Dec 12 2025

UAL Photography diploma students team-up with four local businesses!

Final year students on our UAL Extended Diploma in Photography course have been working on a live brief with four cli...Read More
Dec 11 2025

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 showc...Read More
Dec 09 2025

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 I...Read More
Dec 08 2025

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 pro...Read More
Dec 05 2025

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 ...Read More
Dec 04 2025

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 ...Read More
Dec 03 2025

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 tr...Read More
Nov 26 2025

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...Read More
Nov 26 2025

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 Whit...Read More
Nov 25 2025

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 pra...Read More
Nov 20 2025

Jack Fowler is the recipient of The Gavin Murphy Achievement Award 2025!

Recent BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production graduate Jack Fowler is the recipient of The Gavin Murphy Achievem...Read More
Nov 18 2025

CCAD Alumni & Creative Lauren Staley hosts The Art House at Wintertide Festival 2025!

Spotlight on former CCAD graduate Lauren Staley, 41 years old from Hartlepool. Lauren is a teacher, jewellery designe...Read More
Nov 18 2025

Andrea Wood awarded The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development 2025!

Mature BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Ajay is the recipient of the Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Devel...Read More
Nov 13 2025

MA Student Jenni Lloyd highly commended in this years Creative Conscience Awards!

MA Design Practice  student Jenni Lloyd has received a highly commended award in this years Creative Conscience Award...Read More
Nov 07 2025

Stunning large-scale public art banners created by Textiles and Surface Design students for historic railway celebrations

Talented BA (Hons) Textiles and Surface Design degree students from The Northern School of Art’s Hartlepool campus he...Read More
Nov 06 2025

CPD Photography Workshop for Tees Valley Teachers in collaboration with Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)

We’re delighted to host two free of charge CPD Teacher workshops  in collaboration with the Tees Valley Combined Auth...Read More
Nov 04 2025

Graphics degree students Kayleigh Robinson, Mac Brown and Birdie Fitzsimmons win Creative Conscience Awards!

BA (Hons) Graphic Design students Kayleigh Robinson, Mac Brown and Birdie Fitzsimmons have all received awards in thi...Read More
Nov 03 2025

Film, TV and Theatre degree students bring community film Lucky Penny to life

Two final-year BA (Hons) Film, TV and Theatre Production students from The Northern School of Art, Stuart Hunter and ...Read More
Oct 31 2025

Call for Papers for Nightmare ‘26 focuses on the reciprocal relationship between horror cinema and video games

The organisers of the Nightmare ’26 research conference are inviting proposals for 15-minute papers to be prese...Read More
Oct 24 2025

UAL 3D Design student Phoebe Allan wins AV Dawson competition re-designing striking new locomotive!

UAL Extended Diploma in 3D Design (Interiors, Architecture & Productions) student Phoebe Allan is the winner of a...Read More
Oct 23 2025

Production design degree students help bring history to life as part of year-long live brief for S&DR200 celebrations

Final-year BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen students at The Northern School of Art have spent the p...Read More
Oct 22 2025

The Northern School of Art partners with The North East Playwriting Award!

We are excited to be official education partners with The North East Playwriting Award 25/26! Applications are now op...Read More
Oct 17 2025

North East Screen teams up with The Northern School of Art to nurture future screen industry talent

Introducing Connected Campus, an innovative pilot programme designed to equip students with the skills, experience, a...Read More
Oct 13 2025

Leading creative industry news platform Creative Boom spotlights Hartlepool as “one of the UK’s most exciting creative centres”

An article on Creative Boom, one of the most widely read news platforms in the creative industries, has identified Ha...Read More
Oct 10 2025

Postgraduate student Sophie Johnston wins a Creative Conscience Award for her Mental Health Awareness project

MA Design Practice student Sophie Johnston has won a Creative Conscience Award in the Mental Health Category,  the aw...Read More
Oct 06 2025

Hartlepool Film and TV village construction timeline revealed

Timescales for a £33.5m project to expand Hartlepool’s film and TV studios and create a new production village ...Read More
Oct 06 2025

BA (Hons) Costume graduate Christina Marshall works on the set of Netflix series Adolescence!

BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design graduate Christina Marshall worked on the award-winning Netflix series A...Read More
Oct 03 2025

BA (Hons) Production Design Graduate Christy Robinson receives The Drive & Determination Award!

BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen graduate Christy Robinson ended her three years of study by receiv...Read More
Sep 29 2025

BA (Hons) Fashion degree students work with Barbour!

Students on our BA (Hons) Fashion degree programme had the exciting opportunity to work on a live brief with heritage...Read More
Sep 24 2025

BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX graduate Connor Thompson receives the Orbital FX Technical Excellence Award 2025!

BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX graduate Connor Thompson received Orbital FX Technical Excellence Award 2025! ...Read More
Sep 22 2025

Teesside Hospice X Northern School of Art’s Second Hand September 2025!

Our UAL Extended Diploma in Fashion students are teaming up with Teesside Hospice for Second Hand September a campaig...Read More
Sep 19 2025

Northern Art undergraduates work on spectacular S&DR200 Festival events in Darlington & Stockton!

Degree students across our Stage & Screen degree programmes including acting, production design, costume, textile...Read More
Sep 17 2025

Planning approval secured for major expansion of Hartlepool’s film and TV production industry

A £33.5 million major expansion of film and television production facilities in Hartlepool is officially underway, fo...Read More
Sep 16 2025

Artist Rachel Lancaster reflects on her student days and Baltic exhibition with sister Laura

Renowned artist Rachel Lancaster, who studied on the Foundation Diploma at The Northern School of Art when it was kno...Read More
Sep 11 2025

BA (Hons) Fine Art Grad Carl Truscott receives The New Graduate Award 2025!

BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Carl Truscott shares this years New Graduate Award with fellow student Clare Massey. The ...Read More
Sep 10 2025

BA (Hons) Textiles Student Of The Year 2025 Frances Fletcher!

Graduate Frances Fletcher is the recipient of The Textiles Student of the Year 2025! The award recognises the overall...Read More
Sep 09 2025

UAL Graphics students Jess Sweet and Cambell Raine reach World Skills UK Graphic Design competition final in Wales!

UAL Graphics & Digital Design students Jess Sweet and Cambell Raine have reached the finals of the WorldSkills UK...Read More