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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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Win or lose, up the blues! Carlisle United Football Club 💙 We love this CUFC artwork created by James Rennie student Max in the studio today. ... See MoreSee Less

Win or lose, up the blues! Carlisle United Football Club 💙 We love this CUFC artwork created by James Rennie student Max in the studio today.Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
16 hours ago

Have you followed our Prism Arts Gallery page yet? 🎨✨

Our Prism Arts Gallery page is a dedicated portfolio showcasing the latest projects and artwork from Prism's studio artists, where you will find gorgeous work like this clay sculpture by Marina.

Feast your eyes on the visual delights..
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Have you followed our Prism Arts Gallery page yet? 🎨✨

Our Prism Arts Gallery page is a dedicated portfolio showcasing the latest projects and artwork from Prisms studio artists, where you will find gorgeous work like this clay sculpture by Marina. 

Feast your eyes on the visual delights..
2 days ago

World Autism Awareness Day 💙🌍

Today, we’re sharing a powerful statement from our studio artist, JYMA:

"A Statement for World Autism Awareness Day. My name is JYMA. I am autistic. I have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), which manifests itself as 'bad thoughts'.

I believe everyone benefits when society accepts neurodiverse people for who they are.

On World Autism Awareness Day three cheers to Prism for giving me the opportunity to come inside from the storm and find myself; three cheers for Prism for giving me the time and space to develop and grow as an artist; three cheers to Prism for making me realise life really is worth living, no matter how discriminated against I am - no matter how lonely I feel sometimes.

Hip-hip hurrah! Hip-hip hurrah! Hip-hip hurrah!"

JYMA

At Prism, we are proud to provide a community for incredible individuals like JYMA. Today and every day, we celebrate the voices, creativity, and rights of autistic people.

#WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Neurodiversity #LearningDisability #AutismAcceptance #PrismStudio
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World Autism Awareness Day 💙🌍

Today, we’re sharing a powerful statement from our studio artist, JYMA:

A Statement for World Autism Awareness Day. My name is JYMA. I am autistic. I have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), which manifests itself as bad thoughts. 

I believe everyone benefits when society accepts neurodiverse people for who they are.

On World Autism Awareness Day three cheers to Prism for giving me the opportunity to come inside from the storm and find myself; three cheers for Prism for giving me the time and space to develop and grow as an artist; three cheers to Prism for making me realise life really is worth living, no matter how discriminated against I am - no matter how lonely I feel sometimes.

Hip-hip hurrah! Hip-hip hurrah! Hip-hip hurrah!

JYMA

At Prism, we are proud to provide a community for incredible individuals like JYMA. Today and every day, we celebrate the voices, creativity, and rights of autistic people.

#WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Neurodiversity #LearningDisability #AutismAcceptance #PrismStudio
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3 days ago

🎉 The Prism Shop is in Year 2! 🎉

We're celebrating a full year of the Prism Shop and our seven incredible selling artists:

🖌️ Stuart Irving
🎨 Nigel Hayman
🖼️ Annie Robinson
🖊️ Harvey Tye
🖍️ Rosie Thompson
🖋️ JYMA
🖊️ Caroline Stanley

When you purchase from the Prism Shop, you're not just buying unique, original artwork - you’re supporting learning disabled and neurodivergent artists both creatively and financially, while also helping to sustain Prism’s work. 💙

Explore the shop and celebrate this milestone with us! 🛍️✨

🔗 prismarts.org.uk/shop

Photography by Stuart Walker 📸

#PrismShop #YearTwo #SupportArtists #DisabilityArts #NeurodivergentCreatives #BuyArt
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🎉 The Prism Shop is in Year 2! 🎉

Were celebrating a full year of the Prism Shop and our seven incredible selling artists:

🖌️ Stuart Irving
🎨 Nigel Hayman
🖼️ Annie Robinson
🖊️ Harvey Tye
🖍️ Rosie Thompson
🖋️ JYMA
🖊️ Caroline Stanley

When you purchase from the Prism Shop, youre not just buying unique, original artwork - you’re supporting learning disabled and neurodivergent artists both creatively and financially, while also helping to sustain Prism’s work. 💙

Explore the shop and celebrate this milestone with us! 🛍️✨

🔗 https://prismarts.org.uk/shop
 
Photography by Stuart Walker 📸

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Catherine Quilter feeling the groove of soft pastels. ✨We are always keen to explore the sensory aspects of each material or technique and how each artist experiences these processes individually.

