Coming this July at Tullie: Prism 2025 - an exploration of surface and self

OUR VISION

Our vision is for learning disabled and neurodivergent artists to create a society of art without barriers. 

OUR MISSION

We deliver programmes for learning disabled and neurodivergent artists to develop their own individual journey, as well as to develop as cultural practitioners, leaders and advocates, in order to create change across the arts and society.

 

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🎥 Filming in progress!
�We’re excited to be working with filmmaker and musician Jeremy Bradfield over the next month to create a short film that showcases Prism’s work and our incredible studio members.

Last week, Jeremy joined us at Tullie to explore some of the exhibition spaces and capture behind-the-scenes moments, including interviews with artists as they began curating their work. We can’t wait to share what’s to come!

✨ UPCOMING EVENT�PRISM 2025 – an exploration of surface and self�Tullie, Carlisle | 7–13 July 2025 | Free Entry�Presented by @peopleatprism | www.prismarts.org.uk
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🎥 Filming in progress!
�We’re excited to be working with filmmaker and musician Jeremy Bradfield over the next month to create a short film that showcases Prism’s work and our incredible studio members.

Last week, Jeremy joined us at Tullie to explore some of the exhibition spaces and capture behind-the-scenes moments, including interviews with artists as they began curating their work. We can’t wait to share what’s to come!

✨ UPCOMING EVENT�PRISM 2025 – an exploration of surface and self�Tullie, Carlisle | 7–13 July 2025 | Free Entry�Presented by @peopleatprism | www.prismarts.org.ukImage attachmentImage attachment
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Group visit to @tulliecarlisle !✨

This week, Prism studio artists are heading to Tullie to explore the newly refurbished galleries where we’ll be exhibiting during PRISM 2025. It was a joy to see the spaces come to life today, imagining them filled with artwork. Every visual artist in the studio programme will have a piece on display across the exhibition.

🗓 PRISM 2025: An Exploration of Surface and Self
📍 Tullie, Carlisle
📅 7–13 July 2025
🎟 Free entry
🔗 tullie.org.uk/events/prism-2025-an-exploration-of-surface-and-self/
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Group visit to @tulliecarlisle !✨

This week, Prism studio artists are heading to Tullie to explore the newly refurbished galleries where we’ll be exhibiting during PRISM 2025. It was a joy to see the spaces come to life today, imagining them filled with artwork. Every visual artist in the studio programme will have a piece on display across the exhibition.

🗓 PRISM 2025: An Exploration of Surface and Self
📍 Tullie, Carlisle
📅 7–13 July 2025
🎟 Free entry
🔗 tullie.org.uk/events/prism-2025-an-exploration-of-surface-and-self/

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Swipe through to enjoy Michael Morley’s latest digital illustration series “Prehistoric Times”.
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Some great inspiration for an upcoming dinosaur experience that will also be on at the same time as our Prism 2025 exhibition at @tulliecarlisle (7 - 11th July).
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Swipe through to enjoy Michael Morley’s latest digital illustration series “Prehistoric Times”. 
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Some great inspiration for an upcoming dinosaur experience that will also be on at the same time as our Prism 2025 exhibition at @tulliecarlisle (7 - 11th July). 
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Beautiful new mark making piece from Emma Evans, completed in oil pastels on A2 paper. 👀🌀 Swioe through for some juicy details where you can appreciate the layering and interlocking patterns created by Emma’s pastel movements. 💫

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Beautiful new mark making piece from Emma Evans, completed in oil pastels on A2 paper. 👀🌀 Swioe through for some juicy details where you can appreciate the layering and interlocking patterns created by Emma’s pastel movements. 💫

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A gorgeous new large scale piece by Annie Robinson completed today. Swipe through for a video and some close up detail images. 🌈

Spanning over almost 2 metres wide this is one of Annie’s largest piece yet and boasts a wide range of mark making techniques using the artist’s signature marker pens. 🌀

The swooping, sweeping movement created by these patterns culminates in a mesmerising final piece.

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A gorgeous new large scale piece by Annie Robinson completed today. Swipe through for a video and some close up detail images. 🌈 

Spanning over almost 2 metres wide this is one of Annie’s largest piece yet and boasts a wide range of mark making techniques using the artist’s signature marker pens. 🌀

The swooping, sweeping movement created by these patterns culminates in a mesmerising final piece. 

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“Happy and Good” - Jay Zeroual, Acrylic painting. 187 x 100 cm.
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Swipe through to explore in luscious detail Jay’s magnificent finished painting. This piece is the artist’s largest yet and we are excited to see where this emerging young artists reaches for next!

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“Happy and Good” - Jay Zeroual, Acrylic painting. 187 x 100 cm.
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Swipe through to explore in luscious detail Jay’s magnificent finished painting. This piece is  the artist’s largest yet and we are excited to see where this emerging young artists reaches for next!

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Cats by Michael Morley 🐱 Digital illustration of a range of cat breeds, drawn on an iPad. 🐈🐈‍⬛

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Cats by Michael Morley 🐱 Digital  illustration of a range of cat breeds, drawn on an iPad. 🐈🐈‍⬛

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“Canal Boats From Around the World.” - Matt Armstrong

Artwork 1: 51 cm x 41 cm
Artwork 2: 75 cm x 60 cm

“I found them from different countries. I used the iPad then the canvases. “ - Matt.

Matt has been adding layers of mixed media to his canal boat pieces on canvas over the last few weeks, with today in the studio adding the final touches of paint pen.

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“Canal Boats From Around the World.” - Matt Armstrong 

Artwork 1: 51 cm x 41 cm
Artwork 2: 75 cm x 60 cm

“I found them from different countries. I used the iPad then the canvases. “ - Matt.

