MART

29/09/2026

🎄✨ CHRISTMAS TRADER CALL-OUT! ✨🎄

Are you an artist, designer, maker or creative small business looking for somewhere to sell your work this Christmas?

Applications are now open for The MART Christmas Market at the historic Rathmines Fire Station. 🎁

We’d love to hear from people creating:

🎨 Art & illustration
🏺 Ceramics
💍 Jewellery
🖼️ Prints
🧵 Textiles & clothing
🕯️ Candles & homewares
🍪 Food & treats
🎁 Handmade gifts and lots more

Booking Wed-Sunday throughout November & December. €40 a day booked in 5 day blocks.

Our Christmas Markets have been running since 2013, bringing together independent creatives and Christmas shoppers looking for something a little different.

It’s a brilliant chance to:

✨ Sell your work in person
✨ Grow your audience
✨ Be part of a friendly creative market community
✨ Make the most of the busy Christmas shopping season

📍 Rathmines Fire Station, Dublin 6

🎄 Apply now: www.mart.ie/market

Know someone who should be trading with us? Tag them below or send them this post!💛

We’re inviting artists, makers, and designers to apply to trade at the MART Creative Market, one of Dublin’s longest-running, artist-led markets.

28/09/2026

🎨 LARGE ARTIST STUDIO AVAILABLE

We have a large studio space becoming available soon in our Crumlin Studios.

This would be ideal for:

✨ One creative looking for a warm and professional workspace
👯 Two friends who want to share a studio
🎨 A creative practice that needs a bit more room

Cost is €550 per month including all bills and parking.

A great opportunity to join our creative community in Dublin 12.

📩 Interested? email [email protected]

17/09/2026

🎄✨ CALLING ALL DESIGNERS, ARTISTS & CRAFT MAKERS ✨🎄

Looking for somewhere to sell your work this Christmas?

Join one of Dublin's friendliest craft market at The MART Market, located in the historic Rathmines Fire Station.

Whether you create art, ceramics, jewellery, prints, textiles, candles, homewares, clothing, food or unique handmade gifts, we'd love to hear from you.

🎁 Our Christmas Markets have been running since 2013! It's one of the busiest times of the year to connect with new customers, grow your audience and sell your work.

📍 Apply now at: www.mart.ie/market

Tag a maker, artist or small business who should be trading with us this year! 💛

14/09/2026

📣 OPEN CALL — Fingal Recent Graduate Artist in Residence 2027

MART Gallery & Studios and Fingal County Council Arts Office are delighted to announce the return of the Fingal Recent Graduate Artist Residency for 2027.

Apply Now: https://mart.ie/fingal/ {link in bio}

One recent graduate will receive a fully funded studio at MART Studios, Rathmines for 12 months, beginning January 2027 giving them dedicated time and space to develop their practice, connect with other artists and build their professional career.

✨ The residency includes:
• 12 months of studio space
• Studio rental, utilities and administrative costs fully covered
• Opportunities to connect with the MART artistic community
• Support to develop your creative practice

Who can apply?
Artists who completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree between 2023–2026 and who currently live in, are originally from, or studied in Fingal.

📅 Deadline: 2 October 2026

👉 Full details + application: www.mart.ie/fingal
🔗 Link in bio

Please share with any recent graduates who might benefit from this opportunity!

01/09/2026

An Important Update !

After 20 years of supporting artists, creating studios and developing spaces for contemporary art, MART is entering a new chapter due to the continued lack of adequate funding. We are splitting into two companies to survive.

From January 2027, MART Gallery & Studios (mart.ie) will run as a not-for-profit visual arts organisation, operating the Old Fire Station in Rathmines and the Grainstore in Dún Laoghaire. These spaces will remain focused on practising visual artists, exhibitions, professional development and arts programmes when funding allows. Unfortunately, our 2027 artistic programme will also be pared back until adequate gallery funding is secured.

Our new offshoot,Hatch Space (hatchspace.ie), will operate our studio buildings in Harold’s Cross, Crumlin Road, Malpas Street and Galway, focusing on artist and creative workspace. The name reflects what we hope these studios can be: places where ideas and artistic careers can develop and grow.

This change allows MART to focus its limited public funding on subsidised artist spaces and its not-for-profit arts programme, while Hatch Space manages the wider studio network on a self-sustaining basis.

Since 2006, MART has grown by finding underused buildings and turning them into useful spaces for artists, often without the sustained public funding needed to support infrastructure of this scale. We have spent years trying to secure better support, while an overly bureaucratic and often elitist funding system continues to make long-term sustainability difficult. The closure of so many artist studios across Ireland shows how serious this problem is.

We believe Ireland’s arts funding model needs a stronger focus on longevity, infrastructure and sustainable organisations, not only individual projects and programmes.