Beautiful photographs by 📸 Stuart Walker

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Catherine Quilter feeling the groove of soft pastels. ✨We are always keen to explore the sensory aspects of each material or technique and how each artist experiences these processes individually. 

Beautiful photographs by  📸 @stuartwalkerphotos 

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JYMA has been recently experimenting with different mediums to communicate his new poem series. 🔶🌀➿

JYMA says “that the poems are inspired by modern day problems and possible solutions” and welcomes positive or constructive feedback!

The poem series comprises of :
War Poem
My Hope for Woke
A Life Without Art

Swipe through to read each one across each 3D cube, photographed and documented by the artist himself. ✨

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JYMA has been recently experimenting with different mediums to communicate his new poem series. 🔶🌀➿

JYMA says “that the poems are inspired by modern day problems and possible solutions” and welcomes positive or constructive feedback! 

The poem series comprises of :
War Poem
My Hope for Woke
A Life Without Art

Swipe through to read each one across each 3D cube, photographed and documented by the artist himself. ✨

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Assemblage by Andrew Evans 🌀

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Assemblage by Andrew Evans 🌀

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Tom Hanley is a prolific world building artist who creates a rich diverse of characters, largely based in a fantasy, folklore and medieval inspired setting. 🏰

Recently Tom has been expanding his skills by creating large scale pieces in a variety of mediums, including watercolour paint and oil pastels. With every new piece Tom’s world building becomes a rich tapestry of characters and locations.

Pictured here are some completed works and details of works in progress.

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Tom Hanley is a prolific world building artist who creates a rich diverse of characters, largely based in a fantasy, folklore and medieval inspired setting. 🏰 

Recently Tom has been expanding his skills by creating large scale pieces in a variety of mediums, including watercolour paint and oil pastels. With every new piece Tom’s world building becomes a rich tapestry of characters and locations. 

Pictured here are some completed works and details of works in progress. 

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We’ve got some fantastic clay works in progress on the go at the moment -

▪️ Stuart has begun a 3D addition to his Dumbledore series.
▪️ Marina is working on an exciting piece based off a location in the video game Grand Theft Auto.
▪️ Catherine is making a large trophy to celebrate the work done at Prism.

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We’ve got some fantastic clay works in progress on the go at the moment - 

▪️ Stuart has begun a 3D addition to his Dumbledore series. 
▪️ Marina is working on an exciting piece based off a location in the video game Grand Theft Auto. 
▪️ Catherine is making a large trophy to celebrate the work done at Prism. 

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Rosie Thompson’s beautiful new collage - this is Rosie’s largest collage and displays her skill in layering abstract shapes to create a dynamic and textural large piece.
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Rosie Thompson’s beautiful new collage - this is Rosie’s largest collage and displays her skill in layering abstract shapes to create a dynamic and textural large piece. 
⚪️🟤🔶🟩🔵🟡◻️

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Stuart Irving has begun a series of Dumbledores, using a different medium for each interpretation. 🧙‍♂️It’s magic to see how Stuart retranslates the same reference image to create a series that is both cohesive yet with each medium demonstrating a unique output.

As shown there is pastel, acrylic paint and collage. 💫

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Stuart Irving has begun a series of Dumbledores, using a different medium for each interpretation. 🧙‍♂️It’s magic to see how Stuart retranslates the same reference image to create a series that is both cohesive yet with each medium demonstrating a unique output. 

As shown there is pastel, acrylic paint and collage. 💫

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“Feels more like close to home, close to nature, in the country.” - Nigel Hayman.

Transport yourself to a pastoral bliss with one of Nigel Hayman’s countryside scenes.

Completed with crayons on A3, Nigel has been working on a set of beautiful landscapes celebrating the verdant majesty of the British Isles.

