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Student news: Dhama Thanigasapapathy

Posted: 23/05/23 11:00
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By Emma Drye

I am delighted to announce that OCA painting student Dhama Thanigasapapathy has been announced as one...

What’s in a sketch?

Posted: 22/05/23 04:58
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By Audrey Bardwell

Firstly, sketching offers us a quick means to document our observations of different spaces...

Student stories: Menacing Beauty

Posted: 13/05/23 11:49
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By Dhama Thanigasapapathy

Menacing Beauty - an online exhibition by OCA students Sonia Böning (Munich) and Dhama Thanigasapapathy...

The Patricia Farrar Award for Painting

Posted: 11/05/23 03:22
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By Emma Drye

I am delighted to announce that OCA level 3 student Anna Barnard was selected...

Student Fees from August 2023

Posted: 09/05/23 09:49
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By Will Woods

We are announcing today the fees which will apply in the next academic year...

Student stories: Nuala Mahon

Posted: 14/04/23 01:48
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By Nuala Mahon

I have arrived at the finishing line of the long adventure that is (or...

OCA News: Creative Arts – A review of our programme

Posted: 21/03/23 02:41
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By Doug Burton

The online department has produced more communities of practice and allowed us to meet...

Student Stories: Morris Gallagher

Posted: 09/03/23 02:52
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By Morris Gallagher

My final year work is a zine targeting help and advice at doctors who...

OCA News: Illustration

Posted: 02/03/23 10:16
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By Bee Willey

Earlier this year we contacted attendees to our ‘group work’ sessions to obtain feedback...

Student stories: Tracy Walker

Posted: 23/02/23 11:04
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By Catherine Byrne

In this blogpost I’d like to introduce one of our most established interior design...

Student stories: Luke Shephard

Posted: 22/02/23 01:15
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By Dan Robinson

Photography What is The Food Bank Photo Project? Times are tough and what started...

From Accidents to A-Line Dresses

Posted: 16/02/23 11:36
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By Paul Butterworth

If you're moving forward and engaged things happen... so it's always worth giving something...

Goodbye to Drawing Programme Tutor Charlie Duck

Posted: 15/02/23 03:19
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By Emma Drye

As Programme Leader for Drawing I have been privileged to work with Drawing Programme Tutor...

A Childhood Mystery Solved

Posted: 02/02/23 02:13
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By Judy Brown

When I was a child, I used to drive my family mad because I...

Highlights from a vibrant Creative Arts assessment

Posted: 17/01/23 11:12
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By Adam Thompson

As is often the case, assessment events offer great insight into the diverse BA...

Transmitting the message

Posted: 05/01/23 11:18
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By Deborah Masters

Sometimes Keeping up Momentum events develop a momentum of their own. This post describes...

Season’s Greetings & A Year in Review

Posted: 21/12/22 01:19
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By Will Woods

Everything that has been achieved this year is down to all of the amazing...

Open Ears – new podcast from the Open College of the Arts

Posted: 20/12/22 04:10
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By Desmond Clarke

In Open Ears we investigate and celebrate the massive diversity of music making which...

In conversation with: Julian Broadhurst

Posted: 06/12/22 09:40
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By Ben Gaunt

I want people to post about their musical lives, about composition, there works, about...

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...

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Student news: Dhama Thanigasapapathy

What’s in a sketch?

Student stories: Menacing Beauty

The Patricia Farrar Award for Painting

Student Fees from August 2023

Student stories: Nuala Mahon

OCA News: Creative Arts – A review of our programme

Student Stories: Morris Gallagher

OCA News: Illustration

Student stories: Tracy Walker

Student stories: Luke Shephard

From Accidents to A-Line Dresses

Goodbye to Drawing Programme Tutor Charlie Duck

A Childhood Mystery Solved

Highlights from a vibrant Creative Arts assessment

Transmitting the message

Season’s Greetings & A Year in Review

Open Ears – new podcast from the Open College of the Arts

In conversation with: Julian Broadhurst

Study event review: Interior Design & Garden Design