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Second year BA (Hons) Photography degree students undertook an exciting industry-focused project for their module Moving Image, in which they collaborated with two emerging musicians Lurcher and Cybill.Enndzz to produce a complete music video for each performer. This brief offered students an invaluable opportunity to work in a professional client-facing environment, developing creative concepts while tailoring their visual approach to […]

This year our Middlesbrough Campus launched its second Skills Builder week, a week-long array of activities for college-level students that aim to support their professional development and well-being through practical workshops and advice. The busy schedule of events focused on a range of activities including basic budgeting & financing, wellbeing, preparing for university, craft, yoga and more. The purpose of […]

Alumni Rachel Deakin who completed a diploma in graphics (2013) and BA (Hons) Photography in (2016) is featured in Always Seen But Overlooked alongside fellow alumni Sam Blackwood, C-DYER, Silas Field, Harry Garrens, David Maughan and Adam Shaw and other contemporary artists in a new group exhibition curated by C-Dyer at Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery which runs until March this […]

BA (Hons) Fine Art Alumni Charly Mupenga opened the first exhibition at The Factory Window on 46 Linthorpe Road this February with a solo show of his original pieces. Charly is an extraordinary contemporary impressionist painter and muralist hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now based in Teesside, and a graduate of our BA (Hons) Fine Art degree, Charly’s […]

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen student Faye Atkinson, 20 years old, is the winner of this year's Arc Solo Show Award! The prestigious prize open exclusively to our final year acting students sees them perform original solo performances to an industry panel to be considered for the prize. Winners are awarded a residency at the theatre with support […]

MA Design Practice student Ell Hockney is hosting a new animation meet-up and social group in our degree-campus home town Hartlepool! The Hartlepool Animation Meet-up (HAM) was created to help animators connect with other animators over projects, ideas, and celebrate the initial ideas and messy-middles of creative projects. Described as "a place for professionals, students, hobbyists and enthusiasts to meet-up, […]

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UAL Extended Diploma in Illustration & Animation diploma students Jayden and Elliott have teamed up on their new project Lemon Vs Flower an enterprise to sell their creative work and merch. The students will be hosting a stall at our Newport Road campus to launch their new venture, Jayden explains "The stall will be in the hallway and we'll have […]

Tees Valley Artists of the Year Umar Butt joined our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen faculty at the beginning of the academic year, to teach Acting, Movement and Industry Theory across our first, second and third year classes for the term. Umar is an experienced actor, writer, director and theatre maker based in the North East "focused on socially […]

Acting for Stage and Screen students from The Northern School of Art will perform at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, for the first time this year as part of the InterAct Festival 2026, showcasing bold and exciting contemporary theatre created by the next generation of creatives.  Building on its established presence at ARC Stockton Arts Centre, the festival has grown this year to include performances across multiple venues between February and April, giving students […]

Alumni spotlight on 23 year old Ruby Allen who recently wrapped on a her first over-seas production horror fantasy film The Elder Scrolls: Morrorwind in Hong Kong. The opportunity followed her working on The Belfast Grand Central Station national ad campaign Imagine where we can go that saw her featured in video ads and billboards across Belfast as well as […]

CCAD Entertainment Design Crafts degree alumni Emily Carter, who graduated in 2006, from Todmorden West Yorkshire, will be launching her first solo exhibition Feeling into the unknown at Hartlepool Art Gallery this month. The exhibition will feature work from her student adult learners and explores her creative practice exploring "grief, emotion, and inner experience through intuitive painting whilst connecting to […]

Second year BA (Hons) Model Making and Props degree students have used their creative skills to bring sketches of children's 'dream trains' to life. The group was working on a live brief project with north east high tech prop specialists Orbital FX translating images sent in from youngsters across the world for an invention challenge called Next Stop: The Future!. […]

Introducing our college-level SU officers! This years team is made up of 8 students from different courses each with different responsibilities to represent New Port Roads student body including Sustainability Officer Elliot Dykes, Events & Activities Officer Emily Weeks, LGBTQ+ Officer Hannah, Inclusion & Diversity Officer Alfie Starrs, Content Creator Eric Richardson and Communications & Promotions Officer Tye, Clubs & […]

Second year (BA) Hons Acting for Stage and Screen degree students enjoyed an expert insight into the colourful, comically anarchic world of commedia dell’arte at a recent workshop with MeeMee Theatre. The specialist clowning masterclass was led by actor, director and international teacher of theatre Pady O'Connor who is the founder and artistic director of the MeeMee Theatre company, which […]