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“Feels more like close to home, close to nature, in the country.” - Nigel Hayman.

Transport yourself to a pastoral bliss with one of Nigel Hayman’s countryside scenes. 

Completed with crayons on A3, Nigel has been working on a set of beautiful landscapes celebrating the verdant majesty of the British Isles. 

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We’ve seen beautiful artworks completed today in the studio, details as shown…

✨ Annie Robinson - “Dolly” (watercolour and marker pens)

✨ Michael Shepherd - “The Lost Track and Stations between Maryport and Carlisle” (charcoal, soft pastels and water)

✨Rosie Thompson “Magazines” (pen and soft pastels)

✨ Catherine Quilter “Spiral” (marker pens and acrylic paint)

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We’ve seen beautiful artworks completed today in the studio, details as shown…

✨ Annie Robinson - “Dolly” (watercolour and marker pens)

✨ Michael Shepherd - “The Lost Track and Stations between Maryport and Carlisle” (charcoal, soft pastels and water)

✨Rosie Thompson “Magazines” (pen and soft pastels)

✨ Catherine Quilter “Spiral” (marker pens and acrylic paint) 

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New piece “The Loop de Loop” by Matt Armstrong of a giant curly narrow boat. Matt experimented with a range of media on this piece, including chalk, pastels, ink and paint - swipe through for some juicy details!

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New piece “The Loop de Loop” by Matt Armstrong of a giant curly narrow boat. Matt experimented with a range of media on this piece, including chalk, pastels, ink and paint - swipe through for some juicy details!

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🌀 Works in progress. 🌀 Artists of Studio Arts and Focus have begun a major project which seeks to explore self initiated ideas along with developing experimentation of media. ➿ Here are just a few exciting works in progress from the start of this process.

Artists as shown :
➿ Catherine Quilter
➿ Stuart Irving
➿ Shell Oates
➿ Rosie Thompson (& detail)
➿ Nigel Hayman

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🌀 Works in progress. 🌀 Artists of Studio Arts and Focus have begun a major project which seeks to explore self initiated ideas along with developing experimentation of media. ➿ Here are just a few exciting works in progress from the start of this process. 

Artists as shown :
➿ Catherine Quilter 
➿ Stuart Irving
➿ Shell Oates
➿ Rosie Thompson (& detail) 
➿ Nigel Hayman 

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Scenes from the studio yesterday ~ Caroline Stanley is currently embracing taking her art practise to the next level through expanding her creative processes. Always keen to take on the biggest surface available to make on, Caroline has also been exploring working vertically. ✨ Watch this space as Caroline’s artwork increases in ambition with every passing week! ✨

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Scenes from the studio yesterday ~ Caroline Stanley is currently embracing taking her art practise to the next level through expanding her creative processes. Always keen to take on the biggest surface available to make on, Caroline has also been exploring working vertically. ✨ Watch this space as Caroline’s artwork increases in ambition with every passing week! ✨

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A new film rating system launched! ⭐️ JYMA has been developing his illustrative practise by making use of the iPads to create more of his distinctive image and text work. Sometimes humorous, sometimes political, always original. ✨

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A new film rating system launched! ⭐️ JYMA has been developing his illustrative practise by making use of the iPads to create more of his distinctive image and text work. Sometimes humorous, sometimes political, always original. ✨

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Two new paintings completed by Emma Evans. 🔸 Swipe through for some beautiful details of these two pieces where, alongside our studio facilitators, Emma has developed a new creative technique using masking tape to create movement and layers to her painting practise. ✨ Emma states that ripping the tape off is her favourite bit of the process.

First painting is 100 x 70, the second is 90 x 60 cm - both using acrylic paint.

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Two new paintings completed by Emma Evans. 🔸 Swipe through for some beautiful details of these two pieces where, alongside our studio facilitators, Emma has developed a new creative technique using masking tape to create movement and layers to her painting practise. ✨ Emma states that ripping the tape off is her favourite bit of the process. 

First painting is 100 x 70, the second is 90 x 60 cm - both using acrylic paint. 

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