Connect with us
Vero Mota Vero Mota

art

EVA International hosts artist Vera Mota as part of Europe Wide project 

EVA International will host Portuguese artist Vera Mota as part of Creative Europe project titled ‘Magic Carpets. She will be working with EVA International as well as other groups in Limerick for the duration of the month of June. Towards the end of the month there will be a presentation of the outcomes of the residency.
 
EVA International hosts artist Vera Mota as part of Europe Wide project 

EVA International is among 13 European cultural organisations partnered in a 4 year-long Creative Europe project titled ‘Magic Carpets’. Magic Carpets is a platform for emerging artists to travel to partner organisations to research and to implement new projects together with local partners. More than 50 artistic and cultural interventions in different European and neighbouring cities will take place over the 4 year period. 

Vera Mota

Rampa, 2018 marble and plaster, 140 × 100 × 100 cm © Bruno Lopes

For the first phase of the Magic Carpets project, EVA will host Portuguese artist Vera Mota in Limerick through the month of June. Mota is an artist who primarily works in sculpture and performance, whose works were recently exhibited at Fundação de Serralves. The artist will work with EVA Curatorial Scholar, Sara Dowling, to develop a presentation of the residency outcomes toward the end of the residency. 
 
Matt Packer, director of EVA International, said: “EVA International is delighted to be a partner of the Magic Carpets programme, which will allow us to share in the facilitation and production of art projects with other like-minded organisations across Europe. We’re delighted to welcome Vera Mota to Limerick for the first time.” 
 
Kaunas Biennial is leading the Creative Europe platform titled “Magic Carpets” which involves 13 cultural organisations from EU and candidate countries. Together with the twelve partners, EVA will provide a platform for emerging artists and curators. 
 
 
To read more stories about EVA International click here
For more information about EVA International click here
For more information about Vera Mota click here

Richard is a presenter, producer, songwriter and actor. He was named the Limerick Person of the Year (2011) and won an online award at the Metro Éireann Media and Multicultural Awards (2011) for promoting multi-culturalism online. Richard says that the ilovelimerick.com concept is very much a community driven project that aims to document life in Limerick. So, that in 20 years time people can look back and remember the events that were making the headlines.