Art
Local Studies Files, main page
see also 'Artists' file
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Library, art gallery and museum, no source or date, probably from Official Limerick Guide, 1940s
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The Exhibition of Paintings Held at Limerick in 1821 by James Coleman [Limerick's first public art exhibition], Journal of The Limerick Field Club vol2. no. 5, 1901, p.59-61
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The arts in Limerick by D. Doyle, no source or date, possibly 1950s
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Press release re exhibition of Patrick Pearse materials at Limerick City gallery of Art, no date, possibly 1970s
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Public art: sculptures for Limerick, The Sculptors Society p332, no date, late 1980s
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Gifts from the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, Limerick City Gallery of Art, no source, no date
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Limerick School of Art [exhibition at Athenaeum, Cecil Street], Limerick Chronicle 8/5/1858
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Limerick art exhibition [Exhibition of Works of Art & Manufacture], The Dublin Builder, 1/5/1866, p108
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Gallery – meeting approves establishment of Art gallery, Limerick Leader or Limerick Chronicle, 1937
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Art – Limerick and other matters by John Dowling, Ireland Today vol. III, no. 1, Jan 1938, pp55-57
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New pictures acquired – further support promised, Limerick Chronicle 23/6/1938
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Plans approved – Limerick Art gallery, Limerick Chronicle 20/5/1944
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Art Gallery: formal opening: Bishop’s address, Limerick Chronicle 23/3/1948
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The Art Gallery of Limerick by Morgan P. McMahon, The Mungret Annual, vol. Xiv, no. 1, June 1950, pp63-66
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Limerick art headmaster passes away [Richard Butcher], Limerick Leader 10/9/1951, p3
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A new headmaster chosen for Limerick School of Art [Patrick McAvoy], Limerick Leader 30/7/1952, p1
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“The Limerick Piper” [biog. info. on Pádraig Ó Briain, subject of the painting], Limerick Leader 27/12/1952, p1
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Art exhibition in the City Gallery: special critique by Stan Downing, Limerick Leader 23/6/1956, p1
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Is this painting worth £350? [painting of Limerick’s Hell Fire Club by James Worsdale], Limerick Leader 28/5/1958, p1
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The blind piper of Limerick, Limerick Leader 9/5/1959, p1
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Brilliant art headmaster [P. J. McAvoy] tenders resignation, Limerick Leader 24/2/1962, p3
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Resignation of art master accepted, Limerick Leader 21/4/1962, p1
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Limerick man is new art master [John Francis O’Donovan], Limerick Leader 28/7/1962, p9
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Unique art exhibition on park railings, Limerick Leader 12/6/1963, p1
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Controversy about ‘modern art’ in Limerick Leader letters page, Limerick Leader 3/8/1963, p15
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Presentation by writer to Limerick Art Gallery [Kate O'Brien], Limerick Leader or Limerick Chronicle, January 1965
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Photograph of Kate O'Brien with portrait of herself by James Sleator, Irish Independent 23/1/1965
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Row over paintings of nudes, Limerick Chronicle 27/2/1965, p1
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Photograph of students from Limerick School of Art, Limerick Leader 16/10/1965, p5
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Limerick Art Club’s exhibition [review], Limerick Chronicle 14/6/1966, p1
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Discovering art in Limerick by Bruce Arnold, Sunday Independent 2/6/1968
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RTE gives Limerick a poor show [programme appraising the arts in Limerick], Limerick Leader 3/11/1973, p19
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Catalogue, Limerick Art Society Twenty-Fourth Annual Exhibition, June 18th – July 19th (no year given)
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Catalogue, Art Exhibition commemorating the silver jubilee of the Opening of the Municipal Art gallery, Pery Square, 1948-1973
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Catalogue, Limerick Art Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, official opening May 6th 1974
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Art exhibition by ten city artists, Limerick Leader 9/12/1974, p1
