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OCA student: Patricia Farrar

Posted: 14/05/21 01:54
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creativity

By Emma Drye

Words had always had special meaning for me and many times poetry formed the...

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Patricia Farrar coloured my world

Posted: 14/05/21 01:12
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student stories

By Emma Drye

I am heartbroken to have to share the news that OCA student and artist...

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What kind of spatial designer am I? #4 Grant Armstrong

Posted: 14/05/21 09:22
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careers creativity innovation sustaining practice

By Catherine Byrne

Studying Interior Design, Spatial Design, Interior Architecture - or any kind of design of...

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Study event: OCA East of England

Posted: 13/05/21 10:05
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collaboration cross discipline engaging social

By Sharon Mulberry-Rookes

Join us on 29 May 2021 as Andrew Fitzgibbon talks about his photography project...

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MA Applications Open – October 2021/2022 Intake

Posted: 11/05/21 02:21
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By Emma George

Applications are now open to study the two year, part-time MA Fine Art and...

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OCA Music: The virtual choir project

Posted: 07/05/21 09:01
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collaboration engagement innovation

By ChrisLawry

With in-person study visits, especially those involving singing, off the cards due to the...

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In conversation: OCA student Mel Brown & tutor Bryan Eccleshall

Posted: 06/05/21 09:40
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creativity sustaining practice

By Bryan

As a tutor that’s seen a lot of these projects, it’s perhaps important to...

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OCA Textiles: Observational drawing as research

Posted: 05/05/21 09:31
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creativity experimentation

By Jenny Udale

Observational drawing can be a great start to any project research. By observing and...

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Student stories: Martine Elliott

Posted: 29/04/21 09:24
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creativity engaging sustaining practice

By Martine Elliott

This painting ‘Cabin Crew 20 minutes to Landing’ was created during the lockdown in...

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The ergonomics of interiors

Posted: 28/04/21 09:11
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creativity

By Audrey Bardwell

Now a lot of times, when we say the word ergonomics, we might think...

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Celebrate

Posted: 27/04/21 09:18
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digital assessment engagement social sustaining practice

By Robert Bloomfield

For the last ‘Expressing Your Vision’ groupwork session we decided to try something a...

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Art-Scientific:  A student collective. Are you interested?

Posted: 26/04/21 09:32
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collaboration creativity cross discipline engagement

By Anna Pike

Art-Scientific is a cross-discipline collective recently set up by a group of OCA students...

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Has the last year been a delay, distraction, or an inspiration?

Posted: 23/04/21 09:40
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sustaining practice

By Derek Trillo

As the lockdowns are (hopefully) drawing to an end, it’s worth looking at examples...

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Student work: Suzanne Conboy-Hill in conversation with Hayley Lock

Posted: 22/04/21 09:36
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careers creativity sustaining practice

By Hayley Lock

OCA student Suzanne Conboy-Hill has negotiated the use of one of her art works by...

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What is your tutor up to? – Garry MacKenzie

Posted: 21/04/21 09:16
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Arts & Environment sustaining practice

By Garry MacKenzie

In some of my previous blogs I’ve explored writing about the environment, translation, and...

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Student work: Christine Bruce

Posted: 20/04/21 09:02
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digital assessment sustaining practice

By Doug Burton

OCA Programme Leader for Creative Arts, Doug Burton, in conversation with Christine Bruce.

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Student stories: Sarah-Jane Field

Posted: 19/04/21 11:22
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digital assessment sustaining practice

By Sarah-Jane Field

Read how OCA student Sarah-Jane Field went from creating 'My Mother's Name is Eve'...

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National Stress Awareness Month

Posted: 01/04/21 09:27
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National Stress Awareness Month wellbeing

By Craig Dewis

The month of April is National Stress Awareness month, organised by the Stress Management...

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What kind of spatial designer am I? #3 Tansy Hargan, artist.

Posted: 01/04/21 09:02
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interior design

By Catherine Byrne

Studying Interior Design, Spatial Design, Interior Architecture – or any kind of design of...

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‘Dealing with the flood’?

Posted: 31/03/21 09:57
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Creative Arts Cross curricular Photography tutors

By Helen Warburton

OCA tutor, Helen Warburton recalls the discussion of image overload, and asks how do...

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