Shinnors Curatorial Scholarship
The Shinnors Curatorial Scholarship provides the opportunity to investigate specific areas of interest through combined theoretical and empirical research and the initiation of an event or exhibition within the gallery context. It allows the candidate to undertake a MA or PhD by Research at Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), while based predominantly at Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA). The schema of the programme is to provide a unique learning opportunity for practice-based research. The result is an immersion into the dynamic programme of a public gallery, with opportunities to meet and engage with artists, groups and institutions in relation to the gallery programmes. The funding for the project is provided by a scholarship donated for this purpose by Limerick City Gallery of Art and supported by John Shinnors.
Exhibitions and projects curated through the Shinnors Curatorial Scholarship:
Susan Holland
2009, Behind Smoke & Mirrors Residency/Exhibition at LCGA. Aideen Barry, Bernardine Carroll/ Maggie Shirley, Carl Giffney, Garvan Gallagher, Emma Wade
2009, IN SITE Residencies in Public Seminar at LCGA. Speakers: Aideen Barry, Philip Delemere, Carl Giffney,
2008, Contemporary Artists Explore Gallery as Studio at LCGA. Niall deBuitlear, Fiona Hallinan, Ruth LeGear and Maria McKinney
2008, Artspaces Symposium at LCGA. Chaired with Michelle Horrigan. Speakers: Sheena Barrett, The LAB; Brighdin Farren, Catalyst Arts; Maeve Mulrennan, Galway Arts Centre; Ian McInerney and Karen Sheehy, Black Mariah Gallery
Pippa Little
2006, Fresh, re-imagining the Collection. Amanda Coogan, Jill Dennis, Neva Elliott, Sam Ely and Lynn Harris (UK), Ciara Finnegan and 6th Class JFK Primary School, Marie Foley, Alice Maher, Alan Magee, Linda Molenaar (NTL), Melanie O’Rourke and Alan Phelan
2005, Archiving Limerick. Neva Elliott
2004, Corpus: Women artists and Embodiment, reCollections. Ruth Brennan and Our Lady of Lourdes Active Group
