Art Life - University for the Creative Arts

PROFILEEmma HallNational Diploma In Art and Design Year 1 - 2006-07Emma had many differentaspirations for the future duringher secondary education atChaucer Technology School inCanterbury. She thinks that shedecided that art and design wasgoing to be her career choicewhen she was about fourteen.Her decision was partly basedon the fact that she didn’t doas well in her exams as shehoped, or was predicted, asshe had a tendency to panic.She found this disappointingas she was always in thetop classes. ‘I think that wasanother reason I chose to stickwith Art and Design, because Iknew there wouldn’t be exams,so less chance of me muckingup the end result!’Emma attended the UCASummer School beforeshe started studying at theUniversity in 2005. Shehas found her time at UCAthoroughly enjoyable, andfeels that she has learned a lotand been well-supported. Herinvolvement in the Margate ina Minute project helped her todevelop team-working skills,and brought ‘a professionalelement’ to her work,particularly the need to work todeadlines.Emma has just finished hersecond year of the BA Honscourse in Illustration at UCA’sMaidstone campus. Shesays ‘I am feeling it’s all goneso quickly and soon I’ll begraduating which is scary! Ihave been enjoying my courseat Maidstone though. I hopeto have a good third yearEmma, pictured here at theFurther Education Show atCanterbury in June 2008and graduate with a 2:1(hopefully!) and then maybego into freelance illustrationwork. I understand its hardgetting work freelancing,but I am hopeful and if not,I hope to do something art/design related.’Emma’s parents did not goto university themselves, butthey are pleased and proudthat Emma is working hardfor her future.Below: A set of stills from Emma’s film, working with Taz Thomas, Sara Burgess and Katy Jones29