Oct 31 2025

Call for Papers for Nightmare ‘26 focuses on the reciprocal relationship between horror cinema and video games

The organisers of the Nightmare ’26 research conference are inviting proposals for 15-minute papers to be prese...Read More
Sep 02 2025

The Northern Festival of Illustration returns with a packed programme showcasing global creativity

The biennial Northern Festival of Illustration is returning to celebrate all things illustration and storytelling, fr...Read More
May 01 2025

Entries open for The Northern Illustration Prize 2025

The fourth year of The Northern Illustration Prize, The Northern School of Art’s prestigious biennial illustration co...Read More
May 01 2025

Lecturer Tony Charles presents Groundhoppers exhibition in Berlin & Leipzig!

Lecturer Tony Charles and fellow artists Nick Kennedy, Annie O’Donnell, Will Hughes and alumni John James Peran...Read More
Apr 16 2025

Still Life: Unpainted by Tony Charles

BA (Hons) Fine Art Lecturer Tony Charles is displaying his work Still Life Un-painted at an exhibition at Middlesbrou...Read More
Jan 22 2025

International Research Conference Re-Staging 25 – Call for papers!

“If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probab...Read More
Apr 02 2024

International horror film conference heading to School’s Hartlepool campus

An international conference exploring how mental health issues are represented in horror films is being hosted by sta...Read More
Dec 15 2023

Nightmare ’24 – Call for Papers!

Nightmare ‘24 a conference of horror at The Northern School of Art invites proposals for 15 minute papers to be prese...Read More
Oct 12 2023

PAD: Perspectives in Art & Design Edition 5

Introducing the latest edition of The Northern School of Art’s journal PAD: Perspectives in Art & Design. T...Read More
Oct 06 2023

Middlesbrough photography lecturer presents at international conference in Krakow

During the summer break The Northern School of Art‘s Middlesbrough campus photography lecturer Richard Allaway ...Read More
Jul 11 2023

PAD: Perspectives in Art & Design Edition #4

The Northern School of Art launches it’s fourth edition of Perspectives in Art & Design, our scholarly acti...Read More
Jun 13 2023

Ahoy there! Loads to ‘sea’ and pirates too at The Northern Festival of Illustration!

The award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration is back in Hartlepool for a fifth time this summer. This time the...Read More
May 12 2023

Plenty of Sea to see at The Northern Illustration Prize 2023

The Northern School of Art in collaboration with project partner the Association of Illustrators (AOI) has announced ...Read More
Apr 21 2023

The Northern Climate Conference

Last month students and staff presented our second annual student-led conference on the theme of climate action and s...Read More
Nov 22 2022

Perspectives in Art & Design Edition #3

The third edition of PAD Perspectives in Art and Design has been released this month. This newest edition features re...Read More
Nov 07 2022

Richard Allaway Presents PHD Research at Arts Conference!

This month UAL Extended Diploma in Photography Lecturer Richard Allaway will present his PHD research in a national a...Read More
Nov 30 2021

Festival of illustration’s monkeys raise almost £2.5K for Hartlepool Carers

The 2021 Northern Festival of Illustration ended on a high bringing all the monkey sculptures together to raise funds...Read More
Nov 29 2021

Fine art lecturer exhibits at Platform A Gallery’s 10th anniversary exhibition

Work from The Northern School of Art‘s BA (Hons) Fine Art lecturer Dr Tony Charles is on display at Platform A ...Read More
Nov 24 2021

Festival of Illustration monkey sculptures being auctioned for charity

Monkey sculptures currently on display in a trail across Hartlepool are being auctioned to raise funds for charity as...Read More
Nov 11 2021

Kathryn Bell shows in Awagami Print Festival 2021

Congratulations to Artist, Printmaker and Illustration Degree Creative Technician Kathryn Bell who is showing as part...Read More
Sep 15 2021

Monkey trail marks the return of the award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration

The Northern Festival of Illustration is back with a trail of decorated monkey sculptures around Hartlepool. On Satur...Read More
May 04 2021

Fine Art lecturer’s work exhibited in North Yorkshire forest

Artwork by The Northern School of Art’s Fine Art lecturer Dr Tony Charles is being featured in an open air exhi...Read More
Mar 01 2021

Call for entries for The Northern Illustration Prize 2021

The Northern Illustration Prize is back for 2021! This is the second year of the competition organised by The Norther...Read More
Mar 25 2020

‘Practice’ exhibition goes into creative hibernation

An exhibition that was set to open at a popular north east art gallery just as the coronavirus hit the UK has gone in...Read More
Mar 10 2020

Artistic ‘Practice’ by prestigious art school practitioners goes on show

A rare opportunity to view work by a range of artists and practitioners who teach at the prestigious The Northern Sch...Read More
Jan 16 2020

Fine Art Lecturer Tony Charles presents solo Exhibition at The Auxillary

Fine Art lecturer Tony Charles is showcasing ‘Stroke’ a solo exhibition at The Auxilary in Middlesbrough,...Read More
Oct 14 2019

Textiles lecturer’s work being shown at two major exhibitions

Artworks and research by a textiles artist and academic from The Northern School of Art are being showcased at two ma...Read More
Jun 04 2019

The Northern Festival of Illustration gets underway with announcement of winners of global prize

The third Northern Festival of Illustration opened in style with the unveiling of the winners of a prestigious new co...Read More
May 21 2019

Leading illustrators heading to Hartlepool to launch The Northern Festival of Illustration

Internationally-renowned illustrators are heading to Hartlepool for a day of masterclasses showcasing some unique cre...Read More
May 11 2019

The Northern Festival of Illustration bringing joy (of sex) to Hartlepool

The award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration is showcasing world-renowned illustrators, cartoonists and comic ...Read More
Mar 06 2019

Acting lecturer’s play takes to the stage

A play written by a lecturer at The Northern School of Art about living with OCD is being staged at Northern Stage in...Read More
Mar 01 2019

The Northern School of Art launches major international art prize ‘The Northern Illustration Prize’

The Northern School of Art with the Association of Illustrators has launched a brand new international art prize ‘The...Read More
Jan 15 2019

New online journal highlights innovation in the School’s creative curriculum

The Northern School of Art has launched an online journal featuring research-led articles on creative topics as part ...Read More