Archive image

Call for entries as expanded Foundation Art Prize 2026 launches

The Northern School of Art has expanded its prestigious Foundation Art Prize for 2026, introducing two age categories to give even more emerging creatives the opportunity to showcase their artistic talent. For the fir... Read More
Archive image

Acting and Film degree students make debut at Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle as InterAct Festival expands

Acting for Stage and Screen students from The Northern School of Art will perform at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, for the first time this year as part of the InterAct Festival 2026, showcasing bold and exciting cont... Read More
Archive image

Model Making and Props degree student Molly helps to bring children’s train designs to life

Second year BA (Hons) Model Making and Props degree students have used their creative skills to bring sketches of children’s ‘dream trains’ to life. The group was working on a live brief project with... Read More
Archive image

Acting student Katie enjoys masterclass on one of theatre’s most influential art forms, commedia dell’arte

Second year (BA) Hons Acting for Stage and Screen degree students enjoyed an expert insight into the colourful, comically anarchic world of commedia dell’arte at a recent workshop with MeeMee Theatre. The specialist c... Read More
Archive image

Costume design students Lola and Rhiannon’s festive work experience with Snow White panto

Second year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design students enjoyed some festive work experience with AJ Theatrical Productions making the costumes for a production of Snow White. The pantomime at Hartlepool Tow... Read More
Archive image

Live brief with major production allows costume design degree student Eleanor to make the most of her course skills

In the first year of her BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation and Design degree student Eleanor McConnell was able to experience first-hand the huge benefits to students of working on live briefs. After joining The Northe... Read More
Archive image

Graphic design students named as UK’s top young designers at this year’s WorldSkills UK competition

Two graphic design students from The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus have been crowned as the UK’s top young designers at the 2025 WorldSkills UK competition. Second year UAL Graphic & Digital Design... Read More
Archive image

Set design degree students create stunning backdrop for powerful play by TransformersHPL, a local charity based in Hartlepool

The team behind a powerful new production tackling themes of women’s rights, resistance and cultural identity has praised the creative partnership it established for a live brief project with the BA (Hons) Set Design ... Read More
Archive image

Stunning large-scale public art banners created by Textiles and Surface Design students for historic railway celebrations

Talented BA (Hons) Textiles and Surface Design degree students from The Northern School of Art’s Hartlepool campus helped to mark a major moment in history with a recent live brief project. As part of the S&DR200 ... Read More
Archive image

Film, TV and Theatre degree students bring community film Lucky Penny to life

Two final-year BA (Hons) Film, TV and Theatre Production students from The Northern School of Art, Stuart Hunter and Max Ferguson, are celebrating the success of Lucky Penny – the debut film from Hartlepool-base... Read More