Prospectus 2022-23 by The Northern School of Art

PROSPECTUS 2022-23

MAKE YOUR MARK

ART SCHOOL

NEW VOICE ASTOUNDING

DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY

NEW IDEAS

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Welcome 01 Discover your future 02 Your career & Discover Folio 04 Your space & facilities 06 The Northern Studios 08 The Northern Festival of Illustration BA (Hons) Courses Visual Arts & Design 13 Fine Art 17 Illustration for Commercial Practice 21 Staff Spotlight: Niel Bushnell 23 Animation 27 Graphic Design 31 Digital Design & Advertising 35 Interior Decoration & Styling 39 Textiles & Surface Design Photography, Film, Television & Theatre 45 Photography 49 Film, Television & Theatre Production 53 Acting for Stage & Screen 57 Production Design for Stage & Screen 61 Visual Effects & Model Making 65 Costume Interpretation with Design Fashion 71 Fashion with Body Contour 75 Fashion Creative Direction

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78 Research & Collections Masters Degrees (MA) 80 Design History 82 Creative Design Enterprise 84 Directing & Performance Practice 86 Access to Higher Education Diploma 87 Foundation (Art & Design) Diploma 88 Your Money 90 Accommodation 92 How to Apply 95 Contact Details & Open Days 96 How to Find Us & Map 98 Student Services

Our Recent Student Awards EIZO Student Awards 2018 & 2019 Association of Photography (AOP) Student Awards 2018 & 2019 SONY World Photography Awards 2016 Association of Photography (AOP) Course of the Year 2017* Royal Television Society (Yorkshire Region-student category) Nominated Drama 2019 Royal Television Society (Yorkshire Region-student category) Winner Best Film - Comedy & Entertainment 2019 Royal Television Society (Yorkshire Region-student category) Winner - Craft Award Best Cinematography Comedy & Entertainment 2017 Costume Designers Guild 2019 ‘Costume Excellence in Contemporary Television’ Nominee (Alumni) Fleabag, BBC Arts Thread NextGen Premiére Vision New Designers Wilko Retail Design Award

*(DLHE, 2018).

*(NSS, 2020).

your future We are a small, specialist institution providing industry-ready graduates for the creative industries. We are a creative and skilled team, and we are ambitious - for ourselves, and for you. So, what does this mean for you? As a valued student, you will become part of a community passionate about creativity. Our talented academic staff are practising artists and creative practitioners in their own specialisms. And, because we are an Art School, you will not be confined to your course specialism, you will be encouraged to work with specialists across the full range of creative courses - you are a practising creative from day one, not just a student. You will be pushed, challenged, motivated and nurtured to follow your own path and become the artist you’re destined to be. We look forward to meeting you. Dr Martin Raby Principal & Chief Executive

*Over the last four years for which data is available 2014/15 to 2017/18, 96% of our graduates were in employment or postgraduate study within six months of graduation (DLHE, 2018).

The Northern School of Art has been offering specialist arts & design education and training to talented individuals since 1874.

Discover your career Now is the time to make your mark. The creative industries aren’t an easy option they’re a tough call, not because the jobs aren’t there, but because you need to be industry-savvy, professional and prepared. We know this and we will get you there with a range of work experience and industry access throughout your time with us.

LIVE PROJECTS A live project is an opportunity for you to work with an organisation to research and address a specific issue within the industry and work towards a solution. You will not only benefit by securing industry contacts and gaining valuable experience of working with practising professionals, but you will also gain skills, knowledge and experience that are valuable for future your employability, practice and your career.

EXHIBITIONS If appropriate to your discipline, you will be encouraged to regularly exhibit your work providing you with your own practice profile, experience in commercial management of your work and curation.

COMPETITIONS One way of standing out from the crowd as a young professional is to win some nice shiny awards! We will support you in submitting your work to awards and competitions throughout your course.

SHOWCASE & SHOWREELS Beautiful costumes, stunning photography, solo-show, showreels, artworks, mouth-dropping portfolio, breath-taking production sets - your final year is launch time. We take our commitment to you very seriously and your successfully transition into work in your final year. During this important time, you will focus on creating your final work to network with our industry friends, partners and contacts within the wider creative industries.

SOME OF OUR INDUSTRY LINKS

Discover Folio Folio provides impartial and confidential career advice and support designed to meet personal needs and complement each programme of study. It is open as a drop-in centre and a place to do research. In one-to-one mentoring sessions, the Folio team provide practical advice on getting a job, preparing your CV or developing a new business; the team also provide seminar programmes, such as ‘Art as Business’, funding, marketing and business start-up.

All of our degree courses are developed with professional creative input. Each of our degree programmes includes a panel made up of individuals with a profile in the relevant industry – these individuals work with us to help us stay up to date and also offer lectures and critiques for students. Many of them work with us on live projects and enable work experience for students. As well as the above, we work with the creative sector on mentoring and external showcases. So, if you choose to enrol with us, you might work on a set for a BBC TV series, make a costume for Killing Eve, design the cover of a national magazine, exhibit and sell a textiles collection in Paris, act in a Ken Loach movie, or curate and show artwork in your very own external exhibition. These are just some of the activities recent undergraduates have completed. We collaborate with a vast range of external partners, organisations and individuals. For example, Amber Butchart, the TV fashion historian has provided personal feedback to students (2019) and Jimmy Turrell, international graphic artist and videographer, has worked with students backstage at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend (2019), to create a stunning mural for the event. With guidance from Chris Riddell, one of our students published an illustration in The Guardian (2016) and also secured a weekly column before graduating. Another one of our graduates had the opportunity to work with games, concept art and motion graphics company Atomhawk (2019).

FOLIO SUPPORTS YOU TO: • manage and plan your own development – setting goals for learning and experience • reflect on and evaluate your development and learning needs, identifying ways to meet them • research your chosen industry and career options. FOLIO ASSISTS YOU WITH: • job options or work experience • postgraduate learning • setting up and running your own business.

We run a series of open lectures, seminars and master classes, all free and open to all. Folio, in partnership with Hartlepool Borough Council, can also provide dedicated, subsidised, fully-serviced work-place studios at ‘The BIS’ Whitby Street Studios, which are located alongside the Hartlepool Church Street campus.

Discover our facilities At The Northern School of Art, we are very proud of the facilities we offer for students.

Across our campus, you will find distinctive places for you to train, learn, explore and create in; they become your working, social and creative spaces. Our specialist, industry-standard facilities, workshops, studios, IT & editing suites and technical rooms are housed in a range of buildings across campus - from heritage buildings, such as the listed Leadbitter building, to our new, purpose-built No 1 Church Street studios, workshops and learning hub. As a student, you have access to all facilities regardless of your chosen course. ART & DESIGN • individual working bays • design studios • iMac suites • Cintiq drawing tablets • kiln facilities • canvas-making • dry-point etching • letter press-printing • 2D & 3D laser cutter PHOTOGRAPHY • black & white, colour & digital dark rooms • photography studios • infinity cove • Phase One Capture One tech for digital photography FILM, TV & THEATRE • double height film & television studio with gallery • green screen studio • networked editing suite • 129-seat theatre • audio & sound theatre systems • full lighting rig • sound gallery • rehearsal rooms • dressing rooms

FASHION, TEXTILES, SURFACE DESIGN, COSTUME • pattern cutting & sewing rooms • dye lab • embroidery rooms • private fitting rooms RESEARCH • library • journals • costume collections • design history collections FOLIO • career & small business start-up drop-in & hub ARTS & CRAFT SHOP We have an arts & craft shop based at the campus for a range of specialist equipment. EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE Each programme has specialist, technical equipment to loan and use for the duration of your degree. CHURCH STREET GALLERY • gallery & exhibition space

*(The Northern Studios are subject to planning and funding decisions; some courses may require a small deposit for equipment hire which will be returned on return of equipment.)

Film, TV & Photography Studios

Costume & Fashion Rooms

Theatre

Illustration Rooms

Do you want to pursue a career in film & television? Start your degree next door to a major new film and television production studio!

The Northern School of Art is developing new production facilities next to its Hartlepool campus. There will be commercial studios hosting a range of film and television productions. The Northern Studios will foster opportunities for students and the local area as well as establishing a new film and television hub in the North East.

