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A stunning costume design inspired by the Vikings and Norse mythology created by a recent graduate is being featured in an advertising campaign for The Northern School of Art. The striking image of Marloes Peerenboom's incredible costume in action is appearing in October editions of a range of arts and culture magazines as well as on the School's website. Marloes, […]

Fine Artist, Curator and Northern Art alumni Kieran Brimm has curated art exhibition  ‘Border Crossing’  hosted at local art space Pineapple Black, Middlesbrough. The show features a range of works from local artist including fine art student Anna Tompkinson and our senior BA (Hons) Fine Art lecturer Tony Charles! We spoke to Kieran about the show and studying at The […]

BA (Hons) Film & TV student Anna Bant has had considerable success with her film 'Abode' which has been shortlisted for The Cinemagic Young Filmaker Festival.  Having already won ‘Best Student Short’ at The London Shorts Film Festival and the audience vote at Castaway Goole Online Film Festival   and nominated for festivals including The Paus Film Festival (which you […]

BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design graduate Lucy Valentine has had her FMP work displayed in Preston Park Museums victorian street. Inspired by the museums behind the seams exhibition of costumes Lucy loved the parks immersive style that engages children so well. "When I completed my final project I thought that it would be great if it could be displayed […]

The two winning entries for The Northern Illustration Prize 2021 have gone on show as part of the award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration. Illustrations by London-based Laura Watkins, the winner of the Established Illustrator category with her work ‘That Place’, pictured below left, and Warsaw-based Emerging Illustrator category winner Julia Sarapata de Carvalho’s piece ‘Resilience’, pictured below right, can be […]

A former graphic design student from The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus has been selected for the Creative Internship scheme at leading north east brand agency Better. Hannah Johannson, who studied on the School’s UAL Extended Diploma in Graphic Design, has joined the creative team at the agency’s Middlesbrough office on a fully paid programme designed to provide an […]

BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design graduate and designer Luke Nicholas spoke to us about his work with MTB Specific clothing brand Uncrafted. Based in Markse, Uncrafted was established in 2019 and uses techniques such as screen printing to make their garments. The brand specialises in jerseys and riding pants and it's ethos is "about no one being perfect and […]

Jemma Solley, BA (Hons) Graphic Design level 3 student and artist has been recognised by global organisation Creative Conscious, winning the Human Rights category with her work 'Deconstruct Your Mind'. An Asian hate awareness campaign and movement that sheds light on the racism that the asian community has suffered, especially during the pandemic. This inspiring project has involved detailed first […]

Eston Arts Centre is showing the first solo show of artist and school alumni David Pye, from Middlesbrough. This exhibition showcases his new series of oil paintings, drawings, objects and models created over lockdown. The show is inspired by a local war time story about a bomber in World War II that was shot down by spitfires on Eston Hills, […]

Level 3 Costume student Kathryn Walker is a recipient of the prestigious Godber Theatre Foundation Prize. Set up during the pandemic, The Godber Theatre Foundation is an initiative aiming to support young people from the Hull and East Yorkshire area who are studying Drama and Theatre Arts. "The Godber Theatre awards small number of students the opportunity to partake in […]

The Northern School of Art has welcomed the BBC’s announcement of major funding in the development of the screen industries in the North East. Pat Chapman, Vice Principal (External Relations & Employability) at the School, said: “The Northern School of Art plays a vital role in providing the real-world skills and training for the creative industries - with award-winning alumni […]

Come and visit our degree level campus in Hartlepool and find out more about our Degree & Postgraduate courses.  We have regular Open Day events at our beautiful Hartlepool campus, right in the centre of our town close to the train station, shopping complex and high street. Come along and take a look around, see our spaces, facilities and speak […]

BA (Hons) Fine Art Graduate and Artist Charlie Love has collaborated with Middlesbrough Art Weekender the biggest arts festival in the North East to create a live painting entitled 'Venus', show here, filmed by Tom Sheldon. We spoke to Charlie about the pieces meaning, collaborating on this project and future plans after graduation.   Tell us about your live painting? […]

The Northern Festival of Illustration is back with a trail of decorated monkey sculptures around Hartlepool. On Saturday 18 September the fourth bi-annual event, which is organised in conjunction with The Northern School of Art, gets underway with a programme of free exhibitions and events providing a showcase of contemporary illustration as well a chance to spot monkey artworks colourfully […]

The creative director of a leading north east branding and design agency has praised The Northern School of Art's involvement of industry professionals in helping to design its UAL Extended Diploma in Graphic Design course. In a blog post Beccy Owen of The Creative Alchemist said she was impressed with the proactive stance of the School's Middlesbrough campus course leader, […]