Monkey trail marks the return of the award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration
The Northern Festival of Illustration is back with a trail of decorated monkey sculptures around Hartlepool. On Saturday 18 September the fourth bi-annual event, which is organised in conjunction with The Northern Sch... Read More
Illustration graduate working to inspire northern creatives
A recent illustration graduate from The Northern School of Art has been speaking about how she is helping to inspire young northern artists. Liz Carter, who studied on the School’s BA Hons BA (Hons) Illustration... Read More
The Northern School of Art: Degree Show 2021
Tickets are now available for The Northern School of Art‘s Graduate Degree Show 2021 at the Hartlepool campus. The event from Monday 14th – Thursday 24th June is a showcase of all the incredible work from ... Read More
Discover more about our unique creative degrees in person!
An open day offering the opportunity for in-person visits to The Northern School of Art‘s university level campus to find out more about the unique creative degree courses on offer is being held on Saturday 5 Ju... Read More
Illustration and textiles alumni speaking about their creative careers
Two former illustration and textiles students of The Northern School of Art are speaking about their careers since graduating, at free online events on Wednesday 28 April. Lizzie Lovejoy, Illustration for Commercial A... Read More
Call for entries for The Northern Illustration Prize 2021
The Northern Illustration Prize is back for 2021! This is the second year of the competition organised by The Northern School of Art, supported by the professional body for illustration in the UK the AOI (Association ... Read More
Call out for images for new #WFH artwork
The Northern School of Art is on the lookout for anyone to become part of a once-in-a-generation work of art that captures the new working from home workforce (#WFH) as the nation responds to Covid-19. In a creative b... Read More
UK’s Creative Industries contribute almost £13 million to the UK economy every hour
Specialist creative institution The Northern School of Art has welcomed the publication of new statistics that reveal that the Creative Industries sector is growing more than five times faster than the national econom... Read More
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
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