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Call for entries as expanded Foundation Art Prize 2026 launches

The Northern School of Art has expanded its prestigious Foundation Art Prize for 2026, introducing two age categories to give even more emerging creatives the opportunity to showcase their artistic talent. For the fir... Read More
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UAL Extended Diploma in Illustration & Animation diploma students Jayden and Elliott launch Lemon Vs Flower!

UAL Extended Diploma in Illustration & Animation diploma students Jayden and Elliott have teamed up on their new project Lemon Vs Flower an enterprise to sell their creative work and merch. The students will be ho... Read More
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How to break into Graphic Design: Our course partners offer career insight and advice!

At The Northern School of Art we offer two pathways into Graphic Design starting with our college-level UAL Extended Diploma in Graphic & Digital Design for school leavers which offers an industry focused approach... Read More
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UAL Photography diploma students team-up with four local businesses!

Final year students on our UAL Extended Diploma in Photography course have been working on a live brief with four client companies, the project has seen students work in groups to create promotional images for four lo... Read More
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A Nativity Goes Wrong & Grimm Up North – Two Festive Productions from UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students!

UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students are preparing for their final school performances of 2025 which will showcase original works written, devised and performed by our students inspired by the festive season. Pe... Read More
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Graphic design students named as UK’s top young designers at this year’s WorldSkills UK competition

Two graphic design students from The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus have been crowned as the UK’s top young designers at the 2025 WorldSkills UK competition. Second year UAL Graphic & Digital Design... Read More
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CPD Photography Workshop for Tees Valley Teachers in collaboration with Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)

We’re delighted to host two free of charge CPD Teacher workshops  in collaboration with the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA). These practical sessions are designed to support classroom teaching and curriculum dev... Read More
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Teesside Hospice X Northern School of Art’s Second Hand September 2025!

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 celebra... Read More
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Artist Rachel Lancaster reflects on her student days and Baltic exhibition with sister Laura

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 ... Read More
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Middlesbrough’s migration stories to be celebrated in major portrait project by School’s former student and teacher

A former student and teacher from The Northern School of Art is part of an ambitious new project that will celebrate the stories of migration to Middlesbrough, capturing people’s heritage in a series of large-scale oi... Read More