VAult artist studios

This image shows three people installing a wooden sign that reads "VAULT" above the entrance of a building. The sign has bold, stylized lettering with pink, yellow, and black diagonal stripes, giving it a vibrant and artistic appearance.

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, with two premises in Belfast City. We have around 140 members: active, professional artists working across the visual and performing arts.
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most recent event—

swanky shanky

Sunday 31st August (1—4pm)

Vault Shankill Mission Building

116 Shankill Road Belfast BT13 2BD

Swanky Shanky was a great (and free) fun day for all ages at our Shankill Mission building!

Throughout the day we had guided workshops in:
Gargoyles & Grotesques sculpture; Table-top mosaic’ Family Crest Design and Modern Set-Dancing, all with a backdrop of electic live music.

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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.

A contemporary art gallery with dark green walls displaying diverse framed artworks, sculptures on pedestals, and a video installation. The industrial ceiling and dim lighting create an intimate, creative atmosphere. One artwork reads "MOTHER".

WANT TO HIRE ONE OF OUR SPACES?

Vault Gallery | Project Space (City Centre) / Shankill Mission Rehearsal Studio

Venue Hire Info

A spacious room under renovation with high vaulted ceilings, exposed metal beams, and large windows. Scaffolding, wooden planks, tools, and paint buckets are scattered across the worn wooden floor. Patches of peeling paint and exposed brick.

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 two Belfast premises.

OUR member ARTISTS

Four people pose playfully in a cozy, well-lit room with string lights. One sits on a desk holding an electric guitar while the others stand close by making expressive gestures. Art supplies and décor fill the space.

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