Our Art Craft & Design students continued their Professional Dev’t with Dr Mathew Whyte giving an insight into exhibition ‘No One Thought Of Sleep’ by Barbara Diener & her @SampleStudios @SpikeIslandCork Summer Residency Exhibition at Lord Mayor‘s Pavilion in Fitzgerald's Park.

We're pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors. Debbie Dawson & Emer Yip bring a wealth off experience in arts management, education, visual art practice, and creative production. Read more about them here https://t.co/PR9Q5WYzFq

A sneak peek at install! ‘First Impressions’ will be launched Sat 11 Oct 1.30pm, by Anne Boddaert of @CrawfordArtGall Runs 10-19 Oct as part of @BaboroGalway More info in bio #JaneHayes @artscouncil_ie @corkcitycouncil @SampleStudios @GalwayCityCo @CityArtsGalway @ThisIsGalway

Make or break lunch time card making got of to a creative start today in Killarney . Thanks to @SampleStudios for facilitating. Such a lovely way to unwind #staffhealth #LunchBreak

Thanks to Sheelah Moloney @2020curates for delivering a practical and informative workshop as part of our Professional Development Programme. Sheelah spoke to our members about refining their Winter Sales Strategy - more info https://t.co/ZJkKBNOLDl

Join us in The Lord Mayor's Pavilion 11am-12p on 18 Oct as Visual Artist Barbara Diener speaks to Director of @SiriusArts Miguel Amado about her new exhibition 'No One Thought of Sleep', a result of her summer residency on @SpikeIslandCork. More info https://t.co/1V2SZo5LZF

Member Monday! Immanuel Sola is a participant in Studios of Sanctuary, our artist training & mentorship programme funded by Rethink Ireland and Community Foundation Ireland. His film Cowboys Don't Cry premieres in @SiriusArts on @CultureNight. https://t.co/g4DqtzFi2q

HAVE YOUR SAY on Basic Income for Artists! Deadline 5 Sep to respond to the public consultation survey directing Government Budget negotiations. ACT NOW to secure the next phase of the scheme beyond Feb 2026. Survey here https://t.co/KvpQKzNxUE

Member Monday! Kevin Mooney's work is currently included in MEPAINTSME Annual Exhibition & Fundraiser and the upcoming exhibition 'Three Decades On!' at Hillsboro Fine Art, 4 Sep - 4 Oct. Read more about Kevin's work https://t.co/Te0uhRVh6u

So many artworks winging their way to their new homes. Drop into our Members Exhibition in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park, Saturday 11am-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm to find 30+ artworks by local artists all looking for new walls to grace

We have recently purchased a 20W 4-in-1 xTool M1 Ultra laser cutter with inkjet, blade and auto drawing functions, thanks to funding from the Cork Local Community Enhancement Programme. We’ll offer training for members in the coming months so watch this space!

Big congratulations to our members Lara Quinn and Sarah Lou Kineen on getting the @artscouncil_ie Agility Award in support of their emerging practices #emergingartists #agilityaward #visualartists #visualart #irishvisualartists #samplestudios

Member Monday 🤩 our member Aoife Nolan has been awarded the Emerging Artist Award by Age & Opportunity @BealtaineFest This award supports older artists who are newly emerging and may benefit from mentoring or development opportunities. Aoife is a @MTU_ie Crawford Graduate

Visual Art: Undercurrent by Etaoin Melville at the Lavit Gallery Etaoin Melville presents Undercurrent at the Lavit Gallery from 8 to the 30 August, and will be in conversation with fellow artist Aideen Barry on Saturday 30 August, at 12pm.  https://t.co/mvEEj3fRN9

Big thanks to @AnnDavoren1 Director of Uillinn @westcorkarts Centre who met with 20 of our members over the last 2 days as part of our summer series of Curators Visits @Corkcoco @corkcityarts

Arts and Disability Connect Scheme Round Two 2025 is now open! @artscouncil_ie Arts and Disability Connect Round Two 2025 is open for applications from Monday 18 August, and the deadline to apply is Tuesday 7 October at 4pm. Visit https://t.co/vX0tqBFfDW more information.

2 weeks left to visit Sample-Studios Gallery, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion in Fitzgerald’s Park for our Annual Members Exhibition. 40+ artworks in print, photography, textiles, painting, mixed media and more. Open Tues-Sat, 11-5/Sun 12-5. Supported by @artscouncil_ie @corkcityarts

This Member Monday, we’re celebrating @lilyoshea__ , a Cork-based visual artist who is working across sculpture, drawing and text. You can view her series of public sculptures as part of COMMUNE in Muine Bheag Arts Carlow, which concludes today Aug 18 Image Credit: Lily O’ Shea

A nationwide public consultation on the future of Basic Income for the Arts is now open. As the pilot comes to an end in February 2026, the public is invited to share their views on the future of the policy. Have your say via the link🔗 https://t.co/jtIBAs4drb #BasicIncomeArts

The many faces of Sample! Our Annual Members Exhibition is open 11-5 Saturday and 12-5 Saturday. Work by 40 artists to explore this weekend 😎 #exhibition #irishartists #samplestudios #corkcity #weekendtrip