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Study event review: Interior Design & Garden Design

Posted: 17/11/22 09:54
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By Catherine Byrne

On a sunny Saturday in November a group of Interior Design and Garden Design...

Writer’s Block (From the Perspective of a Composer)

Posted: 16/11/22 11:09
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By Ben Gaunt

The creative process and the editorial process are completely different things. When you are...

Study event review: Contemporary Painting Prize

Posted: 27/10/22 04:27
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By Narbi Price

A small but dedicated group of painters spent a drizzly afternoon in Huddersfield looking...

Inspiration vs Precedent Analysis

Posted: 13/10/22 11:19
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By Audrey Bardwell

A big part of any spatial design study will be researching the designs that...

Student stories – Jane Murdock

Posted: 06/10/22 10:42
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By Jane Murdock

The grant, by enabling the partaking of this exhibition, has produced some long-term affects...

Student exhibition: Beverley Williams

Posted: 30/09/22 10:14
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By Beverley Williams

OCA Textiles Student Beverley Williams will be culminating her studies with an upcoming exhibition...

Study event review: London, September 22

Posted: 29/09/22 11:48
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By Dhama Thanigasapapathy

OCA student Dhama reviews a recent study event in London to two OCA student...

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Posted: 27/09/22 11:43
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By Judy Brown

Last week I was lucky enough to have tickets for the Open House Festival,...

Creative Arts Department: A year in review

Posted: 08/09/22 11:12
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By Doug Burton

The 2021/22 academic year has created many opportunities to enhance our Creative Arts Department...

Garden Design – 21/22 News roundup by Programme Leader Gill German

Posted: 31/08/22 09:36
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By Gill German

After the challenges of 2020 the Garden Design Department is now steadily growing. We...

Principal Will Woods – A personal reflection

Posted: 30/08/22 03:32
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By Will Woods

OCA Principal Will Woods shares a personal reflection on the new partnership between the...

Student stories: Searching for the Light

Posted: 16/08/22 10:04
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By Emma Drye

I’m really pleased to announce that Mickos’ inaugural solo exhibition “Searching for the Light”...

A PDF-to-print zine as engagement for Creative Arts: Gesa Helms’ A/Folder: an instructive glossary

Posted: 12/08/22 09:16
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By Gesa Helms

This blog explores a distributed and self-printed form of engagement in my recently completed...

Tutor News: Farewell and thanks to Peter Lester

Posted: 10/08/22 09:33
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By Barry Hurd

After almost five years with OCA Graphic design Department, and many more in design...

Collaboration: Cherished Child or Frankenstein’s Monster?

Posted: 08/08/22 12:06
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By Janet Davies

We are five students studying Undergraduate Degrees on Drawing, Painting and Fine Art at...

Practice-as-research and Research-as-practice. The Creative Arts work of Stage 3 student Gesa Helms.

Posted: 05/08/22 10:51
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By Rachel Smith

In May, after concluding Stage 3 of the Creative Arts pathway, tutor Rachel Smith...

Goodbye and thank you to tutor Ilsa Brittain

Posted: 28/07/22 02:32
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By Emma Drye

As Programme Leader for the painting dept, I am pleased to be in conversation...

OCA Degree Show Showcase 21/22

Posted: 25/07/22 10:54
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By Joanne

Welcome to our online Degree Show Showcase 21/22 where we are celebrating a number...

Tutor news: Caroline Wright

Posted: 09/06/22 12:07
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By Caroline Wright

Caroline, alongside others, worked on SPIRAL, a project that explored multi-sensory dimensions of materials...

Interior Design: Reflecting on your work

Posted: 09/06/22 11:56
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By Audrey Bardwell

As tutors, I realise we ask you to reflect on your work and your...

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Study event review: Interior Design & Garden Design

Writer’s Block (From the Perspective of a Composer)

Study event review: Contemporary Painting Prize

Inspiration vs Precedent Analysis

Student stories – Jane Murdock

Student exhibition: Beverley Williams

Study event review: London, September 22

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Creative Arts Department: A year in review

Garden Design – 21/22 News roundup by Programme Leader Gill German

Principal Will Woods – A personal reflection

Student stories: Searching for the Light

A PDF-to-print zine as engagement for Creative Arts: Gesa Helms’ A/Folder: an instructive glossary

Tutor News: Farewell and thanks to Peter Lester

Collaboration: Cherished Child or Frankenstein’s Monster?

Practice-as-research and Research-as-practice. The Creative Arts work of Stage 3 student Gesa Helms.

Goodbye and thank you to tutor Ilsa Brittain

OCA Degree Show Showcase 21/22

Tutor news: Caroline Wright

Interior Design: Reflecting on your work