About

Thisisnotashop is an alternative not for profit gallery space founded in January 2006.
Our mission:
• To provide a not for profit gallery space for emerging Irish and international artists to exhibit work.
•To support our artists in all aspects of the exhibition from organization to realization ensuring a positive creative and productive experience for them and a high quality exhibition for our audience.
•To maintain a diverse program that encompasses work in a variety of mediums including visual arts, photography, film/video, performance/theatre, and text.
•To ensure our program is of high quality and includes shows of exceptional work by new, emerging, and established artists.
•To introduce our audience to new artists as well as expand our audience through the exhibition of work by well established artists that has not been shown in Ireland previously.
• To be a centre for the development of new work and artistic practices by actively organizing workshops and events that provide the space, time, and support to create new works.
• To create and maintain an open friendly transparent welcoming space to enjoy and celebrate art.