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As part of the @TheNorthernArt 'influencer' series, we are delighted to welcome renowned photographer and FE Photography ex-student, Danny Lowe to The Northern School of Art at 3pm, Tuesday 23rd February 2021 Danny will be taking part in an online event which will be streamed through Microsoft Teams; Danny will be talking about his recent work and collaborations and his […]

Portrait and commercial photographer and filmmaker Amit Lennon, who has shot many famous faces and had work featured in numerous exhibitions, will be talking about his work and career in the next #CreativeCareers event being hosted by The Northern School of Art on Wednesday 24 February. Amit specialises in intimate and individualistic portraits of subjects, both famous or unknown, and […]

"Don't give up!" is filmmaker Izak Jackson from Volta Media's advice to anyone setting up a creative business. The video production company founder was speaking as part of the ongoing #CreativeCareers programme of online talks being hosted by The Northern School of Art. The series of live events focuses on employability, professional skills and practice and HE awareness – all […]

The founder of a commercial video production company will be sharing his experience of starting a creative business in an online careers talk being hosted by The Northern School of Art. Izak Jackson from Volta Media, is the latest speaker in the School's #CreativeCareers series of live events focusing on employability, professional skills and practice and HE awareness – all […]

The construction of The Northern School of Art's new £14.5m FE campus in central Middlesbrough is making good progress. Mark Farrell, Project Manager of BAM Construction Ltd - North East who is overseeing the construction, shared these photos of the new building taking shape. The new campus has been funded by the office of the Tees Valley Mayor and the […]

The founder of an award-winning film production company is appearing at a live event organised by The Northern School of Art to help to inspire the next generation of creatives. Caris Rianne, founder of Rianne Pictures, an award-winning film production company celebrating women and non-binary filmmakers, is featuring as part of the School's #CreativeCareers series of talks by industry professionals. […]

A range of stunning self portraits  have been created by talented textiles students at The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus. The stitched selfies were created by students on the Extended Diploma in Textiles and Surface Design and A Level Textiles Design courses using a range of textile techniques and mediums from cross-stitch and embroidery, to screen-printing and quilting. Textiles Lecturer […]

An online theatre festival with performances to entertain theatre lovers and comedy fans is heading to small screens from Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th January. The InterACT 2021 festival, presented by students from the Acting and the Film, TV and Theatre degree courses at The Northern School of Art, is streaming a different event at 8pm each night, including mockumentaries, […]

A leading art director who is currently working on an animation for Netflix shared some tips and advice about careers in the film and television industries in a recent session for students. Art director and visual development artist Dommi Fox was taking part in the Professional Studies Wednesday sessions hosted by The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus team where […]

A film capturing the spirit of Middlesbrough in 2020 by a student from The Northern School of Art has attracted thousands of views since it was released online. Kelis-Angel Moloney from Middlesbrough, a first year photography student at the School’s Middlesbrough campus, made the documentary, see below, over the Christmas break. The sixteen-year-old said that she had wanted to make […]

Production design students at The Northern School of Art have been exploring the golden age of piracy to create a full-size TV studio set of a pirate ship captain’s cabin. The atmospheric interior of the 17th Spanish galleon has been painstakingly crafted by a team of second year students as part of their Research, Design and Construction module for the […]

After getting 1.1 million views on a tiktok video, ex-student Cissy Jones has made a Youtube video on how she got her dream job at fashion giant Pretty Little Thing. A former student of Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy in Stockton, Cissy studied Fashion at our Middlesbrough Campus saying, "I went to an art college in Middlesbrough called CCAD […]

Work has started to create the North East’s first dedicated large-scale film and TV studios at The Northern School of Art’s Hartlepool campus - with doors due to open for business in six months. The £3.76m project will create The Northern Studios, a new 30,000 sq. ft. film and television studio development for commercial use - alongside a new teaching […]

A series of short films about the legend of the Hartlepool Monkey created by students on The Northern School of Art's Acting, Production Design, Visual Effects and Model Making and Film and TV courses have been featured as part of a popular community festival. The films were the result of a collaboration with puppet designer and director, Toby Olié, from […]

A business set up by a costume design graduate from The Northern School of Art has been nominated in a new category of awards created by the founder of the Notonthehighstreet website to showcase and recognise the very best creative small businesses across the UK. Rebs Hope's business The Crayon Bug has been shortlisted in the 'Best Newcomer' Category in […]