National Sculpture Factory

Address: Albert Road, Ballintemple

Guided Tours 12pm to 3pm

Cork Heritage Open Day is a wonderful celebration of Cork’s built heritage. Cork Heritage Open Day provides the exciting opportunity to meet some artists & see where they work within this unique artists’ workplace.

National Sculpture Factory was set up 36 years ago & is a thriving artists’ resource for many creative projects. An important facility locally, nationally & internationally, NSF is primarily Arts Council funded supported by Cork City Council.

Based in what used to be a tram garage, the NSF building is a beautiful red brick heritage building which enables large scale sculpture to be fabricated – what the citizen sees in the public realm of scale and ambition can be made in NSF under the high roof of the former tram warehouse. The legacy of Cork’s built heritage continues to be enjoyed and critical for creating Cork’s cultural heritage.

Artists currently on the Factory floor include Corban Walker, Maud Cotter, Sophie Longwill, Rachel Doolin, Ben Reilly, Amanda Hunt, Nuala O’Donovan, Liam Lavery, Eithne Ring and Thorston Ingamells.

You are invited to visit NSF facilities and artists in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and learn more about the creative process directly from the source.

Join us between 12pm to 4pm to meet the artists, discover where they work and find out more about their practice.

Guided tours will take place every hour starting at 12pm through 3pm (last tour 3pm). 

No booking necessary. For Health & Safety reasons, under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.