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The Gavin Murphy Achievement Award (Film Student of the Year Award 2024) is award to the BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production student who has displayed an excellent attitude in helping others and commitment to excellence throughout their studies. The award is made in memory of Gavin Murphy, a former student and staff member who would always go the extra […]

The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development for BA (Hons) Fine Art Award recognises the student who has shown the most progress and development during their three academic years with us. It is made in memory of Barbara Hackwood, who was a much-loved member of the professional services staff at our school who also had a fine art degree. […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Photography student Katie Peacock is the winner of the Jan Secker Award for Overcoming Challenges. This award and the Tim Leah-Adams Award for Technical Excellence in Photography are named in memory of much-loved colleagues who we sadly lost several years ago Tim Leah-Adams and Jan Secker. The school community in consultation with the families have decided […]

Theatre Hullabaloo and partners are back with their third instalment of Hullabaloo in the Park this weekend from July 26th to 28th 2024. Students from The Northern School of Art's BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen degree programme, Chloe Rattigan, Ellie Mordue, Freya Reid, Josh Prudence, Kai Jagpal, Leigha Shadwell, LJ Watt, Macy Johnson, Molly McKean, Pierre Brown, Lionel […]

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen graduate Elen Bodey has received the Arc Award for Best Solo Show 2024! This award is made by an industry panel organised by the School’s partner ARC Stockton Arts Centre. The panel considered Elen "to be an excellent performer and loved the blend of performance styles and puppetry incorporated into their piece. The […]

Our second year illustration students have recently lead workshop's with Barnard Grove Primary School at Hartlepool Art Gallery. A group of students Lauren Hubbert, Bennett Wilson-Wardle, Alex Emma Kelly and Josie Gillett created the sessions together, speaking of it Bennet said "The workshop started when most of the group had a pottery session, the owner of the space works at […]

Students on our BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application degree programme have been working with award-winning studio for video games and concept art Atomhawk on a live brief which explores character development for an upcoming game. Speaking of the brief student Savannah Thornton explained, "Our project was given to us by Atomhawk to create a concept for their upcoming AAA […]

BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application students Mia Poppleton and Jess Hardy recently completed internships with the award-winning animation studio Aardman! The opportunity is a fantastic way to learn more about their chosen field and get hands-on experience in a professional creative studio. Speaking of how they secured the opportunity for the placement at Aardman the students said it was […]

Double award winner Jo Forbes is the recipient of both the The Daniel Ross Fine Art Prize for Consistent Excellence – BA (Hons) Fine Art and The Principals Dissertation Award 2024! The Daniel Ross Fine Art Prize recognises a student who has consistently excelled across all aspects of their studies during the three years of their programme. It bears the […]

Spotlight on 1991 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design graduate Gordon Dalton. Since graduating from CCAD he has established an exciting painting practice which has seen his work feature in the inaugural Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2016 - of which he is now sitting on the committee - and featured in the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts Summer Show […]

BA (Hons) Textiles and Surface Design graduate Lauren Wilson has just celebrated the fifth anniversary of the launch of her successful coffee and artisan homeware and gift shop Mlkwood Store in Bridlington on the East Yorkshire coast. Running an independent creative business by the sea sounds very much like living the dream so we caught up with her to find […]

Students on our BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design degree recently packed up their final year work and journeyed to London to feature in the first-week of the annual New Designers 2024 showcase! New Designers "is an annual exhibition that showcases the work of emerging design talent across a wide range of disciplines. The exhibition provides a platform for these […]

After 32 years working at our school and 25 years teaching on our BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen programme, Lecturer Norman Austick is retiring. Norman has taught nearly a 1,000 students, supporting them through their degree and on to building exciting careers in the stage & screen industry. We are sure all will join us in wishing […]

BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application lecturers and students have been working with the AOI to develop their newest Newcastle meet-up. AOI meet-ups are volunteer led and happen across the country, to encourage socialising amongst local creatives: "Illustration can be a lonely business at times – and we all benefit from getting out of the studio and chatting with others […]

BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX course partner Orbital FX have generously donated two new BambulabInspire A1 3D Printers to our degree programme, following a visit to our neighbours The Northern Studios and our school from Director and Creative Engineer Luke Daley. Orbital FX commented that; “It means a great deal to help the next generation of creators. At […]