We are a vibrant multi-disciplinary artist collective based at 107 Shandon Street, enriching the cultural life of the area and providing affordable studio space and a platform for innovation in Cork city and the wider creative community.
Our aim is to support emerging and established contemporary practitioners of the arts and foster creative collaboration across all disciplines
Shandon Studios is committed to promoting an inclusive culture, which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all are respected
At Shandon Studios, we believe diversity and inclusion are vital to a vibrant learning and growth community. We are actively engaged in initiatives like creating resource groups to manifest our commitment to these values.
Together, we’ll redefine what’s possible in the creative world and beyond.
Our Mission:
Shandon Studios was founded in October 2023 by a group of committed community activists and artists to create a vibrant and diverse art community in Cork city, with affordable studio spaces in an old bakery. We are a Not-for-profit CLG.
We have created nine studio spaces for visual artists and a dedicated sound studio space for interdisciplinary artists requiring sound and recording facilities.
Due to the recent closure of established artist studios in Cork, there is a severe shortage of affordable space. We aim to offer more studio spaces as we renovate and upgrade the facilities in our building.
We created an Artists In Residence programme for collaborative and project development to encourage artistic, cultural and diversity exchange. T
Residencies are short term ranging from one to three months. We also have a large space which is available for bespoke and collaborative events.
We aim to increase our community’s access and participation to the arts via our programme of events and workshops in the wider community.
Neurodiversity: Shandon Studios supports activities where people with different brains can succeed, understanding they have different needs.
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SEPTEMBER 19 Culture Night
Art Exhibition
Art Exhibition by KT Murray, Jason Butler, Mary P O Connor, Jessica Ion, Virginia Giglio, John Adams, Don Samec, Maja Ban & Martin Duggan
Open Studios, where you can meet and talk with the artists
Qigong
Qigong with John Munro: Booking required
Qigong is suitable for anyone. If you prefer to stand or sit during practice, we can arrange seating. Come and experience this ancient Chinese cultural practice in an interactive session with John Munro.
Art by The Lee
Myo launched a call for artist submissions, for an exciting creative project on the banks of the River Lee.
A selection of the work will be on view @ Shandon Studios and other venues on the North side of the city
Artists In Residence Winners for 2025
Shandon Studios are delighted to announce our A.I.R. Winners for 2025. Our judging panel was so impressed with all the applicants that it was decided to award two joint winners. Both are cross-disciplinary artists and we look forward to seeing what magic they produce in their time together in the studios
Aoife King & Virginia Giglio
Aoife King
Aoife King is an Experimental Composer and Multidisciplinary Artist based in Cork.
She completed her Bachelor of Music in Cork School of Music in 2022, and is currently undergoing a Master of Arts in Music Composition there under Andy Ingamells. In her works she incorporates multiple art forms such as visual art, physical movement, film and theatrical elements, along with the music and sound, to create a unique experience for both the performers and audience members.
Themes in her works often include a focus on connection, inclusivity, advocacy, neurodiversity and mental health.
Experimental Composer / Multidisciplinary Artist
Virginia Giglio
Virginia Giglio PhD has lived in Cork since 2018. In 2020 She completed chaplain training at St. Luke’s Home in Mahon. A published author, she is a an internationally recognized authority in Native American ethnomusicology. A former college professor in the US, she has operated businesses as a web designer, seamstress, and commercial flower grower.
As Chair of the Cork Light Orchestra, she organizes performances and publicity. Since 2018 she has played piccolo, flute, and sung solos with the orchestra, which performs two to three times per month. She also plays Irish flute and Native American flute.
Virginias two and three dimensional art primarily uses recycled material
Musician /Multi Media Artist
