Bold Raw Untrained Talent
Studio BRUT. Outsider art studio at Arclite House, Swindon.
Next show: Studio BRUT: Opening NightWhat 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 untrained 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.
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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Calling all Outsider Artists
Self-taught, overlooked, working outside the mainstream. Put your name on The BRUT List and be part of the studio.
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