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, 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

* Conrad Atkinson, artist *

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, actor ('' Captain Mack'') *

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, director *

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, actor (''The Long Firm'', ''Blackpool'', ''Blood and Chocolate'') * Richard Dyer, co-founder of Skiddle Ltd{{cite news , url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/features/2.4733/will-richard-lead-way-for-our-dot-coms-1.279122 , title=Will Richard Lead The Way for Cumbria's Dot Com Millionaires? , publisher=News & Star , url-status = dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619011919/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/features/2.4733/will-richard-lead-way-for-our-dot-coms-1.279122 , archive-date=2015-06-19 * Sheila Fell,

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, artist * Leo Horsfield, actor (''I Love Luci'', ''Outpost Rise of the Spetsnaz'',) *

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'') * Percy Kelly, artist * Helen Skelton, TV presenter (''

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'') * Keith Tyson, 2002 Turner Prize winner * Lorna Graves, painter, sculptor

References

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 1822 establishments in England