The Historic Quarter Arts Festival is officially underway, and all the entries can be seen in businesses around the Historic Quarter.
But that’s not the only thing going on here…
Rest Under the Stars
Sit back and relax under the starry ceiling of Carlisle Cathedral while their Rest Under The Stars installation runs (until September 2) – accompanied by a soundscape specially crafted by the Prism Arts team.
If you prefer to be out and about…
As part of the Historic Quarter Arts Festival, the cathedral is bringing back its free summer watercolour activity this month. On Monday August 22 families can hire a watercolour pack and enjoy painting in the undercroft or outside in the cathedral precinct.
Need more art?
Of course you do. The 53rd exhibition by Carlisle and Cumbria Artists takes place in the Fratry from August 7 to 21 in the Fratry at Carlisle Cathedral, showing a wide variety of original paintings in various modes (including landscapes as well as figurative and still life work in both contemporary and traditional styles – all of which are for sale).
Hot on its heels is the Synergy Art Exhibition organised by StArt Exhibitions and Carlisle Contemporary which takes place in the Fratry from August 26 to September 8.
Where to find your favourite artist
We’ve put together a table to show where artwork is currently on display – there’s even a handy map to help you get around.
| Artist | Work | Location |
| Adel Bishara | Girl with the pearl necklace | Intro |
| Girl with the headdress | Intro | |
| Alex Jakob-Whitworth | Light Shimmers at Talkin Tarn | Intro |
| The Quiet of Dawn in Bitts Park | Amatos | |
| Snowy Travelling on the Settle to Carlisle line | Intro | |
| Alyssa Saha | Carlisle Cathedral | Intro |
| Carlo Castelvecchi | ‘I’ll never not miss a night at the launderette’ | Sculpture House Hair |
| ‘A room with my view’ | Vinyl Cafe | |
| Caroline Abbotsford | Untitled | Intro |
| Cheryl Scales | Town Centre | Intro |
| Daniel Ibbotson | K – Rocks the Grey | Intro |
| David Mandle | Old Town Hall | Intro |
| Dawn Hurton | John Kent | Intro |
| Dawn Mills | Queen 1/7 | Immortal Ink |
| Cartimandua A/P | Immortal Ink | |
| Ellie Gascoyne | Waiting for the storm to pass | Intro |
| Elli Logan-AIrey | Gathering at the historic quarter of Carlisle | Intro |
| Eric Shaw | Carlisle Castle | Intro |
| Fiona Twigg | Highmore House | Hayward Todd |
| Gail Horsfield | Sands Centre | Cakes and Ale |
| Helen Musso | Carlisle cathedral | Intro |
| Lily Greenwood | Heart of Carlisle | Intro |
| Hessian Sachs | No title | Intro |
| John Mather | No title | Tullie House |
| Justine Varah | Carlisle Town Centre | Cakes and Ale |
| Karen Shane | Waiting for the storm to pass | Castle Chocolates |
| Kate Durdy | The Miniature Queen of Carlisle | Intro |
| Malcolm Little | Guildhall | Castlegate Coffee House |
| Abbey Gate | Castlegate Coffee House | |
| Malcolm Wilson | Carlisle Cloud Storage | Bookends |
| Dixon’s Chimney | Intro | |
| River Caldew No 15 | Intro | |
| The College Move (Karen Jones) | Bookends | |
| Martin Evans | Rickerby Park (Suspension Bridge) | Abbey House Hairdressers |
| Under Eden Bridge (Spring) | Intro | |
| Micha Skinner | Luguvalium | Ashbridge and Brown |
| Michelle Graham | Abbey Street | E.S Hairdressers |
| Michelle Russell | The Citadel | Northern Vacuums |
| The Citadel with additional characters | Intro | |
| Nicole Bishop | No title | Intro |
| Paul Whittaker | Intro | |
| Pete Pieri | Carlisle 2022 | Intro |
| Rosa Butler | No title | Hayward Todd |
| Roxanne Denny | Trinity | Intro |
| Sarah Colgate | St Albans Row | FujiFilm |
| The Guildhall Museum | Ashbridge and Brown | |
| Seren Shaw | City of Lights Carlisle Cathedral | Abbey House Hairdressers |
| Sophie Steadman | Carlisle Cathedral | Foxes Cafe |
| Carlisle Cathedral | Tullie House | |
| Suzannah Brookes | Anecdotes of Carlisle | Northern Vacuums |
| Tim Watson | The fragments that remain | Intro |
| Wendy Thomas | Bitts Park | Intro |
| William Kerr | Sculpture House Hair | |
| Yvette Earl | Carlisle Cathedral | Intro |
- Want to know more about the The Historic Quarter Arts Festival? Head to the main page.