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Cumbria Institute Of The Arts
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Brampton Road

Carlisle
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Cumbria

United Kingdom
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54°53′28″N 2°55′16″W / 54.891°N 2.921°W / 54.891; -2.921 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

References

  1. ^ "History of Cumbria Institute of Arts". University of Cumbria. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Will Richard Lead The Way for Cumbria's Dot Com Millionaires?". News & Star. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015.
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