Vault Artist Studios is Belfast’s largest studio collective and a charity. We house 115 artists and provide over 25% of the city’s studio spaces. Since its inception in 2017 Vault recognised the need for a studio space that is fully multidisciplinary, and is home to visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, makers, dancers and circus artists. In its present locations, in addition to studio space, Vault provides rehearsal and dance space, a gallery, and a theatre / event space. These spaces are available to Vault’s studio holders but, importantly, also to multiple external community groups, arts organisations and practitioners, and private individuals who use these spaces for classes, events and coming together. Vault is also a key venue for the annual EastSide Arts Festival and runs regular arts markets, providing artists, makers, and craftspeople a platform through which to sell their work. Additionally, Vault is also home to Belfast Tool Library, the first tool lending library anywhere on the island. Vault is inherently a community facing organisation and has built strong bonds within their surrounding community in their current inner East Belfast location. As a community of artists and a venue for the arts, Vault’s model is unique within the current arts and cultural scene in Belfast.