| Custom House Studios and Gallery | |
| Native Name: | Stiúideonna Theach an Chustaim, Cathair na Mart[1] |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Map Type: | Ireland |
| Established: | 2002 |
| Location: | 4 Castle Street, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Type: | art gallery |
| Founder: | Artists Group in Westport |
| Architect: | Dominick Madden (1820) |
| Owner: | Custom House Studios Ltd |
| Publictransit: | Westport Mill Street bus stop (Westport) |
The Custom House Studios and Gallery, also written Custom House Studios + Gallery, is an art gallery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.[2] [3] [4]
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]
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]