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The Northern School of Art's Film & TV and Production Design degree students and staff have joined forces with an award-winning theatre director on a film for a new production in a successful series of online monologues. The Covid-19 monologues, devised by Jake Murray of Durham-based Elysium Theatre, are specially commissioned pieces of new writing by contemporary playwrights, the first […]

A live event focusing on the Masters' degrees offered by The Northern School of Art, including a new course offering practical experience in directing and creating work for the theatre, is taking place on Wednesday 21 April at 2pm. The free #CreativeCareers session will provide details of the contents and application process as well as a live Q&A for the […]

An award-winning fashion designer whose work has featured on Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Claudia Schiffer, Victoria Beckham and Lorde is the next speaker in The Northern School of Art's #CreativeCareers session. Dr. Nabil El-Nayal, who runs his own successful fashion label 'NABIL NAYAL', is appearing in the online event on Wednesday 21 April from 13:00 – 14:00 Nominated for the LVMH Prize in […]

Here at The Northern School of Art we are honoured to win this fantastic award hosted by Hart Gables. This award is presented to an individual or organisation within the education sector who has been proactive in creating a safer learning environment for LGBT+ communities. This award is extremely important to us as an Art School and we are so […]

The creative director of a New York  advertising agency that makes memorable video campaigns for world-renowned companies including Playstation, Unilever and Lynx is speaking as part of The Northern School of Art's #Creative Careers series of talks by industry professionals. Director of Hugo and Dean, Dean Woodhouse, a describes himself as a "Boro-born scruffbag working as an advertising Creative Director […]

Hear from Simon Cox, writer, editor and director of many sci-fi shorts and films, at The Northern School of Art's online #Creative Careers talk on Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 2pm. Known for his work on Invasion Planet Earth (2019), Written in Blood (1998) and Cold Earth (2008) Simon's incredible filmography list can be views at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185252/ To book a free place at the […]

Socially-distanced tours of both of our campuses are back! Bookings have been re-opened for 1-1 tours of our College level campus in Middlesbrough and our university level campus in Hartlepool with a member of our recruitment team. Although we have been running our virtual open events online since Summer 2020 we know that future students may want to visit us […]

An introduction to the history of art by a speaker from the world leading centre for the study of history of art, conservation and curating, The Courtauld Institute of Art, is featuring as part of The Northern School of Art's #CreativeCareers online professional studies session on Wednesday 24 March. The talk from 2 - 3pm by The Courtauld's Head of […]

World-renowned stop motion animator Guldies (Alexander Unger) is presenting a talk at The Northern School of Art's #CreativeCareers online professional studies session on Wednesday 24 March. The Swedish artist, whose animation films attract millions of views online, will be speaking as part of the free live event from 1 - 2pm. To book a place visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/industry-speaker-alexander-unger-stop-motion-animator-tickets-138916778825?aff=erelpanelorg  https://youtu.be/-5Wv3ih-0LM See more […]

Huge congratulations to BA (Hons) Photography student Debbie Todd, from Stanley, County Durham, who has been shortlisted for the the British Photography Awards 2021 This year the British Photgraphy Awards will be holding an online awards ceremony, streaming live on the 31st of March. For more information visit the link: https://www.britishphotographyawards.org In the meantime Debbie caught up with The Northern Echo […]

International Women's Day: Join and support women creatives who #ChooseToChallenge #IWD21 A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let's all choose to challenge. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. For International Women's Day this year (8th March 2021) The Northern School […]

Talks by a leading interior design company and an acclaimed commercial and editorial photographer are the next scheduled events in The Northern School of Art's #CreativeCareers free online professional studies session on Wednesday 10 March. Cocoon & Bauer, an interiors company that creates spectacular interiors for various sectors across the UK, see image below, and photographer Ben Benoliel (credit photo […]

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visited The Northern School of Art's new Middlesbrough campus to see first-hand how the multimillion-pound project is shaping up. The School’s college level campus is being relocated to the new architect-designed, purpose-built three-storey building in the centre of Middlesbrough, supported by a £14.5million investment by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority. The Mayor met […]

The Northern Illustration Prize is back for 2021! This is the second year of the competition organised by The Northern School of Art, supported by the professional body for illustration in the UK the AOI (Association of Illustrators). The first Northern Illustration Prize in 2019 attracted hundreds of entries from across six continents. The Prize, which picture book illustrator and […]

The North East’s only dedicated large-scale film and TV studios, The Northern Studios, is looking to appoint a Studio Manager. With the 30,000 sq ft film and television studios in Hartlepool due to open by the summer, the new manager will be involved in the foundation and development of what is set to be one of the largest facilities in […]