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Revision as of 17:32, 18 November 2020
Ormston House is a cultural resource centre, in Limerick, Ireland. It was opened in 2011 at 9-10 Patrick Street, Limerick.[1] It was founded after art students occupied the grand 19th-century, Nama (National Asset Management Agency) owned Ormston House building on Patrick Street and turned it into a gallery and cultural resource space with the support of the innovative Creative Limerick scheme.[2] They have worked with over 308 artists from 26 countries to deliver over 360 events, exhibitions and projects.[3]
The name Ormston House comes from the first self-service supermarket opened in Limerick city. It was opened by Jack Ormston in 1961 in the ninteeenth century Venetian palazzi style building on the corner of Patrick Street and Ellen Street.[4]
In 2018, the centre was under threat of closure after New York firm Cerberus Capital Management purchased the Ormston House loan book from the Nama last year, and the site was put on the open market in July 2017.[5] In response, over three thousand people signed an online petition to prevent the sale of the building on the open market.[6] In 2016, funds were raised by Limerick Council and Ormston House to purchase the building.[7]
Ormston House is an active member of three international networks: Artists’ Initiatives Meetings, River Cities Platform, and Trans Europe Halles.[8] In 2018, they collaborated with EVA International with featured artists and projects include Kevin Gaffney, The Museum of Mythological Water Beasts, Stanzas, THEATREclub, and World Recipe Exchange.[9]
Events/Artists hosted by Ormston House include:
Emma Lanford and Ann Blake - The Limerick Lady Podcast (2020)
Ceara Conway - SINOU (2019)
Alison Turnbull - Compression (2016)
Richard Mosse - The Enclave (2014)
External links
References
- ^ "New gallery, Ormston House, launches exhibition/calls for submissions - The Magic BulletinThe Magic Bulletin". magicbulletin.me. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Freyne, Patrick. "Locals on Limerick: 'We're very hard on ourselves here'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Ormston House | | River//cities". river-cities.net. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "1872 – Ormston House, Nos.9-11 Patrick St., Limerick". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Save Ormston House and keep the heart of culture and art in Limerick". I Love Limerick. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Mulqueen, Mark. "Opinion: Time is running out to save Ormston House - here's why it's important to Limerick". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Save Ormston House and keep the heart of culture and art in Limerick". I Love Limerick. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Ormston House | | River//cities". river-cities.net. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "EVA International and Ormston House Collaborative Programme". EVA International. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2020-11-18.