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A-level students celebrate the love story of Ruth and Jim Pennyman in an exciting new exhibition with Ormesby Hall & the National Trust!

A-level students collaborated with the National Trust and Ormesby Hall on an exciting new historical exhibition that explores and celebrates the relationship between founder Jim Pennyman and his wife, Ruth Pennyman. T... Read More
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Phoebe Lynch Awarded Gold for The Norman Austick Award for Outstanding commitment to BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen!

BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen student Phoebe Lynch is the first gold-prize recipient of a new award for this year: the Norman Austick Award for Outstanding Commitment to the BA (Hons) Production D... Read More
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Costume degree student Ella Taylor works with Preston Park Costume Archive and exhibits at Ormesby Hall

BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Ella Taylor is exhibiting her work at Ormesby Hall as part of their Future Creatives exhibition, following an internship with Preston Park Archive, all whilst study... Read More
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The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development & Principal’s BA (Hons) Dissertation & Report Prize 2026 Award Winner BA (Hons) Fine Art: Olivia Breckon!

BA (Hons) Fine Art student Olivia Breckon has received the double honour of winning both The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development and the Principal’s BA (Hons) Dissertation & Report Prize 20... Read More
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Film degree students hear from Smoggie Queens and Brassic Camera Assistant Nic Sian!

BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumna Nic Sian, who graduated from our degree programme in 2021, came back to campus to speak to our students about life since graduating and working in the screen industri... Read More
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Starting in September? Here’s what our students want you to know!

Starting university is an exciting new chapter, but it’s also completely normal to feel a little nervous. The good news is that the students who are about to graduate have been exactly where you are now – and th... Read More
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Fashion, Textiles and Costume Diploma students visit Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – Visionary at Bowes Museum!

Students studying on our UAL Extended Diplomas in Fashion, Textiles and Costume recently visited Bowes Museum to see the highly anticipated Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – Visionary exhibition. Fashion Lectur... Read More
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UAL Photography Alumni Ruby Clarkson displays her work at The National Portrait Gallery!

UAL Extended Diploma in Photography alumna (2024) Ruby Clarkson is exhibiting her work at The National Portrait Gallery as part of photo project NOW, a collaboration with six universities and the National Portrait Gal... Read More
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Foundation Diploma student Theo Sunter receives Joe Cole Award for ambitious 248-painting animation project celebrating community

The Northern School of Art awards Foundation Diploma student Theo Sunter this year’s long-running Joe Cole Award for his work Party in Greenwood, a unique hand painted oil on glass, watercolour and pencil animation, w... Read More
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Stage & Screen students support Cacote Academy’s Little Shop of Horrors production at our Hartlepool Campus!

Last month, our Stage and Screen Faculty were approached to collaborate with Catcote Academy on their performance of Little Shop of Horrors, which took place in our Hartlepool campus theatre. The project saw our BA (H... Read More