Prism Arts Gallery

Prism Arts Gallery Welcome to the Prism Arts Gallery page – a dedicated portfolio showcasing the latest projects and artwork from the Prism Arts Studio in Carlisle.

Explore and celebrate the creativity of our studio artists as we share their work, process, and achievements.

Nottingham Castle by Nigel Hayman, A2 in watercolour and marker pen. 🌲🌳 Nigel says “I chose this as it is a historical l...
24/07/2025

Nottingham Castle by Nigel Hayman, A2 in watercolour and marker pen. 🌲🌳 Nigel says “I chose this as it is a historical landmark and very nice looking building.”

We are winding down getting ready for the summer break, and we’ve had three beautiful fresh feeling pieces from the stud...
22/07/2025

We are winding down getting ready for the summer break, and we’ve had three beautiful fresh feeling pieces from the studio today.

Abstract paper collage by Rosie Thompson.

Watercolour folklore creature by Tom Hanley.

Expressive paint stick mark making by Molly Prince.

Weighing in at almost 1.5 km (and what is estimated to be over 4km of yarn) is Catherine Quilter’s latest giant Pom Pom ...
21/07/2025

Weighing in at almost 1.5 km (and what is estimated to be over 4km of yarn) is Catherine Quilter’s latest giant Pom Pom ! 🧶🌀💫

Catherine has been working away at creating this across multiple weeks and today it was finally cut and shaped after many hours of hard work wrapping yarn and plastic ribbon.

This is the next in a sequence of Pom Poms this artist has made, and is the biggest yet! ✨

Paul Leith inspired workshop. 🌞 Today we had a cracking morning spent looking at local artist and colour maestro for in...
17/07/2025

Paul Leith inspired workshop. 🌞 Today we had a cracking morning spent looking at local artist and colour maestro for inspiration. ✨

We enjoyed watching a short documentary about the artist and spotting local Carlisle landmarks, which also feature heavily in his artworks. 🟩

Using paper cut collage to replicate the artist’s bold graphic style, each artist worked also with their own distinctive styles to depict landscapes and characters.

Artists as shown:
🔸 Michael Shepherd
🔹 Andrew Evans
🔸 Tom Hanley
🔹 Rosie Thompson
🔸 Nigel Hayman
🔹 Andrew Evans
🔸 Michael Shepherd
🔹 Catherine Quilter
🔸 JYMA

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JYMA has continued developing his digital illustrative style and has created many fruitful digital series of works. As w...
17/07/2025

JYMA has continued developing his digital illustrative style and has created many fruitful digital series of works. As with his analogue created artwork he covers many topics, from political statements and social activism through to charming representations of day to day life.

Within this collection are his “All Sorts” pieced which demonstrate a message for equality through a witty lens.

Beautiful new marine themed piece by Stuart Iriving, measuring 100 x 81 cm, was created using a variety of layered techn...
14/07/2025

Beautiful new marine themed piece by Stuart Iriving, measuring 100 x 81 cm, was created using a variety of layered techniques ranging from acrylic paint, pastels and paint pens.

Resulting in a large rich artwork Stuart continues with full strength to create art based off imagery from his travels.

Another studio day, another amazing day as artists in residence at 😎🌟 Our artists who create on Thursdays have visited ...
10/07/2025

Another studio day, another amazing day as artists in residence at 😎🌟 Our artists who create on Thursdays have visited their artwork throughout Tullie and have brought more creativity and colour to the Tullie City Hall Studio.

Not only that, but the Thursday crew were part of an incredible live-streamed tour of the exhibition as part of peer group ‘Explorers Network’ … more on that soon!

There’s still 3 more days to visit and check out the artwork yourself, open during Tullie hours and throughout all of their free to access spaces. 🌀

Throughout this week you are able to watch on the big screen Thomas Joseph Hanley’s charming stop motion animation “Plan...
09/07/2025

Throughout this week you are able to watch on the big screen Thomas Joseph Hanley’s charming stop motion animation “Planet of the Shapes” at in the Lecture Hall (accessed via the old Tullie building).

Tom has been working hard throughout the year to create parts 1 and 2 of his original sci-fi story - and the results are fantastic.

An avid world builder, Tom looked to one his key creative inspirations of Oliver Postgate to create work in a traditional style, choosing soft colour pencils and paper cut shapes to create a tactile imaginative animation story.

If you aren’t able to make it to Tullie, both parts 1 and 2 are available to watch on our YouTube channel, just search for ‘Prism Arts’!

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As part of our artist residency at we have had the pleasure of visiting their current dinosaur exhibition, here are som...
08/07/2025

As part of our artist residency at we have had the pleasure of visiting their current dinosaur exhibition, here are some fantastic textural dinosaur inspired artwork.

Artists as shown:
Katie Rudd
Marina Arnott
Connie Dodds
Millie

“Tullie feels like our second home for Prism.” - Millie, studio artistTuesday at Tullie. 😎 Our amazing young person stud...
08/07/2025

“Tullie feels like our second home for Prism.”
- Millie, studio artist

Tuesday at Tullie. 😎 Our amazing young person studio group had a fantastic day as artists in residence at as part of our exhibition of artwork across the building. 🌞

Our artists took a tour of all the artwork, including the amazing showreel in the lecture hall, and created some group work in the city hall studio.

The exhibition continues to be open across all the free to access spaces at Tullie for the rest of the week and weekend - who knows, you may even see some artists in residence!

We will also be featuring artwork created by our artists whilst in residence at this week, running alongside our stunni...
07/07/2025

We will also be featuring artwork created by our artists whilst in residence at this week, running alongside our stunning exhibition of original artwork.

What better to start with than this lush piece created by Molly Prince using paint sticks on A2 paper.

It’s open! 🥳💫 PRISM 2025 is now officially open all week to the public across all the free to access spaces at 🌞 We ki...
07/07/2025

It’s open! 🥳💫 PRISM 2025 is now officially open all week to the public across all the free to access spaces at 🌞 We kicked off the week and had our first group of artists in residence in the Tullie studio space, where they also had the immense pleasure of checking out their artwork in situ.

Make a day of it and explore the newly refurbished Tullie and cafe, and enjoy experiencing the incredible selection of artwork for yourself. ✨🌞

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