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OCA’s online degree showcase – Live!

Posted: 30/07/21 06:13
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creativity sustaining practice

By Emma Drye

I am delighted to announce that our first ever degree showcase at OCA launches...

Getting work ready for assessment and what to submit

Posted: 28/07/21 04:00
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digital assessment

By Emma Powell

Debbie Johnston is following the Creative Arts Degree and recently submitted Level 5, Graphic...

Thinking about making and physical objects

Posted: 26/07/21 09:58
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creativity innovation

By Daniel Tollady

It’s important for us, as designers of space, to consider our projects three-dimensionally; to...

Presentation tips for Interior Designers

Posted: 21/07/21 09:30
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sustaining practice

By Audrey Bardwell

While interior designers’ priority is designing spatial environments, so much of our job is...

Student Exhibition – Alistair McIntyre

Posted: 20/07/21 09:50
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sustaining practice

By Emma Drye

As programme leader for painting and drawing I have been encouraging students on both...

Invitation to make art for a hot air balloon!

Posted: 19/07/21 10:03
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creativity

By Neil Musson

I am sharing one of my current projects here as an opportunity for people...

Student stories: Photography

Posted: 16/07/21 09:41
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sustaining practice

By Dan Robinson

Once again I'm delighted to share that some of our OCA photography degree students...

Two aleatory compositions

Posted: 15/07/21 09:58
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experimental

By Gavin Wayte

Aleatory music is an umbrella term that seeks to cover a diverse range of...

Thinking about drawing space

Posted: 14/07/21 11:45
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creativity innovation sustaining practice

By Daniel Tollady

Drawing (the act of) is a vital tool that helps us as artists and...

Student stories: From Big Draw participant to Psychogeographer

Posted: 13/07/21 09:51
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creativity cross discipline

By Nina Vallard

Nina is an Investigating Place with Psychogeography student, in this piece she writes about...

Student stories: Emma Arandjelović

Posted: 12/07/21 09:12
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sustaining practice

By ChrisLawry

One of the most useful elements of OCA study visits is the chance for...

Celebrating Pride with the OCA Student Association

Posted: 09/07/21 12:11
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collaboration Equality & diversity

By Milly Lozinski

A look at how the OCA Student Association celebrated Pride.

OCA East of England study event: Investigating Place

Posted: 02/07/21 09:50
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creativity social sustaining practice

By Clare Wilson

Join OCA tutor Clare Wilson on 31 July.

Student stories: Paul Butterworth

Posted: 01/07/21 09:55
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creativity sustaining practice

By Paul Butterworth

Painting student Paul Butterworth will be featured on Interim Arts Instagram account Friday 23 July.

Culinary tools and notational drawing / Eating space and drawing eating

Posted: 30/06/21 09:14
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creativity innovation social

By Daniel Tollady

There is value in exploring food within interior design because we can use this...

Student Association study event: Visual Art and Text

Posted: 28/06/21 09:47
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cross discipline social

By Bryan

Join Bryan Eccleshall for two workshops (each two hours long) to explore how text...

Six Examples of Why Line Weights Matter

Posted: 25/06/21 09:02
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creativity

By Audrey Bardwell

In any design drawing, both sketches and technical drawings, the unsung hero of the...

Student stories: Annalisa Mercuri

Posted: 24/06/21 09:42
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creativity sustaining practice

By Bryan

Annalisa Mercuri is a Level Two Painting student who is about to complete the...

Green design

Posted: 16/06/21 09:37
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Arts & Environment innovation sustainability

By Mike Fairbrass

Good interior design sets out to create ergonomic, functional and aesthetically pleasing environments that...

To plot or not to plot

Posted: 15/06/21 09:26
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creativity sustaining practice

By Inga Pelosi Leighton

Plot is possibly one of the most overlooked aspects of scriptwriting: coming up with...

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OCA’s online degree showcase – Live!

Getting work ready for assessment and what to submit

Thinking about making and physical objects

Presentation tips for Interior Designers

Student Exhibition – Alistair McIntyre

Invitation to make art for a hot air balloon!

Student stories: Photography

Two aleatory compositions

Thinking about drawing space

Student stories: From Big Draw participant to Psychogeographer

Student stories: Emma Arandjelović

Celebrating Pride with the OCA Student Association

OCA East of England study event: Investigating Place

Student stories: Paul Butterworth

Culinary tools and notational drawing / Eating space and drawing eating

Student Association study event: Visual Art and Text

Six Examples of Why Line Weights Matter

Student stories: Annalisa Mercuri

Green design

To plot or not to plot