The article goes on to highlight the School’s neighbour, The Northern Studios, as a growing film and TV production hub in Hartlepool, with the recently announced £33.5 million expansion to create new sound stages, workshops and collaborative spaces as part of the new production village as evidence that “the town’s wider regeneration plans reveal its creative muscle.”
He concludes: “This isn’t just about one impressive building. It’s about creating an entire ecosystem.”
Reflecting on some seeing some young creatives from the School comparing their sketches he adds:
“It struck me then that this—not the funding announcements, not the international submissions, not even the impressive artist lineup—is what success looks like.
A generation growing up in Hartlepool who see creativity not as something that happens elsewhere, but something that can happen here.”
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The Northern Festival of Illustration 2025 runs until 1st November 2025. Further information is at www.thefestivalofillustration.com and on Instagram @festivalofillustration
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