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 outstanding 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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Cultural Exchanges Workshop number 6 with @anniehogg_thewildhedgeinkco It’s really starting to come together 🤩 @showgroundssc #culturalexchange #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts
Join artist Kieran Guckian for a Plein Air Acrylic/Oil Painting Workshop — painting out in the open air, just as the great masters did! Kieran is a full-time artist whose passion is capturing light and landscape en plein air — and you may recognise him as a finalist on Landscape Artist of the Year 2025! 🎨🌟 🗓️ Saturday 4th July 📍Clonmel (details to be sent following registration) ⏰ 10.30am – 1pm 🎟️ €40 | Ages 18+ Please note: a ticket to the main Plein Air event is required before purchasing this workshop. Once booked, you’ll receive an access code by email. Link in our bio! #ClonmelJunctionFestival #PleinAir #PaintingWorkshop #Clonmel #cjaf26
🎨 New to Plein Air but know your way around a canvas? This one’s for you! Join us for a Plein Air Workshop for Experienced Painters at Clonmel Library on Saturday 4th July, 10.30am–1pm. If you’ve been wanting to take your painting outdoors but don’t know where to start, this is the perfect introduction 🌿☀️ 🗓 Saturday 4th July | 10.30am–1pm 📍 Clonmel ( details to be sent following registration) 🎟 €25 | Ages 18+ Please note: a ticket to the main Plein Air event is required before purchasing this workshop. Once booked, you’ll receive an access code by email. 👉 Link in bio to book! About Jacqueline @jacquelinegartlan.art Jacqueline is an oil painter, living and working from her home studio, in Marlfield, Clonmel. She specialises in fine art, predominantly portraiture, still life and landscapes. She has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in Clonmel, Cahir, Dungarvan, Naas and Wexford. In 2021, Jacqueline was selected as a participant in the television programme Sky Arts – Portrait Artist of the Year. She teaches weekly oil painting classes in Tipperary and Waterford. 🎨 #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #pleinair #pleinairworkshop #clonmelevents
Easter Workshop fun at the Junction Platform🐰🐣 @showgroundssc Wishing you all a very happy Easter weekend 🌸 #easter #easterworkshops #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts
Cultural Exchanges group hard at work at the Junction Platform today! @anniehogg_thewildhedgeinkco @showgroundssc
Volunteer call-out ! Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is offering exciting opportunities to volunteer for this year’s festival For over 25 years the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival has been bringing audiences and artists together to collaborate, create and connect with the Arts. Would you like to join us and be part of the festival team this summer? Have you time to spare and would you like to gain experience of arts and event management and work as part of a team of vibrant like-minded arts enthusiasts? If the answer is a resounding yes, then Clonmel Junction Arts Festival invites you to volunteer for the run up to the festival from June as well as for the festival itself from 3rd to 12th July 2026. Roles for our 2026 festival include: stewarding, Box Office assistants, Front of House and production assistants with all volunteers attending an induction meeting and training in their roles. Rebecca Lenehan, Artistic Director of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, says: “If you have an interest in the Arts, a positive and outgoing personality, and would like to be part of our vibrant festival team, then we’d love to hear from you. “Volunteers are the backbone of our festival, and we really appreciate the skills and energy they bring to the festival each year. If you’ve volunteered for Junction before, then we’d love to hear from you. If you haven’t, but would like to be part of the 2026 festival,then I’d really encourage you to fill in the form and take the opportunity to work with one of the premier arts organisations in the South East.” “For the first time this year we’re also including a Green Volunteer role, highlighting how important our Environmental Policy is to the festival. Our Green Volunteers will be central to ensuring our festival meets our targets and learns more about our audience.” Apply to volunteer via the link in our bio! #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #volunteers #clonmel #collaborating
🐰✨ Easter is coming to The Platform, @showgroundssc ! Join us for our FREE Easter Workshop & Egg Hunt on Friday 3rd April — drop in anytime, all ages welcome! 🥚🎨 🌟 Sensory Hour: 11am – 12pm (booking required) 🎨 Easter Workshop: 1pm – 3pm To book Sensory Hour, drop us an email at info@junctionfestival.com 💌 #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #easterworkshops #familyfunday #clonmel
A Very Happy St Patrick’s Day to all our followers and friends 🍀🍀🍀🍀 #cjaf26 #stpatricksday2026☘️🌈🎩 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmel #irish
**New Date** 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 2nd April 🕣6pm 📍 @showgroundssc #meettheartist #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #singersongwriter #clonmelarts
Workshop number 3 - Cultural Exchanges with Annie Hogg 🧶🧵👩🏻‍🎨 @anniehogg_thewildhedgeinkco #culturalexchange #workshop #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts
Natalia working her magic ✨ 🪄 Work in progress… 🎨 Junction Platform @showgroundssc #windowart #windowartist #cjaf26 #clonmel #clonmeljunctionfestival
🎨Plein Air Workshop with @marinekearney_studio ! In the lead up to the festival, artist Marine Kearney will facilitate a ‘How to Plein Air’ workshop in Clonmel on Saturday 4th April - a morning of practical advice for artists who are interested in dipping into the wonderful world of Plein Air. Marine will take you through the basics from what to bring to what happens if it rains. Tickets for Marine’s workshop cost €25 and can be booked at www.junctionfestival.com ( with a limited number of places available). Once registered, participants have the option to book workshops during the Plein Air itself on Saturday 4th July with Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year in 2025 Kieran Guckian or Tipperary artist Jacqueline Gartlan. #pleinair #pleinairworkshop #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts
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