ALUMNI NEWS & STORIES

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 […]

BA (Hons) Graphic Design alumni Brandon Staniford, attended our degree programme during the Covid-19 pandemic, graduating into an unprecedented time, but five years on he has been able to achieve great successes in his freelance practice. He has worked with major music labels, established brands like ASOS and even created assets for his childhood favourite Foo Fighters, "there's a video […]

Since graduating only last year BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumni 23 year old Hannah Trafford has gone from strength to strength working on a wide range of projects since graduating; from the circus to children’s theatre! After recently finishing her role as Company Manager for the West End Irish dance production of Eireann by a Taste of Ireland […]

Theatre group Ensemble '84 which counts BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen and MA Directing & Theatre Making alumni Stephen Lister as a part of its cast, won three awards at this year’s North East Culture awards. Ensemble '84 was formed in 2024 by Artistic Director Mark Dornford-May. Inspired by Mark's work with Isango Ensemble, a Theatre company rooted […]

MA Design Practice alumni Lily Rose Cockfield, 24 years old based in Hartlepool, was recently nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Hartlepool Business Awards! Lily studied with us at college, university and postgraduate level starting at UAL Level 3 Diploma in Art & Design, A-level Textiles, a undergraduate degree in BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface […]

Spotlight on Photographer and UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design alumni George Hutton, 28 years old from Whitby, who recently had a series of his images documenting Whitby's Goth Weekend and its participants published by i-D as a part of their straight-up series, "a long running series i-D does where they feature full length portraits of people in different […]

Spotlight on former CCAD graduate Lauren Staley, 41 years old from Hartlepool. Lauren is a teacher, jewellery designer and creator of The Art House, Wintertide Festival's newest creative attraction which see Lauren open up her home to visitors as a studio house space inviting members of the public to tour studios, attend workshops and other immersive experiences. Lauren explains "visitors […]

Renowned artist Rachel Lancaster, who studied on the Foundation Diploma at The Northern School of Art when it was known as Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD), is currently exhibiting alongside her twin sister and fellow artist Laura Lancaster at Baltic in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The must-see show called Remember, Somewhere is the first time paintings by the Hartlepool-born […]

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and MA Design Practice graduate Mia Angioy has gone from strength to strength since her graduation working on huge projects with brands like Converse and publications like Noema Mag and even produced a bespoke front cover for our most recent University-level Prospectus. Now she is using her creative skills and talent to be a part of a […]

A Darlington-born former student of The Northern School of Art is part of the team behind a history-making lunar mission that will see Australian technology deployed on the Moon’s surface for the very first time. Program Manager Laura O’Neil, who studied on the Extended Diploma 3D Design (Interiors, Architecture & Productions) course at the School when it was known as […]