It is intended that the studios will be used by the ever-growing number of major commercial production companies who film and work in the North East – you will have a working studios right on your doorstep!

For further information on The Northern Studios visit: northernart.ac.uk

RECENT PRODUCTIONS IN THE NORTH EAST INCLUDE:

Vera, Victoria, Inspector George Gently, Star Wars, Atonement, 1917, The Dumping Ground, Alien, Avengers, Harry Potter, Transformers, Phantom Thread.

The

of Illustration The Northern School of Art is home to the international ‘Festival of Illustration’ which celebrates the very best in the illustrative arts from across the globe. A Festival highlight includes The Northern Illustration Prize, a new international art prize launched in 2019 by The Northern School of Art with the Association of Illustrators and supported by The Gillian Dickinson Trust, which aims to highlight the diverse world of illustration and the skilled work of established and emerging illustrators throughout the world. The Festival includes exhibitions, events and master-classes by leading illustrators. Audiences are given unique insights into

the work of key figures in contemporary illustration, whose work forms part of our everyday lives through advertising, cartoons, comics, editorial, products, games, film and television. As a student, you may have the opportunity to get involved and be part of this exciting global, biennial event. Artists involved in previous festivals include Chris Riddell OBE, Rob Flowers, Sam Arthur, Darren Yeomans, Tor Freeman, Jack Teagle, Derek Brazelle, Nicholas Holmes, Donya Todd, Keith Robson, Jamie Kirk, Frances Moffatt, Jimmy Turrell, Alan Vest, Josie Brookes, Chris Daunt, Sara Ogilvie, Alice Pattulo and Chris Foss.

WINNERS OF THE NORTHERN ILLUSTRATION PRIZE 2019 Alive by Fabio Buonacare, Milan. Winner – established illustrator Jean Baptiste SiMonkey by Dania Mah, Malaysia. Winner – emerging Illustrator

Further information is available at thefestivalofillustration.com

Fine Art BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application BA (Hons) Animation BA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) Digital Design & Advertising BA (Hons) Interior Decoration & Styling BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design BA (Hons)

Charlie Love, Fine Art

Painting, Drawing, Print-making. Mixed Media, Installations, Photography. Video & Moving Image, Sculpture – welding, casting, ceramics. Art History, Art Future. You are the artist.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020)

UCAS Code: W101 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 13

Discover BA (Honours) Fine Art In a suite of dedicated studios and well-equipped workshops, we will provide you with technical expertise, conceptual confidence and industry ‘know-how’. Over three years, you will have the opportunity to become a specialist in this medium – challenging and extending traditional disciplines such as painting, photography, video and sculpture. Choose to explore and create experimental combinations of ideas and processes to create your own hybrid form of art. By the end of your degree course, you will be experienced in organising and curating exhibitions. You will have been helped and encouraged to understand the historical and contemporary context of your practice.

Rachael Pickles

ALUMNI Students going on to complete MAs include: Mollie MacSween (Artist), Aaron Batey (Curation), Rebekah Hayes (Curation) Students going on to hold studios and practise as artists include: Mary Crick, Zoli Fodor Jordon, Sophie Heyes, Lucy Bain Alumni involved in residences, events and exhibition organisation include: John James Perangie, Jane Bizimana, Anita Sewell Alumni now teaching or undertaking teacher training include: Abby Pearce, Sarah Burley, Natasha Pybus, & Charlotte Etherington

You will have the opportunity to develop and establish a well-informed personal visual language that communicates well with contemporary audiences. You will gain initiative, communication skills and a critical faculty that will be invaluable in the creative industries as well as in a wider range of careers.

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VISITING PROFESSIONALS

STUDENT EXHIBITIONS

Fine Art is enriched by a programme of lectures, workshops and meetings with a range of creative, internationally renowned art professionals, these have included:

Students have exhibited in various venues, including:

Claire Davies Video Artist Richard Forster Artist Mark Jackson Curator Nick Kennedy Painter/Sculptor Ian MacDonald Photographic Artist Narbi Price Painter David Rickard Sculptor Matt Roberts Curator Dafna Talmor Photographic Artist Godfrey Worsdale Curator Nathaniel Pitt Curator Jo Hamill Artist Gordon Dalton Artist Mark Houghton Sculptor DISCOVER YOUR CAREER Our graduates are employed in a range of roles, including: Self-employed Practising Artist Arts Administrator School Art Teacher Arts Lecturer Museum Curator Art Festival Co-ordinator Technical Demonstrator

The National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool Hartlepool Art Gallery Fresh - an exhibition for final-year graduates - Thirsk The House of Blah Blah Middlesbrough The Python Gallery Middlesbrough Pineapple Black Arts Middlesbrough The Hub Redcar Base Camp Middlesbrough STUDY VISITS Students have visited notable exhibitions and galleries including: The Turner Prize Hull The British Art Show Edinburgh The British Sculpture Show The Hepworth Gallery Wakefield

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Newcastle The Laing Art Gallery Newcastle MIMA Middlesbrough Salt Mills Saltaire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Wakefield WORK EXPERIENCE Students have had the opportunity to gain work experience as studio, gallery and teaching assistants.

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

STUDENTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY VISITED Rome Berlin Barcelona Paris

Wacom Cintiqs, Illustration for Commercial Application

Creative industry ready. An amazing portfolio. Create new worlds. You’re an illustrator. Make your mark.

(NSS: 2020) *15 months upon completion of the course.

All our students can become members of the Association of Illustrators at a subsidised rate.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W220 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 17

Discover BA (Honours) Illustration for Commercial Application Our illustration degree programme will provide you with the skills, knowledge and industry links to forge a career as a comic-book artist, editorial illustrator, picture-book artist, product illustrator, concept artist, greetings-card artist or fashion illustrator. You will also be equipped with the business and creative skills to pursue a career in advertising, editorial, games, film, television, comics and publishing. During your studies there will be access to a programme of inspirational ‘Live’ briefs, which provide you with the opportunity to get real-life feedback from publishers, clients or working illustrators – typically, we have a variety of guest speakers throughout the duration of the course. These have included Chris Riddell, Tor Freeman, Godmachine, and Sam Arthur, MD of NoBrow Publishing. All of this is underpinned by excellent resources including Wacom Cintiqs and Macs - and a range of industry standard illustrative software. The studio is located in a highly inspirational building dedicated to illustration and graphic design with staff who continue to practise in the industry.

We value the importance of a vibrant studio culture and you will work in a commercial, creative eviornment. You will have access to traditional printing processes in our print room, where you can explore risograph and screen-printing methods to inform your projects.

Sophie Townsend PAST LIVE-PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE INCLUDED Nobrow (publisher) Flying Eye Books (publisher) Rockpool Children’s Books (publisher) One and Other Magazine Running Man Urban Outfitters Wylam Brewery Craft Beers Atomhawk Pavilion Books (publisher)

ALUMNI Alan Vest The Guardian, Hodder & Stoughton (Freelance Illustrator) Ryan Dube, The University of Oxford, Ten Feet Tall Beth Wood Comic Book Slumber Party, (award-nominated comic author).

STUDENT EXHIBITIONS The Coningsby Gallery, London The Festival of Illustration, Hartlepool Ernest, Newcastle Truman Brewery, London (Degree Show) Children’s Media Conference COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE Students have sold work at various commercial events, including: Spitalfields Market, London Coningsby Gallery, London The House of Blah Blah, Middlesbrough Ernest, Newcastle Thought Bubble, Harrogate Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Niel Bushnell, Senior Lecturer Illustration for Commercial Application

Discover your Senior Lecturer Niel Bushnell, Senior Lecturer on the Illustration for Commercial Application degree course, is an established animator, illustrator and artist, whose work has featured in Disney productions and Marvel Comics as well in numerous feature films and computer games. His career started at Marvel Comics before he moved into the animation industry where he worked on a broad range of projects, from cereal commercials to feature films including Space Jam and Lost in Space. Niel then moved into the computer games industry as a concept artist, illustrator and animator on games such as ‘Shadowman’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’.

Niel’s work for Disney included a Lion King short film called The Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable which played at the Epcot Centre’s The Land Pavilion at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida.

After a period of time in London, Niel returned to his native Hartlepool and formed his own studio, supervising a team of animators and artists, to produce work for UK television shows such as Spooks, Hyperdrive, Mongrels, The Windsors and Derry Girls.

