The Project Twins - CIVIC, RADAR, LEVEL, ROTOR 

This new body of work from The Project Twins, James and Michael Fitzgerald, a collaborative art duo and twin brothers, comes as a result of South Tipperary Arts Centre's Tipperary Artist(s) in Residence 2024, an initiative supported by Tipperary Arts Office.

The exhibition’s title, Civic, Radar, Level, Rotor, is drawn from the first four examples from a list of palindromes on Wikipedia. Palindromes are symmetrical by nature, suggesting symmetry or balance. The apparent randomness of the title creates a collage-like quality, where disparate elements come together to suggest new meanings. The clunky, almost mechanical, rhythm evokes the feeling of algorithmic or computer-generated logic. The first two words Civic and Level seem to suggest societal structures, while Radar and Rotor introduce technological or mechanical overtones. Civic, Radar, Level, Rotor runs until 22 February 2025.

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The Project Twins Civic Radar Level Rot Jan 2025 at STAC

The Tipperary Rural Traveller Project Artist in Residence Programme 2024, supported by the Tipperary Arts Office, seeks to create a meaningful shared experience that celebrates Traveller heritage and perspectives. Led by traveller artist Francesca Hutchinson, the residency began in late 2024 and engages a group of young people in exploring themes of growth and freedom. Inspired by Francesca’s Movements of Growth (LSC, 2023), particularly A Pattern of the Old Life Reimagined for a Modern One- a piece incorporating cotton thread, scrim, hazel and pine wood, and cotton canvas- participants attend creative workshops that introduce materials and techniques such as embroidery and drawing with thread, culminating in a collaborative piece rooted in Traveller craftmanship. 

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Francesca Hutchinson, A Pattern of the old life re-imagined for a modern one; cotton thread, scrim, hazel & pine wood, cotton canvas, LSC 2023