Matthew Whyte

The Sample Team got together this month to celebrate 15 years of Sample-Studios. 15 years since our beginnings as an artist-led artist studios in the former Tax Office in Cork City Centre to now Ireland’s largest artist studios. 15 years of Sample-Studios means 15 years of service by Kim-Ling Morris – a founder, artist and Financial Manager – who kept the ship afloat through choppy waters and to a safe harbour. Today, we celebrate her dedication to Sample-Studios and to Cork’s thriving arts…

2 July – 23 August 2026
The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park

7 September – 11 October 2026
The Market Gallery, Douglas 

We invite our members—Studio Members, Associate Members, and Creative Network Members—to submit work as part of our 2026 programme.

We’re delighted that this year the exhibition will be presented in our own public gallery, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion during the busy summer months in Fitzgerald’s Park before travelling onto The Market Gallery Douglas, a commercial gallery…

Sample-Studios is delighted to welcome Matheson LLP as our new Digital Art Partner, supporting the 3rd Digital Art in Ireland Symposium, Exhibition and a new Bursary. The full Digital Art in Ireland Symposium Programme, taking place in UCC on 22 April, is now available and tickets are selling fast. Click here for tickets and the Book of Abstracts

We’re thrilled to announce the 6 recipients of Sample-Studios Summer Residency in Cork College of FET Douglas Street Campus: Maureen Clark, Anna Moloney, Andrea Newman, Kim-Ling Morris, Struàn Bell, and Seán Cahill. The residents will have access to large dedicated studio spaces for 10 weeks this summer. Read More

Congratulations to Tetiana MIlshyna, Eoghan O’Kelly, Joan Hickson, Kate McElroy, Lara Quinn, and Sarah Jayne Booth on receiving the Cork City Council Artist Bursary, and to Elinor O’Donovan, who received a Cork City Council Project Award! As always, we’re delighted to see Samplers securing much needed resources for their practice.