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Paintings of local interest for Limerick exhibition, Limerick Leader 13/3/1976, p7
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Approved artist’s work is rejected [Danny Kelleher], Limerick Leader 24/9/1977, p12
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Is the Gallery a fire hazard?, Limerick Chronicle 13/10/1981, p3
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Limerickman’s Dev statue goes on view [Jim Connolly, De Valera statue at Ennis Courthouse], Limerick Leader 24/10/1981
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Drama in City Art Gallery [drawing in EVA exhibition attacked], Limerick Leader 3/11/1984, p1
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Gallery picketed as EVA art row flares up again, Limerick Leader 10/11/1984, p1&2
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Artists’ brush with Limerick ‘victimisation’, Limerick Leader 27/7/1985, p1
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Art Gallery takes on new lease of life, Limerick Leader 14/8/1985, p1
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The arts – a review of the year, Limerick Leader 8/1/1986, p2
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New artists group formed [All Plus 10 Sorts], Limerick Leader 23/6/1986, p5
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Artist Angela [Woulfe] is a Limerick leader, Limerick Leader 20/12/1986, p10
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Shaun [Hannigan] aims at bringing new life to arts in Mid-West, Limerick Leader 28/1/1987, p2
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Art will bring party leaders together [opening of Riverrun Gallery], Limerick Leader 15/8/1987, p4
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Five sculpt new Limerick landmarks [see also no. 4 above], Limerick Leader 19/9/1987, p10
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All Plus 10 Sorts gallery to close, Limerick Leader 10/12/1988, p25
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Self-portrait collection goes on tour, Limerick Leader 13/9/1989, p6
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Riverrun by Bríd and Gerry Dukes, Limerick Tribune 12/11/1989
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Limerick as a leader in fashion, Limerick Tribune 12/11/1989, p19
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Glasnost comes to Limerick visual art, Limerick Tribune 12/11/1989, p8
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Artists take their place in community [Limk. Corporation Arts Project Scheme], Limerick Leader 4/8/1990
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Installations the prominent feature [review of EVA ‘91], Irish Times 19/3/1991
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The art of giving space to the artist [interview with EVA ’91 curator, Germano Celant], Irish Times 19/3/91, p6
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A guide to the arts in Limerick by Sheila Deegan, Prix D’Honneur for Limerick, 26/10/1991
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Awards a clothes-ed shop for Limerick students outstanding in their fashion, Limerick Leader 30/5/1992, p2
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Four new Limerick faces for national collection [National Self-Portrait Collection], Limerick Chronicle 9/6/1992
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Haverty’s ‘Piper’ to hang in university, Limerick Leader 25/7/1992
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City art [Art lecture series], Limerick Leader 10/10/1992
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Private collection now on show, Limerick Chronicle 13/10/1992, p7
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Limerick Art Society annual exhibition at Limerick City Gallery of Art [review] by Samuel Walsh, Limerick Leader 2/6/1993
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Giving art a look in [Limerick City Gallery of Art], Limerick Leader 26/6/1993
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Gallery gargoyles are full of impish fun, Limerick Leader 28/8/1993
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City shows off its art treasure [Limerick City Gallery of Art], Limerick Leader 25/8/1993, p7
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City Museum and Gallery proved their worth in ’92, Limerick Leader 30/8/1993, p8
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The state of the art of the state goes on open show at City Hall, Limerick Leader 20/9/1993, p12
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Limerick leads in collections [lectures at City Gallery], Limerick Leader 20/9/1993
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Variety is the word at the City Gallery, Limerick Leader 22/9/1993
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EV+A takes to the streets…literally, Limerick Leader 15/1/1994
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Community arts programmers have made another first move, Limerick Chronicle 25/1/1994, p8
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Visual art biggest display in country [EV+A exhibition 1994], Limerick Leader 2/3/1994, p12
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Limerick opens its art to EV+A, Limerick Leader 19/3/1994
