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A Childhood Mystery Solved
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By Judy Brown
When I was a child, I used to drive my family mad because I...
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Highlights from a vibrant Creative Arts assessment
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As is often the case, assessment events offer great insight into the diverse BA...
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Transmitting the message
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Sometimes Keeping up Momentum events develop a momentum of their own. This post describes...
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Season’s Greetings & A Year in Review
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By Will Woods
Everything that has been achieved this year is down to all of the amazing...
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Open Ears – new podcast from the Open College of the Arts
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In Open Ears we investigate and celebrate the massive diversity of music making which...
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Study event review: Interior Design & Garden Design
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On a sunny Saturday in November a group of Interior Design and Garden Design...
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Study event review: Contemporary Painting Prize
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By Narbi Price
A small but dedicated group of painters spent a drizzly afternoon in Huddersfield looking...
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Inspiration vs Precedent Analysis
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A big part of any spatial design study will be researching the designs that...
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Student stories – Jane Murdock
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By Jane Murdock
The grant, by enabling the partaking of this exhibition, has produced some long-term affects...
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Student exhibition: Beverley Williams
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OCA Textiles Student Beverley Williams will be culminating her studies with an upcoming exhibition...
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Study event review: London, September 22
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OCA student Dhama reviews a recent study event in London to two OCA student...
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The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
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By Judy Brown
Last week I was lucky enough to have tickets for the Open House Festival,...
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Creative Arts Department: A year in review
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By Doug Burton
The 2021/22 academic year has created many opportunities to enhance our Creative Arts Department...
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Garden Design – 21/22 News roundup by Programme Leader Gill German
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By Gill German
After the challenges of 2020 the Garden Design Department is now steadily growing. We...
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Principal Will Woods – A personal reflection
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By Will Woods
OCA Principal Will Woods shares a personal reflection on the new partnership between the...
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A PDF-to-print zine as engagement for Creative Arts: Gesa Helms’ A/Folder: an instructive glossary
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By Gesa Helms
This blog explores a distributed and self-printed form of engagement in my recently completed...
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Tutor News: Farewell and thanks to Peter Lester
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By Barry Hurd
After almost five years with OCA Graphic design Department, and many more in design...
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