Join STAC artists in residence Jack Ó’Meara & Jack Pierce for a discussion on their practices and residency experience. Meet STAC’s resident artists Jack Ó’Meara and Jack Pierce as they discuss their individual practices. This discussion will be accompanied by an optional hands-on activity. Jack Ó Meara is a visual artist based between Tipperary and Dublin. Having graduated from NCAD in 2023 in Fine Art Textiles, Ó Meara’s practice is process-driven with a focus on materiality. Using techniques such as lacemaking, ceramics, and drawing, Ó Meara explores themes relating to the passage of time, colonialism and the duality of modern life. Jack Pierce is a Dublin-based multi-disciplinary artist and educator, specialising in textile art. Pierce's practice is process-driven, blending sculpture, painting, and costume. Influenced by queer ecology, monstrosity, and identity, he uses experimental material processes to reimagine the world around him. Our STAC residency programme 2026 aims to facilitate collaboration between artists who wish to work together, but who have otherwise not had the time and/or space to do so. As part of the residency artists were awarded a stipend and asked to deliver an element of public engagement at the week’s end.