Residential Studios @ The Appleloft, Easkey, Co Sligo

The Appleloft Studio and Galley was established in 1999. In the five years of the Appleloft Gallery we hosted 27 exhibitions involving 65 artists, 12 solo shows of which five were first solo exhibitions for emerging artists. The studio was used by four different artists and once as a residential studio. We ran professional workshops for local artists in Fibre Art, Ceramics, Life Drawing, Printmaking, Woodcarving and framing. Workshops for local children and annual Children's Exhibitions.

From 2000 we hosted a weekly life drawing workshop for women artists living in the West Sligo area. In 2002 we had an exhibition of the work at the Appleloft Gallery, which was opened by the Arts Officer Mary McAuliffe. Check out the recent work by the women artists of West Sligo at http://westsligowomansartgroup.blogspot.com/


Since 2004 The Appleloft has being operating as a residential studio. The main studio is in what was the Galley (the loft) and this year the second residential studio was opened. This residential studio comprises of a small Chalet and a large studio, formally the school room, which is in the adjacent stone stores.

The residence

The Chalet is a small wooden house set in the garden, quite and private.
There are two small bedrooms. Bathroom with electric power shower. The living area has a kitchen/dinning area beside a sitting room.
Oil central heating run on a timer or thermostat, washing machine and very good internet access with a choice of providers.

The Studio

The Studio is in the Appleloft building. The room is 7.5m x 5.5m and 3.5m high. There are 6 large velux windows which gives excelent light. A solid fuel stove heats the room and there is bathroom in the studio, hot and cold running water.

Local environment

The Appleloft is located in the village within walking distance of all facilities and is just across the road for the riverside foot path which leads down to the sea. There is a coastal road one and a half miles long beside a dramatic sea scape. Geologically Easkey is a gold mine with fossils in the rocks, ring forts and castles from the 10 and 14 centuries.