Alumni Spotlight: BA (Hons) Graphic Design’s Jem Solley on Designing for the West End and Broadway
Alumni Spotlight on BA (Hons) Graphic Design alumni (2022) Jem Solley, age 25, who has built an impressive freelance ...Read MoreConnected Campus partnership with North East Screen delivers real positive impact for students!
The Northern School of Art’s partnership with North East Screen Connected Campus launched late last year and is...Read MoreThe Northern School of Art Summer Show 2026!
The Northern School of Art’s annual college-level Summer Show will celebrate the talents of this year’s leavers acros...Read MoreAlumni Spotlight on Robbie Tweedale: From Film Degree to Emmerdale!
BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumni Robbie Tweedale, who graduated in 2022, offers interesting insight...Read MoreGreetings from Barcelona! College level students visit Barcelona’s famous cultural sites!
College-level students on our UAL Extended Diploma’s in 3D Design, Graphic & Digital Design, Photography, I...Read MoreThe Northern School of Art ranked top FE college in England for student achievement
The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus has been ranked as the top-performing further education provider fo...Read MoreFinal call for entries for the Foundation Art Prize 2026!
Entries for this year’s Foundation Art Prize close on May 1st. Find out more about The Northern School of Art&#...Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Textiles degree graduate and business owner Charlotte Jarps!
BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design alumni Charlotte-Louise Jarps from Darlington has created a unique business s...Read MoreAnimation graduate Dan Michael wins Royal Television Society student award
An ambitious and visually experimental final-year film, which took BA (Hons) Animation graduate Dan Michael over five...Read MoreNightmare26 horror conference to explore gaming and cinema
The Northern School of Art’s specialist Stage and Screen faculty is hosting an international conference exploring the...Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Amy Hastings on turning textiles design into a thriving brand!
Amy Hastings is an artist, business owner and successful social media marketeer who, since graduating BA (Hons) Texti...Read MoreKeeping History of Art A-level thriving in the North East
With just 80 schools in England offering History of Art at A-level, The Northern School of Art in Middlesbrough is he...Read MoreNew Governors welcomed to the School’s Corporation Board
The Northern School of Art has welcomed new members to its Corporation Board, the governing body responsible for sett...Read MoreBA (Hons) Photography students produce music videos with musicians Lurcher and Cybill Endzz!
Second year BA (Hons) Photography degree students undertook an exciting industry-focused project for their module Mov...Read MoreOur college-level campus in Middlesbrough delivers second Skills Builder Week!
This year our Middlesbrough Campus launched its second Skills Builder week, a week-long array of activities for colle...Read MoreBA (Hons) Fine Art Alumnni Charly Mupenga opens The Factory Window with new exhibition!
BA (Hons) Fine Art Alumni Charly Mupenga opened the first exhibition at The Factory Window on 46 Linthorpe Road this ...Read MoreBA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen student Faye Atkinson wins the Arc Solo Show Award 2026!
BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen student Faye Atkinson, 20 years old, is the winner of this year’s Arc S...Read MoreMA student Ell Hockney hosts first Hartlepool Animation Meet-up – HAM this February!
MA Design Practice student Ell Hockney is hosting a new animation meet-up and social group in our degree-campus home ...Read MoreCall for entries as expanded Foundation Art Prize 2026 launches
The Northern School of Art has expanded its prestigious Foundation Art Prize for 2026, introducing two age categories...Read MoreAlumni spotlight on actor Ruby Allen: from graduation to international film sets!
Alumni spotlight on 23 year old Ruby Allen who recently wrapped on a her first over-seas production horror fantasy fi...Read MoreCCAD Design Crafts alumni Emily Carter opens her first solo show at Hartlepool Art Gallery!
CCAD Entertainment Design Crafts degree alumni Emily Carter, who graduated in 2006, from Todmorden West Yorkshire, wi...Read MoreModel Making and Props degree student Molly helps to bring children’s train designs to life
Second year BA (Hons) Model Making and Props degree students have used their creative skills to bring sketches of chi...Read MoreIntroducing our Further Education Student Union Officers!
