Behind the Studio Door: Creative Exchange Studios and QSS Studios & Gallery

With support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council, QSS provide affordable studios for professional artists in Belfast. Our artist members deliver a diverse range of public facing activities locally, across the UK and internationally, all supported by their-studio centred practice. Closer to home our artists foster links with the wider community via a range on in-house events; from guided tours and workshops through to exhibitions and open days.

Exploring the art and artists of East Belfast.

QSS Artist Studios

Join us on 25 October for Behind the Studio Door, a unique opportunity to step inside the working environments of over 65 artists based at Creative Exchange Artist Studios and QSS Studios &amp; Gallery.The studios will be open from 11:30 to 17:00 and you’re invited to explore the studios at your own pace or join a guided tour to hear directly from a selection of artists about their work, inspirations, and creative processes. Tours take place at 12:00 (begining at Creative Exchange and finishing at QSS at 13:30)and 15:00 (begining at QSS and finishing at Creative Exchange at 16:30), early booking is advised. Complimentary refreshments will be available at both venues.Founded in 1996, Creative Exchange Artist Studios is home to a collective of artists working across ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and painting, all in an atmosphere that nurtures creative exchange and experimentation.QSS Studios &amp; Gallery provide affordable, high-quality studios for professional visual artists at all career stages and host a year-round programme of exhibitions and events.This collaborative open day celebrates the breadth and vitality of contemporary art being made right here in East Belfast. We hope you’ll join us to connect with local artists and experience their work first-hand.Full event details, including participating artists, are available at:<a href="http://www.creativeexchangestudio.co.uk/" title="http://www.creativeexchangestudio.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.creativeexchangestudio.co.uk</a><a href="http://www.queenstreetstudios.net/" title="http://www.queenstreetstudios.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.queenstreetstudios.net</a>Creative Exchange and QSS Studios &amp; Gallery are supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council.Image credit: Kate O’Neill in her studio at QSS Studios &amp; Gallery. Photograph by Tim Millen.