Bold Raw Untamed Talent

Studio BRUT. Outsider art studio at Arclite House, Swindon.

Next show: Salon des Refusés: Opening Night

What is Studio BRUT?

Studio BRUT is Swindon's first professional studio for outsider artists, run by two of them. We are Harrie Dearing and SLART, both self-taught, and we built the place we could never get into: a working studio at Arclite House, with periodic exhibitions, where bold raw untamed talent gets made, shown and taken seriously. In partnership with Swindon Culture Collective and Hypha Studios. Come to a show, join The BRUT List, or just come and see what art looks like when nobody asked permission.

More about us

Words on our wall

“Start to draw and find out what happens. And, I will mention this in the hope that it may be of some encouragement, I have no professional qualifications at all!”

Sir Quentin Blake, in a message of support to Studio BRUT, July 2026
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Next event

Painting of a crowned figure with downcast eyes, the poster image for Salon des Refusés at Studio BRUT

Salon des Refusés: Opening Night

Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Arclite House, Century Road, Peatmoor, Swindon SN5 5YN (free parking in front of the building)

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