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A Nativity Goes Wrong & Grimm Up North – Two Festive Productions from UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students!

UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students are preparing for their final school performances of 2025 which will showcase original works written, devised and performed by our students inspired by the festive season. Pe... Read More
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BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX students Olivia Yell & Sarah Elwin work on TVIFF dark comedy Tania by alumni Adam Bouadba!

CCAD Film alumni Adam Bouadba premiered his dark comedy Tania staring Stephen Tompkinson at this year’s Tees Valley International Film Festival. The production was funded by a TVIFF scholarship initiative and describe... Read More
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From Student to Screen: How Art School Graduates Break Into Film & TV

At The Northern School of Art we offer multiple pathways into the stage and screen industries, through our degree programmes in BA (Hons) Film,  TV & Theatre Production, BA(Hons) Model Making & Props, BA (Hons... Read More
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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
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Erdem & Wednesday Designer Steph Greenwood joins our BA (Hons) Fashion degree department!

Staff spotlight on the latest addition to our BA (Hons) Fashion degree department Lecturer Steph Greenwood who joins us from an illustrious career that has seen her work her way up the industry in ateliers, design tea... Read More
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UAL Acting Diploma students attend storytelling workshop & A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at The Lowry Theatre!

First and second year UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen students recently enjoyed an inspiring trip to The Lowry Theatre in Manchester to see A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong by the acclaimed Mischief ... Read More
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MA Design Practice grad Lily Rose Cockfield nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award!

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, ... Read More
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Animation & Illustration students make their annual visit to Aardman studios in Bristol!

This month our students made their annual trip to visit Aardman studios in Bristol, the opportunity to visit the home of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run creators is a part of our course partnersh... Read More
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Foundation Diploma Alumni George Hutton captures Whitby Goth Weekend for i-D Magazine!

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 particip... Read More
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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