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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.
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.
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).
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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.
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.
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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.
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.
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.
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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.
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.
‘Séance Room, 1931’ can be seen as part of MacWilliam's solo exhibition 'Table Turning' until Saturday, 21 February.
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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.
‘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.
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.
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 PM
'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.
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.
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.
Happy Holidays 2025 - Ormston House
The team and Board of Directors at Ormston House thank you for your support this year and wish you a happy and safe holiday season.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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.
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.
These sculptures suggest the book as a form of technology that allows intellectual exchange from one person to another, a metaphor for telepathy.
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
'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.
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.
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.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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.
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.
Join us for this performance by The Parsley Collective on 6 December at 7pm. Booking is not required.
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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.
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:
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:
Open Call: Memory of a Free Festival - Ormston House
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of Memory of a Free Festival through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite members living and/or working...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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:
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.
We are grateful to Ian Lynch, George Brennan, Bea Brennan, @dunksunk.bsky.social, Jasmine Wood, and everyone else who made the events possible.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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.
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.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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.
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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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.
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.
This new book is comprised of thirteen works from her exhibition 'Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth'.
Images by Shane Vaughan.
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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.
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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October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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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.
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.
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
'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.
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:
The two musicians will perform at Ormston House on 1 November at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and available here:
Gleo: Bea Brennan & Minced Oath and Jasmine Wood
Musicians Bea Brennan & Minced Oath and Jasmine Wood will perform at Ormston House.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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:
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'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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'.
This and other works can be seen as part of our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht'.
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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
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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.
These artworks are presented alongside a selection of texts relating to former iterations, including writings by the artist.
October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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.
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:
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:
Open Call: Memory of a Free Festival - Ormston House
Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of Memory of a Free Festival through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite members living and/or working...
ormstonhouse.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📣 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:
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:
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:
Gleo: One Leg One Eye
A project by Ian Lynch (Lankum), One Leg One Eye draws on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise, and drone.
www.eventbrite.ie
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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:
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.
Using archival fragments from autobiographical memories, Hannan’s artworks reflect obsolescence and poetic instability.
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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.
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.
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.
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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.
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.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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.
Works by Ní Fhlaibhín can be seen in our group exhibition 'Bíodh Orm Anocht', developed in collaboration with EVA International.