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Acclaimed play’s premiere outside London features young actor fresh from new Ken Loach film

An acting student with a part in Ken Loach’s new film is in the cast of an upcoming theatre performance by the first cohort of acting students at The Northern School of Art. Alberto Dumba, who will feature in Loach’s ... Read More
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Planning application is submitted for a new film & TV studio for the North East

The Northern School of Art is one step closer to realising its vision of establishing a major film and TV production facility in the North East. A planning application has been submitted for ‘The Northern Studios’ &#8... Read More
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Students create Christmas gifts for Chernobyl’s rebel grandmas

A range of unique printed and embroidered tea towels created by textile design students at The Northern School of Art is heading for a collection of rebel grandmas celebrating Christmas in one of the world’s most toxi... Read More
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The Northern Foundation Art Prize: What’s Your Discipline?

The Northern Foundation Art Prize: What’s Your Discipline? #TheNorthernArtPrize The Northern School of Art is on the lookout for the next ‘artist to watch’. If you’re an artist, creator, designer, ma... Read More
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Spice Girls prompt trip down memory lane for the School’s costume lecturer

The announcement of next year’s Spice Girls tour sparked fond memories for a costume lecturer at The Northern School of Art, of the outfits she designed for the group when they first started out. Jane Havakin, program... Read More
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Britain’s creative industries break the £100 billion barrier

New figures reveal Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s sectors are now worth £268 billion ·         New figures show bumper growth in Britain’s film, TV, music and advertising industries ·         Depar... Read More
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Wintertide 2018

Wintertide Festival is an independent festival ran by volunteers from the Headland Festival Group. The aim is to bring the community together to celebrate local heritage, arts and culture and showcase local talent. No... Read More
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How to get into a seriously creative career

The Northern School of Art is inviting creative people of any age to discover more about its range of specialist courses. The event being held at what is one of the north’s leading arts schools will highlight de... Read More
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Alumni: Production Design for Stage and Screen, Zoe Widdowfield

Zoe Widdowfield studied Production Design for Stage and Screen and recently graduated in the summer. She came to study at degree-level from our Green Lane campus where she left with triple distinction in Level 3 Art a... Read More
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Award-winning international photojournalist’s visit inspires students

Renowned photojournalist Tom Stoddart shared stories of a career that has included covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Nelson Mandela and the Iraq war in an inspirational talk for photograp... Read More