Rachel Smith, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Rachel Smith

Interview with BA Creative Arts Student – Christin Penz

Posted: 27/08/26 10:13 | 0 Comments

What I enjoyed most about Creative Arts 1.2 was the freedom to develop my own way of working. Rather than following one fixed path, the unit provided a framework that allowed me to focus on the themes, techniques, and materials that were most relevant to my own practice. I found that very liberating.

Student Stories: Anthony Carey

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Posted: 30/06/26 04:03 | 0 Comments

Creative Arts Programme tutor Rachel Smith is in conversation with Stage 3 student Anthony Carey.

OCA Creative Arts : Student Story – Gemma Lorente-Shore

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Posted: 07/05/26 10:20 | 1 Comments

Read about OCA Creative Arts student Gemma Lorente-Shore’s learning journey.

OCA Creative Arts: In Conversation – Rachel Smith and Melanie Jeffrey

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Posted: 12/11/25 04:44 | 1 Comments

As a theatre production teacher and student of the creative arts, I work across several disciplines, including theatre design, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and film. Most of my work involves textiles in one form or another, but I would not limit myself to textiles alone and often my work involves combining disciplines to achieve an effective outcome.

Creative Arts in Conversation: Rachel Smith and Trine Wade

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Posted: 28/07/25 09:52 | 2 Comments

As an artist of Place, my process-led practice is centred around an exploration of embodied experience, the ‘being-in-place’. With an auto-ethnographic focus and a phenomenological methodology, I respond materially to thoughts, feelings, and experiences that emerge from both fleeting encounters and more long-term emplacements.

Creative Arts Review – Björk’s Cornucopia an interdisciplinary audio-visual feast

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Posted: 21/05/25 09:53 | 1 Comments

Recently, I went to see the film version of Björk’s live show Cornucopia. Showing in cinemas worldwide for a limited time in May. Between 2019 and 2023, Björk toured this immersive audio-visual concert experience around the world, and it has been translated into a filmic experience, shown at cinemas so that a wider audience can see this interdisciplinary work.