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HCA wins best stand at New Designers 2024
Our incredible graduating students from our School of Materials and Design have been awarded the 'Best Stand Award' for @newdesigners 2024.
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Full house as Martin Parr guest lectures at HCA for the first in our 170th talk series
We were thrilled to see a full house at the first of our 170th celebration talks with Martin Parr.
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Anna Lines
Currently an MA Dance Research student at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Anna's work is highly physical, emotionally charged, and explores the strength and fragility of human existence. Anna 's alumni have performed internationally with high profile companies including Gary Clarke Dance Company and Motionhouse Dance Company.
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Fair fashion and sustainability for Fashion Revolution Week 2024
Our BA Textile Design course have been organising and running a packed week of events to mark this year's fashion revolution week at HCA.
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Katie Hammonds
Katie holds a BA(Hons) in Textile: Design and Innovation from Loughborough University, specialising in woven design, and an MRes from Huddersfield University. Initially lecturing on our Extended Diploma, Katie began her role as Technical Demonstrator in 2024 and is keen to further develop sustainability and industry processes here.
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HCA graduate climbs the ranks in London design firms
Indah believes that the access within HCA to workshops, which enabled her to create a diverse portfolio, was the ticket to her employment.
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Graphic Design graduate lands dream job at Sky Sports
Based on the quality of his portfolio and was thrilled to accept a role on the design team at Sky Sports HQ in London.
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Scroobius Pip to BBC Arabic Film Festival as HCA graduate goes from strength to strength
Since graduating from HCA in 2014, Gemma has enjoyed an incredibly successful career as a freelance graphic designer, specialising in typography under her brand @theluckytype
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CMYK 2024 - Festival of Print and Illustration
Over 1300 people flocked in for CMYK2024, as we welcomed artists from around the world for workshops, market-stalls and talks.
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Degree show 2024 in Pictures
Last week we welcomed over 2000 visitors to our 2024 Degree Show, where graduating students from across all disciplines exhibited their final pieces. The private view saw students, their families, fellows and community figures joining in a celebration of three years of hard work.
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Photography student selected to join Picture Me at Latitude festival
Current BA(hons) Photography student Rosie Redwood has been selected to join the Picture Me apprenticeship at Latitude Festival this summer.
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Katrina Stamatopoulos
Katrina's research questions the representation of photography, and its meaning as object and collective form. She is interested in consumption, and making connections between food and images. Katrina has co-founded the project space Equivalentbehaviour in North London, exhibited internationally and is a Project Manager of the London Alternative Photography Collective.
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Epha J. Roe
Ephra is a visiting lecturer for our Photography BA course, and research-based artist and writer. They specialise in photographic processes that examine human relationships, particularly in relation to the natural world
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Tianna J Williams
Tianna is a professional photographer who runs her own studio in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. She specialises in timeless, simple portraiture that captures the individual personality of her subjects.
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Abigail Appleton
As Principal I am privileged to lead this very special arts community focussed on nurturing individual talent and growing the creative economy
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Glimpse
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BA(Hons) Artist Blacksmithing
Forge your future by joining a degree course at the forefront of education in forged metal design, participating in a vibrant, international community of practice.