Sample Studios

We had a blast on Culture Night with a packed schedule of Sample events! We welcomed over 200 people on the night across our events so big thanks to all members who came out to see us, and a special thanks our members Viktoria Kondratieva, Maitiù Mac Cárthaigh, Barbara Diener, and Immanuel Sola for organising such rich, engaging, and entertaining events.

Congratulations to Grace Haynes and Amna Walayat who received their awards at the Opening Reception of Sample-Studios Annual Members Summer Exhibition in The Market Gallery, Douglas, on 5 September! Grace scooped the Visitor’s Choice award by public vote throughout the exhibition’s run in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion for her work Sea and Shore. Amna’s piece entitled Lost Paradise 1 was selected for the Jury Prize. You can still catch the Annual Members Summer Exhibition in The Market Gallery until…

Sample-Studios is pleased to announce an exchange with our partners at Engage Studios Galway. This initiative continues our strong partnership and offers one member the opportunity of a solo exhibition in Engage Studios’ Gallery in Salthill, Galway in Spring 2026.

A member of Engage Studios will be selected for a reciprocal solo exhibition in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion from January 22nd to February 28th 2026. This…

Congratulations to our members Lara Quinn, Sarah Lou Kineen and Darragh Kennedy who got Arts Council Agility Awards, amongst only 8.6% of applicants to do so in the latest round.

Congratulations to our Studio-based member Etaoin Melville who achieved Arts and Disability Ireland Connect Funding.

Congratulations to our Studio-based member Aoife Nolan who was recently announced as the recipient of the Age and Opportunity Emerging Artist Award