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A stunning display of work by talented creatives graduating this summer from The Northern School of Art’s degree-level campus has opened to the public. Students along with their families and friends attended a packed opening event on Thursday 29 May at the School’s Hartlepool campus which launched the showcase of work that is now available to view until Friday 6 […]

Student spotlight on final year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Eleanor Graham from Bristol, and her FMP work based on the film Mean Girls, her collection is a "redesign for an 18th century style version of Mean Girls, with influences from the original 2000s setting, highlighting the similarities between historical court hierarchy and high school cliques." Her designs […]

BA (Hons) Graphic Design student Solace Brandy Omondi, 19 years old, features as one of just 700 artists in the international Secret 7" exhibition and auction. Secret 7" brings together "7 iconic tracks from 7 of the world’s top musicians, each pressed just 100 times onto a 7” vinyl. Creative minds from across the globe are invited to reinterpret these […]

Student spotlight on BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Ciara Carrington, 25 years old, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. After studying a previous degree in Adult Nursing Ciara made the decision to go back to university and study Costume at the Northern School of art as a mature student. This month Ciara will display her work at our degree show […]

UAL Film & TV Production students Owen Snell and Jacob Trotter launched their ambitious FMP project this month Northern Sound a live Eurovision style contest that was produced, broadcasted and filmed on campus at our film studio in Newport Road. Speaking of the making of the project, Jacob said "I’ve always been inspired by the production of Eurovision and how […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Graphic & Digital Design students had the exciting opportunity to speak with alumni and Graphic Artist Mia Angioy! First year students attended a progression talk and had 1:1 tutorial with the artist to get feedback and guidance. Since graduating from BA (Hons) Graphic Design and MA Design Practice Mia has worked with international clients  like Converse […]

The Northern School of Art's annual FE Summer Show will celebrate the talents of this year's leavers across a wide range of creative disciplines at the School's Middlesbrough campus from June 12th to June 18th 2025. Visitors to the event can enjoy a unique opportunity to view and immerse themselves in a diverse range of work from emerging creatives. The […]

The fourth year of The Northern Illustration Prize, The Northern School of Art’s prestigious biennial illustration competition hosted by the UK’s professional body for illustration, The Association of Illustrators (AOI), has launched with a brand-new category recognising emerging animators. Entries are now being invited from emerging and professional illustrators and emerging animators on the theme of ‘Stories of Home’. Now […]

Lecturer Tony Charles and fellow artists Nick Kennedy, Annie O'Donnell, Will Hughes and alumni John James Perangie recently took part in a residency culminating in two exhibitions entitled GROUNDHOPPERS in Germany Kunstraum Ortloff a non-profit space for contemporary art in Leipzig and art gallery Glue by Dag in Berlin. The installations examine connections between industrial landscapes in Middlesbrough and East […]

The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at The Northern School of Art’s Hartlepool campus is taking place from 29 May - 6 June 2025. With innovative design, thought-provoking art and outstanding creative skills on display, this is a unique opportunity to experience the incredible talent nurtured at the School's higher education campus. A wide range […]

Two creative undergraduates from The Northern School of Art recently worked on an exciting project with the fashion model Mia Regan and international model and talent management agency Storm Management for the renowned fashion and contemporary culture publication POP Magazine. BA (Hons) Animation degree student Adam Nevin and BA (Hons) Graphic Design degree student Sebastian Picken created artwork for a […]

BA (Hons) Fine Art Lecturer Tony Charles is displaying his work Still Life Un-painted at an exhibition at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art unpicking the iconic Middlesbrough Bottle of Notes sculpture, 'The Secret Lives of Bottle of Notes: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.' The exhibition features work from the sculptures original designers including sketches, models, and documents by artists […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Illustration & Animation student Libby Hughes, 16 years old from Stockton, is the recipient of the Catalyst Conference Young Volunteer of the Year award! BCT Aspire is a community focused non-profit organisation for children and young people in the Stockton area that aims to raise aspirations of children and young people within their community, widen participation […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Film & TV Production students Owen Snell & Jacob Trotter worked alongside production company Artistic Solutions to install our outstanding light installation at Newport Road. The installation celebrates our third consecutive outstanding Ofsted achievement and the staff and students that made it possible. The project involved work from staff across multiple departments who partnered with Artistic […]

Spotlight on UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen student Joshua Kay who is performing in a number of exciting productions both on and off campus. Kicking of his busy spring with a part in Darlington Hippodromes Everybody’s talking about Jamie, a performance in a Slam Monologue competition and taking on the role of Assistant Director for The […]