Jane Parry, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Digital Matter

Posted: 29/01/13 11:53 | 1 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Three-dimensional Digital Graphics is still in its infancy when we relate it to our vast Artistic History. As a culture we have continued to innovate the materials and technology that we employ to make our Art, […]

Study visit: Judy Chicago et al STOP PRESS also visiting the Brunei Gallery

Posted: 25/01/13 03:29 | 24 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. On the 7 March we will be taking a group of OCA students (very relevant to all visual arts students, textiles, painting, drawing and visual communications students especially welcome) to a lively exhibition in London: at […]

Rattle snakes and mushroom clouds

Posted: 16/01/13 08:23 | 3 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. On 12 January nine students and two tutors from the OCA visited the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. We began by looking at ‘Futureland’, a photographic exhibition by Chris Wainwright and John Kippin which the gallery […]

Royal portraiture, what place in the 21st century?

Posted: 15/01/13 09:40 | 13 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. The latest royal portrait, the first of our royal Kate, by Elmsey, Glasgow-born, South Africa-reared and winner of the 2007 BP portrait prize, has provoked a sea of negative comments, as well as defensive repostes. See […]

OCA announces a pre-degree course in drawing

Posted: 10/01/13 10:24 | 7 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Do you enjoy drawing, but not sure if you are ready for HE level study of art or design? OCA is proud of its open access policy, but sometimes students join up to do a degree […]

OCA's new online induction course, free to all OCA students

Posted: 10/01/13 10:24 | 10 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. OCA is pleased to announce a new online induction course, open to all OCA students. We really hope you will all take the time to do this course, since it will definitely help you with your […]

All you need to know about packaging up your work for assessment

Posted: 05/01/13 02:56 | 31 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. This video has been produced on request of the OCA Student Association (OCASA) because of the number of students who agonise about how best to send their work for assessment. It’s most relevant to Visual Arts […]

A study visit to the excellent Jerwood Drawing Prize

Posted: 05/01/13 11:33 | 8 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. There is going to be an opportunity to see the Jerwood Drawing Prize on tour in Birmingham on Saturday 2nd March at the Midlands Arts Centre, Canon Hill Park Birmingham (MAC) starting at the Cafe at […]

Portfolio review workshop for Painting students

Posted: 03/01/13 11:28 | 8 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Here’s a new venture to get involved in. OCA is offering the opportunity for a small group of students to receive hands on feedback on their portfolio in a studio environment. The first event will be […]

Investigating Drawing

Posted: 02/01/13 01:19 | 15 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. For those who love drawing, this new level 2 course may be the most exciting addition to the Painting and the Creative Arts degree pathways. Called Investigating Drawing, the course challenges students to think outside the […]