Introducing our college-level SU officers! This years team is made up of 8 students from different courses each with ...Read MoreHead of Stage & Screen Stuart Drummond revisits our students recent PROTO experience!
by Stuart Drummond Revisiting the schools PROTO trip experience Earlier this year we were thrilled to deliver an oppo...Read MoreCostume design students Lola and Rhiannon’s festive work experience with Snow White panto
Second year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design students enjoyed some festive work experience with AJ Theatr...Read MoreHow to break into Graphic Design: Our course partners offer career insight and advice!
At The Northern School of Art we offer two pathways into Graphic Design starting with our college-level UAL Extended ...Read MoreUAL 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreGraphic 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 MoreErdem & 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 MoreMA 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...Read MoreAnimation & 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 MoreFoundation 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 MoreJack 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 MoreCCAD 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 MoreAndrea 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 MoreMA 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 MoreFilm, 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 MoreUAL 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 MoreThe 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 MoreNorth 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 MoreHartlepool 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 MoreBA (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 MoreBA (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 MoreBA (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 MoreTeesside 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 MoreNorthern 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 MorePlanning 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 MoreArtist 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 MoreBA (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 MoreBA (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 MoreActing degree students reflect on their bold modern production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy
Second year BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen degree students performed a gripping production of Shakespeare̵...Read MoreThe Northern Festival of Illustration returns with a packed programme showcasing global creativity
The biennial Northern Festival of Illustration is returning to celebrate all things illustration and storytelling, fr...Read MoreGraphic Artist and Alumni Mia Angioy creates artwork for the Oasis summer tour 2025!
BA (Hons) Graphic Design and MA Design Practice graduate Mia Angioy has gone from strength to strength since her grad...Read MoreFormer 3D Design student helping to land first Australian technology on the Moon’s surface
A Darlington-born former student of The Northern School of Art is part of the team behind a history-making lunar miss...Read MoreUAL Extended Diploma in Photography student Matthew Boal receives Tim Leah-Adams Award 2025!
UAL Extended Diploma in Photography student Matthew Boal is the recipient of this years Tim Leah-Adams Award, the pho...Read MoreNox celebrates some stunning A-Level results!
There have been some outstanding achievements amongst this year’s stunning A-Level results from students at the...Read MoreDelight at A-Level results success!
The Northern School of Art is celebrating a bumper year of A-Level results successes. Of the students receiving their...Read MoreNeil Bankhurst wins BA (Hons) Photography Achievement Award 2025!
BA (Hons) Photography student Neil Bankhurst has received this years Photography Achievement Award 2025. The award is...Read MoreMoments of WOW Award Winner Connor Curran!
BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen graduate Connor Curran is this years Moments of Wow Award winner! ...Read MorePhotography graduate’s powerful portraits of Chelsea Pensioners
A former soldier turned student photographer at The Northern School of Art has paid homage to famous British Army vet...Read MoreNiki Widynska receives The Daniel Ross Fine Art Prize 2025!
Recent BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Niki Widynska is one of the two recipients of this years Daniel Ross Fine Art Priz...Read MoreLauren Hubbert wins The Illustration Achievement Award 2025!
BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application recent graduate Lauren Hubbert was awarded this years Illustration ...Read MoreMaggie Gregg wins The Gary Pearson Award for Breaking Boundaries 2025!
BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design student Maggie Gregg is the recipient of this years Gary Pearson Award for Br...Read MoreIsabelle Sander wins BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen Student of the Year Award 2025!
BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen student Isabelle Sander, from Norfolk, has won the Acting Student of the Year a...Read MoreCinePlatform joins forces with The Northern School of Art to boost film talent
An innovative new production planning tool designed to simplify and streamline the filmmaking process, CinePlatform, ...Read MoreBA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application students work with Drummond Central!
