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.
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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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Immersive sound installation by Fionnuala Duffin
Immersive sound installation by Fionnuala Duffin

‘Tongues Without Sin’ is a site responsive sound installation for Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast, drawing on Irish curses 'Mallachtaí'

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Belfast Design Meetup
Belfast Design Meetup

​Belfast Design Meetup is a free after-work event for designers to learn, connect, and grow together. Starting at 5:30 PM, we’ll have three talks, discussions, and real-world experience sharing in Belfast city centre at the stunning MCS Group event space.

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'Threading Voices' short films
'Threading Voices' short films

A series of 5 short films by Vault member Jonathan Brennan and commissioned by Belfast Buildings Trust will be screened in the Black Box Belfast in July (20, 21 and 30).

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Ulaidh Ailtéarnach
Ulaidh Ailtéarnach

Ulaidh Ailtéarnach is a week long programme of visual art, music, interactive performance, language, creative workshops and a cutie patootie arts market.

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A Tool for Survival
A Tool for Survival

An evening of spoken word, discussion and sharing, with poet Séamus Fox and visual artist Clinton Kirkpatrick, at the Eastside Arts Festival 2026.

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