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Limerick City Gallery of Art invites you to see the best of contemporary art through the exhibition programme and to enjoy our extensive Collection of Irish art. LCGA is the largest contemporary art gallery in the Mid-Western Region, annually exhibiting national and international artists in a diverse exhibition programme.

The historic Carnegie Building housing LCGA in the People’s Park is currently undergoing a major redevelopment due for completion in 2011.  The gallery will be located temporarily at Limerick City Council, Istabraq Hall,  Merchants Quay, Limerick.

Limerick City Gallery of Art is one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Ireland and home to an important collection of Irish 18th to 21st century art in all media, amounting to 831 works. One quarter of the collection is on permanent display in the gallery including works by Camille Souter, Evie Hone, William Orpen, Sean Keating and Paul Henry. LCGA also holds the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing and the Michael O’Connor International Poster Collection consisting of over 2800 works of international design.

LCGA aims to:

• Provide an innovative exhibition programme, which offers regional, national and international artists the opportunity to experiment, develop and display their work.
• Acquire, conserve, research, communicate and exhibit the Permanent Collection, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment.
• Deliver a high quality public service for local communities, national and international visitors to participate in and to enjoy exciting cultural experiences.

LCGA hosts the annual e v+ a exhibition (Exhibition of Visual+ Art), inviting a leading international curator to select from an open submission and invited artists, to exhibit throughout Limerick City .   The gallery has a strong educational ethos and programmes a range of free contextual and family events to complement each exhibition season.

The Gallery is housed in a two storey building with 650 square metres of exhibition space in eleven white cube spaces of varying dimensions and one large historic gallery displaying the gallery’s Permanent Collection in a salon style. A major renovation during the 1990s upgraded the existing Carnegie Building and included the addition of the South Gallery, a purpose built 10 x 10 metre white cube space.

Limerick City Gallery of Art is fully accessible with a ramp at the front entrance, wide doorways, a lift and disabled toilet facilities.