Our future looks different from what we planned, but we are hopeful this structure gives both MART and Hatch Space the best chance of continuing to support artists for years to come.

MART is not disappearing. We’re looking forward to celebrating 20 years of MART with a party in 2027 and we hope to see you there!

Check out www.mart.ie | www.hatchspace.ie for more info ♥

26/08/2026

MART STUDIOS – 2027 OPEN CALL

Applications are now open for visual artists to join MART Studios at the Old Fire Station, Rathmines from January 2027.

Successful applicants may be offered studio memberships of 1–4 years.

We welcome applications from practising professional visual artists working across contemporary disciplines who are actively developing and producing work, need regular studio space, and want to be part of an engaged studio community.

Mid-size studio: €300/month / Large studio: €400/month

📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026

🔗 Apply via the link in bio or at: www.mart.ie/portfolio-item/studio-enquiry-form/

MART provides professional studio space for practising visual artists and is committed to developing MART Studios at the Old Fire Station, Rathmines and MART Studios Grainstore, Dún Laoghaire as active centres for contemporary visual arts practice in Ireland.

20/08/2026

MART Artist Professional Development & Showcase Membership Open Call - OPEN CALL

We’re launching a new annual MART Artist Membership for practising visual artists.

MART has supported artists since 2007 through exhibitions, studios, talks, workshops and professional development opportunities. While we cannot provide every artist with a physical studio or exhibition through our main programme, this membership creates another way for artists to connect with MART, develop their practice and gain a platform for their work.

2027 Membership includes:

• Inclusion in the annual MART Members Exhibition
• Your own artist profile on mart.ie
• A dedicated MART social media artist feature
• One-to-one online mentorship** with a MART Director or advisor
• 3 professional development workshops, each followed by an informal networking gathering
•3 online professional talks with artists and arts professionals

€120 for the year - equivalent to €10 per month, paid annually.

Applicants must be practising visual artists and have either participated in at least 3 exhibitions or completed an arts certificate, diploma or degree.

The programme is operated on a not-for-profit basis, with membership income reinvested into delivering artist opportunities and membership activities.

Applications are now open ! Closing Date is 31st October 2026

Full information + application form: www.mart.ie/membership {link in bio}

Looking for an artist studio instead? Visit mart.ie/studios

Questions? Email [email protected]

MART Artist Membership is a not-for-profit annual professional membership programme for practising artists who want to connect with the MART community, develop their practice and take part in our annual members programme, with all membership income reinvested directly into delivering artist opportun...

19/08/2026

📣 MART is recruiting new Board Directors

MART Gallery & Studios CLG is inviting applications from committed and engaged individuals interested in joining our Board of Directors and helping guide the organisation through its next phase of development.

Apply Now via https://www.boardmatch.ie/board-vacancy/board-director-mart-gallery-studios-clg [link in our bio]

This is a voluntary, non-executive role focused on governance, strategic oversight and the long-term sustainability of MART.

We’re particularly interested in hearing from people with experience or knowledge in areas including:

• Governance and board experience
• Finance, accounting or audit
• Legal and compliance
• Property, estates or facilities management
• Public sector or local authority work
• Arts, culture and the creative industries
• Community engagement, access or inclusion

🗓 Applications close 30 September 2026

Find out more and apply through https://www.boardmatch.ie/board-vacancy/board-director-mart-gallery-studios-clg [link in our bio]

06/08/2026

🎨 Visual Artist Studio Available – Grainstore, Dún Laoghaire

Studio GC2 will be available from September 2026 for €250 per month.

Artists interested in the space must apply through our studio application form by Sunday 9th of August at www.mart.ie/studios

Applicants will be contacted with details of a studio viewing taking place next week.

Learn about the building at https://mart.ie/portfolio-item/the-grainstore/

04/08/2026

🎄✨ CALLING ALL DESIGNERS, ARTISTS & CRAFT MAKERS ✨🎄

Looking for somewhere to sell your work this Autumn and Christmas?

Join one of Dublin's friendliest makers markets at The MART Market, located in the historic Rathmines Fire Station.

Whether you create art, ceramics, jewellery, prints, textiles, candles, homewares, clothing, food or unique handmade gifts, we'd love to hear from you.

🛍️ Weekend Markets - A vibrant market celebrating independent artists, makers and small businesses every weekend.

🎁 Christmas Markets - Running since 2013! Our Christmas dates are now open for applications! It's one of the busiest times of the year to connect with new customers, grow your audience and sell your work.

📍 Apply now at: www.mart.ie/market

Tag a maker, artist or small business who should be trading with us this year! 💛

We’re inviting artists, makers, and designers to apply to trade at the MART Creative Market, one of Dublin’s longest-running, artist-led markets.