Cumbria Institute of the Arts
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 to form the University of Cumbria on 1 August 2007. Cumbria Institute became the University's Faculty of Arts.Notable alumni
- Conrad Atkinson, artist
- Rikki Chamberlain, actor
- Michael Cumming, director
- Bryan Dick, actor
- Richard Dyer, co-founder of Skiddle Ltd
- Sheila Fell, landscape painter
- Margaret Harrison, artist
- Leo Horsfield, actor
- Charlie Hunnam, actor ''
- Percy Kelly, artist
- Helen Skelton, TV presenter
- Keith Tyson, 2002 Turner Prize winner
- Lorna Graves, painter, sculptor
