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Cumbria Institute of the Arts

Former art school in Carlisle, England

Field	Value
name	Cumbria Institute Of The Arts
image	Cumbria institute of the arts logo.jpg
established
c_approx	2007
type	--
specialist	Art & Design College
address	Brampton Road
city	Carlisle
county	Cumbria
country	England
gender	Mixed

The Cumbria Institute of the Arts was a further and higher education institution in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

History

Founded as the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in 1822, it proceeded as the Carlisle College of Art, from 1950, and switched to Cumbria Institute of the Arts from Cumbria College of Art and Design in 2001.

The Institute merged with St Martin's College (founded in Lancaster) to form the University of Cumbria on 1 August 2007. Cumbria Institute became the University's Faculty of Arts.

Notable alumni

Rikki Chamberlain, actor (Captain Mack)
Michael Cumming, director
Bryan Dick, actor (The Long Firm, Blackpool, Blood and Chocolate)
Richard Dyer, co-founder of Skiddle Ltd
Sheila Fell, landscape painter
Margaret Harrison, artist
Charlie Hunnam, actor (Sons of Anarchy, Byker Grove, Queer as Folk)
Percy Kelly, artist
Helen Skelton, TV presenter (Blue Peter)
Keith Tyson, 2002 Turner Prize winner
Lorna Graves, painter, sculptor

References

"History of Cumbria Institute of Arts". [[University of Cumbria]].
(2007). "Knowefield, Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumbria, Archaeological Assessment Report". Oxford Archaeology North.
"Will Richard Lead The Way for Cumbria's Dot Com Millionaires?". News & Star.

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