I can handle another 949 days of this school, I think

When we received a reader story by 10 year old Delilah we were so taken by their humour and imagination […] Read More

Queer Punk duo bringing Joyous Rage to The Brickyard

As a little ice-breaker before their much anticipated visit to Carlisle, we wanted to get to know siblings Sean and […] Read More

The Anarchist Potter Celebrating Imperfection

If Kurt Cobain was a plate, he would have been turned, glazed, fired…and smashed, by Luke Morgan. Queer Cumbria are […] Read More

Why the king’s speech stinks

Some artists, when faced with the stark white walls of a gallery space, would be forgiven for taking a nervous […] Read More

TRICK OR TREAT?! BELLA HOWARD SHOOTS THE KIDS OF CARLISLE

Back in 2022 Bella Howard took time off from shooting fashion campaigns and pop culture superstars to visit Carlisle with […] Read More

THEN & NOW

Eight years after the iconic photo was taken by Stephen Benson, Queer Cumbria catch up with the young person in […] Read More

Emerging Artist | Leon

Tell us a bit about yourself… Leon, 19 and from Carlisle…I’m studying illustration at the University of Huddersfield and I […] Read More

Our Fave Moments of Graduate Art

Art is hard to write about sometimes. I have always struggled to put my feelings about it into words without […] Read More

It’s Proud Out West!

Whitehaven now has its first ever Pride thanks to a brand new CIC, Proud and Diverse Cumbria (PADC). We chatted […] Read More

100 Years of Youth Culture

In 2022 I had the pleasure of working with the Museum of Youth Culture to collect and exhibit images of […] Read More

Film | Queer in Cumbria

Created by Jade Ward, Queer in Cumbria is a short documentary designed to highlight and elevate queer voices while also […] Read More

Poem | 25 and F*ck

Middle pit, stomach Anxiety thick Life’s a kick in the gut Anxiety, cut the glut Forever stuck in a rut […] Read More