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A leading acting agent shared invaluable advice on careers in the industry with The Northern School of Art's BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen degree students on a recent visit. Janet Plater of Janet Plater Management Ltd, the leading professional actors agency in the North East of England, has been an agent for many years and was invited into […]

We caught up with BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation & Design student Leigh Telford to find out more about her role working on Preston Parks Behind the Seams exhibition! The exhibition returned last year and runs until February this year after its successful first run in 2018. Featuring stunning costumes from major productions such as The Crown, Fantastic Beasts, It's a Sin […]

We caught up with Artist, Alumni and Co-director of Pineapple Black Arts Bobby Benjamin who will be opening a new exhibition of solo work this month entitled Deero. Raised in Redcar, he studied our ND in photography before developing his practice in Fine Art. As an active member of our local artistic community and creative professional we were excited to […]

We love learning about the concepts and ideas that underpin student work here at The Northern School of Art, like this film piece by UAL interactive design student Jack Simmons. Which explores and shows an understanding of mental health as a social issue and demonstrates the freedom in learning that our courses allow. We caught up with Jack to find […]

Successful and sought-after comedian Lauren Pattinson, who has toured nationally with her own tour and also supported comedians such as Katherine Ryan, visited The Northern School of Art to deliver a session on stand up comedy for acting students. An actor and writer as well as a comedian, Lauren, who was Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2017 and Chortle Best Breakthrough […]

Our popular Saturday morning Art Clubs have settled in beautifully to The Northern School of Art's stunning new campus in the centre of Middlesbrough. There's something for young creatives from 6 to 16 to enjoy in the wide range of clubs on offer: Creative Kids Saturday Art Club: 6-11 yrs (Key Stage 1&2) Art Club: 12-15yrs (Key Stage 3&4) National […]

A sculpture by Eddie Hawking, former lecturer at Middlesbrough College of Art (now The Northern School of Art) is being reinstalled at North Tees University Hospital, over 50 years since sadly being taken down after being deemed "inappropriate" by a hospital matron. Eddie who taught subject areas such as sculpture, drawing and fine art worked at the college from 1952 […]

A beautiful display of intricately embroidered artworks focusing on the community of Babushkas who live in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone by textile artist and former student and lecturer at The Northern School of Art, Claire A. Baker, is on display at MIMA in Middlesbrough until 31 May 2022. Entitled 'The Red Thread', Claire said that she hopes the exhibition provides […]

A textiles graduate has made good use of his creative talents to create a successful quilting business. In the interview below with Hartlepool Council's communications team Alan Teather explains some of the happy circumstances behind his current success. It was by pure chance that Alan Teather spotted the sign advertising creative degrees posted on a door at The Northern School […]

Local director and Film graduate of The Northern School of Art James Campbell has released a Batman inspired short film entitled 1986 using his home town of Darlington as it's back drop. Featured recently in The Northern Echo James - who graduated in 2015 - told them: “We started shooting last October and it all happened fairly quickly,” he said. “I […]

Graduation ceremonies for students from The Northern School of Art's classes of 2020 and 2021 were held at the historic venue of St Hilda's Church on Hartlepool Headland on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 December. Students attended the events with their families and friends to mark their achievements and celebrate the formal awarding of their degrees that had been postponed […]

Lee Ward, Production designer and recent graduate of our BA (Hons) Production Design degree has gone from strength to strength since leaving The Northern School of Art this year. From wowing visitors at our final year show with his full scale set entitled "The Billion Dollar Nightmare" a set design for the HQ of "a group of anti-capitalist drag queen […]

Well done BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX student Michael Coyle who this year worked on the film 'The Wilds'. From a member of the first graduating class to Prop Master, we were excited to hear more about what his career has been like since graduating this year. Read on to find out more: Tell us about your work […]

MA Design History Student Angela List-Evans, from Marske, is collaborating with National Trust property Ormesby Hall on an exciting research project to explore and document the histories of the Boosbeck Furniture Social Enterprise scheme founded by the historic Pennyman Family. This exciting research project combines creativity, enquiry and local history with collaboration.  Giving us insight into what it's like to […]

The 2021 Northern Festival of Illustration ended on a high bringing all the monkey sculptures together to raise funds for Hartlepool Carers in a charity auction event hosted by Gary Philipson from BBC Radio Tees. Almost £2,500 was raised at the event which was relocated to St Hilda's Church on Hartlepool Headland from the new Elephant Rock events space following […]