Top 10 Art Galleries in County Waterford, Province of Munster

The Art Hand is a new art school on the Waterford coast in Ireland that runs intensive and challenging art courses by professional artists and tutors in painting, photography, stained glass, mosaic and more. The Art Hand is located in a spectacular rural landscape on the cliffs near Bunmahon in an area of great natural beauty called the Copper Coast. The Art Hand is a place to make art and to be inspired by the land, sea and sky. Classes are small, the workshop and studio space is well equiped, warm and bright. The courses are aimed at national as well as overseas participants who want to develop their art or who simply want a creative holiday. Accommodation and food can be provided.

A working art Studio where David Minehan Is the resident artist. Also there is a gallery space. David's recent work "Heart of the home" are always on display and more are being painted all the time. They are very unique, in that, they show life as it was in Old Irish Kitchens and the items in them bring back memories to those who once lived (or knew someone who did) Other artist also display their work and all is for sale at very low cost. As this is not a business (just passionate hobby) the studio isn't always open, however a quick phone and I can be there in minutes. Even though it is in the town centre, the studio is set in very peaceful surroundings and garden. Well worth a visit to see very unique and historical paintings Happy to open by appointment also

SCG is Waterford's foremost contemporary exhibition space and houses artist studios and workshop rooms. Having been in operation for the past 6 years SOMA has hosted an array of outstanding shows, by both established and emerging artists and has become known for its high profile art exhibitions.

Sean Egan is a Master Engraver, Glass Artist and Designer with over 40 years experience in glass art, beginning his apprenticeship with Waterford Crystal in 1974. In 2009 Sean opened Sean Egan Art Glass in Waterford, working as a freelance glass artist and designer. Sean is passionate about his work and his aim is to keep the age old skill of hand engraving on crystal alive, a craft which has been practiced in Waterford since the 1700’s. Using tiny copper wheels, Sean engraves his designs on blank crystal, which is the perfect medium for the elegant beauty of engraving. It is like an optical illusion and has a unique 3D effect on glass. Each touch on the wheel brings to life an image that seems frozen within the crystal. All his artwork is designed and hand crafted by Sean in his studio, and no two pieces are exactly the same. “As a freelance engraver, I take my inspiration for my designs from everything around me”. He is renowned for his vivid depictions of nature.