Limerick Art Centre

Formerly known as Limerick Printmakers

4 Robert Street, LimerickGoogle Maps

Built in the 19th century, this large and imposing six-storey limestone warehouse is a former corn store. It serves as a reminder of the rich corn industry in Georgian Limerick.
In more recent history, it housed the Limerick Printmakers, which is a local printmaking studio providing specialist equipment, studio spaces, an educational programme and support for artists. Currently it is not in use.
This site was one of twenty-six listed venues for the 22nd edition of EVA in 1998, curated by Paul M. O‘Reilly (b. 1934, USA/Ireland) and titled Circus ZZ. This was the first and only edition to be adjudicated by an EVA employee. That year he worked as the director and curator of Limerick City Gallery of Art and administrator of EVA. It was the most expansive in EVA’s history in terms of number of venues and artists up to this point. This edition of EVA also introduced a number of changes to the format of the exhibition, including a change of date from winter to summer.
At this venue, John Aiken (b. 1950, Ireland) exhibited his photographic work Portrait in Cities – Luxembourg (1997).