- Cumbria Institute of the Arts
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Cumbria Institute Of The Arts 
Specialism Art & Design College Location Brompton Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
United KingdomGender mixed Coordinates: 54°53′28″N 2°55′16″W / 54.891°N 2.921°W The Cumbria Institute of the Arts was a further and higher education institution in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.[1]
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}
- Joel Dickens, Painter Expressionist
- Richard Dyer, Co-Founder of Skiddle_Ltd[2]
- Sheila Fell, Painter Landscape
- Charlie Hunnam, actor (Byker Grove, Queer as Folk}
- Gerard McKeown, writer & performance poet
- Helen Skelton, TV presenter (Blue Peter)
- Keith Tyson, 2002 Turner Prize winner
References
- ^ "History of Cumbria Institute of Arts". University of Cumbria. http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/AboutUs/TheUniversity/History%20of%20the%20institutions/HistoryofCumbriaInstituteofArts.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Will Richard Lead The Way for Cumbria's Dot Com Millionaires?". News & Star. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/features/2.4733/will-richard-lead-way-for-our-dot-coms-1.279122.
Categories:- Art schools in England
- Education in Cumbria
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Further education colleges in Cumbria
- Educational institutions established in 1822
- Educational institutions disestablished in 2007
- University of Cumbria
- Defunct universities and colleges in England
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