Arts Events in Limerick

Limerick City Gallery of Art

Current Programme

A group exhibition of leading Irish artists Associated with Limerick
November 30th – December 20th
Alan BOARDMAN, Michael CANNING, Diana COPPERWHITE, Carl DORAN,
Pat FITZPATRICK, Maurice FOLEY, Gavin HOGG, Gillian KENNY, Áine NIC
GIOLLA CODA,  Catríona O' CONNOR,  Mark O'KELLY,  Gerry O' MAHONY,
Amy O' RIORDAN,  Melanie O' ROURKE,  Deirdre A. POWER,  Philip  RYAN,
John SHINNORS,  Donald TESKEY,  Maighread TOBIN

 
Limerick City Gallery of Art is delighted to present Presence, a major exhibition of new works by leading Irish Artists associated with Limerick. This selected group of artists represents a diverse range from the most distinguished established artists, to the fresh and cutting edge. Presence shows the extent and diversity of Irish contemporary art, juxtaposing contemporary painting with drawing and photographic media.
Presence gives Limerick audiences the opportunity to enjoy the newest work by these prominent artists, just in time for the Christmas season! Presence is the first of a trilogy of annual Christmas exhibitions.
Painting is well represented in Presence through many styles and approaches. Limerick has a consistent reputation of producing many fine painters; Presence presents an indicative range of the diversity of this group. Following the strong tradition of Irish landscape painting, the coastline and landscape of the mid west appear in Presence in many guises. Also included in the selection are intimate photographic portraits and exquisite drawings.
ADMISSION FREE
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The Divine Comedy - Samuel Walsh
November 3rd to December 21st
Limerick City Gallery of Art presents a large scale exhibition of new paintings by Samuel Walsh. This exhibition which shows in its entirety an ambitious body of work based on Dante Aligheri’s masterwork The Divine Comedy The epic series, begun in Pont-Aven in France in 2002, mirrors Dante’s journey of three phases – Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Walsh’s interpretation of the first book of The Divine Comedy; The Inferno, comprises 34 paintings relating to the book’s 34 Cantos, The Purgatorio inspired seven Cornice paintings, each relating to the journey that Dante and Virgil make as they ascend Purgatory and visit the seven cornices that parallel the seven deadly sins. The series is completed by one large, multi-part
painting based on the Paradiso, the third and final book of the Divine Comedy, where Dante visits Paradise.
This series has grown from a fascination with Dante’s Inferno and has not followed Walsh’s previous work practice. Feeling his language of expression, in the form of abstraction, did not lend itself to compose symbolic ideas of things and people, Walsh adopted a new bold representational approach to this body of work.
The exhibition is accompanied by a full catalogue publication.
ADMISSION FREE
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Salmon, A Journey in Poetry
Thursday December 6th at 6.15pm
Limerick City Arts Office, in association with Limerick City Gallery of Art invites you to a reception marking the Limerick launch of Salmon, A Journey in Poetry 1981 – 2007. Edited by: Jessie Lendennie.
The launch will take place at Limerick City Gallery of Art Thursday December 6th at 6.15pm. Guest Speaker Máire NicGearailt, Lyric Notes, RTE Lyric FM.
Local Poets reading will include: Mary Coll, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Maighread Medbh, Ciarán O’Driscoll, Knute Skinner, Jo Slade and Peter Van de Kamp.
ADMISSION FREE

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Family Day, Christmas Crafts Workshop
Sunday December 9th from 2-3.30 pm & 3.30-5pm
Join in the Christmas festivities at Limerick City Gallery of Art. Children enjoy this chance to make a selection of favourite Christmas crafts. Local artists will demonstrate seasonal craft techniques and assist you and your child in making your very own hand-made decorations and Christmas cards.
The family craft workshop is suitable for children from ages 4 – 12 years.
Limerick City Arts Office has kindly supported the Autumn season of Children’s workshops at Limerick City Gallery of Art, including; Cuisle School Workshops, ‘Halloween Masks’ for children & teens and the upcoming ‘Christmas Crafts Family Day’.
Booking is advised.

Parents/Guardians supervision is required. Workshop is Free.

For further details contact Limerick City Gallery of Art -
Tel: +353 (0)61 310633 / Email: artgallery@limerickcity.ie