Matt has been adding layers of mixed media to his canal boat pieces on canvas over the last few weeks, with today in the studio adding the final touches of paint pen. 

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Emma Evans latest completed piece. This artwork is an exciting fusion of Emma’s two main creative practises - hand embroidery and use of masked spaces in acrylic painting.

62 x 62 cm on fabric.

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Emma Evans latest completed piece. This artwork is an exciting fusion of Emma’s two main creative practises - hand embroidery and use of masked spaces in acrylic painting. 

62 x 62 cm on fabric. 

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Detail pictures (and artist process video) from one of Jay’s current works in progress. 🌞

Part of our Young Persons Artist group, Jay is an exciting creative in the studio who continues to develop his practise through scale and new techniques. His motion led brush strikes culminate in rich paintings that are laden with movement and colour.

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Detail pictures (and artist process video) from one of Jay’s current works in progress. 🌞

Part of our Young Persons Artist group, Jay is an exciting creative in the studio who continues to develop his practise through scale and new techniques. His motion led brush strikes culminate in rich paintings that are laden with movement and colour. 

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When your artwork is too big to hold it by yourself. 😎 Rosie Thompson (pictured left) with her latest large scale collage, with facilitator artist Rebecca.✨

232cm x 76 cm tissue paper on paper. Swipe through for some details! 🌞

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When your artwork is too big to hold it by yourself. 😎 Rosie Thompson (pictured left) with her latest large scale collage, with facilitator artist Rebecca.✨ 

232cm x 76 cm tissue paper on paper. Swipe through for some details! 🌞

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“Woke Trinity” - JYMA

Acrylic paint, sharpies and oil pastel on canvas.

For the past few months JYMA has been experimenting with many different ways of depicting his original poems that contain powerful messages.

The artist has this to say about his final artwork…

“These are three causes that are close to my heart. And I’m ready to share them with the world.”

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“Woke Trinity” - JYMA 

Acrylic paint, sharpies and oil pastel on canvas. 

For the past few months JYMA has been experimenting with many different ways of depicting his original poems that contain powerful messages.

The artist has this to say about his final artwork…

“These are three causes that are close to my heart. And I’m ready to share them with the world.”

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“Untitled” Emma Evans • 120 x 90 cm Mixed media on paper.

Great new completed piece by Emma, who says this about her artwork…

“I like the painting. I like the stripes.”

See a previous post for a lovely picture of Emma painting the initial blue layer!

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“Untitled” Emma Evans • 120 x 90 cm Mixed media on paper. 

Great new completed piece by Emma, who says this about her artwork…

“I like the painting. I like the stripes.” 

See a previous post for a lovely picture of Emma painting the initial blue layer! 

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“Elora” 3D textile sculpture (20cm) by Michael Morley. ✨

Michael has recently been working on a series of pieces in a variety of mediums based on an original design of Ancient Greece, two of which are pictured here.

This Ancient Greece work is from a previous series of digital illustrations Michael created based on “time travel”.

Talented at whatever technique this artist puts his hand too, this latest iteration of “Ancient Greece” showcases Michael’s attention to detail and refined approach.

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“Elora” 3D textile sculpture (20cm) by Michael Morley. ✨ 

Michael has recently been working on a series of pieces in a variety of mediums based on an original design of Ancient Greece, two of which are pictured here. 

This Ancient Greece work is from a previous series of digital illustrations Michael created based on “time travel”. 

Talented at whatever technique this artist puts his hand too, this latest iteration of “Ancient Greece” showcases Michael’s attention to detail and refined approach. 

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Michael Shepherd’s charming steam train, created with air dry clay and acrylic paint. Michael has a passion for modern and heritage railways which features heavily across his body of artwork, including this excellently finessed 3D piece.

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Michael Shepherd’s charming steam train, created with air dry clay and acrylic paint. Michael has a passion for modern and  heritage railways which features heavily across his body of artwork, including this excellently finessed 3D piece. 

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Matt, working from his own drawings of riverboats, began this piece by creating a series of interlocking shapes using modelling wire. He then wrappped the final sculpture with masking tape to use as a stencil for spray painting.

We are loving the confidence Matt is establishing in his unique creative processes.

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Matt, working from his own drawings of riverboats, began this piece by creating a series of interlocking shapes using modelling wire. He then wrappped the final sculpture with masking tape to use as a stencil for spray painting. 

We are loving the confidence Matt is establishing in his unique creative processes. 

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A0 acrylic painting of the Carlisle United football grounds by Max, a student from James Rennie post 16 who is attending our transition project this term.

Over three workshops Max carefully mixed and applied his colours to represent a place of great importance to him.

James Rennie Post 16 have attended Prism for the last 3 years as a part of our young person’s transition programme, enjoying a wide range of multidisciplinary workshops to develop their own creative practice.

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A0 acrylic painting of the Carlisle United football grounds by Max, a student from James Rennie post 16 who is attending our transition project this term. 

Over three workshops Max carefully mixed  and applied his colours to represent a place of great importance to him. 

James Rennie Post 16 have attended Prism for the last 3 years as a part of our young person’s transition programme, enjoying a wide range of multidisciplinary workshops to develop their own creative practice. 

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Untitled Sculpture by Marina, 2025. Clay. Created at the Prism Studio.

Check out more of Marina's artwork: prismarts.org.uk/artist-gallery/marina/
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Untitled Sculpture by Marina, 2025. Clay. Created at the Prism Studio. 

Check out more of Marinas artwork: https://prismarts.org.uk/artist-gallery/marina/
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