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The Northern School of Art's Class of 2024 celebrated their achievements at one of the biggest graduation events staged by the institution in recent years. In a series of graduation ceremonies at the historic St Hilda’s Church on Hartlepool’s Headland involving almost 740 people, 175 students graduated from a wide range of creative degree and postgraduate courses. The students and […]

Hartlepool Pop-Up Pride, a vibrant celebration of Hartlepool’s LGBTQIA+ community is taking place on Saturday 6th July 2024 with fun, free activities for all ages! Pop-Up Pride is presented by Pride in Tees Valley, a project coordinated by Hartlepool-based LGBTQIA+ arts charity Curious Arts, in association with Hartlepool Art Gallery and our school. Our SU has worked with organisers on […]

UAL Extended Diploma in Photography student Iris Raine is the winner of the Tim Leah-Adams Award for Technical Excellence in Photography. This award and the Jan Secker Award for Overcoming Challenges are 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 to […]

BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design student and designer Jaime Curá has been shortlisted to take place in the Tex+ Finalist Graduate Showcase! The textiles artist has been through the competitions first round of interviews which took place at Liberties HQ in London. Jaime is based in Newcastle upon Tyne that recently finished our textiles degree programme she is also […]

A striking photograph of a young County Durham boxer has been named as the winning entry in The Northern School of Art’s inaugural Foundation Art Prize competition. Josh Pine’s image, titled ‘Calum’, pictured below, was chosen from over ninety entries to the competition, which was devised and overseen by the School’s Middlesbrough campus Foundation Art Diploma course to celebrate the […]

Creative students and their friends and families celebrated in style as the end of year Summer Show opened at The Northern School of Art’s further education campus in Middlesbrough. Almost 1500 guests were welcomed to the Newport Road building for the launch of the showcase of work by the talented leavers at the Ofsted-rated Outstanding art school who are now […]

An exciting opportunity to see the work of the theatre-makers of the future is heading to Northern Stage in Newcastle. Bold new work created by The Northern School of Art’s MA Directing & Theatre Making students is being presented on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June as part of ‘Collage’. Different productions and a variety of styles and themes are […]

Students on or Access to HE course have been working on a live brief with local Middlesbrough Charity Rubies! Creating promotional material for the organisation which actively supports young women in Teesside. Set-up as a response to a 2016 report that identified young women in the area as disadvantaged, local women Liz Edwards and Krista Coulson set-up rubies to address […]

The shortlist of finalists for The Northern School of Art's Foundation Art Prize has been unveiled. Work of thirteen young creatives was selected to go forward to the final judging process from a total of over 90 entries submitted to the competition. The list of finalists is as follows: Lucy Dargavel, Harrogate, North Yorks Emelia Dobson, Newcastle Upon Tyne Katherine […]

Young artists and designers who attend The Northern School of Art's hugely popular National Saturday Club sessions recently spent their Saturday morning designing their own bespoke pair of Kickers. The activity was part of an exclusive Masterclass with pioneering sports and lifestyle brand business Pentland Brands. The UK footwear and apparel licensee for Kickers, Pentland is also the name behind some […]

Crowds flocked to the opening of the showcase celebrating work by The Northern School of Art’s final year students at this year’s Degree Show. The packed preview event at the School’s university-level campus in Hartlepool marked the first day of the show which is now open to the public until Friday 7 June 2024. Students were joined by families, friends […]

Spotlight on BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application student Joanne Nicole Kelly who, during her time on the course, has expanded her creative practice to include a range of disciplines culminating in Bug Patrol her FMP. An eco-friendly clothing brand that advocates for nature and wildlife. Her work is an interesting look at the diversity in skill and experience that […]

In an exciting and important ‘first’ for the town, Hartlepool Art Gallery is to host British Museum Touring Exhibition, ‘Drawing attention: emerging artists in dialogue’ - and creative work by The Northern School of Art students responding to the exhibition is being featured as part of it. The exhibition – which opens on Saturday 18 May and runs until Saturday […]

Final year students on our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen degree are preparing to present their final year showcase. Taking place on 21 & 22 May, 7pm at ARC, Stockton Arts Centre 'Cupid' was written by award -winning graduate and playwright Connor Dorrian and is directed by lecturer Katy Weir. The show is a  play about love, self […]

The Northern School of Art proudly presents its annual FE Summer Show, showcasing the remarkable talents of its students across various creative disciplines. Held at the Middlesbrough Campus, this event offers a unique opportunity for the public to immerse themselves in a diverse range of artistic expressions. The exhibition will be open to the public from June 13th to June […]