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OCA students get absorbed at DRAWN

Posted: 29/04/13 04:39 | 7 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. A couple of students on a recent study visit took the trouble to write to OCA with their reflections on the day. Since they are interesting and lively responses, we thought we’d blog them there. The […]

Blog of the week – Paul Griffiths

Posted: 29/04/13 01:46 | 5 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Paul has recently written a review of a visit he made to an exhibition of prints held at Oriel Wrecsam (Wrexham) through October and November 2012 on his OCA learning blog. You can see the article […]

Hilma af Klint

Posted: 25/04/13 02:44 | 5 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. OCA tutor Hayley Lock reports from Stockholm on a revalatory exhibition. “A major and widely significant exhibition dedicated to the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862 – 1944) is on show now in Stockholm, Sweden at […]

Study visit to Edinburgh College of Art degree show

Posted: 15/04/13 04:59 | 3 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Edinburgh College of Art has an international reputation as one of the leading art colleges in the UK, merging with the University of Edinburgh in 2011. OCA is organising a study visit on Wednesday 5 June 2013. This is the first […]

An illustrator interviewed

Posted: 15/04/13 10:40 | 1 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Inspiring interview with illustrator Sam Brewster on the Guardian website. Click on the image above to access the interview. It covers his working method and sources of inspiration.

Dance around Duchamp… a study visit in London

Posted: 12/04/13 10:30 | 4 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. This show will be of interest to BA and MA students across a range of disciplines including Fine Art, Creative Arts, Photography, Music, and Art History. Around ninety seminal works come together across the space of […]

Study visit to Duchamp at the Barbican

Posted: 04/04/13 01:35 | 0 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. OCA tutors Linda Khatir and Michele Whiting will be taking students on a journey into the world of Marcel Duchamp and other major art historical figures influenced by his ‘conceptual’ approach. The exhibition ‘dancing around duchamp‘ […]

Chagall at Tate Liverpool study visit

Posted: 03/04/13 02:56 | 2 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. This study visit has been set on a Saturday (June 29th) based on feedback from some students to get a few weekend study visits in place. What greater treat than to have an opportunity to see […]

Study visit in Bristol to DRAWN

Posted: 27/03/13 09:34 | 0 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. There’s a study visit in plan for April 19th starting at 11 am at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol. OCA tutors Linda Khatir and Michele Whiting will be running the event. Doug Burton, OCA […]

Light material

Posted: 21/03/13 04:11 | 2 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. OCA MA student Amelia Wilson reports on an interesting show in London for OCA: ‘Light: it’s essential for life, like air. It regulates our sleep, daily routines and mood – but isn’t something you naturally connect […]