Limerick, Ireland

EVA International Newsletter July / August 2024

#1 Platform Commissions artists announced for the 41st EVA International 

  • We are delighted to announce Éireann and I (Joselle Ntumba and Beulah Ezeugo), Colm Keady-Tabbal, Olivia Normile, Bridget O’Gorman, and Lyónn Wolf, as the selected Platform Commissions artists for the 41st EVA International, taking place during Autumn 2025, across Limerick city. Proposals were selected by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais and Roy Claire Potter, following an open call process that invited artists to respond to ideas and definitions of access.

 

#2 Newly appointed EVA International Advisory Committee members announced

  • We are please to announce the new members of EVA’s International Advisory Committee: Hoor Al Qasimi, Ben Eastham, Ioana Leca and Nora O Murchú. The panel will support EVA in shaping its international plans over the next 3 biennial cycles, including strategic, curatorial and partnership support.
  • Hoor Al Qasimi is President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation; Ben Eastham is editor-in-chief of e-flux Criticism and co-founder of The White Review; Ioana Leca is the Artistic Director of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art; and Nora O’ Murchú is a curator & researcher, whose research examines the intersections between the fields of art, design, software studies, and politics.

 

#3 Guest Programme Curator of the 41st EVA International Eszter Szakács visits Ireland on an artistic research trip

  • Eszter Szakács visits Ireland on an artistic research trip during July and August, to meet with artists and arts organisations nationwide. Szakács’ Guest Programme will be presented alongside EVA’s Platform Commissions and Legacy Project initiatives that will together comprise the 41 EVA International programme. For further information please click here.

 

#4 The Never Look Back cultural trail continues across Limerick city

  • EVA’s Never Look Back trail presents an alternative cultural history of Limerick city through intersecting narratives of contemporary art, architecture and urban development. It features a selection of 21 sites and spaces — commercial premises, museums, ex-industrial units, and public spaces — revealing where notable projects of contemporary art have taken place over the past 30+ years. A panel can be found at each location providing an artistic summary of the project and a QR code that links to further information. Free printed guides that map this trail are available from selected cultural venues and hospitality businesses across Limerick city. A digital version can also be accessed here. Never Look Back charts a history of contemporary visual arts projects in Limerick, drawing from the archives of EVA International.

 

#5 We realised the power of it (2021) – Derry Film & Video Workshop continues at IMMA

  • Originally commissioned as part of the 39th EVA International Guest Programme, Derry Film & Video Workshop’s archival installation continues its presentation at IMMA until 22 September 2024. For further details and visitor information please click here.
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