EVA International

The first incarnation of EVA International was The 77 Exhibition of Visual Art, created by the original committee with the mission statement of providing the public ‘with an opportunity to visit and experience an exhibition not normally available in the region and, at the same time, to stimulate an awareness of the visual arts here’.

[6] For each edition, artists are selected through an open call for submissions, beginning with the first exhibition in 1977.

Packer was previously the Director of CCA Centre For Contemporary Art, Derry.

[8] Following incorporation as a company limited by guarantee in 2012, the organisation has operated under the business name ‘EVA International’.

Beginning in 1984, this has taken a variety of forms, frequently involving artist-led workshops with school-age groups, often resulting in an exhibition of young participants’ work.