'Your creativity holds power'

NORTHERN SCHOOL OF ART'S CLASS OF 2025 CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

- By ABIGAIL NICHOLSON

ALL Saints Church became a beautiful backdrop as almost 200 students graduated from the Northern School of Art.

The event was held in the 900-year-old Grade II listed church in Stranton, Hartlepool, to mark the classes graduation from a wide range of creative degree and postgraduate courses.

The students and their guests enjoyed an inspirational keynote speech by Aardman Animations' award-winning director Magdalena Osinska, who most recently directed Lucas Film's 'Star Wars: Vision, as well as valedictory addresses by graduating students.

A guard of honour and applause from their former lecturers greeted the new graduates as they left the ceremonies in the church, before reuniting with families and friends.

Throughout the day the new graduates were honoured as they progressed from the School's Hartlepool degree-level campus stage and screen, and visual arts degree and master's level courses.