Is Reading Relevant?

Limerick City Gallery of Art presents an afternoon seminar titled Is Reading Relevant? at Ormston House on Wednesday 28 September, 2-4pm.   The seminar aims to expand on and contextualise the subjects and themes of the exhibition Convergence: Literary Art Exhibitions, taking place at two venues in Limerick: Ormston House, Patrick Street and Istabraq Hall, Merchant’s Quay.

Convergence investigates how art practice, literature and exhibition formats can relate to each other. Part of its premise is to demonstrate that writers continue to have something to say to artists today – and artists to writers.   In the context of the visual arts, the seminar aims to consider if  artists need to engage with the written word and, how does literature lend itself as source and sustenance to visual artists?

Panellists addressing the subject are:
Dr. Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes (Writer, Academic and Curator of Convergence)
Nick Thurston (Artist)
Fiona Fullam (Art Writer)
Sean Lynch (Artist)

The seminar will be chaired by Dr. Kieran Cashell of Limerick School of Art and Design.

Admission is free and booking is essential to artgalleryeducation@limerick.ie

Information

Wednesday 28 September, 2-4pm Image: portrait of Laurence Sterne in 1760 by Joshua Reynolds, inspiration for the cover of Do or DIY, Craig Dworkin, Simon Morris, and Nick Thurston (authors), ISBN 978-1-907468-12-4 This event is part of Convergence: Literary Art Exhibitions at Ormston House which concludes on 29 September 2011.