Corina Thornton was at the pinnacle of her final year in Crawford College of Art & Design when she tragically lost her battle with cancer. Her life and art were suffused with creativity, vitality, imagination and cosmic energy. We at Working Artist Studios are honoured to present a special memorial exhibition of the this unique […]
Time and Other Theves, by Dick Richards Opening Friday 31 May at 5.00pm with a Q & A with the artist. Running until Sat 22nd June. An Exhibition of New Works by Dick Richards opens on Fri 31 May featuring evocative and moving mixed media images of emigration, movement, memory and a sort […]
We are delighted to invite you, as part of the Ballydehob Maritime Festival, to attend a music gig in Working Artist Studios on Friday 14th June at 6.00pm, featuring two well-known musicians from the area: Mick O’Callaghan and Liam Kenneally. Please note: this will be a pass-the-hat gig. Mick O’Callaghan (lyrics, guitar, harmonica) and Liam […]
We are delighted to invite you to the launch of this wonderful, new exhibition of work by two superb artists, Jo Ashby and Hilary Morley, entitled, ‘The Pull of the Sea’, at Working Artist Studios on Friday 28th June at 5.00pm. The show will run until 20th July. The exhibition will feature drawings, painting, collage, […]
Light Play the play of light, casting shadows, dappling, patterns; coalescing to become light play. A gentle play, a little playfulness: serious work with playful compositions like light dappling. A loosening of space; the interaction between the art work space and work areas. The exhibition was hung and curated as we observed the interaction […]
Fools Afoot! A show of fools, for fools, by fools!!! Presenting four fools from different parts of Europe, together on a pilgrimage around West Cork…fooling around, playing the fool, acting the maggot! Come along and be entertained, be entranced, be challenged! Be there!!! Meet your fool - that fearless, tender, lover of Life who is […]
We are delighted to be hosting MICHAEL MCSWINEY this month in the gallery. Michael’s work can be viewed as an active and alive encapsulation of the experience of time in place. Michael McSwiney portrays a world of panoramas of land and sea. The relationship between the sea, its effect on its immediate surroundings and the […]
Erin & the Lens Culture Night Fri. 20th Sept at 6.00pm A pass the hat gig so make sure you bring money! Enough for these wonderful young musicians. Erin & The Lens are set to take you on an ethereal and soulful adventure as they grow and journey their way into musical bliss with this […]
Creations, Collaborations & Craic An Exhibition by John McGeoch We are delighted to welcome you to attend the opening of the new exhibition by John McGeoch, on Fri. 11 Oct at 5.00pm, called Creations, Collaborations & Craic!The show is a retrospective, a collection of Unrelinquished Remnants, Retrospectral Relics & the Occasional Gem! This exhibition is […]
Well, Well, Well? Health, healing & lore at Ireland's holy wells MARIE BRETT Artist: Marie Brett Holy Well researcher: Amanda Clarke During 2023 and 2024, a diverse group of people participated in an arts project called, Well, Well, Well? which creatively explored the cultural significance of Ireland's holy wells and their modern-day role in contemporary […]