More recently, Niel has been involved in the Doctor Who Blu-ray range, creating new animation, graphics and effects. When he’s not drawing or animating, Niel enjoys writing and has had nine books published, including; The Timesmith Chronicles and The Arkship Saga. 21

Storyboarding, Animation

A brand new, diverse and imaginative programme. If you are a visual artist, with a love of storytelling, you will thrive as part of a design community preparing for an exciting career in animation, illustration, visual effects, character design, advertising, motion graphics or art direction.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time

*subject to validation

UCAS Code: W615 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 23

Discover BA (Honours) Animation Using analogue, illustrative and digital technologies you will explore a wide range of animation techniques which will help you discover your illustrative voice and create an impressive and diverse showreel ready for wide-ranging industry opportunities. During your three years of study, you will: • learn the fundamentals of illustration, animation and storytelling as well as art direction and post-production; • develop real-world technical skills through 2D and 3D, stop-motion, motion graphics, animation production; and, • have opportunities to partake in placements and live projects, attend guest speaker talks and benefit from our connections within the illustration, film, television and animation industry!

SPECIALIST AREAS INCLUDE:

2D and 3D animation Stop-motion Narrative production Illustration World building and character development Storyboarding Motion graphics Analogue and digital development Post-production RECENT GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE ILLUSTRATION AND ANIMATION SECTOR INCLUDE: • Atomhawk Design • Curtis Jobling (designer of Bob the Builder) • Howard Reed (Little Howard’s Big Question, CBBC) • Tim Searle (former Head of Animation at Beano Studios) • RubyETC (illustrator)

Jamie Kirk Pineapple Character Sequence

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Visual communicator, art director, collaborator, conceptual thinker, technical imaging expert, Graphic Designer.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W211 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 27

Discover BA (Honours) Graphic Design Graphic Design is an exciting and dynamic degree course driven by its links to cutting-edge industry. The programme focuses on visual communication at its core, through branding, typography, print making, advertising, social media and motion graphics. From the moment you arrive, you are part of a design studio, immersed in the creative and experimental practices of design. Use digital and analogue approaches to explore your creativity. Embrace the opportunity to develop a specialist and diverse portfolio, giving you the technical and creative skills necessary to prepare you for the fast-paced and growing design industry. Specialist areas include: Typography Print making Letterpress Risograph & screen printing Motion graphics & animation Editorial design & layout Branding Advertising & communication Packaging Image making & illustration Social media & website design

Collaborative projects, placements, live projects and opportunities to participate in international visits are central to your creative development during your studies as an emerging graphic designer. You will have opportunities to incorporate photography, print, illustration and animation skills as you develop your personal voice as a designer and your creative practice. You will be part of our design community, working with like-minded creatives on exciting and innovative briefs, all of which will help you become a diverse, visual communicator.

During the programme you will be encouraged to submit to national and international competition briefs, working with sponsored clients such as Nike, Teen Vogue, Giffgaff and Google. Regular industry projects and guest speakers will enhance your portfolio and learning. For example, our graphic design students recently completed a large-scale mural for the BBC 1’s Big Weekend with graphic artist Jimmy Turrell. RECENT GUEST SPEAKERS Kelly Anna London Jimmy Turrell Anthony Burrill Studio DBD Music Agency Pentagram Glug Design Festival ALUMNI Our alumni in creative careers for companies such as: Brainbox Studios Media Monks Eighty8 Design Allgood Bryan James Design Curious 12 Good Fridays Creative Agency Emap International Limited Epiphany Studio Visualsoft ecommerce BCG Digital Ventures

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

It’s a big, wide digital world with no limits to your creativity. It needs skilled navigators, designers & strategists. Advertising. Social Media. Brand builder. You.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020) *15 months upon completion of the course.

UCAS Code: W213 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 31

Discover BA (Honours) Digital Design & Advertising Developed directly with the industry to ignite the mind of the true creative thinker, this course will develop and refine your skills as a digital designer through branding, digital advertising, campaign and social media design, animation and motion graphics, app development and brand communication.

With problem solving, consumer- driven strategy, digital campaigns and social media, you will explore the full life-cycle of a product or service from concept though to market. As a graduate, you leave us primed for your exciting life as an innovative digital designer, adept in leading valuable design and digital practices.

Developed in close conjunction with our BA (Hons) course in Graphic Design, the BA (Hons) Digital Design course offers digital campaign and commercially focused briefs through shared modules. Throughout your three years of study, you have access to a wide range of industrystandard equipment, software and iMacs in our large design studio.

During the programme, you are be encouraged to submit to national and international competition briefs, such as those set by Design & Art Direction (D&AD), Young Creatives Network and You Can Now (YCN). Regular live projects and guest speakers from the industry will enhance your portfolio and learning. Collaborative projects and placement opportunities are encouraged during your study to establish yourself as an emerging designer within this growing and fast-paced industry. You have the opportunity to learn about and incorporate other subjects into digital design such as photography and 3D design. There is the creative freedom to experiment with exhibition design and collaborate with other programmes to enhance your portfolio, as well as engage in live project work from leading international design and advertising agencies, which have included, Visualsoft Ecommerce, Luxxlabs, LSM, 88 Design, Boho Zone & Narrative.

Once you have developed your base knowledge within graphic design, you can build your own direction as you begin to specialise in your chosen field. Your final year will be more industry-focused as you begin independent and self-directed projects, developing your individual style as a designer. ALUMNI CAREERS Our alumni in creative careers for companies such as: Media Monks Allgood Curious 12 Good Fridays Creative Agency Emap International Limited Epiphany Studio Visualsoft Ecommerce BCG Digital Ventures

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

The Interior Decoration & Styling programme will immerse you in the stylish world of interior design with an emphasis on aesthetic and ambient design, for a range of interior, private and public environments. Progressing within our visual arts department, you will study a range of specialist modules from style curation, technical drawing and 3D software to product development and surface design.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time

*subject to validation

UCAS Code: W250 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 35

Discover BA (Honours) Interior Decoration & Styling We are very excited to introduce this new course where you will develop your distinctive design style and specialist portfolio while exploring a range of interior challenges from residential to commercial designs. Embracing consumer trends and exploration of various materials for decorative interior environments, you will gain experience in a variety of settings from domestic, retail, exhibition, hospitality and public spaces.

Work in dedicated studios with industry specialists and creative technicians to develop your understanding of trend, interior textiles, finishing and style curation.

Develop your skills in: Drawing Colour, pattern & sampling Spatial composition 3D & CAD skills Technical drawing Material exploration Surface design Finishing & styling Product development

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As an interior stylist and decorative designer you’ll have have opportunities to become involved in other programmes to develop your creative ambition, enabling you to develop your expertise in a range of disciplines such as upholstery, textiles, product and spatial composition.

Throughout the programme, working closely with industry to hone your skills and your ambitions, you can create a portfolio that is individual to your specialism. There will be opportunities to explore the future of interiors, historical contexts, manufacturing processes, material exploration and interior decoration – communicating culturally, socially and ethically with an audience. Students are encouraged to collaborate and engage in work placements and competition opportunities to develop a distinctive portfolio and self-promotion.

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Alumni, Faye Buller

Interiors, textiles, fashion fabrics, stationery, bedding, wallpaper, products, gifts. Create beauty. Astonishment. You are the designer.

EXHIBITORS

(NSS: 2020)

Premiére Vision Paris Surtex New York New Designers London London Print Design Fair Indigo MoOD Brussels Arts Thread NextGen Premiére Vision (shortlisted) New Designers Wilko Retail Design Award (shortlisted)

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W230 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 39

Discover BA (Honours) Textiles & Surface Design Using our specialist well-equipped studios and workshops, you will develop design and technical skills in screen-printing, dyeing, hand and machine embroidery, digital print, laser-cutting, fabric manipulation and making skills while working on live and collaborative projects. This inspirational, innovative and vibrant degree offers exceptional studios, workshops and resources – including your very own individual studio bay – which will allow you to surround yourself with inspiration. You’ll develop design and making skills to equip you for a role within this dynamic industry, whether you choose to follow a path into employment or self-employment.

Design opportunities include interiors, fashion, gifts, stationery, table-top and bedding. This course offers a range of niche skills that will be transferable to a wide range of creative industries, such as teaching, community arts, buying, styling and visual merchandising.

