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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'Passing Voices' live set during the Belfast Fleadh
'Passing Voices' live set during the Belfast Fleadh

Vault member Dragos performed a live set in Belfast Grand Central Station using voices of people passing by for the Belfast Fleadh.

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Amadan Ensemble’s children's show ‘Geppetto’ at The Lyric this Xmas
Amadan Ensemble’s children's show ‘Geppetto’ at The Lyric this Xmas

Amadan Ensemble brings their children's show ‘Geppetto’ to The Lyric Theatre this Christmas.

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In Memoriam—by Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl
In Memoriam—by Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl

In Memoriam—a new sound installation by Vault artist Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl. 

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J SHIELDS’ studio lock-in
J SHIELDS’ studio lock-in

Musician J SHIELDS did a week of 12 hour studio days, and the results of it are out now!

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"Fixing a hole where the rain gets in"
"Fixing a hole where the rain gets in"

The Vault thanks its members, Argyle Business Centre, Belfast Tool Library and Belfast Maker Space for helping repair the Shankill Mission Roof.

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