Cumbria Institute of the Arts
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Cumbria Institute of the Arts was a further and higher education institution in the city of Carlisle, in Northern England.[1] 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.
[edit] Notable alumni
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- Charlie Hunnam, actor
- Adam Kirby, creative
- Gerard McKeown, writer
- Keith Tyson, 2002 Turner Prize winner
[edit] References
- ^ History of Cumbria Institute of Arts. University of Cumbria. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
