A unique programme to engage with social change at Limerick venue

ORMSTON House in Limerick city will play host to EVA International’s guest programme, The Gleaners Society.

Curated by Sebastian Cichocki, the Guest Programme of the 40th EVA International takes its thematic basis on the idea and practice of gleaning – a term that traditionally refers to the act of collecting leftover crops following a harvest.

The Gleaners Society extends this reference in a multiple of ways, alternately serving as an artistic subject, a political metaphor, and a curatorial methodology to explore and propose art’s relationship to society.

Featuring over 45 presentations by Irish and international artists and collectives, The Gleaners Society will unfold across a set of uniquely diverse venues in Limerick city (civic arts institutions, a primary school, a cathedral, and a vegetarian cafe, among others).

Speaking of the initiative, Sebastian Cichocki commented: “Convening the programme, I focused mainly on practices of artists engaged in generating social change and focused on daily chores, often unheroic and unspectacular and not always resulting in a tangible work of art. EVA International is a unique exhibition environment where such experiments are possible.”

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Artists exhibiting at Ormston House include John Carson, Jeamin Cha, Olga Micińska with Mathild Clerc-Verhoeven, Léann Herlihy, Janet Mullarney, Teresa Murak, Rory Pilgrim, Slavs and Tatars and Leah Feldman, and Thomond Primary School Gardening Club in collaboration with Deirdre O’Mahony and Hometree.

EVA International is Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.

EVA leads in the commissioning and curating of contemporary art by Irish and international artists, culminating in a programme of artistic encounters, exhibitions, and education projects, that takes place every two years across venues in Limerick city and beyond.

The EVA International guest programme will run until Friday, October 29 in Ormston House on Patrick St in Limerick city.

For further information on the guest programme, you can visit the site ormstonhouse.com