2025 Degree Show season

The college's end-of-year shows transform both campuses into public galleries featuring final work from undergraduate and diploma students, with off-campus show for our postgraduate courses.

Every year thousands of visitors, employers, agents and art fans attend the exhibitions to get a first look at the next generation of talented artists and designers.

Opening in June, our undergraduate Degree Show - and our diploma shows - are a great opportunity to visit HCA's campuses. Enjoy work from across all of our art, design and communication courses - and talk to the students who made it.

If you are an employer, or looking to add an original piece to your collection via commission or purchase, our degree and postgraduate shows are great chance to discover new creative talent in the county.

Join us throughout May, June and July for a series of events and exhibitions showcasing outstanding work from our students:

• May / End of year performances for diploma students studying Performing and Production Arts and Music Performance and Production. These are invite-only due to limited capacity.
• 27 May / BA(Hons) Performing Arts students performance at Hay Festival.
• 2-6 June / Industry preview events for the Degree Show, and Private View (Friday, 6 June).
• 7-14 June / The 2025 Degree Show is open to the public.
• 12 June / Free public talk from fine artist Bobby Baker as part of HCA's Radical Care series delivered in partnership with Meadow Arts.
• 21-26 June / Foundation and Post-16 Diploma Shows open to the public.
• 2 - 5 July /  Graduates from the School of Materials and Design exhibit Degree Show work at New Designers (London).
• 11 - 13 July / Graduates from the School of Fine Art exhibit Degree Show work at Free Range (London).
• 17 July / Postgraduate Show opens to the public at Canwood Gallery. 

Alongside exhibitions and performances, there are a number of opportunities to find out more about our courses:

• 10 June / BA(Hons) Artist Blacksmithing Open Day and forge tour
• 12 June / MA Contemporary Crafts and MA Forged Metal Arts Open Event
• 14 June / Degree Open Day
• 22 June / Post-16 Diploma Open Evening (Folly Lane)
• 22 June / Foundation Diploma Open Evening (College Road)
• 17 July / MA Fine Art and MA Photography Open Event 

Applications are still open for our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as our Foundation diploma in art and design. If you are interested in finding out more but aren't able to attend any of the events below, you can contact our Outreach team using the button below to arrange a campus tour or set up a chat with one of our course leaders.