Design by copperreed.com by Design Photo: Damien Wilson/widumedia.com Damien Photo: Photo: Conor Buckley Photography Buckley Conor Photo: Make a Move Festival Festival Move a Make Dance Limerick Studio Studio Limerick Dance photography by Deirdre Power Deirdre by photography Except as otherwise noted, all all noted, otherwise as Except www.limerickcity.ie @limerickartsoff Twitter: [email protected] Email: +353 (0)61 407363 (0)61 +353 Phone: Limerick 1-2 John’s Square, Artists’ Apartments Artists’ Square, John’s 1-2 Merchant’s Quay Merchant’s City Hall City Subsidised living space scheme for artists for scheme space living Subsidised Limerick Arts Office Arts Limerick For further information contact: information further For Local Authorities. Local Limerick is currently funded by the Arts Council and Limerick Limerick and Council Arts the by funded currently is Limerick performances, talks and projects for the wider public. Dance Dance public. wider the for projects and talks performances, Alongside this, the programme will feature a range of of range a feature will programme the this, Alongside practical support for contemporary dance and its production. production. its and dance contemporary for support practical dialogue, research, creation, presentation, promotion and and promotion presentation, creation, research, dialogue, Charles Landry Charles professional dance artists providing a platform for artistic artistic for platform a providing artists dance professional John’s Square Public Realm Enhancement Scheme Enhancement Realm Public Square John’s Dance Limerick’s purpose is to act as a resource hub for for hub resource a as act to is purpose Limerick’s Dance community networks and social dynamics.” dynamics.” social and networks community Cities are communities of people, living organisms, organisms, living people, of communities are Cities space in the St. John of the Cross Church. Cross the of John St. the in space system and offices. Across the square is a beautiful performance performance beautiful a is square the Across offices. and system open spaces are brought to life with human activity. activity. human with life to brought are spaces open houses a fully equipped dance studio with mirrors, a sound sound a mirrors, with studio dance equipped fully a houses environments of streets, buildings, landmarks and and landmarks buildings, streets, of environments Dance Limerick is based at 1 & 2 John’s Square. The premises The Square. John’s 2 & 1 at based is Limerick Dance be the city as artefact, where designed and accidental accidental and designed where artefact, as city the be Dance The art of city making is a challenge. Our goal should should goal Our challenge. a is making city of art The “ The Artists’ Apartments, 1-2 John’s Square John’s 1-2 Apartments, Artists’ The John’s Square - A History A vibrant artistic community Limerick’s earliest modern public space. John’s Square is now a reinvigorated area that is home In 1751, John Purdon put forward a proposal to build houses to a cluster of cultural facilities, the Artists’ Apartments, John’s Square: in the form of a square, all to be built at the same cost and to Dance Limerick studios and performance space in St. be based upon the same plan. When the houses were built John of the Cross Church, and the nearby Limerick in the 1750s, they were done so at a cost of £630 per house. Artists’ Studios. The houses were large and commodious and for many years A Living CulturalQuarter continued to be inhabited by wealthy county families. As a demonstration of how a Palladian country house could be adapted to an urban situation, John’s Square is a notable success. Eight houses identical on the outside were set on three sides of the square. The design stressed form, and individual identity was subsumed into the architectural design scheme. Two larger end houses Artists, arts organisations and cultural were later added and fitted exactly into the original pattern. By practitioners have a significant place in the the late 19th century decline had set in, and the houses were history and future of Limerick, in the role they used for various functions. play in positioning the city as Ireland’s Cultural Capital, vibrant and sustainable. The Living Cultural Quarter is an example of this vibrancy and a sustainable approach to supporting individuals, organisations and development. St John’s 3RD/14th Scout Group This refurbishment houses eight apartments for artists, The subsidised living space scheme for artists the provision of these affordable living spaces is part of was formulated in response to recognition (The Bishop’s Own) that artists living in the city required a range Limerick Council’s cultural strategy to create conditions St John’s 3rd/14th scout group has been based in John’s Square of supports, including better living facilities. Application for six of the apartments is through an open call. The since 1950. During that time thousands