INDUSTRY LINKS Alexander McQueen London

Oilily Netherlands

Anna Sui New York

Orla Kiely Design Studio London

Bowes Museum

Osborne & Little Design Studio London

Debenhams Design Studio

River Island Design Team London

Designers Guild Design Studio London

Surtex Trade Show New York

Graham and Brown Wallpapers Blackburn

Timorous Beasties Glasgow

Hallmark UK Bradford

Trend Art Italy

Hand and Lock Couture Embroidery London

Trend Bible Newcastle

House of Holland London

Zandra Rhodes London

LURU Home New York

PV Design Paris

Marks & Spencer Design Studio

Warehouse Design Team London

EXHIBITIONS & TRADE SHOWS Work is exhibited and sold at trade fairs and exhibitions such as: Premiére Vision, Paris; Surtex, New York; New Designers, London; London Print Design Fair; Indigo MoOD Brussels.

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Dressing the apothecary set, which was created by Production Design for Stage & Screen students.

Photography BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen BA (Hons) Visual Effects & Model Making BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design BA (Hons)

AWARDS

Document and explore the world through your vision.

EIZO Student Awards 2018 & 2019 finalist Association of Photographers (AOP) Student Awards 2018, 2019 & 2020 shortlist Sony World Photography Awards 2016 final shortlist

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time

Course of the Year 2017* *The current degree is a successor to the 2016/2017 award-winning programme.

UCAS Code: W642 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 45

Discover BA (Honours) Photography Photography is needed today as much as any other time in the history of the medium. Everyone has a camera but not everyone is capable of making a brand, product, individual or landscape come alive with stunning images. This course is based in superb facilities with staff who practise in the industry, so you can be assured of an exceptional learning experience. The focus is on providing you with the technical and creative skills you will need to become a successful practitioner in this industry. This means fulfilling client briefs on time and within budget, while producing stunning high-quality images - or documenting the world around you through your vision.

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This BA (Hons) Photography programme integrates creativity with practical skills – designed to prepare you for employment in the creative imaging industry. Our course has been developed in consultation with professional practitioners, trade bodies, online-content producers and industry partners.

Throughout the course, you are able to access to Canon, Sony, Hasselblad and Phase One camera systems plus a range of industrystandard photographic equipment. You may also use a fully equipped professional studio, which is designed to prepare you for the industry. Our graduates have gone on to undertake post-graduate training and/or work in a wide range of careers including: fashion, television and media, wedding photography, car advertising, sport/extreme sport, social portraiture, photo retouching, music publishing, E-commerce and education. All students are offered bespoke training to a professional standard in Capture 1, Adobe Lightroom and the Adobe Creative Suite.

ALUMNI Photography graduates have worked with a range of high-profile companies, including: Vogue Ted Baker BBC Sport The Hut Group End Clothing Creative Arts Review Mountain Bike UK

INDUSTRY LINKS Association of Photographers (AOP) Penguin/Random House Side Gallery, Newcastle BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Phase One Tees Valley Tourism Hartlepool Borough Council

GUEST LECTURERS Recent guest lecturers have included: Martin Parr Magnum Photos Tom Stoddart Getty Images Yan Preston Photographer Tim Clark 1000 Words Editor Freddy Spencer 20/20 Photography Agent Pippa Oldfield Curator and Writer Mimi Mollica Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer Simon Roberts Photographer and Honorary Fellow, Royal Photographic Society Alison Baskerville Photojournalist Peter Dench World Press Photo Zelda Cheatle Photography Expert Chris Harrison Photographer Tessa Bunny Klompching Gallery, New York Tom Wood International Centre of Photography, New York

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

SPECIALIST SUBJECTS INCLUDE: • Digital Photography and Work-flow • Commercial Lighting • Digital Enhancement and Retouching • Genres in a Commercial Context • Fashion Photography • Advertising and Product Photography • Advanced Enhancement and Retouching • Final Show and Portfolio

On-stage; on-screen. Pre-production. Production. Post-production. Scriptwriter, Cinematographer, Editor, Stage Manager, Producer, Director. Sound & Lighting for theatre or film. 16mm film. Studios.

NEW RENAISSANCE FILM FESTIVAL Yorkshire region (student category) 2020 Best Student Short Film

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Yorkshire region (student category) 2019 Nominated Drama 2018 Winner Best Film Comedy & Entertainment* 2017 Winner Craft Award Best Cinematography Comedy & Entertainment* *Previous course which was forerunner to this degree

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W692 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 49

Discover BA (Honours) Film, Television & Theatre Production As a student on this collaborative and practical degree, you will develop the skills for both creative and technical film, television and theatre production. Throughout the three years, you can create screen and theatre productions that showcase your skills and the ability to create new and original content for film and contemporary theatre practice. There are opportunities to specialise in producing, directing, cinematography, scriptwriting, post-production and sound/ lighting in film, television and theatre. You will use cutting-edge Black Magic 4K camera technology as well as traditional Super 16mm film using Arriflex cameras in dedicated film and theatre studios and performance space. Students have access to industry – standard software such as Premiere Pro and Avid. At the end of the three year programme, you have a broad showreel of work for your next steps into professional practice.

Working closely with other programmes – including acting, costume, photography, visual effects and production design – students will experience a fully rounded and holistic

teaching environment, providing access to a complete and collaborative production process which mirrors the workings the industry.

There is the opportunity on a minimum of ten productions; however, due to the collaborative nature of the programme you may find yourself involved in even more. You will work for live clients and submit for festivals and competitions throughout the programme, including the 16mm Kodak Commercial Awards, RTS Awards and National Student Drama Festival. In 2018, students worked on a BFI funded feature film Looted (released in November 2020). In 2019, students worked on Channel 4 ‘Sparks’ and BBC’s Children in Need.

ALUMNI Former students of the foundation and degree courses include: Scott Mann Director & Producer, Final Score, Heist (with Robert De Niro), The Tournament Tom Marshall Director Space Force, Famalan, Chewing Gum, Wasted, Four Weddings & a Funeral Sarah Gledhill Production Management Assistant Secret Britain, Flog it! Adam Bouabda Couch Potato Films Producer & Cinematographer

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Actor in Training. Stage & Screen. This is your drama school style experience outside of London.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020)

UCAS Code: W410 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 53

Discover BA (Honours) Acting for Stage & Screen You will develop core acting skills in voice, characterisation and physicality for performances on stage and screen as well as contemporary and innovative practices. The course is vocational, with a strong focus on the development of your own practice - not only performance but also the ability to create your own portfolio of work. You will be treated as an ‘Actor in training’ with professional standards expected on all projects; these skills will be developed by working alongside guest lecturers and industry professionals from theatre and film. You will be encouraged and supported to secure professional opportunities throughout the programme; for example, one of our students has a role in the latest Ken Loach film, alongside work for BBC3.

Although a relatively new programme at the School, this course already has strong links to the industry and opportunities for networking, which could lead to future employment opportunities. Core acting skills of voice, physicality and characterisation will be covered alongside work on devised and scripted text for both stage and screen; you will take part in two full theatre productions each academic year to showcase the skills gained. Your skills will be pushed even further during the second year of your studies, where there will be opportunities to explore Classical Theatre, Clowning, and Acting for Media. Your three years of study will culminate in putting together an extensive CV, professional-standard showreel and a solo show at ARC for agents and industry professionals, as well as a full theatre production.

Alongside skill development, you will work collaboratively with other students across a range of degree courses – costume, photography, film, television and theatre production, visual effects – to produce brand new material created by film and theatre scriptwriters. This collaborative approach will enrich your experience on the programme and support you in generating a credible body of work. INDUSTRY LINKS Arc Newcastle Puppetry Festival Fuel Theatre Janet Plater Management Gyre & Gimble Andy Berriman - Film maker Tangled Feet Theatre Northern Stage GUEST LECTURERS HAVE INCLUDED Frantic Assembly Tony Jayawardena Actor with RSC, The Crown, The Globe, National Theatre David Kirkbride Actor with National Theatre, Play That Went Wrong, Silent Witness, Sherlock, Crooked House, Lady Macbeth Maria Crocker Director at The National Theatre, Broadway, West End

The Northern School of Art is also the partner of ‘ARC’, an established north east theatre and arts centre, which provides opportunities for professional training and development for students as well as valuable stage and screen industry links for your career after graduation.

