Array Studios

Array Studios are tucked away upstairs on the second floor of a large building on King Street. It’s a cosy, quirky, cluttered, relaxed studio space which has been home to a vast assortment of changing Artists over 20 years. Current members include Jane Butler, Declan Byrne, Emma Campbell, Claire Donnelly, Clodagh Lavelle and Laura O’Connor.
The range of art created here is broad including performance, installation, print, drawing, painting, sculpture, light, sound, video and photography. It’s easy to understand why this studio was initially called Magpie, although Array’s a very suitable name too. A youthful, lively atmosphere abounds within Array Studios. The Artists are pleasant, entertaining and informative and artworks produced here are some of the most fascinating and innovative I’ve seen.
Array also run regular, relaxed ‘Sunday Salons’ for purposes of contemporary art critique and debate. Any Artist can attend — you don’t have to be a studio member.
Additionally they offer a PhD Research Space, in response to a lack of such space for students at the local Ulster University Art College. As per Array’s website:
«Participating artists, practitioners and researchers will be given a 4 – 6 week long period in a free space to either create new works or to continue work towards their PhD projects whilst also having the opportunity to present their own uniquely designed events or artist talks… These events will be open to the public allowing access to the works and ideas of arts PhD researchers and to facilitate exchange of ideas…»
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