of young people have that support the creative process and outputs. The In 2010 The Arts Council and Arts Council other two apartments are reserved for short-term use, both as passed through the unit, which is steeped in scouting history. scheme will encourage living and working within the of Northern Ireland commissioned an all a resource for existing arts organisations that provide cultural Ireland research report, which found that activities for the City and to establish new relationships with a urban environment and attract artists to live in the heart Recently, through Grant aid, the generosity of a benefactor, and total average personal income for an artist in variety of external partners through residencies. of Limerick City. Ireland in 2008 was considerably lower than volunteers, the St. John’s Scout Group building was refurbished. 1 This supports a wide range of activities and services to our scouts average workers . The refurbishment of the Artists’ Apartments adds to and and the community into the future. complements strong existing cultural landmarks, Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Culture House at Living Spaces No. 2 Pery Square and the Hunt Museum. 1 Hibernian Consulting, Insight Statistical Consulting with Dr. Clare McAndrew and Cathie McKimm (2010), The Living and Working for Artists Conditions of Artists in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Dublin: The Arts Council and Arts Council of Northern Above: Ireland commissioned report (pp. 11-12). Veronica Nicholson, ‘Guerrillas of Love: Intervention #1’ Design by copperreed.com by Design Photo: Damien Wilson/widumedia.com Damien Photo: Photo: Conor Buckley Photography Buckley Conor Photo: Make a Move Festival Festival Move a Make Dance Limerick Studio Studio Limerick Dance photography by Deirdre Power Deirdre by photography Except as otherwise noted, all all noted, otherwise as Except www.limerickcity.ie @limerickartsoff Twitter: [email protected] Email: +353 (0)61 407363 (0)61 +353 Phone: Limerick 1-2 John’s Square, Artists’ Apartments Artists’ Square, John’s 1-2 Merchant’s Quay Merchant’s City Hall City Subsidised living space scheme for artists for scheme space living Subsidised Limerick Arts Office Arts Limerick For further information contact: information further For Local Authorities. Local Limerick is currently funded by the Arts Council and Limerick Limerick and Council Arts the by funded currently is Limerick performances, talks and projects for the wider public. Dance Dance public. wider the for projects and talks performances, Alongside this, the programme will feature a range of of range a feature will programme the this, Alongside practical support for contemporary dance and its production. production. its and dance contemporary for support practical dialogue, research, creation, presentation, promotion and and promotion presentation, creation, research, dialogue, Charles Landry Charles professional dance artists providing a platform for artistic artistic for platform a providing artists dance professional John’s Square Public Realm Enhancement Scheme Enhancement Realm Public Square John’s Dance Limerick’s purpose is to act as a resource hub for for hub resource a as act to is purpose Limerick’s Dance community networks and social dynamics.” dynamics.” social and networks community Cities are communities of people, living organisms, organisms, living people, of communities are Cities space in the St. John of the Cross Church. Cross the of John St. the in space system and offices. Across the square is a beautiful performance performance beautiful a is square the Across offices. and system open spaces are brought to life with human activity. activity. human with life to brought are spaces open houses a fully equipped dance studio with mirrors, a sound sound a mirrors, with studio dance equipped fully a houses environments of streets, buildings, landmarks and and landmarks buildings, streets, of environments Dance Limerick is based at 1 & 2 John’s Square. The premises The Square. John’s 2 & 1 at based is Limerick Dance be the city as artefact, where designed and accidental accidental and designed where artefact, as city the be Dance The art of city making is a challenge. Our goal should should goal Our challenge. a is making city of art The “ The Artists’ Apartments, 1-2 John’s Square John’s 1-2 Apartments, Artists’ The John’s Square - A History A vibrant artistic community Limerick’s earliest modern public space. John’s Square is now a reinvigorated area that is home In 1751, John Purdon put forward a proposal to build houses to a cluster of cultural facilities, the Artists’ Apartments, John’s Square: in the form of a square, all to be built at the same cost and to Dance Limerick studios and performance space in St. be based upon the same plan. When the houses were built John of the Cross Church, and the nearby Limerick in the 1750s, they were done so at a cost of £630 per house.