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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
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Students and staff use creative talents to mark WW1 centenary

Students and staff at The Northern School of Art have collaborated on a series of events to mark the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice. A dramatic cascade of over 1500 poppies han... Read More
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Photography graduate’s powerful images feature in Great War Armistice commemoration exhibition

A series of powerful contemporary images of The Somme by a photography graduate from The Northern School of Art form part of an ambitious commemoration for the Centenary of the Great War Armistice. Local photographer ... Read More
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Fine art lecturer questions popular views of the mother in Prague exhibition

A space formerly used for communist propaganda in Prague is the venue for a series of giant images by a fine art lecturer at The Northern School of Art that seek to challenge populist representations of the mother. Ma... Read More

Acting Students Workshop with National Theatre Company, Frantic Assembly

On Friday 19th October, national theatre company, Frantic Assembly ran a movement workshop for the acting students. This award winning, leading company are the movement directors behind The Curious Incident of the Dog... Read More
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ALUMNI // Interview with Contemporary Applied Artist, Jessica Langford

We grabbed a chat with alumni student Jessica Langford who studied Applied Arts with us here at The Northern School of Art. Since graduating, Jess has gone on to become a contemporary applied artist creating jewelry, ... Read More
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Hats off to fashion historian and broadcaster as she visits The Northern School of Art

Costume degree students at The Northern School of Art showed off their millinery skills when leading fashion historian Amber Butchart visited The School’s Hartlepool campus. Amber spent time chatting to a number of st... Read More
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Youth theatre festival attracts an audience from across the north

The Northern School of Art is supporting an event celebrating youth theatre which has attracted young people from across the north east and Yorkshire. Groups from Newcastle, Hexham, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Barna... Read More
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The Northern School of Art welcomes next round of ACE’s Creative People and Places project funding

Pat Chapman, Vice Principal at The Northern School of Art, reflects on the impact art and culture has on the lives of young and old and how it can transform lives. He is urging people to find out more about the next r... Read More