The Open College of the Arts is a non-profit educational charity whose charitable purpose is to widen participation in arts education through open and flexible distance learning methods. You will receive support from a one-to-one tutor who is also an arts practitioner and you will become part of a thriving UK and international student community.
Study with the
Open College of the Arts
With the Open College of the Arts (OCA), you can study a one-off course or a BA (Hons) Open degree from home or anywhere you like and at a time to suit you. OCA is now part of the University for the Creative Arts.
All of our part time distance learning Open degrees are awarded by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). We have an exceptional range of part-time Open courses at Higher Education level in painting, drawing, photography, music, illustration, graphic design, creative writing, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, art history and film. An award-winning online MA Fine Art is also available with the Open College of the Arts.
Reasons to study with the OCA:
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30 years’ experience in distance learning and creativity
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Speedy enrolment process
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Global community of students
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Student finance funding available
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One-to-one tutor support
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UCA Open degrees
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Study visits
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Flexible timeframes
The Open College of the Arts is the distance learning college of the University for the Creative Arts – one of the UK’s leading specialist art and design universities.
Articles from the OCA Blog
These articles were originally published on the We Are OCA blog and can be viewed through Medium.com below.
Postcards from prison
In 2014 Erika was sentenced to 6 years for breaking the law for which she served 3 in custody. She kept a Postcard Diary of that time.
2017.09.21 / 4min read. Read More
