Hereford College of Arts (HCA) students at both city campuses are currently putting together the finishing touches to their work ready to be showcased at one of the most important events in the college calendar.

The Summer Show provides an important platform for students and is a time of celebration and fresh opportunity and adventure as they prepare to move on. Some will be continuing their creative education, starting new courses at Hereford College of Arts or at universities and colleges across the UK. Many will be going to work within the creative industries, starting businesses or entering the many other forms of employment that benefit from the valuable skills developed through creative education.

Families, friends, alumni, prospective students, employers, art lovers, galleries and buyers will be among the many visitors the college are expecting. Last year the Summer Show attracted over 5,000 visitors and they are anticipating even greater numbers this year.

The Summer Show will be spread across two venues: our Folly Lane campus will showcase the work of the further education students (pre-degree) and the College Road campus will profile the work of students finishing on their undergraduate courses. For the first time this year, HCA will also be showing work from our new MA postgraduate programme.

The show opens on Saturday, June 11th and concludes the following week on Saturday, June 18th. As always, the show features high levels of creativity and originality, from performance art, film and photography, through to HCA’s internationally recognised Artist Blacksmithing course.

The Summer Show is also a perfect opportunity for prospective students to find out more about the courses and progression opportunities; the College welcomes new enquiries and applications for courses starting in September 2015, and there will be a dedicated Open Day on Saturday, June 11th for those interested in College-Level and University-Level courses at HCA.

For further details about the Show and Open Days, visit www.hca.ac.uk or call 01432 273359.