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Explosive play offers an insight into the mayhem of a memorable New Year’s Eve

Acting degree students at The Northern School of Art are marking the start of the year with a high energy production that captures a memorable New Year’s Eve in Manchester. ‘Rage’ is an explosive throwback to a night ... Read More
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Hannah’s spell-binding set enchants browsers in Europe’s biggest bookshop

An installation by a graduate of The Northern School of Art‘s specialist film and theatre set design course is enchanting book-buyers in Europe’s biggest bookstore. Hannah Postlethwaite, pictured below, wh... Read More
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Production design students go on an underwater adventure

Students from The Northern School of Art have been using their creative set design talents to help produce a children’s creative play installation – on dry land. The School’s Production Design degree students ha... Read More
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Help for emerging creatives to kick start their careers

Together with our friends at Empty Shop, we have put together the infographic above to signpost creatives to networks, websites and organisations who help others to take and create chances. Founders Carlo Viglianisi a... Read More
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Illustration lecturer’s hommage to Krampus puts the horror into Christmas

The festive season has taken on a darker tone for The Northern School of Art Illustration lecturer Nick Holmes, who had to draw inspiration from a scary Santa tradition from Central European folklore for a recent comm... Read More
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Textiles graduate’s amazing success story

A fascinating interview with textiles graduate Suzanne Treacy was featured in a recent edition of the leading embroidery and needle craft magazine Mr X Stitch. The publication was catching up with Suzanne as a previou... Read More
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Exhibition celebrates 50 years of talented Tees Valley artists

An exhibition featuring work from world-famous artists, many of them alumni of The Northern School of Art, that showcases half a century of artistic talent from the Tees Valley is on show in Middlesbrough. Paintings b... Read More
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Costume design students’ work on show in prestigious The Bowes Museum exhibition

A series of garments created by costume design students at The Northern School of Art that were inspired by the female heroines of a renowned seventeenth century Italian painter are on show as part of a major exhibiti... Read More
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Illustration lecturer wins dream commission with leading make-up brand

Some exciting news for The Northern School of Art Illustration lecturer, Frances Moffat, who has worked on a commission with a high profile make-up brand that has collaborated with Lady Gaga. Frances, pictured below, ... Read More
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Works by School’s print technician, established artist Kathryn Bell, to go sale at the National Glass Centre

At The Northern School of Art we’re very proud of our creative, specialist and collaborative community. Our students are taught by industry specialists, many of whom are practitioners who continue to work across... Read More