Mee Mee Theatre Alex Jacobs Director, Hollyoaks and Casualty Ishy Din Playwright & Screenwriter Open Clasp Theatre Company Gracefool Collective

Connor Scott on set in short film ‘Nightshift’

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Research, design, build.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020)

UCAS Code: W490 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 57

Discover BA (Honours) Production Design for Stage & Screen This course will not only allows you to develop your conceptual design and visualisation skills, which a top design team requires, but will also allow you to gain specialist practical skills such as white card model making, prop making, full scale scenic construction and painting, concept art, storyboarding and character development. It will provide you with a portfolio of skills to work predominantly in the television, film and theatre industries. Our programme is based within a framework of creative and professional practice. We have more than twenty years’ of experience in developing graduates for the entertainment industries through consultation with our industry partners, who have encouraged the development of practical skills that they need.

Students have access to a range of technical and specialist materials and equipment – including a wide range of industry-standard workshop machinery, a full-scale construction workshop and, laser-cutting and 3D-print workshops. All supported by a full range of industry-standard software. You are part of a creative, collaborative community working across the full range of degree programmes to experience the full production process: acting, model making, costume and film, television and theatre production, in our in-house theatre and TV studios.

INDUSTRY LINKS Royal Opera House BBC Disney Darlington Hippodrome Theatre Northern Film & Media Screen Yorkshire Pinewood Studios

You will explore all aspects of this exciting industry, through introductory modules such as ‘Workshop and Studio Practice’, ‘Creative Cultures’, ‘Industry Awareness’ and ‘Visual Communication’, enabling you to practise working collaboratively with other students in all areas of film, television, theatre and performance production.

Captain’s cabin

Starz TV Candle & Bell Productions Opera North Rough Cut TV Event Prop Hire Hartlepool Museum Services Elysium Theatre Company

In your first term, you work on designing and building sets, characters and props. Often beginning with basics techniques, you will learn the illustrative and design skills to produce concept art, models and technical drawings to realise your ideas. You will also develop practicalworkshop skills to support scenic construction, moulding and casting, scenic painting and sculpting.

and presenting your ideas while having the opportunity to construct a full-scale set in our specialist build studios. Your work is supported by industry professionals and live assignment work.

Alumni Hannah Postlethwaite La Boheme Act II set design

Finally: you have the opportunity to develop your individual interests through your final major project, dissertation and the development of your industry-ready portfolio.

It is a hands-on course where in your second year of study you will be researching, designing

Chinese apothecary set

ALUMNI Warner Bro UK/Ireland Prop maker and head of sculpture workshop Royal Shakespeare Company Properties Master Star Wars (Disney) Prop Maker Aardman Productions Head Sculptor Alton Towers/Merlin Entertainment Prop Maker Pinewood Creatives Digital Productions Manager

Joe Littler, 1920’s Railway Carriage Film Set

Show Canada Montreal Project & Events Manager (CBBC) The Dumping Ground Production Designer BBC Tracey Beaker Production Designer LA Productions: Care Production Designer BBC & Red Productions Waterloo Road Production Designer Mammoth Screen Productions (BBC) Remember Me Properties Buyer Disney & Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships Prop Maker Madame Tussauds Models & Prop Maker Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Digital & Practical. Create. Sculpt. Mould. Enhance & Augment. Making the unpossible a visuality.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020)

UCAS Code: W614 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 61

Discover BA (Honours) Visual Effects & Model Making BA (Hons) Visual Effects & Model Making is the magical part of our screen and stage facility. The practical skills you will learn on this course are relevant to a wide range of careers, including film and television prop making, puppet and character development for stop frame animation, animatronics and automata for exhibition, concept models for the games industry, model making and design for theatre, architectural model making, prototyping for industrial designers, interactive exhibition models and photographic props for advertising. Furthermore, digital model making utilising CGI software such as 3ds Max, is often used in animation, Illustration and graphic design. You will learn not only traditional technical skills, such as sculpting, mould making and model making but also digital skills, including digital scanning and 3D printing with industry-standard software and equipment.

Working alongside complementary programmes, you pick-up where others have left off, enhancing productions through your creativity, for example making a miniature-model establishing shot, digital set extension or augmenting a practical prop with some visual flourishes. By the end of the three-year course, you will have produced a showreel and portfolio of models composited into VFX sequences and settings. INDUSTRY LINKS Our model-making team have worked with a range of clients and are professional freelancers, maintaining strong industry links, including: • Aardman Animation • Industrial Light & Magic • Alpha Star Productions • Eighties Doubt Productions • Sea and Sky Pictures • Tees Valley Screen Social Northern Film & Media, (BFI ScreenSkills) • Candle and Bell

William Price, Jellyfish Model (highlighting plastic debris)

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This course leads the way in producing costumiers for the film, television, theatre and entertainment industries. Sewing, design, pattern-cutting. Millinery (hat-making), tailoring, leatherwork. Mask-making. Corsetry. In sewing rooms and design studios – realise your vision.

2019 Costume Designers Guild ‘Costume Excellence in Contemporary Television’ (NSS: 2020)

Nominee (Alumni) Fleabag, BBC

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W452 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 65

Discover BA (Honours) Costume Interpretation with Design This degree leads the way in producing costumiers for the entertainment industry by equipping you with the skills in costume design and construction you will need alongside bespoke skills of millinery and tailoring. The degree is built on strong industrial relationships and you have the opportunity to work on live projects, and placements and collaborate with students from a range of our other courses including acting, film, TV and theatre production. There are dedicated fitting rooms, sewing rooms with industry-standard equipment and wet rooms for dyeing and distressing fabrics. You will work with experienced industry practitioners who continue to work within television, film and theatre.

The School has a costume study collection - with garments and accessories from the 1800s onwards - providing a rich primary source for understanding and learning about the construction of clothing through different periods. With great industry links, we welcome visiting guest lecturers throughout the course. Recent guests have included Amber Butchart A Stitch in Time BBC, Michele Carragher Game of Thrones and Patrick Grant The Great British Sewing Bee BBC, Community Clothing.

By the end of your third year of study, you will be able to design, source materials and create full costumes and outfits with accessories. There is also the opportunity to exhibit your designs to an audience of industrial practitioners. You will receive full training in the skills and techniques that you need to create costumes for film, television, theatre and performance, including: · Costume-making · Costume-construction · Millinery (hat-making) · Tailoring · Leatherwork (leather moulding/embossing) · Mask-making · Corsetry

CAREER DESTINATIONS Entertainment industries Disney, Tussauds Group Freelance designer & constructor Costume houses RSC, Angels, Cosprop, Opera houses Theatres, television & film production Heritage industries museum exhibition/proprietor Castles/stately homes re-enactment and entertainment Costume preservation Teaching & education

ALUMNI PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE • Downton Abbey • Peaky Blinders • Benidorm

• Victoria

• Inspector George Gently

• Into the Woods

• Vera

• Star Wars, Rogue One

• Gunpowder (Kit Harrington)

• Harry Potter

• Killing Eve • Doctor Who • Poldark

• RSC Matilda • Shrek the Musical • The Lion King

ALUMNI CAREERS Fleabag (BBC) starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge His Dark Materials (BBC) starring James McAvoy Death in Paradise (BBC) starring Kris Marshall Gentleman Jack (BBC) starring Suranne Jones Into the Woods (Disney) starring Meryl Streep Sherlock (BBC) starring Benedict Cumberbatch Wolf Hall (BBC) starring Damien Lewis Victor Frankenstein starring Daniel Radcliffe Beowulf (ITV) starring Kieran Bew Victoria (ITV) starring Jenna Coleman Star Wars Rogue One (Disney) starring Felicity Jones SS-GB (BBC) starring Sam Riley Endeavour (ITV) starring Shaun Evans The English Game (Netflix) starring Edward Holcroft Unforgotten (BBC) starring Sanjeev Bhaskar The Split (BBC) starring Stephen Mangan Exodus: Gods and Kings (20th Century Fox) starring Christian Bale

Fashion with Body Contour BA (Hons) Fashion Creative Direction BA (Hons)

Fashion designer. Garment maker. Trend shaper. Pattern cutter. Shaper former. Clothes tell a story, construct yours with us.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time (NSS: 2020)

UCAS Code: W232 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 71

Discover BA (Honours) Fashion with Body Contour

BA (Hons) Fashion with Body Contour is an exciting course designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of design and the practical skills to meet the requirements of the fashion and bodycontour industry. It will provide you with specialist skills in design, pattern-cutting, construction and the use of 2D and 3D software for the production of contemporary fashion, athleisure wear and lingerie. You will be provided with full training in design processes, production and textiles along with traditional and contemporary patterncutting techniques.

