Courage to Welcome

Exhibition of street photographs by members of Clonmel Together & local IPAS centre staff

Created for Refugee Week in Clonmel this street-photography exhibition explores the theme Courage to Welcome.

Captured in public spaces and everyday settings, the images were taken by members of the local volunteer group Clonmel Together, alongside staff from a local IPAS centre and Tipperary County Council’s Local Authority Integration Team.

Curated by street photographer Kevin Lim, the work focuses on unscripted moments of connection, presence, and shared space.

Together, the photographs reflect how welcome is lived in small gestures, ordinary encounters, and the rhythms of daily life around us.

Curator’s Note from photographer, Kevin Lim:
“The Courage to Welcome exhibition, created by volunteers and staff working with refugees in Clonmel, Tipperary, asks something simple of its visitors: to look again.
At first glance, the photographs may appear ordinary, images of familiar objects and places, yet each image gestures beyond itself, holding a quieter tension: the pause before entry, the hesitation at a threshold, the silent question of belonging within a welcoming community.

Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4.30pm