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The Northern School of Art are hosting a series of live talks and are thrilled to welcome renowned designer, Patrick Grant. 3pm, Wednesday 25th November 2020 The live event will be FREE and open to student and the PUBLIC. It will be streamed through Microsoft Teams and Patrick will be talking about the northern design industry, sustainable fashion, his jaw-dropping […]

Independent fashion designer and former student on The Northern School of Art's Foundation Diploma, Faye Joynes, is keen to get us thinking green when it comes to updating our wardrobes. After working as a designer in the fashion industry for a few years, in July this year Faye, a former student of Ian Ramsey CE Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, set up […]

There is more of an importance to shop local than ever before. We have compiled a list of creatives for consideration if you are thinking about shopping local for any of your gifting needs. All small businesses would really appreciate the support of the local community, now more than ever. 1. Artrium Studio – Hartlepool – Open for business currently […]

The Northern School of Art's photography degree course leader, Jamie MacDonald, and second year photography degree student James Tappenden are featured as part of an article in leading consumer publication Amateur Photographer. The piece focuses on reaction to the republication of internationally renowned photographer and artist Paul Graham's seminal 1983 book, A1 – The Great North Road,  documenting a road […]

Photography graduate Josephine Martin used her creative skills to share her experience of shielding during the first Covid-19 lockdown. The Wakefield-based photographer, who graduated from The Northern School of Art in 2018, is part of a collective that documented young people's lives during the first UK-wide lockdown in March. The project, called Our Diary, has now been published as a […]

Former student Elle Judge is the curator and founder of Shrimp's House, a homewares and lifestyle store that works with independent makers to create exclusive, limited edition collaborations, see a selection of products in the gallery below, all whilst championing environmental and sustainable practices. We caught up with Elle, pictured below, to find out more about the exciting new creative […]

Students from the Acting and the Film, TV and Theatre degree courses at The Northern School of Art are creating an online theatre festival to help them prepare for careers in an industry much changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The showcase of work by the School’s BA (Hons) Acting Department, along with students from the Film, TV & Theatre department, […]

Creative students at The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus have been praised for their positive attitude to the new way of learning this year. The timetable of classes for all students returning for the Autumn term combines a mix of face-to-face teaching and studio work with some online learning to help with social distancing and government guidance by reducing […]

A North East artist and former student at The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus is returning to Teesside for her first solo show which aims to make 'fine art' more accessible for everyone by breaking the 'look but don't touch' rule of many galleries. Ellie Brennan's show Fingers, Thumbs and the Spaces Inbetween, which is at Eston Arts Centre […]

Textiles students were able to use their creative skills to promote sustainable living as part of a project to create products for a Middlesbrough-based eco business. Earlier this year second year UAL Extended Diploma textiles students from The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus worked with Barefoot Kitchen to produce a range of promotional tote bags. The initiative followed a visit […]

A tribute to our wonderful and much-loved colleague by her friend and colleague Sam Finlayson. Jan Secker, a colleague, a friend, and our very own ‘Mrs S.’ There seems to be a million words that could be used to describe the amazing woman we all knew and loved: funny, passionate, crazy, caring, dedicated, driven, resilient, beautiful, brave, creative, strong...the list […]

Jason Hynes studied BA Hons Photography with us, graduating in 2007. He is now a successful photographer, recently winning Portrait of Britain 2020. We caught up with Jason to chat about his career and what he's been up to since leaving us at The Northern School of Art! What did you study here at the Northern School of Art? Can you […]

We caught up with ex Graphic Design student, Ryan Dube, who has been up to exciting projects since he graduated in 2018. Check out our Q&A with Ryan below!  Can you tell us a few things you've been up to since graduating? "I've been up to loads!. I graduated about 2 years ago and it's been a journey of both […]

Every year the best of our Textiles degree students showcase their work at the prestigious New Designers event with many students coming away with new job opportunities, new commisions or awards. This year, 2020 Textiles graduate Amelia Paveley has been shortlisted of the New Designers Wilko Retail Design Award! Amelia's brief was to design a collection of textiles, surface patterns […]

Thousands of people have enjoyed the creative challenge of ‘thrifting their place’ this summer in a project supported by The Northern School of Art. The initiative, a series of activity packs by the hugely popular annual celebration of sustainability, The Festival of Thrift, was designed to enable people to recreate their own mini festival at home after the large scale […]