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Help for emerging creatives to kick start their careers

by Rachel Smith | Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News

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 and Nick Malyan have been running the non profit...

Illustration lecturer’s hommage to Krampus puts the horror into Christmas

by Rachel Smith | Dec 4, 2019 | Hartlepool Events, Illustration, Latest News

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 commission. One of his regular clients asked Nick,...

Textiles graduate’s amazing success story

by Rachel Smith | Dec 3, 2019 | Hartlepool Events, Latest News, Textiles

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 previous prize winner in the annual Hand & Lock Prize...

Costume Graduate’s work on display at Gainsborough Hall

by The Northern | Nov 26, 2019 | Alumni, Costume Blog, Course News, Latest News

Costume graduate Eileesh Lightowler showcased her Catherine Parr costume at our Made By degree show back in June. Now the showstopping costume is displayed at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire to portray the wears of King Henry VIII’s 6th wife....

Exhibition celebrates 50 years of talented Tees Valley artists

by Rachel Smith | Nov 25, 2019 | Latest News

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 by established artists, including one of David...

Costume design students’ work on show in prestigious The Bowes Museum exhibition

by Rachel Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | Costume Blog, Latest News

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 exhibition at The Bowes Museum. The costumes are featured...
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