Sample Studios

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.

Sample-Studios in partnership with Cork College of FET Douglas St Campus invites current members to apply for our summer residency. This is an opportunity for our members to have free access to a large City Centre studio space for 10 weeks, from June 8th – August 14th inclusive. To date, seven of our members have availed of this summer residency programme. Open to members of Sample-Studios from all career stages and working in all media who are interested in using this time, large City Centre…

Sample-Studios, one of Ireland’s largest artist studios, is celebrating 15 years of launching, supporting and sustaining creative careers in Cork in 2026. To mark this significant milestone, Sample-Studios has announced ‘Sample 15’ Artist Bursaries – a new initiative designed to support the professional development of our members and recognise the vital role they play in the cultural life of Cork City.

Since its foundation in 2011, Sample-Studios has grown from a volunteer-led initiative based…

Triskel Arts Centre and Sample-Studios are delighted to announce 7 new artist residencies and exhibitions for Cork City in 2026 in the TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space. This partnership between Triskel Arts Centre and Sample-Studios, one of Ireland’s largest artist studios, was first established in 2024 with the mission to provide a new city-centre space that offers a developmental opportunity for local visual…

Please note that Sample-Studios Gallery, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, will be closed on Tuesday 9 December due to a Status Orange Weather Warning. We will reopen as normal at 11am on Wednesday 10 December.

We are pleased to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of The Ireland Funds Heart of the Community Fund 2025. This esteemed grant will enable us to further develop our Cork Creative Careers Programme, providing access to a series of creative education and visual literacy workshops for school children in socio-economically disadvantaged areas of Cork City. Annually, we reach up to 1,000 children who would otherwise be unable to access these educational opportunities. We extend our…

Proposals are now being accepted for the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland, a conference organised by Sample-Studios and the Department of Digital Humanities at University College Cork.

The 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland offers an opportunity to share research and creative contributions within an engaging, collegial atmosphere comprising digital art scholars, artists and practitioners from Ireland and beyond.

Thanks to support from the Arts Council of Ireland, there will be no…

Sample-Studios celebrates 15 years of creativity, community, and collaboration in 2026 — and looks ahead to the next 15!

Deadline: 12noon December 10th, 2025.

In 2026, Sample-Studios proudly celebrates 15 years of launching, supporting and sustaining creative careers in Cork. To mark this significant milestone, we’re delighted to announce our 15th Anniversary Artist Bursary Programme, a new €15,000 fund for our artist members which is designed to support the development of our members’…

Sample-Studios 2027/8 Exhibitions Programme

Members-Only Open Call

Sample-Studios invites submissions of proposals for exhibitions for our 2027/8 Programme in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion. Submissions are invited for solo and group exhibitions, from members at any career stage and working in any medium. This Open Call is available to current studio-based Members, Associate Members and Creative Network Members of Sample-Studios only. 

This open call aims to enable our members to engage new…

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to Sample-Studios Board of Directors.

Debbie Dawson is a Cork-based visual artist and educator. She has exhibited extensively both locally and nationally, and her work is held in a variety of private and public collections. She is a full-time lecturer in MTU Crawford College of Art & Design and she was previous Chairperson of the Glass Society of Ireland.

Emer Yip is an arts manager, creative producer, and research manager based in…