You will gain a thorough knowledge in fashion design, history and innovation – learning the skills that enable you to design your own clothing. As you grow in confidence, you will be encouraged to explore, create and innovate – helping you to stand out from the crowd in fashion design. In the generous cutting and sewing room and design studios, you will learn how to take your designs from 2D sketches to the 3D final product. Industry-standard garment construction skills will be developed as well as an understanding of the technology and materials used in the fashion, design and clothing industry. These will include the use of industrystandard virtual prototyping systems for pattern cutting, grading, fabric print development and 3D modelling, as well as use of 3D printing and CAD laser-cutting.

Experienced academic and technical staff plus a programme of visiting designers and professionals in a highly creative and collaborative community will support you in establishing your individual career aspirations as you progress through each year. In your final year, you will produce a collection for your final year show with a design portfolio for showcasing to industry specialists.

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The way we present and communicate fashion is changing dramatically. The BA (Hons) Fashion Creative Direction is designed for today’s digital fashion industry. It considers new attitudes to fashion. It will give you insight into the aesthetics of fashion, ranging from visual store merchandising, marketing and branding, trend forecasting and advertising to creative and digital content and customer communications.

BA (Hons) 3 Years Full-Time UCAS Code: W234 UCAS Tariff: 96-112 *subject to validation

Discover BA (Honours) Fashion Creative Direction

BA (Hons) Fashion Creative Direction will help you develop a well rounded skill-set including digital media, styling, PR and photography. You will enhance your knowledge and expertise to define the future of fashion promotion and commerce.

The fashion industry is global and very diverse in nature, driven by commercial activity across multiple channels (instore, direct sales and online). It ranges between popular, high-volume sales and luxury design. The past few years have seen rapid development and growth in digital presentation of garments and collections and this degree will enable you to work in this world.

At its heart this is a collaborative degree that will equip you with the creativity, knowledge and tools to work across media, retail, brand development, content creation and advertising. Fashion is a multi-channel industry and this course will allow you to develop digital design skills, suitable for print, online events and material.

You will also develop your understanding of how the fashion industry works globally and in terms of its sustainability. You will gain knowledge of product development and life cycles and how these processes drive the business of fashion.

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Discover Postgraduate & Research

RESEARCH

& COLLECTIONS The Northern School of Art’s online journal features research-led articles on creative topics as part of its ongoing commitment to an innovative art and design curriculum, and the sharing of research within the wider academic community. Called Perspectives in Art and Design (PAD), the web-based journal provides a platform for contributors to share peerreviewed work on a wide range of creativity issues. The journal further enhances the School’s well-established Contextual Studies provision, which focuses on the history of art and design, and its commitment to recognising scholarly activity. As an undergraduate, you will be able to publish in the online journal if your work provides an insight or contribution to academic debate. 78

Bowes Museum Exhibition

DESIGN STUDY COLLECTIONS

COSTUME COLLECTIONS

Our Design Study Collections are a central research point for critical studies and for inspiration within the studio. Over the last decade, the School has invested in these valuable resources, which are used by both staff and students.

With garments and accessories from the 1800s onwards, the costume and garment collections are available for both staff and students to use.

The collections includes clothes from the 19th and 20th centuries, bound copies of The Studio magazine from 1890–1960, packaging design, ceramics from 1890–2010 and an enviable collection of Japanese kimono, textiles and decorative arts.

Students, from fashion and costume programmes in particular, are encouraged to view and handle original garments to learn about traditional construction techniques.

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Discover MA Design History

This exciting Master’s degree offers you the opportunity to study design history and material culture, with a view to creating your own specialist focus. This fascinating Master’s degree offers you the opportunity to study design history, providing you with a body of knowledge and experience which will potentially support a future career in areas such as auction houses, curation, heritage properties, teaching, design journalism and areas of the museums and galleries sector.

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This Master’s degree is for students who wish to study design history from a theoretical and/or practice perspective. The programme will offer access to artefacts, heritage properties, museums, auction houses and archives as well as our costume and design study collections. The curriculum focuses on research methodologies and ethics, how materials work and transform material culture, design cultures and a work-related project that may utilise experience in an external institution or focus on the design study collection. Further modules will develop research application through seminars on critical thinking and debate. The dissertation will bring together the research and application skills learnt in previous modules.

The programme has a range of approaches to the study of design history including the identification, evaluation and application of material culture from the viewpoint of historical and social debates as well as textual, material and/or performative narratives.

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, object analysis workshops and self-directed study will form your learning on this Master’s degree. Your studies will benefit from: • • •

small, focused group activities access to expert staff the opportunity to focus your research on your own specialist area of interest

COSTUME COLLECTION The Costume Collection contains an extensive collection of clothing from the 1800’s. The collection includes a large number of hats, accessories, dresses, corsets, patterns, and ephemera.

DESIGN STUDY COLLECTION Our design collections will be the central point for your critical studies. The Northern School of Art has invested in the Design Study Collections as a research focus for many of its undergraduate programmes, and, in this Master’s degree, the collections will be the starting point for much of your research and observation skills. The collection includes textiles, ceramics, jewellery, objets d’art, plastics, and ephemera ranging from the 1820s until the 2000s. Bound copies of The Studio magazine from 1890 to the 1960s offer a unique research opportunity, as does the enviable collection of Japanese kimono, textiles, decorative arts and ephemera.

INDUSTRY LINKS The Northern School of Art is geographically situated to allow access to some of the country’s important collections. Institutions such as The Bowes Museum, Lotherton Hall, the Royal Navy Museum, the Royal Armouries, and numerous important heritage properties are on our doorstep, which allows access to important objects.

For further information and to discuss the course contact:

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01429 858335 alyson.agar@northernart.ac.uk 81

Discover MA Creative Design Enterprise

The MA Creative Design Enterprise is an exciting and distinctive programme that will allow an innovative approach to the development of projects underpinned with entrepreneurial practice for the creative industries.

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The focus of this Master’s course is design-related work within a range of creative disciplines and your approach to researching and realising its commercial opportunities. It acts as the stepping stone to starting your own business or establishing a professional practice.

You will gain skills in: • understanding how creative designers think • practical knowledge of enterprise in the creative industries • sourcing materials and finishing, manufacturing and prototyping a product • producing a market-ready final product You could go on to work within design and multi-media disciplines, including, fashion, graphic design, 3D Design, illustration, production, fine art, film, acting, costume, photography or textiles. This Master’s degree will provide you with the support, technology and equipment within a creative community to help you realise your business goals.

The format of the course is made up of lectures, tutorials, seminars and self-directed study with access to our workshops and technical support. You will also benefit from: • small, focussed group workshops • access to our workshops • access to expert staff For further information and to discuss the course, contact:

Dr Carol Harris Faculty Leader Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

01429 858343 carol.harris@northernart.ac.uk 83

Discover MA Directing & Performance Practice

This new Master’s degree is designed to provide practical experience in directing and creating work for the theatre. Collaboration is at the heart of the programme to effectively replicate industry. You will have the opportunity to work with students from other courses including acting, film, television and theatre production, set design, visual effects and costume – to deliver projects from start to finish.

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Master’s Degree (MA) 1 Year Full-Time

Under guidance from experienced writers, directors and actors, you will explore and manage the entire directing process. From planning and prep work, through the rehearsal process to the final performance. Working within the School’s Acting department you will have access to dedicated rehearsal rooms, our theatre and, where required, film & television studios.

The focus of this Master’s degree is the development of your directorial skill-set and style – whether that be in creating new work or in exciting and innovative interpretations of existing plays.

INDUSTRY LINKS Although a new Master’s Degree, the course already has important industry links within the region and nationally including:

You will work on a wide range of approaches to directing, ranging from how to work with text to creating work through multi-media in performance. There are opportunities to look at ways of creating your own work with an ensemble and gain knowledge of funding applications so you are ready to set up your own company after graduation.

