Abigail Appleton

Super proud of all HCA students contributing to today’s Applefest kickoff in Hereford. Pretty impressive to be exhibiting publicly in the first month of their courses.

Some stunning images here bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…

Final day today for HCA’s Fine Art MA student exhibition re:tale in Hereford city centre pop up gallery in Gomond Street, 11-4pm. Hope they get the footfall they deserve for thoughtful, diverse, beautifully curated work #Hereford #creativitymatters

‘We all of us have within us a limitless capacity to learn’, wonderful warm interview with Rob Rinder on Saturday Live, giving a little bit of inspiration for the day.

Enjoying a quiet moment outside our beautiful College Road campus where Foundation Diploma and Portfolio Art and Design students have mounted a wonderful show now open the public. As several visitors have pointed out, what a place to work or study, so feel very lucky

I think the mechanicals’ scenes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are some of the hardest, so great to see our Performing Arts students nailing them and after last night’s private view what a gorgeous day for the start of the public opening of this year’s Degree Show

My Hay highlights so far: Horatio Clare interviews Blindboy Boatclub (new to me, thrilling writing), a deeply serious discussion of AI, fab free BBC programmes, community on site and beautiful sky; what a privilege to come together around writing and ideas ⁦@hayfestival⁩

An hour to wait for a train and once again @ExploreWellcome comes up trumps with a joyful installation by artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. It’s August 1st 1980, Seb Coe is winning in Moscow and the artist as a boy is lying paralysed in hospital; life-enhancing, runs to Jan.

Stunning day for CMYK festival of print and illustration here ⁦@HerefordArtsCol⁩, the college is full of exhibitors and hundreds of visitors and even the waffle van is a work of art. Very proud of students, staff, alumni and other creatives making this so special

Popped in to see this joyously colourful show from our second year Textile Design degree students, upstairs at De Koffie Pot; lovely atmosphere downstairs too with tables full in the sunshine… winning combination

It’s so easy to to take things on your doorstep for granted but bringing a visitor to The Cider Museum in Hereford is a reminder of just how fascinating it is. I particularly love the C18th glass and the Bulmer’s sign that makes cider sound like a one of your five a day…

Terrific site puts Hereford’s new public art and sculpture trail into context, with inspiring short films from @ShootingReels. I feel so proud of our creative city and this celebration Of Art People Place; massive congratulations to all involved herefordshire.gov.uk/things/…

One of the wonderful, independent voices of BBC radio moves on after an epic career, but its being home to extraordinary people like this is one of the many things I think we should treasure about the BBC.

Forever grateful to have had the chance to work with the brilliant, disputatious, independent, curious, and sometimes anarchic producers, presenters and contributors behind 30 years of Freethinking and its predecessor Night Waves. Go little programme and thrive on 4.

Happy birthday Vincent Van Gogh, born March 30,1853, whose work I find never so familiar it doesn’t give me joy, surprise and inspiration; here’s blossom from Hereford College of Arts to celebrate (Hereford’s historic Arts School also ‘born’ in March 1853)

Scenes from Ferrous; this weekend Hereford is the centre of the forged metal world with creatives visiting from across the world; and I am so proud of our students and alumni at the heart of it all ⁦@HerefordArtsCol⁩

Sun’s out, showers are short, fires are lit and fabulous Ferrous festival is underway. I wish I could share the smell of the forge, waves of warmth, the music of the hammers, and the energy of our students preparing to introduce the thrill of forging to public here #Hereford

Loved seeing The Rotherwas Angel, created by HCA students, in her new home today, memorialising all those who worked in the munitions factories on the site she now looks over. Thanks to Rotherwas Together for making it happen, and for a very happy start to #IWD.

It’s been a tense week wondering if our snowdrops would last for the annual Launchgrad Snowdrop Supper in college. The supper celebrates final year BA students as they taxi along the runway to graduation, with we hope all the tenacity, optimism and pioneer spirit of the snowdrop

My father grew up in wartime, did not consider himself a believer and taught me the word agnostic, but would tell us the story of Coventry cathedral and its reconciliation mission with a crack in his voice. Visited for the first time today and lit a candle for him and hope.