ALUMNI NEWS & STORIES

Amy Hastings is an artist, business owner and successful social media marketeer who, since graduating BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design in 2020, has developed her career incredibly over the last six years. Amy has an expanding product line that ranges from custom made rugs and throws to hair clips, clothing, original paintings and more. Through building a successful Etsy […]

Alumni Rachel Deakin who completed a diploma in graphics (2013) and BA (Hons) Photography in (2016) is featured in Always Seen But Overlooked alongside fellow alumni Sam Blackwood, C-DYER, Silas Field, Harry Garrens, David Maughan and Adam Shaw and other contemporary artists in a new group exhibition curated by C-Dyer at Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery which runs until March this […]

BA (Hons) Fine Art Alumni Charly Mupenga opened the first exhibition at The Factory Window on 46 Linthorpe Road this February with a solo show of his original pieces. Charly is an extraordinary contemporary impressionist painter and muralist hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now based in Teesside, and a graduate of our BA (Hons) Fine Art degree, Charly’s […]

Alumni spotlight on 23 year old Ruby Allen who recently wrapped on a her first over-seas production horror fantasy film The Elder Scrolls: Morrorwind in Hong Kong. The opportunity followed her working on The Belfast Grand Central Station national ad campaign Imagine where we can go that saw her featured in video ads and billboards across Belfast as well as […]

CCAD Entertainment Design Crafts degree alumni Emily Carter, who graduated in 2006, from Todmorden West Yorkshire, will be launching her first solo exhibition Feeling into the unknown at Hartlepool Art Gallery this month. The exhibition will feature work from her student adult learners and explores her creative practice exploring “grief, emotion, and inner experience through intuitive painting whilst connecting to […]

Since graduating only last year BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumni 23 year old Hannah Trafford has gone from strength to strength working on a wide range of projects since graduating; from the circus to children’s theatre! After recently finishing her role as Company Manager for the West End Irish dance production of Eireann by a Taste of Ireland […]

Theatre group Ensemble ’84 which counts BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen and MA Directing & Theatre Making alumni Stephen Lister as a part of its cast, won three awards at this year’s North East Culture awards. Ensemble ’84 was formed in 2024 by Artistic Director Mark Dornford-May. Inspired by Mark’s work with Isango Ensemble, a Theatre company rooted […]

MA Design Practice alumni Lily Rose Cockfield, 24 years old based in Hartlepool, was recently nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Hartlepool Business Awards! Lily studied with us at college, university and postgraduate level starting at UAL Level 3 Diploma in Art & Design, A-level Textiles, a undergraduate degree in BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface […]

Spotlight on Photographer and UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design alumni George Hutton, 28 years old from Whitby, who recently had a series of his images documenting Whitby’s Goth Weekend and its participants published by i-D as a part of their straight-up series, “a long running series i-D does where they feature full length portraits of people in different […]

Spotlight on former CCAD graduate Lauren Staley, 41 years old from Hartlepool. Lauren is a teacher, jewellery designer and creator of The Art House, Wintertide Festival’s newest creative attraction which see Lauren open up her home to visitors as a studio house space inviting members of the public to tour studios, attend workshops and other immersive experiences. Lauren explains “visitors […]