Thanks to everyone who joined us on Friday,17 for the opening of the Limerick iteration of ‘Memory of a Free Festival’. We were delighted to be joined by four of the artists who contributed to this exhibition, Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, Cóilín O’Connell, and Alanna O’Kelly.

Last week members of the Ormston House team attended Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm. We presented a solo booth by Daniel Tuomey featuring drawings, a multi-media sculpture, and a performance of ‘Stuck, an excavation’.

Reminder! Join us this Friday, 17 April from 7-9pm for the exhibition preview of the Limerick iteration of ‘Memory of a Free Festival’. Admission is free and all are welcome. ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ is a touring exhibition and event programme presented by Ormston House.

Members from the Ormston House team will be in Stockholm next week presenting Daniel Tuomey's work at Supermarket Art Fair. This is our ninth time participating at Supermarket. Ormston House first attended Supermarket Art Fair in 2014 presenting ‘DARK MATTER or Optimism as a Strategy’.

Save the date! Ormston House warmly invites you to the exhibition preview of the Limerick iteration of ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ on Friday, 17 April from 7-9pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, Cóilín O’Connell, and Alanna O’Kelly

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, 21 March at the launch event for ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ at Project Arts Centre. Organised by Ormston House with funding from the Arts Council of Ireland through the Touring of Work Scheme. Images by Louis Haugh

Here at Ormston House we are preparing for our next exhibition ‘Memory of a Free Festival’. As we paint walls and floors we reflect upon the evolution of our premises. This is how Ormston House looked in April 2011. #OrmstonHouseAt15 Images by Niamh Brown

During March we welcomed the Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence (O.J.A.I.) to Ormston House for a residency. O.J.A.I., the collaborative practice of Chris Dreier and Gary Farrelly, operates between Brussels and Berlin.

Ormston House recently welcomed Esti Cadavid and Aisling Finlay to our team. Esti and Aisling assist us in the day-to-day running of the organisation and the delivery of our 2026 programme. Images by Shane Vaughan.

Reminder! Our touring exhibition ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ will launch this Saturday, 21 March at Dublin’s Project Arts Centre, from 2 - 6pm. This event is fully booked, to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected].

As part of our touring exhibition ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ a reproduction of the Smiling Sun logo in Irish is being presented as a billboard on the exterior of Project Arts Centre. The Smiling Sun logo was designed by 21-year-old Danish activist Anne Lund in 1975.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday for The Crone, our International Women's Day celebration. We would like to express our gratitude to: Synthesize_Her, Flora Kerrigan, Shirani Bolle, Vivienne Dick, Bea McMahon, SÍODA and Mobys. Special thanks to Teresa and Ailbhe from STARLING.

Reminder! ✨ Join us this Saturday from 2pm for The Crone, our International Women's Day event in collaboration with STARLING. 2-4pm: Synthesize_Her 4pm: Flora Kerrigan 5-6pm: Break 6pm: Shirani Bolle 6.30pm: Vivienne Dick 7.45-8.15pm: Intermission with Mobys 8.15pm: Bea McMahon 8.45pm: SÍODA

Introducing the remaining contributors to The Crone, our International Women's Day programme in collaboration with STARLING. Vivienne Dick makes multilayered, open-ended films which combine elements of documentary, performance and fiction.

In the lead up to our International Women's Day event, we are highlighting the contributors to the programme. Shirani Bolle is an artist based in Limerick with Sri Lankan, Dutch-German, and British heritage. Synthesize_Her [S_H] is a feminist sound technology organisation that promotes education.

On Saturday 7 March, Ormston House partners with STARLING to curate a programme of film, workshop, and live performance entitled The Crone, in celebration of International Women’s Day, 2026. Admission is free and all are welcome. Booking is not necessary and audiences can join at any point.

As we prepare to announce our programme for International Women's Day, we look back on events hosted in previous years. One of our highlights has been our partnership with Women's Collective Ireland - Limerick, who we've been working with consistently for the last decade. #OrmstonHouseAt15

It was a pleasure to host artist Susan MacWilliam and Jacqui McIntosh for the closing event of 'Table Turning'. Thank you to everyone who joined us and all who came to see the exhibition. We will be open on 7 of March for a special event to celebrate International Women's Day.

Reminder! Join us this Saturday, 21 February at 3pm to mark the closing of Susan MacWilliam's solo show 'Table Turning', where MacWilliam will be in conversation with Jacqui McIntosh. Admission is free and booking is not necessary.

'Memory of a Free Festival', a touring project conceived in response to the Carnsore Point Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place in Wexford between 1978 and 1981, will launch on 21 March at Dublin’s Project Arts Centre, from 2 - 6pm. Tickets are free, available from projectartscentre.ie

Just over a week remains to see 'Table Turning' a solo show by Susan MacWilliam. We would like to thank everyone who has come to see the exhibition so far. This exhibition continues until Saturday, 21 February. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Artist Susan MacWilliam will join us to mark the closing of her solo exhibition Table Turning, on Saturday, 21 February at 3pm. MacWilliam will be in conversation with Jacqui McIntosh, curator at the College of Psychic Studies, London. Admission is free and booking is not necessary.

