Custom House Studios and Gallery
Art gallery in County Mayo, Ireland
53°48′01″N 9°32′50″W / 53.80022°N 9.54712°W / 53.80022; -9.54712
WestportMill Street bus stop (Westport)
The Custom House Studios and Gallery, also written Custom House Studios + Gallery, is an art gallery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.[2][3][4]
It contains seven studios, a print room and a gallery, and is funded by Mayo County Council, Pobal, and the Arts Council of Ireland.[5]
History
The building was constructed as a customs house around 1820 to a design by Dublin architect Dominick Madden.[6][7] It was described by Samuel Lewis in his topographical dictionary of Ireland in 1837 as being well arranged and having collected duties of £577 8 s. 4 d. in 1836.[8]
It became obsolete and fell into ruin, being taken over and refurbished by local artists in 1999.[9] The new Custom House Studios and Gallery opened on 26 November 2002.[10]
Notable artists who have exhibited at the Custom House Studios and Gallery include Camille Souter, Mick O'Dea, Alison Pilkington, Niall McCormack and Alice Maher.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Embodiment - Ceardlann um Thaiscéalaíocht Chruthaitheach ar Féin ag an LAB | Amharc-Ealaíontóirí Éireann". 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Custom House Studios". preview.
- ^ "Westport: Three at Custom House - Irish Arts Review". www.irishartsreview.com. 26 August 2022.
- ^ "'Building Works' and 'Turas' exhibitions at Westport Custom House". Mayo Advertiser.
- ^ "Studios Available at Custom House Studios, Westport | Visual Artists Ireland". 2 April 2019.
- ^ "CO. MAYO, WESTPORT, CUSTOM HOUSE Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Westport Quay Custom House, CLOONMONAD, Westport Quay, MAYO". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Westport - Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "History of the Customs House".
- ^ reporter, Mayo News. "Westport's Custom House Studios celebrates 21 years in operation". www.mayonews.ie.
- ^ Moynihan, Ciara. "CULTURE: Westport's Custom House celebrates 21st with Winter Exhibition". www.mayonews.ie.
- ^ "Summer group exhibition to open at Mayo's Custom House". Connaught Telegraph. 2 August 2022.
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