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Art show that’s not too taxing [EV+A 1994], Limerick Leader 19/3/1994, p5
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Plenty of variation at city’s newest gallery [Muse Gallery, O'Connell Street], Limerick Chronicle 29/3/1994
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All about EV+A, Irish Times 6/4/1994, p8
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Major new additions to Plassey’s national [self-portrait] collection, Limerick Leader 16/5/1994, p10
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Children’s art at Lough Gur a great success, Limerick Leader 25/6/1994
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Exciting shows at Pery Square [Limerick City Gallery of Art], Limerick Leader 25/7/1994
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We’re to get £800,000+ from the Arts Council, Limerick Chronicle 25/3/1997
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Irish and Canadian wood art exchange, Limerick Chronicle 11/1/2000, p7
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Limerick art world on the pig’s back, Limerick Leader 22/1/2000, p12
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Art Gallery: new Corpo proposals, Limerick Leader 26/1/2000, p3
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Eyeing up Limerick’s artistic face, Limerick Chronicle 30/5/2000, p5
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Every picture tells a story of city’s main street, Limerick Leader, c.2000/2001
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Cutting edge of multi-culturalism, The Irish Times 23/03/2001, p14
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Classmates share top prize in art contest, Irish Independent 4/8/2001, p7
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£1m to be spent on upgrading art gallery in Limerick [includes photo of gallery director, Mike Fitzpatrick], Irish Times 22/9/2001, p2
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Sleepless in Seattle, The Irish Times 17/04/2002, p12
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Knight’s collection opens up new vista [exhibition at Hunt Museum], Limerick Leader 11/2/2006, p18
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Great Limerick artists [new gallery, Gallery 75, O'Connell Street], Limerick Leader 7/10/2006, p20 (Features)
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Top art in centre’s first show [exhibition at Freemason’s Conference & Exhibition Centre], Limerick Leader 8/11/2006, p9
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Jean’s UL show [Jean Ryan Hakizmana], Limerick Leader 11/12/2006, p11
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City Gallery to get a €2.5m facelift, Limerick Leader 13/1/2007, p5
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Top city artworks for gallery sale [Gallery 75], Limerick Leader 7/4/2007
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Made in Limerick art is exported to China, Limerick Leader 22/10/2007, p9
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Limerick artists in the frame as their work makes major money in Sotheby’s [Donald Teskey & Diane Copperwhite], L Leader 3/11/07, p20
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Sino the times for Limerick artists [Maighread Tobin in exhibition in China], Limerick Leader 24/11/2007, p20
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Million makeover for 60-year old city gallery, Limerick Post 10/5/2008, p2
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Limerick Arts Guide 08, brochure
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A beautiful journey through time [Permanent Collection at Limerick City gallery of Art], Limerick Post 21/2/2009, p24
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Home is where the art is for Frank McCourt [Leamy’s School to be opened as art gallery], Limerick Chronicle 31/3/2009, p8
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City Gallery of Art to extend on three sides, Limerick Chronicle 8/12/2009, p2
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City Gallery set to become a museum, Limerick Leader 20/10/2010, p9
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Extended City Gallery will gain museum status, Limerick Post 6/11/2010, p27
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Gallery – key arts structure for city and country, Limerick Post 23/4/2011, p30
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Ownership of painting with Limerick Connection disputed, Limerick Post 9/7/2011, p14
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Grand re-opening of €5m art collection, Limerick Leader 11/07/2011, p8
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All-new art gallery taps into park life, Limerick Leader 17/10/2011
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Minister opens new city art gallery extension, Limerick Chronicle 17/1/2012, p4
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Articles on various aspects of art scene in Limerick, The Visual Artists' News Sheet, issue 2 March - April 2012, p9-15
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EV+A 2012, Limerick has become visual-arts hub, Irish Times 19/03/2012
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Draw Out urban art project is using the city's walls as a canvas, Limerick Leader 12/07/2014, p22