VAult artist studios 

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INDEPENDENT, artist-led & Multidisciplinary

We are ‘Vault Artist Studios’, the largest provider of affordable studios in Northern Ireland. We are also the most diverse multi-disciplinary studio space in the north of Ireland…
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Vault returns to the east!

We are delighted to announce Vault’s return to east Belfast and our new home in the former Masonic Lodge on the lower Newtownards Road.

More news and announcements to come but for now enjoy these photos of the Masonic by Jonanathan Brennan.
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A spacious, sunlit room with wooden floors and large windows overlooking a cityscape. People stand in small groups, chatting and exploring the space. The bright, open setting suggests a creative or communal environment, possibly event space.

WANT TO HIRE ONE OF OUR SPACES?

We have three to choose from.

multi-use event Space at corporation Street, Gallery & project space at Bedford St or Shankill Mission Rehearsal & dance Studio

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OUR member ARTISTS

We have approximately 140 members working across a wide range of disciplines in both the visual and performing arts. Find out more about who’s doing what in our three Belfast premises.

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LATEST NEWS

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‘Go Leor’ magazine interview with artist FGB
‘Go Leor’ magazine interview with artist FGB

Go Leor magazine interview with the artist FGB.

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Organ Donor – Sound installation at Carlisle Memorial Church
Organ Donor – Sound installation at Carlisle Memorial Church

A large scale immersive sound installation that brings back the sacred sound of a church organ to Carlisle Memorial which has been organ-less since it was closed in 1980.

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Free Lunchtime Drawing Session at Bankmore House & Square
Free Lunchtime Drawing Session at Bankmore House & Square

Drawn to Nature — Art for Wellbeing through line drawing flora and fauna in the city.

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J SHIELDS releases ‘and bleeds for you’ — 9/6/26
J SHIELDS releases ‘and bleeds for you’ — 9/6/26

Completing the story begun with ‘my heart still beats’ in March, J SHIELDS releases the second single ‘and bleeds for you’ this June.

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Belfast Zine Fair!
Belfast Zine Fair!

As part of the Belfast Book Festival, our member Helen Gomez is helping to run this event that promotes local zine-making and DIY self-publishing.

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