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	A Box Set of Fine Art Prints to Celebrate 10 Years of Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery and RTÉ lyric fm As 2009 is the ten year anniversary of both RTÉ lyric fm and Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery, the two organisations are coming together to present an exciting limited edition boxed set of fine art prints to celebrate and commemorate these two Limerick based groups.   The ten fine art prints made by Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery Members, all measuring 42cm², are based on music selected by 10 presenters from RTÉ lyric fm, and come presented in a custom made archival solander box, each print cushioned by individual acid free tissue. 13 Boxed sets are available for sale for €2,800 per box, with one set where individual prints can be purchased.
The official launch will be on the 25th of June at 8pm at the Georgian House and Garden, No. 2 Pery Square, Limerick. Aodán O'Dubhghaill, Director of RTÉ lyric fm and Jo Slade Poet and Painter, will both speak at the launch. This will be followed by a formal presentation of the Box Set by Limerick Printmakers Director Melissa O’Brien to Aodán Ó Dubhghaill, Head, RTÉ lyric fm. Each RTÉ lyric fm presenter will also be formally presented with their print by their corresponding Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery artist.

Artist: Charles Harper Title: Apsirant Family Medium: Lithograph Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Music: Chris Wood: One in a  Million	Artist: Clare Gilmour Title: Untitled Medium: Photo Collograph,  Drypoint & Silkscreen Presenter: Bernard Clarke  Music: Ryoji Ikeda: O*C	Artist: Cóilín Murray   Title: Canto Kalyani Medium: Etching  Presenter: Gerry Godley   Music: Kinsmen: Kalyani	Artist: Dave Lilburn Title: Daughters of the Elysium Medium: Drypoint Presenter: Eamonn Lawlor Music: Beethoven: Symphony No.9  (1824)

      

Artist: Fiona Quill Title: Transpose at Sight Medium: Monoprint and Photo  Etching Presenter: Marty Whelan Music: Frank Sinatra: It Was a  Very Good Year	Artist: Suzannah O'Reilly Title: Epic Journeys Medium: Monoprint Presenter: Máire Nic Gearailt  Music: Wolfgang Amadeus  Mozart: Piano Concerto  No. 21 in C, K467	Artist: Pamela Dunne Title: The Watermill Medium: Mezzotint and Etching Presenter: Eileen Dunne Music: Ronald Binge: The Watermill	Artist: Mike Byrne Title: Obal , Din Lo Coumbelo / Chants  D’Auvergne Medium: Woodblock Presenter: Paul Herriott  Music: Joseph Canteloube: Obal , Din  Lo Coumbelo

 

Artist: Gavin Hogg Title: Beethoven : Piano Concerto ‘Emperor’ 3rd Movement (Rondo) Medium: Collograph Presenter: Niall Carroll Music: Beethoven: Piano Concerto ‘Emperor’ 3rd Movement (Rondo)

Artist: Des Mac Mahon Title: Acknowledgement; Resolution; Pursuance/Psalm (Please note this print is a triptych) Medium: Silkscreen on Aluminium; Silkscreen and Staples; Silkscreen  Presenter: John Kelly Music: John Coltrane: A Love Supreme

The RTÉ lyric fm presenters are Paul Herriott, (In Tempo), Máire Nic Gearailt, (Lyric Notes), John Kelly, (The JK Ensemble), Niall Carroll, (Classic Drive), Marty Whelan, (Sunday with Marty) Eamonn Lawlor, (The Lyric Concert), Gerry Godley, (Reels to Ragas) Eileen Dunne (Classic Melodies with Eileen Dunne), Ellen Cranitch, (Grace Notes) and Bernard Clarke (Nova). Their reasons for choosing music ranged from a purely personal love of music, to listeners favourites, to reflecting the first 10 years of RTÉ lyric fm.     

Each Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery artist received a presenter’s music and made their work in response to the music. Mike Byrne, Suzannah O'Reilly, Des Mac Mahon, Gavin Hogg, Fiona Quill, David Lilburn, Cóilín Murray, Pamela Dunne, Charles Harper and Clare Gilmour are the artists selected. The prints are all made in Limerick at the printmaking studio on Robert Street, just across the road from RTÉ lyric fm’s base.    

Charles Harper and Mike Byrne signing their editions         Clare Gilmour printing          Pamela Dunne working on her mezzotint

The artists were asked to listen to the music and respond to it in any way they chose, so their response could be personal or social and civic, literal, analytical or emotional, or could focus on the lyrics or technical aspects of the score. The type of printmaking used in the box set is also the choice of the artists so methods include collographs, monoprint etching and silkscreen. Styles vary depending on the artist, from the abstract patterned works of Gavin Hogg to the energetic painterly multiple plate etchings of Coílín Murray, Des Mac Mahon’s urban monochromatic triptych with innovative use of materials, to Suzannah O’Reilly’s elegant prints, Clare Gilmour’s futuristic collographs and Fiona Quill’s vibrant heavily textured layered monoprints.     

Artists Des Mac Mahon, Gavin Hogg, Charles Harper, Dave Lilburn, with Aodán Ó Dubhghaill (Head RTÉ lyric fm), Melissa O'Brien (Director Limerick Printmakers) and Artists Clare Gilmour, Pamela Dunne and Mike Byrne.

This limited edition set of unique prints is a must-have collectable for music lovers, fans of RTÉ lyric fm and lovers of art in general. This is an ideal opportunity to invest in reasonably priced art with something for all tastes. It’s suitable for anyone whether they are a seasoned buyer or it is their first venture into buying an original piece of art. Each set is available for €2,800. Please ask a member of Limerick Printmakers for information on individual print prices.  

For further information please contact Melissa O’Brien or Kate Wrixon at Limerick Printmakers Studio & gallery at 061 311806 or limerickprintmakers@gmail.com