A Celebration of Portfolio

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Date

23rd February - 27th March 2026
Time

All day
Location

College Road Campus
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A group show of 40 artists - all former Portfolio course students - exhibiting work at HCA, in celebration of the popular pathway for mature students.

The Portfolio Course at Hereford College of Arts is a long established part-time and flexible study programme for mature students within the broader Foundation Diploma Art & Design programme.

Each year, we are delighted to meet the new Portfolio Course students and to hear what brought them to HCA. It is always exciting to know the starting points of our students and to find out what prompted them join the course.

We have organised this exhibition, open to all students who have previously studied on the Portfolio Course, as way to celebrate the achievements and on-going creative journeys, many of which have started with joining the Portfolio Course at HCA.

We have been overwhelmed with the response to this exhibition, not only the volume of work that Portfolio alumnus have shared with us, but diversity of discipline and subject matter.

The artists exhibiting have been very generous in sharing their own experiences of the Portfolio Course and these will be displayed alongside their work. An overarching message is that the Portfolio Course offers an opportunity for creative and personal growth, a chance to learn a little bit more about yourself and experiment with artistic practices within a supportive community.
Xaviere Hughes - Vice Principal, Further Education

Event details

The exhibition is being held across various spaces at HCA's College Road Campus.

The event is free and open to the public, with on-site parking available.

Event FAQs

The exhibition is open throughout normal college hours, 10am - 4pm (Monday - Friday).

However the exhibition will be open late on Thursday, 5 March (until 6.30pm) and on Saturday, 7 March (10am - 2pm) coinciding with Open Events held at the same time.

You can drop-in at any time - no booking necessary. However all visitors to campus are asked to sign in at our Reception.

There is plenty of on-site parking. As you pull in to our College Road campus you will see parking immediately to your left and right.

When you sign-in at reception, you will be asked to add to car's registration details.

You can grab refreshments at any time before 2pm from the Cafe. Located within the main campus building, the cafe has a full coffee bar and prepare food fresh using local ingredients.

Day	Monday - Friday (all dates)
Opening times	10am - 4pm

Day	Thursday, 5 March
Opening times	10am - 6.30pm

Day	Saturday, 7 March
Opening times	10am - 2pm

Day	Opening times
Monday - Friday (all dates)	10am - 4pm
Thursday, 5 March	10am - 6.30pm
Saturday, 7 March	10am - 2pm

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College Road Campus

Find out more about the Portfolio Course

The Portfolio Course is a one-year art and design course designed for mature students looking broaden their creative interests and explore their own practice - with the support and guidance of an outstanding teaching team. Use the link below to find out more about the Portfolio Course, including the course structure and teaching staff.

More about HCA's Portfolio course

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Join us for an Open Day

If you want to find out more about the Portfolio Course - or get a feel for studying at HCA, as a degree or MA student - there are a number of upcoming Open Days that you can book on to. Follow the link below and sign up - or email outreach@hca.ac.uk for more info.

Explore our Open Events

I loved the portfolio course – being in a creative environment, the social aspect, learning new skills and experimenting with new media. My passion had always been photography, but I wanted to try out everything on offer and used every workshop. I discovered a love for painting and printing again as well as discovering the sort of photographic images I liked to take.
Tottie Aarvold - Portfolio Course, 2012-12

A friend had completed the Portfolio Course, and it sounded so interesting that I was inspired to apply in 2015. I found the portfolio year so rewarding that I decided to continue my artistic journey on the BA Fine Art course, completed part time over 6 years from 2016/22. I returned to complete the journey with the MA in Fine Art, graduating in 2024.
Andrea Davis - Portfolio course, 2015-16

The Course was creatively extremely stimulating. I was introduced to a wide range of techniques, processes and materials for creating art. It was a ‘full on’ course that opened my mind to a world of creative expression.
Paul Butler - Portfolio 2022-23

Before embarking on the portfolio course, my professional background was in law - I worked as a barrister in Colombia, representing members of the government in criminal and disciplinary investigations. The course proved to be incredibly refreshing for both my mind and soul. I had the opportunity to work with invaluable tutors and teachers, develop new artistic techniques, and acquire skills that significantly shaped my creative practice.
Sandra Liliana Moscrop-Allison - Portfolio course, 2016 - 17