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StArt

A working art studio shared by six local artists, with gallery & shop. Art for sale, workshops, events and more!

StArt is an open studio gallery space, which is shared by six talented local artists. The studio is open every Friday and Satirday, 11am - 4pm for the public to browse the artwork on offer, we also have a different guest artist's work on display every month. We also run creative events such as arts & crafts workshops, popup exhibitions, socials and more!

23/08/2026

We had a lovely relaxing afternoon creating some collage poetry! Thanks to everyone who came along and made some beautiful creations ✨️

19/08/2026

Join us this Sunday 23rd of August for a super fun Poetry Collage Workshop! Bring your creativity and let's mix words, images, and vibes to craft something truly unique. No experience required, just come along and have a go at this fun and relaxing medium.

All materials provided - just bring your imagination!

Book your tickets now via the link in our bio ✨️

09/08/2026

A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Life Drawing class this evening! It was great to see such wonderful and varied artwork 😁

Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of next month's session 👀

03/08/2026

Word of a new technology reached the shores of Word Up island (metaphorical island obvs) and what better time to debut this moving picture sorcery than ahead of the SECOND BIRTHDAY! That's right two years of Word Up. Friday 21 August, 7pm and free as always.

Bring a hat, some party rings and preparedness for some games including the return of Poetry Pass the Parcel (patent pending).

In lieu of written recollection of the event, please enjoy the video sampler. And spare a thought for the camera which perished in the process. Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it had been sick for a while. Maybe it's the fault of the poet reading when it ceased to function? We'll probably never know.

29/07/2026

Life Drawing is back at StArt!

After an extended hiatus we are restarting our popular monthly Life Drawing sessions. Join us on Sunday 9 August for a relaxed drawing session with a live model.

All abilities are welcome, and while this is not a taught class, our knowledgeable tutors will be on hand to offer advice or assistance if needed.

For more information or to book your tickets, please check the link in our bio ✨

Drawings by

06/07/2026

This post shall take the form of the mullet of a person lying on their back, which is to say, business at the top, party at the bottom.

BUSINESS - the next Word Up will be Friday 17 July, conveniently and sagely nestled between world cup matches. See yo there. 😎

Now PARTY (or recap of June's Word Up).

Floating in pearl-coloured sleep / Juliet sighs, Romeo speaks / entering burning factories too late to save anyone / is it art? it's a leaf / must everything find its way back home? / if you could just rearrange things the right way you would find your true life / too nice for a statesman too slow for a wit / your laugh is a small thing / we grip life tight

15/06/2026

We've just reached the middle of the month of the middle of the year - it's all downhill towards the void from here. But it doesn't have to be scary, it doesn't have to be futile. Let's join hands (metaphorically, though actually isn't totally off the table) this Friday 19 June for a midsummer Word Up. Will it be a dream or tossing and turning in sticky sheets till dawn breaks? Only one way to find out.

Come on down with your words and word receiving ears. It's free, it's nice and you can bring your own beers or wines or teas or biscuits. See you Friday. x

31/05/2026

May's Word Up was a hoot, way back when it was cool enough to wear trousers. Roll the temperature dice with us next month, by joining us Friday 19 June and seeing if we can cook an egg on the studio floor.

Thanks to everyone who came. Nobody read something with the SECRET WORD in it, so for the first time ever the SECRET WORD and the associated prize rolls over to next time (that was only the second time we've done the SECRET WORD, go figure).

And now for recap word salad (part of your textual picky bits, the only permissable tea in this weather):

Remember what parties are like / they are the shadows drifting across our ceiling before we wake up / the leaves sing in my dreams to you / to dream of the lead singer of Slade foretells a period of laddish behaviour / arms raised to the grateful dead / white silk in the wind / my body already knows the ending

Photo credit: James Riddick

13/05/2026

We are rapidly approaching the third Friday of the month. Again! Already! Can you believe it?

Word Up back again this Friday 15 May. Doors 7pm, start 7.30pm(ish). Lateness is absolutely tolerated though you may feel a little awkward. Speak, listen, shout (only if it's your turn) and bring your own drinks for a lovely free evening.

See you there x

21/04/2026

As you can see, some marvellous stances were formulated at Friday's Word Up. You've got plenty of time to practise yours before the next one which is Friday 15 May.

The gremlin of record keeping remembered their implements this time and so are absolved of their sins. Without further ado, the recollective word soup:

the day is seizing itself / a precise bubble like cod liver oil / the motion sickness of possibilities being born / a reel of soviet spy films / the secret word was 'dance' / your blood itches / the first lawnmower of spring / my blood is out there on that cloth / the music played but not for you / let's love on the moon

Address

Unit 3, West Tower Street
Carlisle
CA38QT

Opening Hours

Saturday	11am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Website

http://www.startopenstudios.org/

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