Garter Lane Arts Centre

Garter Lane Arts Centre is an arts centre and theatre with studio spaces and exhibition spaces located on O'Connell Street, Waterford City, Ireland. It was opened in 1984 by Niall Tóibín at 5 O'Connell St.[1] A former Georgian house formerly owned by prominent Quaker Merchant Samuel Barker,[2] the building has also served in the past as a social welfare office and a library. The centre now operates from two buildings: Garter Lane Arts Centre (22a O'Connell St.), and Garter Lane Studios (5 O'Connell St.).

As the Garter Lane Arts Centre, it looks to fulfill the artistic needs of the south east of Ireland.[1] The centre welcomes over 35,000 visitors annually over both of its buildings.[3] It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024.[4][3]

History of building

Thought to be built between 1720 and 1740,[5] 5 O'Connell St was a Friends meeting house[6] until 1972 when it was relocated to a site adjacent to the Newtown School.[7][8] It was also briefly a branch of the Provincial Bank of Ireland.[5]

Exhibiting artists

  • "Outlandish" by Owen de Forge 24 Feb - 23 May 2026. [9]

Studio artists

As of 2025:[10]

  • Kathi Burke
  • Burke
  • Brendan Butler
  • Maddie Cahill-Byrne
  • Julie Cusack
  • Rachel Roberts
  • Sammy Kane
  • Denise McAuliffe
  • Aimee Roche
  • Cúan Cusack
  • Marcella Meagher
  • Sharon Fleming

References

  1. 1 2 "Garter Lane Arts Centre". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Our Story - Garter Lane". garterlane.ie. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. 1 2 Membership, V. A. I. (2024-05-10). "Minister Malcolm Noonan officially launches Garter Lane Studios | Visual Artists Ireland". Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  4. ↑ "GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN OPERATION". waterfordarts.com. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  5. 1 2 FUSIO. "Garter Lane Gallery, 5 O'Connell Street, WATERFORD CITY, Waterford, WATERFORD". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  6. ↑ "History". Waterford Religious Society of Friends. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Quaker Trail". Waterford Cultural Quarter. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  8. ↑ Falvey, Joe (2008-11-14). "The Quakers and Waterford". The Munster Express. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  9. ↑ "Outlandish by Owen de Forge - Garter Lane". garterlane.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  10. ↑ "Studio Artists - Garter Lane". garterlane.ie. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2025-06-12.

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