SLART 
In 1993 I was eleven. Sitting in class one day I drew a black and white cartoon strip about an environmentally friendly earthworm. It went into the Earthworm Cartoon Quiz, a national competition run by Friends of the Earth. Raymond Briggs and Quentin Blake were two of the judges. The Quentin Blake. My earthworm was … Read more
Swindon has a new studio for outsider art. Studio BRUT opens at Arclite House this August, run by SLART and Harrie Dearing in partnership with Swindon Culture Collective and Hypha Studios. The opening night is Saturday 15 August 2026, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, at Arclite House, Century Road, Peatmoor, Swindon SN5 5YN. Two self-taught artists, one … Read more
A week off my feet, seven voice notes, ten poles from Screwfix and a first cube built and sat in. Building the answer to last week’s question, one pole at a time.
Art as space and sculpture: SLART on lit cobwebs, Musashi, hunting for materials, and building the first cube structure inside Studio BRUT.
SLART on flowing water, Robert Irwin, and the question driving his first project at Studio BRUT: what would a small calming space feel like?
SLART’s gear is in and the temporary walls are up: studio, gallery space and storage for Swindon Culture Collective. A walkthrough of Studio BRUT taking shape.
9 April 2026: a first walk around Arclite House at Peatmoor, the curved glass building that would become home to Studio BRUT.
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