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Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery

fine art open access printmaking studio

Open submission application closing date Friday May 30th before 5.30pm Mike Byrne... Orto Botanico... new prints launches May 22 at 8pm ... runs until June 12th open submission print show.....selected by artist Suzannah O'Reilly..... launches Saturday June 21st at 8pm closing date for exhibtion 2009 programme 27th June

new adults printmaking and children's art courses 2008

open submission print show 2008 applications

Limerick Printmakers provide facilities for artists to make prints using a variety of methods including etching, lithography, silkscreen, relief and monoprint. Artists join on a membership basis and can avail of various different levels of access from daily to yearly. The option of 24 hour access is also available within the yearly membership. Members have added benefits such as participating in annual Members Exhibitions, which now tour to other venues, as well as opportunities for studio or exhibition exchanges.

The establishment of the studio in Limerick means that artists can work freely without having to leave the area altogether or for long periods of time. It is unique to the Mid West Region in that the only other studios in Ireland are over 60 miles away and located in Dublin, Galway, Kildare and Cork. At present there are approx 40 members working in the studio.

Limerick Printmakers also provide opportunities for the general public in the form of classes for adults and children, workshops and demonstrations in schools and other venues.

A regular contemporary exhibition programme provides a much-needed venue for artists to exhibit their work as well as introducing different artwork and methods to the general public. Limerick Printmakers host exhibitions in a variety of mediums on a monthly basis.

2005 also saw the first annual Open Submission print show which was selected by Galway based printmaker Siobhan Piercy. There was a fantastic response from artists with work from all over Europe and Australia submitted for selection. 2006 saw the numbers of artists applying almost double and was selected by renowned printmaker and painter Coílín Murray, while 2008 was selected by Chris Doswell.

2008 will see Limerick Printmakers come together with Contact Studios and Limerick Ceramics Works to hold C: Inside, open days of the visual arts and a series of evening events in Limerick City from 30th April to 4th May. This two-day event supported Riverfest, Limericks biggest annual event designed to showcase and celebrate all that's great about limerick city, from the resource of the river Shannon, to music, sporting, fashion, artistic, food communities and many more.

Limerick Printmakers received their first revenue funding from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon in 2003. This revenue funding was continued and increased each year since then. Additional Arts Council Minor Capital Grants in 2004, 2005 and a major grant in 2006 for equipment have supported the development and progress of Limerick Printmakers facilities.