Bold Raw Untrained Talent
Studio BRUT. Outsider art studio at Arclite House, Swindon.
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 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 movement.
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