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Last week, Stuart Featherstone from Recruitment, organised a 2 minute silence to show respect for Armistice Day and a Cake Sale to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. After totting up, over £70 was raised by the students and staff! Check out some of the images of the day below!       Photographs courtesy of Kat Mudd Poppy photograph […]

Students hoping to be the next Alexander McQueen, Mario Testino or Antony Gormley can check out the latest courses on offer as a leading regional art and design college opens its doors. The Northern School of Art (CCAD) - the only college awarded ‘outstanding’ in the Tees Valley by Ofsted - is seeking the next generation of fashion designers, photographers […]

An award-winning fashion designer who has earned the praise of Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton and US Vogue, brought his expertise and passion for fashion to a specialist art and design college to inspire the next generation of fashion designers. Nabil El Nayal is the designer behind the ready-to-wear brand Nabil Nayal and recently visited Cleveland College of Art and Design […]

Specialist northern arts college Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) is looking to the future needs of the ever growing creative industries with an £11m investment in its university-level campus in Hartlepool. The college is planning to build on its success as a leading creative centre of excellence with its new multi-million-pound development taking shape on Church Street. The […]

To celebrate the works of South Shields-born Hollywood film director Sir Ridley Scott, degree students from a leading northern art school - and Sir Ridley’s former college - are currently showcasing their artistic talents alongside staff and college alumni with a fantastic display of costumes at a special exhibition in the new national library and digital media centre, The Word. […]

PATTERNITY is a London based online platform consisting of pattern research, an award winning creative studio, the world’s leading online pattern image archive and also acts as an events and education hub. Liv Taylor is Head of Research at Patternity, university lecturer and a freelance designer and after her fantastic lecture at CCAD we managed to grab a quick chat […]

Visual communications expert Liv Taylor mesmerised and inspired students at a leading art and design college as part of a lecture on patterns during a recent visit. Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) hosted a guest lecture from the head of research at PATTERNITY, an international specialist organisation dedicated to inspiring positive living through pattern research, design and experience. […]

(pun very much intended!) As Halloween is looming we thought these brilliant illustrations by BA (Hons) Illustration for commercial application Alumni  Matti Walker, who previously studied Fine Art at The Northern School of Art Middlesbrough, were pretty apt! We grabbed a chat with Matti who is now a freelance mixed media illustrator, check it out below. Follow Matti on Instagram: […]

Halloween is just around the spooky corner and we're so excited! As an art college we love finding new and creative ideas and pumpkin carving is no exception. We've rounded up 10 of our favourite design to give you some inspiration for your own pumpkin, Halloween creations! Pumpkin or Pineapple? We feel this is a super trendy way to keep […]

(pun very much intended!) As Halloween is looming we thought these brilliant illustrations by Illustration Alumni student Matti Walker, were pretty apt! We grabbed a chat with Matti who is now a freelance mixed media illustrator, check it out below. Follow Matti on Instagram: @matti_walker and check out Matti's website and portfolio here: www.mattiwalker.com   These illustrations are fantastic! What have […]

Halloween is just around the spooky corner and we're so excited! As an art college we love finding new and creative ideas and pumpkin carving is no exception. We've rounded up 10 of our favourite design to give you some inspiration for your own pumpkin, Halloween creations! Pumpkin or Pineapple? We feel this is a super trendy way to keep […]

As of late Kinetic Sand has started to attract a lot of attention on social media, first it was clay, now sand! This instantaneous art is super easy to create as Kinetic Sand is reusable and can be bought in lots of stores and online. What on earth is it, you ask? Apparently it's a mixture of Play Sand and […]

Over the next couple of weeks, the students from Film BA(hons) are busy busy. On the 14th November, the students will begin making two short films for the the Learning Curve Group. They will be creating promotional videos based on the army for schools and Jobcentres to promote young people who would like physical training or academic qualification who want to […]

A group of photographers from CCAD have been invited to take part in an exclusive exhibition of international talent at the Hull International Photography (HIP) Festival after impressing patron, Matt Finn. Works from staff and graduates from the college in Hartlepool will be featured during the month-long festival which showcases award-winning photographers from around the world. During a visit to the […]

On Septemeber 29th, Phil Illingworth’s exhibition, Apocalypso arrived at Platform A gallery in Middlesbrough. Illingworth’s experimental work is said to explore the relationship of painting, drawing, three-dimensional works and the conceptual; with each piece of art breaking preconceptions of conventionality. The spontaneity of the art is very important to Phil and his methodology involves following the seed of his original […]