Second year BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application students had the opportunity to work on a live project ...Read MoreStudent Spotlight on BA (Hons) Digital Design & Advertising Olivia Bargewell-Narh!
Student Spotlight on BA (Hons) Digital Design & Advertising Student Olivia Bargewell-Narh, 21, from Middlesbrough...Read MoreHelen Mear wins BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design Student of the Year Award 2025!
Spotlight on BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Helen Mear who received the Costume Student of the ...Read MoreHelen Graham, Georia Moore & Jack Butcher shortlisted for the AOP Student Photography Awards 2025!
The AOP Student Awards shortlist has been announced and includes three of our talented BA (Hons) Photography students...Read MoreBA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design students work on Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later!
BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design students Esther Finlay and Eleanor Rowley had the exciting opportunity t...Read More‘A Bunch of Plays’ from MA Directing & Theatre Making opens tonight at ARC Stockton!
A Bunch of Plays ‘A Bunch of Plays’ is a collection of newly written and created theatre productions from our MA in D...Read MoreAlice Calvert presents her first solo show at Washington Old Hall!
This year masters student Alice Calvert organised her first solo show, originally prompted by her participation in Th...Read More‘Simply sublime’ oil portrait wins the Foundation Art Prize 2025
A portrait painted in oils described by the judging panel as ‘simply sublime’ is the winner of The Northern School of...Read MoreTechnician Kath Bell Exhibits at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025!
Talented Technician Kathryn Bell whom works on a number of visual arts degree faculties including BA (Hons) Textiles ...Read MoreDigital Support Day for Creative Freelancers with The Freelancer Network
We are working in partnership with The Freelancer Network, Arts Council England, The Space, Digital Cultural Network,...Read MoreStunning Summer Show opens at Middlesbrough campus!
Over 1,000 guests attended the opening night of this year’s Summer Show at The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough...Read MoreDegree Show 2025 gets under way with packed opening night
A stunning display of work by talented creatives graduating this summer from The Northern School of Art’s degree-leve...Read MoreSpotlight on final year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Eleanor Graham!
Student spotlight on final year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Eleanor Graham from Bristol, and...Read MoreBA (Hons) Graphic Design student Solace Omondi features in Secret 7″ Exhibition & Auction!
BA (Hons) Graphic Design student Solace Brandy Omondi, 19 years old, features as one of just 700 artists in the inter...Read MoreStudent Spotlight on BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Ciara Carrington!
Student spotlight on BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Ciara Carrington, 25 years old, from Ellesm...Read MoreCollege UAL Film students launch Northern Sound an ambitious Eurovision style song contest!
UAL Film & TV Production students Owen Snell and Jacob Trotter launched their ambitious FMP project this month No...Read MoreUAL Graphic & Digital Design diploma students workshop with alumni and Graphic Artist Mia Angioy!
UAL Extended Diploma in Graphic & Digital Design students had the exciting opportunity to speak with alumni and G...Read MoreMiddlesbrough campus Summer Show 2025!
The Northern School of Art’s annual FE Summer Show will celebrate the talents of this year’s leavers acro...Read MoreEntries open for The Northern Illustration Prize 2025
The fourth year of The Northern Illustration Prize, The Northern School of Art’s prestigious biennial illustration co...Read MoreLecturer Tony Charles presents Groundhoppers exhibition in Berlin & Leipzig!
Lecturer Tony Charles and fellow artists Nick Kennedy, Annie O’Donnell, Will Hughes and alumni John James Peran...Read MoreAnimation and Graphic Design degree students work with model Mia Regan and POP Magazine
Two creative undergraduates from The Northern School of Art recently worked on an exciting project with the fashion m...Read MoreStill Life: Unpainted by Tony Charles
BA (Hons) Fine Art Lecturer Tony Charles is displaying his work Still Life Un-painted at an exhibition at Middlesbrou...Read More