Arc Newcastle Puppetry Festival Fuel Theatre Janet Plater Management Gyre & Gimble Tangled Feet Theatre

By the end of this intensive year-long programme, you have completed at least three contrasting and challenging projects. There will be opportunities to shadow directors and work as an assistant director on a range of projects to help inform your own practice.

For further information and to discuss the course, contact:

Jonny Bussell Faculty Leader Acting

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01429 858338 jonathan.bussell@northernart.ac.uk

Discover Access to Higher Education

This course is designed to provide opportunities for those returning to education or for mature (19+) students to achieve a higher education qualification while also building confidence.

Students will cover a wide range of disciplines, while gaining a strong understanding of the design process such as drawing, textiles, fine art, 2D and 3D communication, digital arts and art history. Students will be given support with research, essay writing, UCAS applications and creating a progression portfolio. Throughout the course, professional expertise will guide students through the portfolio-building processes essential for university interviews. The whole course will culminate in a final exhibition of work in our Summer Show. Although there are no formal entry requirements, students will be required to provide evidence of their commitment, motivation and life skills to cope with the level of the course, by providing such things as drawings, photographs, ideas development, concept art, embroidery, craft items and evidence of written work.

Successful completion gives students a qualification and the skills to progress to a wide range of degree-level courses at university, including MAs if you already have a degree in a non-Art & Design subject. The Access to HE Diploma (Art and Design) is awarded by One Awards.

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Discover Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

This well-established course is designed for post A-level (or equivalent) students, to provide a unique transitionary year between sixthform/college and creative degrees at university.

It’s an exciting, challenging and maturing experience that develops your creative identity, helps you discover which discipline suits you, and equips you with the skills and confidence to apply for and thrive at a national or international university on any creative degree.

In the first six to eight weeks of the UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, you will try all the different art and design topics.

fashion, textiles, costume, graphics, illustration, photography, video, animation, and 3D. Your pathway tutor will support you through the UCAS application and interview process to achieve your aims.

Throughout the UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design course, you will follow an intensive programme of drawing (including life drawing) and investigation of contemporary critical practice in art and design. Part 1: Learning Skills and Context – the first six to eight weeks of two-week rotations will guide you through approaches and processes intrinsic to all areas of art, design and communication. Part 2: Development and Progression – choose the subject you want to focus on and develop your specialist skills in one of our three pathways with topics including fine art,

Our foundation course, which is free to those aged under 19 years, helps you avoid costly mistakes by enabling you to be sure of your subject choice at degree level.

Part 3: Proposal and Realisation is the final and only graded part of the course. You will design and complete your project, which will showcase your learning, as part of the Diploma Exhibition. We have excellent rates of progression (98%) to our own university-level campus and other top universities across the country. The official title of this course is: Diploma in Art & Design - Foundation Studies, and it is awarded by UAL: Awarding Body (University of the Arts London).

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Your money

We believe it is important you to understand the financial implications of undertaking Higher Education, access, degree and postgraduate courses. Because this information can change, we have set out everything as clearly as we can on our website, please visit northernart.ac.uk USEFUL LINKS

Money Saving Expert www.moneysavingexpert.com/students

Student Loan Company www.slc.co.uk

Student Finance England www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

UCAS www.ucas.com

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HOW WILL I PAY? You are not expected to pay for your fees upfront. The Student Loans Company will pay your fees for you, which you only pay back after you graduate and start earning over £26,575 a year (from April 2020). The amount you pay back is linked to the amount you earn.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR STUDENT FINANCE? If you’re starting a course on or after 1 August 2021, you must have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to get student finance.

Please visit www.gov.uk for more information.

DO I GET ANY HELP WITH LIVING COSTS? Yes, students can apply for a Living Cost Loan from Student Finance; the amount you are given is dependent on your household income.

WHAT OTHER HELP IS AVAILABLE? As well as the standard loans and grants available from the Student Loan Company, The Northern School of Art offers excellent support packages to eligible students, details of which are available at northernart.ac.uk We strongly recommend you read the excellent blog on student finance at www.moneysavingexpert.com/students as well as read the information available on the other websites listed on page 88.

AND, IMPORTANTLY, YOUR MONEY GOES FURTHER! With great-value accommodation prices and low living and travel costs, your cashflow will be greater than in those areas of the country with higher accommodation, living and travel costs. Other benefits: • Teaching is delivered by expert staff who have well-established links with industry • Access to industry standard facilities and equipment • We are rated GOLD in the Teaching Excellence Framework - meaning you get great quality teaching. • We are ranked among the top institutions for art & design graduate employability compared to all universities and colleges in the UK.

Discover your Accommodation

We offer a great package of accommodation and facilities to make life that little bit easier when moving away from home.

The Student Services Team

01429 858410

HEStudentServices@northernart.ac.uk

01642 856125

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All with their own kitchen/living area and bathroom, flats at Titan House offer spacious student living in a range of sizes and layouts from a standard with a bedroom/living area to a large with a separate study room. A large communal area is available on each floor, with washing and drying facilities as well as an area for communal dining and socialising.

CROWN HALLS

TITAN HOUSE

Handy for shopping and local amenities and just a ten-minute walk from campus, Titan House provides accommodation for up to 44 students in a range of self-contained flats.

*Live in Titan House from £104 per week, please visit www.northernart.ac.uk for further information. Standard, medium and large rooms available.

In the heart of the campus, Crown Halls offers students two types of accommodation, both with the same excellent facilities and the added bonus of secure parking and an outdoor area for summer gatherings. Two blocks of purpose-built flats provide accommodation for 42 students. Each block has three communal areas – one on each floor – offering a relaxing space for socialising and cooking together. As well as containing all cooking facilities, the communal areas are equipped with a washer and dryer, and individual lockable storage cupboards. All rooms incorporate a spacious bedroom with an en-suite shower room. A further two town houses provide accommodation for 14 more students, offering the same communal facilities and spacious rooms but with a mix of en-suite rooms and rooms with a bathroom shared between two students. Fully accessible rooms are also available within Crown Halls. *Live in Crown Halls from £108 per week, please visit www.northernart.ac.uk for further information. En-suite rooms available.

Prices shown for fixed 43 week contract. *Prices correct at time of print, may be subject to change.

Discover your application

Here is the information you need for your undergraduate application. All applications for our undergraduate programmes are made online at www.ucas.ac.uk WHEN TO APPLY Applicants are encouraged to apply before the ‘on-time application’ deadline of 15th January. The UCAS application cycle will still be open after this date, but will depend on programme availability. TAKING A YEAR OUT? Applicants who are thinking of taking a gap year before starting a degree with us can still apply by selecting ‘deferred entry’ on the UCAS application form. Deferred applicants are still advised to apply before 15th January. If successful, an offer will be given to start the following year. APPLYING TO FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN ART & DESIGN Applications for our Foundation Diploma are made directly to the School. Applicants can apply online or by completing a paper form found in our Further Education prospectus. The course starts in September and applications are open throughout the year. SUPPORT FOR CARE LEAVERS On the UCAS application, students are asked if they are a care leaver or a looked-after young person. This is important because there may be extra financial support available. We encourage care leavers to tick this box. Those applicants, who have ticked this box when applying to The Northern School of Art will be contacted by our support team to find out if there is any additional support needed before the start of term. Our UCAS code is C71 UCAS Customer Support: 0371 468 0468

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

YOUR INTERVIEW & PORTFOLIO ADVICE

Due to the creative nature of our programmes, we treat all applications on their own merit and welcome anyone who has the ability and aspirations to achieve at higher education. Applicants have the opportunity to demonstrate their potential to us by showing their portfolio at an interview.

After we receive your UCAS form, an interview will be arranged, which enables you to see the outstanding facilities, meet our staff and current students, and view the latest work. It provides us with an opportunity to discuss your portfolio, find out more about you and establish the best degree route for you. Interviews can be arranged either virtually or in-person.

As a guide, applicants are typically required to have between 96 and 112 UCAS Tariff points, primarily from Level 3 qualifications such as, but not limited to, A-Levels, UAL Diploma, BTEC Diplomas or a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design. If you are predicted points below the stipulated range, or if you have any other qualifications or professional experience, please get in touch as we may still be able to consider you. It is expected that all applicants will also have a Level Two qualification (or equivalent) in literacy.

