Ormston House
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  Location within Ireland | |
| Established | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Location | 9-10 Patrick Street, Limerick, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°39′54″N 8°37′30″W / 52.665°N 8.6251°W |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Founder | Mary Conlon |
| Website | ormstonhouse |
Ormston House is a contemporary art gallery and cultural resource centre, in Limerick, Ireland.
Background
It was opened in 2011 at 9-10 Patrick Street, Limerick.[1] It was founded after art students occupied the ground floor of the 19th-century building on Patrick Street, and turned it into a gallery and cultural resource space with the support of the Creative Limerick scheme.[2] They have worked with over 300 artists from over 25 countries to deliver over 360 events.[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 a Venetian-palazzi style building on the corner of Patrick Street and Ellen Street.[4] The building was later purchased by NAMA and, 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, 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 2021, the ground floor and basement of 9-10 Patrick Street were officially purchased by Limerick Council. Following the purchase, Ormston House was granted a 30 year lease from Limerick Council.[7]
Ormston House is a member of three international networks: Artists' Initiatives Meetings, River Cities Platform, and Trans Europe Halles.[3] In 2018, the group collaborated with EVA International with featured artists and projects include Kevin Gaffney, The Museum of Mythological Water Beasts, Stanzas, THEATREclub, and World Recipe Exchange.[8]
In 2021, their "Women of Limerick" mobile phone app, which placed women of historical importance on a map of Limerick (researched by Sharon Slater), won the National Heritage Week award for Limerick.[9]
Notable events and artists
- Emma Langford and Ann Blake - The Limerick Lady Podcast (2020-)[10]
- Ceara Conway - SINOU (2019)[11]
- Alison Turnbull - Compression (2016)[12]
- Richard Mosse - The Enclave (2014)[13]
References
- ^ "New gallery, Ormston House, launches exhibition/calls for submissions - The Magic BulletinThe Magic Bulletin". magicbulletin.me. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Freyne, Patrick. "Locals on Limerick: 'We're very hard on ourselves here'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Ormston House | | River//cities". river-cities.net. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "1872 – Ormston House, Nos.9-11 Patrick St., Limerick". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Save Ormston House and keep the heart of culture and art in Limerick". I Love Limerick. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Mulqueen, Mark. "Opinion: Time is running out to save Ormston House - here's why it's important to Limerick". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Future of one of Limerick best-known cultural homes secured as council completes purchase". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "EVA International and Ormston House Collaborative Programme". EVA International. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Finnan, Sean (23 October 2021). "'Women of Limerick' celebrated at National Heritage Awards". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Staff Reporter (16 April 2020). "Limerick Lady Podcast | Episode 17 | Zia Bergin Holly". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "MutualArt.com - The Web's Largest Art Information Service". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Alison Turnbull - artseen". www.artseeneditions.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Richard Mosse, The Enclave, Ormston House and 6A Rutland Street, Limerick, 28 March–5 May, 2014 – paper visual art". Retrieved 19 November 2020.