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The Northern School of Art’s Principal, Dr Martin Raby, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours, in recognition of his services to higher education. The Northern School of Art is the only specialist arts and design school in the North East, with a 155-year heritage of providing creative education. […]

Second year UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen students had the opportunity to work with Actor, Writer and Director John Lee Taggart on his feature film Never Heard of it which promotes awareness of the rare metabolic disorder Niemann-Pick disease. The film was shot with professionals and students on campus at Newport Road. John who works as […]

First year UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen students presented their final year production at our Hartlepool campus last May. The production explores and celebrates the works of playwright Jim Cartwright, performing selected scenes from Road, Two and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, all under one roof – ‘The Angel Inn’! Lecturer Gavin Bell explains […]

A student from The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus has secured a place at one of the world’s leading postgraduate art and design institutions. Rebecca Williams, 25, from South Tyneside, who has just completed the School’s Access to HE Diploma (Art & Design) course, has been offered a place on the MA Contemporary Art programme at the Royal College […]

Alumni spotlight on A-levels graduate Hannah Beveridge, who qualified from our Middlesbrough college-level campus in 2022 in Art History, Photography and Textiles. Since leaving our Newport Road campus and attending university in Birmingham she has recently worked for the Birmingham Royal Ballet capturing performances for the prestigious organisation. We caught up with Hannah to learn a little more about this type of […]

The Northern School of Art MA Directing & Theatre Making students present A Bunch of Plays, six original production across three nights at The Arc, Stockton Arts Centre. The works look at a variety of different styles and themes including grief, power, friendship and war. This is the culmination of our students’ hard work over the academic year, they have […]

BA (Hons) Model Making & Props students joined Lecturer John Noble at this years Makers Central event in Birmingham in May. Makers Central is the UK’s premier annual event celebrating hands on creativity, craftmanship and maker culture held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The event brings together thousands of hobbyists, inventors, crafters, and DIY enthusiasts through key […]

Crowds gathered at No.1 Church Street in Hartlepool for the launch of this year’s Degree Show. Students, families, friends, staff and invited guests attended the packed opening night at the School’s degree-level campus, celebrating the creative talents of the graduating class of 2026. Now open to the public until Friday 5 June, the extensive showcase highlights the final major projects […]

Alumni Spotlight on BA (Hons) Graphic Design alumni (2022) Jem Solley, age 25, who has built an impressive freelance career creating work for West End and Broadway productions recently finishing up work for Jamie Lloyd’s Evita and completing projects for Shakespeare’s Tempest, and Much Ado About Nothing. We spoke to them to get an understanding of how they built their […]

The Northern School of Art’s partnership with North East Screen Connected Campus launched late last year and is designed in partnership with North East Screen to bridge the gap between creative study and real-world screen industry experience for North East based students and gives them exclusive access to industry masterclasses, hands-on workshops, and employability support has already begun delivering real […]

The Northern School of Art’s annual college-level 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 18th to June 23rd 2026. Visitors to the event can enjoy a unique opportunity to view and immerse themselves in a diverse range of work from emerging creatives. Work […]

BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application students have been working on a live brief with international publishing company Headline Publishing to create cover art for one of the company’s collection of best-selling books for the course’s new Publish module. Following a workshop and brief from Headline the students set out to create new covers for the publications Frida by Claire […]

BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumni Robbie Tweedale, who graduated in 2022, offers interesting insight into life post-degree and a look behind the scenes of working for one of Britain’s most well loved television soaps  ITV’s Emmerdale, where he works as an Editorial Assistant. If you are interested in a career in film & TV read on to […]

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen students will present an original production The Courage Within by Becci Sharrock, a new co-commission between ARC and The Northern School of Art this month on Wednesday 20th May and Thursday 21st May 2026 at The Arc, Stockton Arts Centre. The Courage Within is a new play written specifically for final year BA […]

The Northern School of Art has been awarded a substantial legacy donation from the estate of the legendary film production designer Sir Ken Adam and his wife Lady Letizia Adam, recognising the School’s BA (Hons) Set Design for Stage and Screen as one of the leading courses of its kind in the UK. The bequest is a significant sum, well […]