Susan MacWilliam has held a fascination with how humans have sought to document and quantify the spirit realm. Historical texts from her research are presented alongside other objects in her vitrine sculpture 'From the Artist's Library' (2025).

Susan MacWilliam’s vitrine sculpture ‘The Three Arts Club with Fifty-Six Telepaths’ (2025) takes its name from a twentieth-century group that supported young women in practising the ‘three arts’: music, drama, and painting. Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and Limerick Arts Office.

Join Our Team! Ormston House is seeking a Front of House Assistant through the Community Employment Scheme. The role is now open for applications on the Jobs Ireland website. The deadline to apply is Friday 6 March 2026.

For ‘Séance Room, 1931’ (2025), Susan MacWilliam has hand-stitched the diagram of the provisional laboratory devised by Dr. T. G. and Lillian Hamilton to study psychic phenomena. ‘Séance Room, 1931’ can be seen as part of MacWilliam's solo exhibition 'Table Turning' until Saturday, 21 February.

'Table Turning', a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam, continues until 21 February. Our opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 12–6pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. 'Table Turning' is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and Limerick Arts Office. Image by Jed Niezgoda.

As we approach the holiday season, we would like to thank all who have supported Ormston House this year. The gallery will close to the public at 6pm on 13 December 2025, and our office will remain open until 19 December. We reopen on 14 January 2026.

'Book Reader with Leaves' (2025) by Susan MacWilliam has been informed by the interior of Ormston House and its pillar capitals. These sculptures suggest the book as a form of technology that allows intellectual exchange from one person to another, a metaphor for telepathy.

Thank you to all who joined us for the opening of 'Table Turning', a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. The exhibition is open Wednesday to Saturday, 12–6pm until the gallery closes to the public at 6pm on 13 December. Our office will remain open until Christmas week.

In 'Dancing Invisibilities', five dance artists will “reveal impulses, images, and fragments of stories as they emerge through the density and porosity of their bodies". Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.

REMINDER: just over ten days left to apply for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'! The deadline is Saturday, 29 November at 6pm. For any queries, please contact [email protected]. Full information on how to apply can be found here:

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Gleo, our concert series of ambient and experimental music. We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.

Ormston House invites you to the opening of 'Table Turning', a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam, on Thursday, 20 November from 7–9pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Last month, we unveiled our Hollywood Star for Constance Smith. Supported through Creative Ireland and created by our Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy, 'A Star For Connie' is the first piece of public sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city. Images by Shane Vaughan.

Last week, we launched 'Scene of the Myth' by Sarah Pierce, who joined us for an event with Roy Claire Potter, Nathan O'Donnell, and our Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore. This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'. Images by Shane Vaughan.

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'Bíodh Orm Anocht' has completed its run. Thank you to the artists, EVA International, and all who came to see the exhibition. Ormston House is now temporarily closed to the public. We will reopen on 20 November with a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam. Full details to follow.

In sonic dialogue, Bea Brennan & Minced Oath explore the intense physical presence of sound through advanced synthesis and improvisation. The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:

Kiera O'Toole has translated Limerick city's 'spatialised emotions' – "the affective qualities that diffuse space" – into her topographical drawing 'Affective Cartography: Limerick'. This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.

Yesterday I got to see Connie's star in the People's Park. It brings me so much joy that people will pass by and read her name every single day! @ormstonhouse.com

We are delighted to launch 'Scene of the Myth', a catalogue of thirteen works by Sarah Pierce. These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.

📣 OPEN CALL 📣 Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of 'Memory of a Free Festival'. Our project draws on Anti-Nuclear festivals that took place annually in Carnsore Point between 1978 and 1981. Full information available here:

One Leg One Eye will perform on 31 October at 9pm. A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone. Lynch will be joined by score composer George Brennan. Tickets are €10 and available here:

Seán Hannan’s work explores how forgotten voices and rituals can echo into the future, both through unstable technologies and systems of collaboration. Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.

Ormston House Artist-in-Residence Mary Conroy has created a Hollywood Star for Constance Smith. Connie’s star is the first piece of sculpture dedicated to any woman in Limerick city. The sculpture will be unveiled in Limerick’s People's Park on 9 October at 1pm. Image courtesy of Liam Bluett.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for 'In Touch With Horses'. It was a pleasure to host Laura Ní Fhlaibhín and Muriel Foxton for the evening. Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.

Gleo returns for its second edition on 31 October and 1 November. Marking Samhain, the concert series invites the public to Ormston House to gather and listen together. This edition features three acts with distinct approaches to sonic experimentation.

'Memory of a Free Festival' is a touring exhibition and event programme presented by Ormston House, featuring artworks by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, and Alanna O'Kelly. Launching in spring of 2026, our project draws on the 1978–1981 Anti-Nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point.

We are now past the halfway point of 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', a group exhibition featuring Seán Hannan, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh, and Kiera O’Toole. The exhibition remains open until 26 October. We would like to thank all who have come to see the exhibition so far.