

Echoes reflects the rich history and creative legacy of Holy Cross College Art Department’s annual end-of-year exhibitions. Since 2011, these exhibitions have transformed a range of local venues — from shopping centres and historic mills to industrial warehouses — into spaces for artistic engagement and celebration.
Over the years, thousands of student works have contributed to an evolving creative archive. Recurring ideas, materials, and processes emerge across generations of makers, revealing the subtle “echoes” of past work within contemporary practice and highlighting how creativity resonates over time.
Echoes celebrates the commitment, curiosity, and ambition that define student practice. The works presented here represent months of research, reflection, exploration, and development, while marking an important stage in each student's creative journey.
As both a reflection on the department’s history and a celebration of its future, Echoes recognises the lasting impact of creative endeavour and the continuing dialogue between past and present students.
Here you will find supporting material for the website, simply click on the discipline and view the students accompanying websites.

art
Our Art course is built around the belief that creativity thrives through curiosity, experimentation and the development of individual ideas. We encourage students to be ambitious, take risks and create daring work that challenges both themselves and their audiences. As the most open and flexible of our creative courses, Art offers students the freedom to explore their own interests, processes and materials, leading to a rich diversity of outcomes and exciting, highly personal projects.

Lyra Butterworth

Coben Harper

Asenath Momanyi

Emily Stapleton

Aisha Akram

Sabihah Karim

Jessica McDonald

Libi Rutledge

Martha Turner

Sophia Clarkson

Keira Jordan

Ruby Nolan

Amira Taylor

Phoebe Collins

Bethany Mansour

Wareesha Mustafa

Evelyn Stubbs

James Darlington

Joshua Lalley

Faith Richardson

Brooke Thomas-Harrison

Sophia Dedat

Allannah McCorriston-Taylor

Esther Myerson

Sarah Svobodova

Maeve Devine

Olivia McGonigle

Ava Samuel

Tehrima Ahmad

Tobias Edwards

Matilda McGough

Esme Neden

Alex Taylor


graphics
Our Graphics course encourages students to develop a personal and structured approach to creative practice. Through the exploration of ideas, processes, materials and visual communication, students refine their ability to think critically, experiment confidently and realise ambitious design outcomes. Students have explored a diverse range of disciplines including architecture, illustration, branding and UI/UX design, demonstrating the openness and flexibility of the course. Simply click on the links below to visit the students' websites and explore the projects featured in this exhibition.

photography
Our Photography course places ideas, concepts and individual perspectives at the centre of every project. We encourage students to explore, question and develop their ideas through research, experimentation and critical thinking, using photography as a powerful means of investigation and expression. The work featured in this exhibition reflects a wide range of interests, themes and approaches, demonstrating how students have developed their ideas into thoughtful, ambitious and engaging outcomes. Simply click on the website links below to discover more about each student's practice.

textiles
Our Textiles course celebrates the creative potential of materials and the importance of process-led exploration. Through experimentation, manipulation and making, students develop a deep understanding of textile processes, allowing ideas to evolve organically through the material itself. The work featured in this exhibition demonstrates how exploratory and experimental approaches can lead to a diverse range of outcomes, from innovative fashion pieces to ambitious fine art textile responses.

Lily Morgan

Juliette Pilling

Laura Melbourne

Anna Godovanna

Indie Withington

Phoebe Collins

Lily Isaac

Esther Myerson

Faith Richardson

Isobel Oxley

Faiza Iqbal

Hanna Grzegorzek

Faatimah Rizwan

Melissa Noblett

Malaika Sohail

Lola Marcroft

Laila Burke

Freya Campbell

Telle Alaka

Aniela Pasztaleniec

Jessica Heyes

Natalie Coogan

Tilly Messenger

Bethany Warburton

Madeleine Collier

































































































































