As part of the Decade of Commemoration celebration, artist Theresia Guschlbauer is revisiting her Women of the Rising re-enactment project which involved 65 Tipperary based women in an exploration of women’s role in the 1916 Rising. The project was launched on Thursday 16th May with an introductory lecture by UCD Professor Dr. Mary MacAuliffe at the Main Guard at, under the title: Irish Revolutionary women; histories, memories, legacies. The lecture is free of charge and will present a fascinating account of the cultural and political landscape of the time. An exhibition will follow at South Tipperary Arts Centre from 23rd May which will invite inquiry into some of the revolutionary women and their contemporary relevance through images, textiles, objects and documents, and delve into how they went about highlighting the issues close to their hearts. The exhibition runs at South Tipp Arts Centre until June 14th
The project is a collaboration between 2cando Arts, the County Museum, Tipperary Heritage Office and South Tipperary Arts Centre.
