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Artist Exchange Event: Sample-Studios, Cork and Elysium Gallery+Studios, Cork

Artist Exchange Event: Sample-Studios, Cork and Elysium Gallery+Studios, Cork

September 3 - September 3, 2025
2.30-5pm
Cork Public Museum

Sample-Studios is one of Ireland’s largest artist studios, founded in 2011 and based in Churchfield, Cork City, with 180+ artist members. Sample-Studios launches, supports and sustains creative careers in Cork through the provision of affordable studios and workspaces, exhibition opportunities in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion and TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space, professional development training, residencies, international exchanges and education programmes.

Founded in 2007, Elysium Gallery+Studios is Wales largest artist studio provider looking after over 100 artists across Swansea City centre including two art galleries, live music/performance venue, community education space as well as instigating offsite international opportunities for Welsh artists.

Sample-Studios and Elysium Gallery+Studios have been working in partnership, presenting exhibitions and delivering joint professional development programmes for artists based in Wales and Ireland since 2023. As part of the Elysium Gallery+Studios and Sample-Studios’ partnership activity this year, we invite you to Cork Public Museum on Wednesday, 3rd September, 2.30-5pm for an Artist Exchange Event:

2.30-3pm: Welcome/ Talks by Elysium Gallery+Studios Directors Jonathan Powell and Dan Staveley
3-4pm: Pecha Kucha style presentations by Elysium Gallery+Studios artists Luke Cotter, Holly Slingsby, Heidi Lucce-Redcliffe, and Ewan Coombs
4-5pm: ‘Quickfire’ presentations by selected Elysium Gallery+Studios artists and Sample-Studios’ members, followed by networking.
Places are free but limited. Email director@sample-studios.com to book.
Attendees are warmly invited to join us after in our gallery nearby, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion for the Opening Reception of ‘Elsewhere, Here’, a group exhibition of Elysium Gallery+Studios members from 5.30-7.30pm, with opening remarks by The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibition continues until 28th September. Open Daily Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm and Sun 12-5pm.

Arddangosfa o artistiaid stiwdio oriel elysium o Abertawe, Cymru
Oriel ar agor Dydd Mawrth – Dydd Sadwrn 11yb – 5yh, Sul 12yb – 5yh

Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Cork City Council Twinned Cities Scheme, Wales Arts International, Wales Arts Council, Wales Government and The National Lottery Fund Wales.

Sample-Studios is one of Ireland’s largest artist studios, founded in 2011 and based in Churchfield, Cork City, with 180+ artist members. Sample-Studios launches, supports and sustains creative careers in Cork through the provision of affordable studios and workspaces, exhibition opportunities in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion and TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space, professional development training, residencies, international exchanges and education programmes.

Founded in 2007, Elysium Gallery+Studios is Wales largest artist studio provider looking after over 100 artists across Swansea City centre including two art galleries, live music/performance venue, community education space as well as instigating offsite international opportunities for Welsh artists.

Sample-Studios and Elysium Gallery+Studios have been working in partnership, presenting exhibitions and delivering joint professional development programmes for artists based in Wales and Ireland since 2023. As part of the Elysium Gallery+Studios and Sample-Studios’ partnership activity this year, we invite you to Cork Public Museum on Wednesday, 3rd September, 2.30-5pm for an Artist Exchange Event:

2.30-3pm: Welcome/ Talks by Elysium Gallery+Studios Directors Jonathan Powell and Dan Staveley
3-4pm: Pecha Kucha style presentations by Elysium Gallery+Studios artists Luke Cotter, Holly Slingsby, Heidi Lucce-Redcliffe, and Ewan Coombs
4-5pm: ‘Quickfire’ presentations by selected Elysium Gallery+Studios artists and Sample-Studios’ members, followed by networking.
Places are free but limited. Email director@sample-studios.com to book.
Attendees are warmly invited to join us after in our gallery nearby, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion for the Opening Reception of ‘Elsewhere, Here’, a group exhibition of Elysium Gallery+Studios members from 5.30-7.30pm, with opening remarks by The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibition continues until 28th September. Open Daily Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm and Sun 12-5pm.

Arddangosfa o artistiaid stiwdio oriel elysium o Abertawe, Cymru
Oriel ar agor Dydd Mawrth – Dydd Sadwrn 11yb – 5yh, Sul 12yb – 5yh

Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Cork City Council Twinned Cities Scheme, Wales Arts International, Wales Arts Council, Wales Government and The National Lottery Fund Wales.