Summer 2009 - Working Artist Studios - Art Galleries, Exhibitions, Studios, Events and Field Trips - The Artists Centre in Skibbereen, West Cork Ireland

Open to the Public


Working Artist Studios Is an artist-managed venue based in the town of Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland.

Working Artist Studios building - 71 North Street, Skibbereen, Ireland
It's comprised of three galleries and a number of studios which are occupied by our group of four artists. Each artist has his or her own studio and everyone shares the gallery space. We regularly update our galleries and hold special openings, exhibitions, events and evenings throughout the year such as poetry readings, music and of course our art exhibitions.

Working Artist Studios - entrance
Our intention is to provide an informal environment where engagement between artists, art-lovers and the wider community can occur.

We invite you to visit, browse the galleries and exhibition space and meet the artists at work. We also welcome showing groups around i.e. school art classes, tours or organisations. Just give us a few days prior notice.

Most of the work on display in the three Galleries and four Studios is for sale.

Art Adventure to France - Working Artist Studios
For ten days from March 1st, our complete Artists Group headed off by car and Ferry to a small village near Lassay les Chateaux on the Normandy Brittany border for ten days of drawing, sketching and painting. Read more here....


Video Event
The edited Video of our event in Working Artist Studios - Beginning of Spring Imbolc (the festival at St.Brigid's Day), Poetry reading and music now online here...




new_srVarious events are planned for July and August 2009 such as a Book Launch and an evening of Punk Music all to be held in our own Mini Hall. Check in at the Gallery and Studios for more information.

new_srBarry McCullough is holding a Drawing and Painting Workshop on the Easter weekend 10th 11th and 12th of April - all materials supplied. You can read more about it here....

new_srOur Group member, Marie Cullen is now holding weekly evening classes for adults interested in exploring collage work and skills surrounding collage, at our premises. You can contact Marie here....

new_srIan McNinch has a new Art Class for 7 - 13 year olds called FREE FALL now up and running with another new class just starting. Read more about it here....

new_srNews and results from the First Sketch Crawl on Saturday January 10th 2009 - a great day out sketching in Skibbereen. Check it out here....

new_srOur new shopping Cart is now live and online. This will be updated throughout the year with new work from each artist. Here it is....

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One of our policies is that everyone, if at all possible, should be able to afford to acquire and enjoy our art. So depending on the artist and the work, you have the possibility of purchasing any piece you may be interested in through staged payments - please enquire.

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We've setup one of our three Galleries as a 'Drawing Room'. The purpose is not only the obvious, to show drawings, but also to display, sketches, wood engravings, writing, poems, small paintings and the ideas and inspiration behind our work. Unlike our other two Galleries which are rehung around every ten weeks, this Gallery is dynamic and updated by all four artists on a week-by-week basis.

We've also decided that all work displayed in The Drawing Room is priced within reach of virtually everyone. We have our policy (mentioned above), of the option of staged payments. So it really does make our art available to everyone, which is one of our wishes. Come along and explore our Drawing Room.