WELCOME TO CUMBRIA'S
ARTS AND CULTURE

Cumbria has a rich heritage of arts and culture as well as a thriving community of contemporary artists, craftspeople, theatres arts venues, events and festivals. 

This website is designed to share with you some of that richness and to provide information that will enable audiences and visitors to further enjoy the cultural gems of Cumbria.

For more information visit the headings in the menu bar above to access the different sections of the Cumbria Artefacts website.

2008 is the National Year of Reading (more information)   From basic literacy skills to reading for pleasure, everyone can benefit from reading.  Whether you love magazines or manga, romance or rap lyrics, poetry or play scripts, biographies or board books, whether you're a parent, a carer or teenager, we want you to read more, and, encourage others to read more too.  Everything starts with reading, and reading is life changing!

We are launching Cumbria’s National Year of Reading with 10 at 10 on Wednesday 23rd April 2008.  We want you to take 10 minutes out of your day to read – it doesn’t have to be at 10 a.m and it doesn’t matter what you read, we just want you to read!  Free reads for everyone at your local library.  Join today!  To find out more visit: cumbria.gov.uk/libraries

Youth Events

Voluntary Arts Project, Cumbria

Languages