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Earlier this year Hartlepool pulled together to submit an expression of interest to the DCMS-led 'Town of Culture' competition. Over 400 towns applied and on this occasion Hartlepool didn't make it onto the longlist. But what happens now? This drop in event welcomes you to join us as at the start of this thinking about what a 'Year of Culture' […]

An original animation co-created by our digital design and advertising, graphic design, illustration and animation degree's lit up Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium, as part of the club’s 150th anniversary celebration match, marking the latest milestone in the ongoing partnership between the club and the school. The animation was unveiled during Middlesbrough FC’s 150th anniversary fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday […]

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen students from The Northern School of Art will perform at the Live Theatre in Newcastle this November as part of the InterAct Festival 2026, a showcase of bold and exciting contemporary theatre created by the next generation of creatives. The annual festival will run from Wednesday 18th November to Thursday 19th November with […]

BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application final year students Nic Hodges and Sox Crisp are working with charity Middlesbrough 1st, an organisation that supports adults with learning difficulties, autism and neurodivergence, on two silent book publications that explore friendship and adventure through the charities book club Beyond Words! Project Leader at the charity, Marian Dalgleish, explains: “Our charity works to provide […]

North East art organisation Pink-collar Art Gallery has launched a new series of art history talks, Art Goss, alongside interactive workshops, Art Goss Zine Club, with meetings taking place this November. The series of events, created by PCAG founder Michaela Wetherell, with art history talks from our BA (Hons) Fine Art and MA Design History alumnus Liv Askwith, “came from […]

Introducing the newest addition to our BA (Hons) Visual Effects degree programme, Senior Lecturer Rishi Dahiwad. Rishi joins us following work on productions including Netflix’s We Have a Ghost and Knights of the Zodiac, as well as the TV series Halo. He has also worked with two of the largest and historically significant powerhouses in the global visual effects (VFX), animation […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Photography students Surann Jones and Ben Goodwin have been selected to display their work at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art as part of the gallery’s Youth Open Call exhibition. The exhibition, which is aimed at showcasing the creativity of local 11–17-year-olds - and is supported by Fenwick - is centred around the word ‘local’, inviting […]

Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Eva Grinvalde who was named one of two winners of the New Graduate Award 2026 from The Northern School of Arts BA (Hons) Fine Art degree programme this summer. The New Graduate Award is a post-education professional development opportunity and studio-based residency from local Arts Council National Portfolio organisations Middlesbrough Art Week and […]

MA Directing and Theatre Making and BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen Lecturer Katy Weir has returned to campus after spending a week at Directors Lab North 2026 this summer. Directors Lab is a  directing incubator in Ontario, Canada held at the The University of Toronto. The Lab endeavours to bring together directors from around the world to connect […]

Recent graduates from our MA Creative Practice and MA Art Culture and Curation programmes are showcasing their work in Mapping Connections, a new exhibition created to celebrate the arrival of the Turner Prize in Teesside. The exhibition, which launched on 24 September, explores themes of belonging and community in Middlesbrough through the lens of local artists. The exhibition will form […]

As the highly anticipated new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility debuts in the UK today, Friday 25 September, we caught up with CCAD alumna Alison Lyons, who finished working on the much-anticipated period film adaptation, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and George MacKay, last year (pictured below). For the film, Alison, who had the opportunity to work in stunning locations across the […]

We recently welcomed alumnus Jake Lowes back to campus to talk about his career in graphic design and share his advice with students looking to study at our Middlesbrough campus or take their first steps into the creative industries. Jake studied at our Green Lane campus under our former name, CCAD. Reflecting on joining the college, he said: "I was […]

Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Leoni Dingwall was named one of two winners of The New Graduate Award 2026 from The Northern School of Arts BA (Hons) Fine Art degree programme this summer. The New Graduate Award is a post-education professional development opportunity and studio-based residency from local Arts Council National Portfolio organisations Middlesbrough Art Week and The Auxiliary […]

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen alumnus Tyler Gracie is preparing to take the stage next February with his original production Happy Lad, a theatrical spoken-word and experimental rap performance exploring masculinity, debuting at the Arc, Stockton Arts Centre. Happy Lad has been created with the support of a residency at the Arc and with funding from Arts Council […]

Students on our UAL Fashion Diploma pathways are teaming up with Teesside Hospice for their second instalment of Second Hand September, the charity’s seasonal campaign to encourage shoppers to spend sustainably. Following the successful launch of the campaign’s live runway, held at our Newport Road campus last year, students have been tasked once again with bringing second-hand fashion to life, with […]