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UAL Extended Diploma in 3D Design (Interiors, Architecture & Productions) student Phoebe Allan is the winner of a live brief competition with AV Dawson to design a striking new look for a locomotive which was placed on a roundabout in Middlehaven last month. The project forms part of the 200th year anniversary celebrations of the Stockton and Darlington railway S&DR200 festival. […]

Final-year BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen students at The Northern School of Art have spent the past year with leading outdoor performance company Avanti Display creating stunning props for a major event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR200) and the birth of the modern railway. Ghost Train: The Arrival, a large-scale […]

We are excited to be official education partners with The North East Playwriting Award 25/26! Applications are now open for Live Theatre’s North East Playwriting Award, open to all writers over the age of 16 who are from, living or working in the North East of England. Playwrights of all levels, new to established, are invited to submit their plays […]

Hartlepool project puts culture and creativity in the hands of the local community. A consortium of partners led by The Northern School of Art and supported by, Thirteen, Hartlepool Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority, PFC Trust, and JRF, has been successful in applying for funding for their ‘Rock Pools’ project, which has secured £750,000 from Arts Council England and […]

Introducing Connected Campus, an innovative pilot programme designed to equip students with the skills, experience, and industry insight needed to thrive in film and television production created in partnership with North East Screen. Part of the wider Screen Alliance North programme, Connected Campus will run throughout the academic year, offering students across creative disciplines -  including film, illustration, animation, costume […]

An article on Creative Boom, one of the most widely read news platforms in the creative industries, has identified Hartlepool as "one of the UK’s most exciting creative hubs.” Journalist Tom May visited the town recently to see the Northern School of Art-supported Northern Festival of Illustration exhibition in Hartlepool Art Gallery. He was not only very impressed with the […]

MA Design Practice student Sophie Johnston has won a Creative Conscience Award in the Mental Health Category,  the award programme is a scheme for students and recent graduates that "searches for exciting projects that focus on social or environmental impact" and offers an opportunity to "to push your curiosity and create the change you want to see in the world." […]

Timescales for a £33.5m project to expand Hartlepool's film and TV studios and create a new production village have been revealed according to a news report by the BBC. According to the story on the BBC news website the timetable follows the announcement about expansion plans for The Northern Film & TV Studios, which neighbours The Northern School of Art's […]

BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design graduate Christina Marshall worked on the award-winning Netflix series Adolescence. The series shot to popularity when it was released on Netflix earlier this year and recently won major awards at the Emmys; including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Stephen Graham and Outstanding Support Actor in a Limited […]

BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen graduate Christy Robinson ended her three years of study by receiving the newly created Drive & Determination award, inspired by the amazing work ethic Christy has demonstrated over her three years on the programme. She said that "winning the Drive and Determination Award was a total surprise to me as the award […]

Students on our BA (Hons) Fashion degree programme had the exciting opportunity to work on a live brief with heritage and lifestyle brand Barbour on a project that asked students to forecast and design jacket trends for Autumn Winter 25/26! The project saw students visit Barbour HQ in the North East, hear from senior designers for the brand to help […]

BA (Hons) Model Making & Visual FX graduate Connor Thompson received Orbital FX Technical Excellence Award 2025! This award is in recognition of the student who has consistently pushed the materials, techniques and themselves, for excellence in exploration, innovation and personal progression. In response to winning the award Connor said "I was delighted to learn that I had won the […]

Our UAL Extended Diploma in Fashion students are teaming up with Teesside Hospice for Second Hand September a campaign which challenges consumers, "to say no to buying new clothes for 30 days and instead celebrate the power of second-hand fashion and all things thrifting." This year’s campaign promises to be a "bigger, bolder, and more creative than ever" celebration of […]

Degree students across our Stage & Screen degree programmes including acting, production design, costume, textiles and model making have been working hard to contribute to Stockton and Darlington Passenger Railway Bicentenary events, which will take place this weekend Saturday 20th September in Darlington and next Sunday 28th September in Stockton.  The S&DR200 Festival’s epic outdoor event ‘Ghost Train’ will steam […]

A £33.5 million major expansion of film and television production facilities in Hartlepool is officially underway, following planning approval being granted for a transformative new development. The Northern Studios will undergo an expansion, including the construction of larger studios and the installation of industry-leading equipment and facilities. In addition, a Screen Industries Production Village will be developed in the surrounding […]