festival, local artists and Plein Air enthusiasts, the linn gallery, The Narrow Space and Artisan Frames, we’re really excited to bring Plein Air to Clonmel this July. We’re aware that there are a lot of accomplished, budding artists locally who may never have attended a Plein Air so we’re offering a ‘What to Expect’ workshop with Marine Kearney on Saturday 4th April to give you the low down and the confidence to take the first step into the magical world of Plein Air. Mark the 4th and 5th July 2026 in your diary and see full details about how to register for our Plein Air and our Plein Air workshops on our website www.junctionfestival.com 🎨 Kindly sponsored by @linn_gallery_ @thenarrowspace and ArtisanFrames #pleinair #cjaf26 #clonmelarts #visittipperary clonmeljunctionfestival
A fantastic turnout for our first workshop Cultural Exchange -Commonality and Community with @anniehogg_thewildhedgeinkco . 🧶👩🏻‍🎨🇺🇦🇮🇪 Funded by Integration Grant. #exhanges #community #workshops #commonality #cjaf26
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