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.

Our website is being updated at the momentL

NEW POP UP STUDIO

Cork’s Northside creatives gathered on Sunday at the NEW POP UP STUDIO, Shandon Studios artist Davy Dummigan has created a community ART LAB @ 21 Shandon Street. Stevie G and Corneilus Museo were on hand to create the chilled vibe, and a community joined together to create a collaborative mural.

Friends and neighbours popped in and joined in the craic, & creativity

This POP UP STUDIO is where creativity meets purpose, giving Cork’s Northside youth the platform to amplify their potential and explore creative futures.

CEART—standing for ‘Community’, ‘Empowerment’, ‘Art’, ‘Respect’, and ‘Trust’—is a consortium-based initiative in Cork’s North City Centre.

Operating from Myo Café on Pope’s Quay and Shandon Studios, CEART provides young adults from Cork’s most disadvantaged communities with a safe space to develop creative skills, build mental resilience, and discover routes to financial independence.

This is an ongoing, evolving Northside community project. Why not get involved?

Follow us on Instagram, @cafeMYO, @shandonstudios, @justceart, or pop in to the studio as you are passing to find out more. 

Widderling’s Lane is a historic, steep pedestrian lane in Cork City linking Pope’s Quay to the Shandon area. This community-created mural will be in Ireland’s first URBAN ART GALLERY 

Widderlings Lane is a historic, steep pedestrian lane in Cork City connecting Pope’s Quay to Dominick Street in the Shandon area. It has recently been transformed into a vibrant outdoor art gallery and cultural thoroughfare featuring, murals, local art, and improved public spaces near the Myo cafe area.

The lane runs from the River Lee (near Shandon Bridge/Pope’s Quay) uphill to Dominick Street, providing a route to the Butter Museum.

Transformation: Local efforts have revitalized the lane, changing it into a “hidden gem” filled with art, colorful murals, and community-focused improvements.

Surroundings: The area is near Myo café and the Firkin Crane Centre.

Heritage: It is located in the historic Shandon district, near 18th-century buildings on Pope’s Quay