Custom House Studios and Gallery

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Custom House Studios and Gallery
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Location within Ireland
Established2002
Location4 Castle Street, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates 53°48′01″N9°32′50″W / 53.80022°N 9.54712°W / 53.80022; -9.54712
Type art gallery
FounderArtists Group in Westport
ArchitectDominick Madden (1820)
OwnerCustom House Studios Ltd
Public transit access Irish Rail logo.svg Westport
Mill Street bus stop (Westport)
Website customhousestudios.ie

The Custom House Studios and Gallery, also written Custom House Studios + Gallery, is an art gallery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. [2] [3] [4]

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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]

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