INTERVIEW PREPARATION This is your opportunity to evidence your visual and creative ability in the form of a portfolio of work. To help you prepare for this, we send all applicants a useful guide with the interview confirmation letter. Your interview with us is intended to be relaxed and informal. You will be asked general questions regarding your application to us, some questions about yourself, your inspirations and aspirations. This may include information about artists or designers that you admire, and what it is about their work that inspires you.

PORTFOLIO ADVICE

Applicants who are 21 years or above are regarded to be mature applicants. We understand that some mature learners may not have the sufficient UCAS Tariff score, therefore, we will focus our assessment on the interview and portfolio review session, which remains an important part of the selection procedure.

A portfolio is individual to every student. Everyone will have their own individual styles and will have produced work in different ways, which we actively encourage. Your portfolio should be a visual representation of your creative identity and should include the following:

UCAS TARIFF TABLE

2. A range of appropriate skills and techniques you have previously developed

The table below gives applicants an overview of the tariff points for the most popular courses:

BTEC Extended Diploma

A-Levels

D*D*D*

168

DDD

144

DMM

120

MMM

112

MMP

MPP

Foundation Diploma

1. Development of ideas and creative thinking, i.e. sketchbook work, drawings, annotations, photography

3. Your approach to the creative process, i.e. concept, development of ideas for research, experimentation of techniques and final outcome 4. Ability to take risks

UAL Extended Diploma

112

168

120

The UCAS website holds equivalency scores for all other qualifications aligned to the Tariff system. Not all qualifications will have a defined Tariff, in which case, applicants should contact the Admissions Team on 01429 858462 or at admissions@northernart.ac.uk for more information on eligibility.

5. Evidence of written work

AUDITION ADVICE Applicants for BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen will be invited to an audition. We do not charge an audition fee. For the audition you are required to prepare two contrasting monologues: 1. One classical piece 2. One contemporary piece Each of these should last no longer than two minutes. The classical piece should be Elizabethan or Jacobean (for example Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster) and preferably in blank verse. Your contemporary piece should come from a published play produced post-1980 although the more recent the better. For the monologues, try to choose pieces that suit your age and showcase your skills. You will perform the monologues to our panel and may be redirected to one of them. More information on interview/audition and portfolio preparation is available at northernart.ac.uk

Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

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All applications for postgraduate programmes are made directly to the School. WHEN TO APPLY There is no set deadline for postgraduate applications but we encourage you to apply early enough to prepare for finance and accommodation in good time if required.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants must have one of the following: • degree at 2:1 or above (if still studying, you should be projected to achieve this grade); • degree at 2:2 and evidence of postgraduate study (PGCE teaching qualification, PG Certificate or PG Diploma); or evidence of exempting experience; or • experiential learning in lieu of a degree to be assessed by interviewing panel. Applicants holding other qualifications may also be considered provided that they have appropriate relevant professional experience.

REFERENCES At least one written reference is required to support your application, but it is usual to supply two where possible. One of your references must be relatively recent and preferably from a previous or current academic tutor.

YOUR MA PROPOSAL & INTERVIEW Applicants who meet the entry requirements may be required to submit a proposal outlining their intentions for MA study. This will be explored further if invited to an interview. The faculty staff will evaluate the proposal to determine its feasibility in the context of the resources required and the availability of specialist staff to support their chosen area of study.

Further information and guidances are provided on our website; please visit northernart.ac.uk. You can also contact the Admissions Team at

Admissions@northernart.ac.uk or 01429 858462 94

& O PE N DAYS For more information on the application or interview process, please contact the Admissions Team at interviews@northernart.ac.uk or 01429 858462 OPEN EVENTS We have a number of live, online and on-campus events throughout the year. Each event provides visitors with the opportunity to participate in the following: • • • • • • •

Welcome Talk by the Principalship Team Programme talk and facilities tour Accommodation viewing Talk about student life at The Northern School of Art Portfolio-building & interview advice Student Services Talk Help with finance, accommodation and disability support

For all our open days, live, online and on-campus events that take place throughout the year, please visit www.northernart.ac.uk

DISCLAIMER The Northern School of Art is committed to providing an inclusive learning and working environment that recognises the value of every individual regardless of their background or personal characteristics. It aims to do this by encouraging a culture which actively welcomes, respects, promotes and embraces diversity and employs fairness in all aspects of employment and teaching thereby creating and sustaining a positive and supportive environment for all members of its community. In becoming a student at The Northern School of Art, you agree to the terms and conditions of the School. This includes accepting the regulations of the School, which are approved by the School’s validating partner, the Arts University Bournemouth, and you will be required to confirm this when you formally enrol with us. Most of our regulations are likely to be similar to those of most colleges and universities, but it is important you read The Northern School of Art’s terms and conditions, which are available at northernart.ac.uk

AWARDING BODY All undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are validated by Arts University Bournemouth. Graduating students will be awarded with a certificate from the Arts University Bournemouth. Find out more at northernart.ac.uk

Discover where we are Hartlepool is a coastal town connected to the A19, which runs from north of Newcastle to the north of Doncaster. Like the road connections, the train links are fantastic, providing you with easy access to towns and cities such as Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, York and London. LONDON

1 hr 15mins 5 hrs 3 hrs 40mins

NEWCASTLE 1 hr 45mins EDINBURGH

3 hrs 20mins 2 hrs 45mins

YORK

1 hr 25mins 1 hr 30mins

LEEDS

1 hr 45mins 1 hr 50mins

MANCHESTER

2 hrs 30mins 2 hrs 50mins

HULL

2 hrs 20mins 3 hrs

BIRMINGHAM 3hrs 30mins 4hrs LIVERPOOL

GRAND CENTRAL ROUTE Sunderland, Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe, Northallerton, Thirsk, York, London, King’s Cross. NORTHERN RAIL ROUTE Nunthorpe, Gypsy Lane, Marton, Middlesbrough, Thornaby, Stockton, Billingham, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Seaham, Sunderland, Heworth, Newcastle, Metrocentre, Wylam, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Riding Mill, Corbridge, Hexham.

3hrs 20mins 4hrs BELFAST 96

1hr 15mins

Please note, all travel information is subject to change depending on supplier.

WHERE WE ARE

EDINBURGH

NEWCASTLE

HARTLEPOOL

BELFAST

YORK LEEDS LIVERPOOL

HULL

MANCHESTER

BIRMINGHAM

LONDON CARDIFF

For further information on where you can find our campuses, please visit www.northernart.ac.uk 97

STUDENT

SERVICES The Student Services Advice Team is committed to providing high-quality support on a range of issues and topics. We are knowledgeable, experienced and professional staff and will be happy to provide you with the advice and guidance you need to maximise your learning experience and make the most of student life. If we are not able to answer your query, we are able to support you to contact other services outside of The Northern School of Art. It is important to us that you get the advice and guidance you need as quickly and easily as possible. The Student Services Advice Team can support you with a wide range of issues including: • Accommodation Queries • Student Finance • Counselling Service • Student Welfare Enquiries

• Pastoral Support • Disability Support • Accommodation

Our Hartlepool office: TELEPHONE

01429 858410 (Term-time only) or 01642 856125 E-MAIL

studentrecruitment@northernart.ac.uk or Disability@northernart.ac.uk OPENING HOURS

Mon to Thurs Fri

8.30am – 5.00pm 8.30am – 4.30pm

Printed by Alpha Graphics With thanks to all staff, students, alumni and partners who have contributed to this publication and made it possible. © The Northern School of Art 2021

For all admissions and pre-course enquiries including entry requirements, qualifications, interviews and applications: 01642 288888 studentrecruitment.ac.uk

Important This publication was developed in 2021 to help you choose the best course for you at The Northern School of Art. The information therefore reflects courses as they were at that time. All information is subject to any future change to Government advice relating to COVID. The details available at northernart.ac.uk provides the most up-to-date information about our courses. To make an informed decision about which course to apply to, please check our website.

CAN’T MAKE AN OPEN DAY?

You can book onto a ‘talking tour’ at any time during the year. We also attend a wide range of UCAS events up and down the country. Booking information for open events and talking tours is available at northernart.ac.uk

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