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:
30 years’ experience in distance learning and creativity
Speedy enrolment process
Global community of students
Student finance funding available
One-to-one tutor support
UCA Open degrees
Study visits
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.
Developing your voice. Part 1
How strong is your ‘voice’? But what is meant by this term, and how can we develop our voice, as a writer, to make it stronger?
2017.06.22 / 4min read. Read More
In conversation with: Piers Tattersall
Piers is, along with pianist Christopher Guild, a founding member of The Edison Ensemble. Much of his recent music utilises the radio.
2017.06.21 / 4min read. Read More
A very French affair
2017.06.20 / 3min read. Read More
United nations of the art world
In applying for the Open College of the Arts Masters in Fine Art, I had signed up to deadlines & being a student again: a proper one.
2017.06.15 / 5min read. Read More
Comfort Zones
As a student, your tutor may have asked you to step out of your ‘comfort zone’. But what is a comfort zone, and who defines them?
2017.06.13 / 2min read. Read More
Visiting an illustrator
Illustration degree student, Abi Pegg, shares the experience of setting up a visit to a professional illustrator.
2017.06.12 / 3min read. Read More
What is unique about your character
In real life, we share the premise that ‘everyone is unique’. It has struck me how in many instances our characters are just the same.
2017.06.08 / 4min read. Read More
Stan Dickinson
OCA tutor and assessor Andrea Norrington looks at the work of BA Hons Photography student Stan Dickinson.
2017.06.06 / 0min read. Read More
Writing erotic fiction. Part 2
Children’s authors are very friendly and helpful, as you’d hope , but you never meet any of the erotic writers. We’re all using pseudonyms!
2017.06.05 / 3min read. Read More
Recycling and reusing in textiles
Reusing materials, objects and waste to create textiles not only gives a second life to the material but also lends history to the artwork.
2017.06.01 / 3min read. Read More
