[1] The original studios and gallery were located in a former shirt factory; this was overhauled by Irish architects McCullough Mulvin and completed in October 1994.

She proceeded to seek legal action via the union IMPACT and in October 2012 the "claim by the former chief executive of a Dublin art gallery that her redundancy was 'a sham' has been upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

The tribunal awarded €30,000 to Marian Lovett for unfair dismissal from her position as chief executive of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios.

[11][12] In 2013, a sculpture by Irish artist Garrett Phelan consisting of a metal arch bearing the words Our Union Only in Truth was added to the roof of the building.

It provides recent Irish graduates the opportunity and resources to develop professionally via a stipend, travel award, and free studio space.