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OCA News: Student Fees from August 2022

Posted: 17/05/22 02:59 | 4 Comments

We are announcing today, Tuesday 17th May 2022, the fees which will apply to the next academic year (from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023).

Augmented Reality – what place does this have in art?

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Posted: 23/02/22 02:12 | 6 Comments

The primary focus for Artivive, going by their website, appears to be its use in galleries, but I was beginning to see the potential beyond that context. What if artists could add an audio track for people with literacy difficulties? Or a video of themselves talking about the work? Or how about a video comprising photos showing how the finished piece came about?

LGBT+ History Month

Equality & diversity

Posted: 17/02/22 04:22 | 0 Comments

February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, a month-long annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and non-binary history.

OCA is evolving

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Posted: 04/08/21 04:41 | 3 Comments

The slideshow below provides an overview of changes to the areas of learning, teaching, assessment and curriculum at OCA.

OCA’s online degree showcase – Live!

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Posted: 30/07/21 06:13 | 4 Comments

I am delighted to announce that our first ever degree showcase at OCA launches this week at https://showcase.oca.ac.uk/. Students from the Creative Arts, Creative Writing, Painting, Photography and Textiles undergraduate degrees are all represented and the work is absolutely stunning.

Student Association study event: Visual Art and Text

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Posted: 28/06/21 09:47 | 0 Comments

Join Bryan Eccleshall for two workshops (each two hours long) to explore how text has been used in visual art and to develop your own way of doing it.

edge zine 11: Catalyst

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Posted: 11/06/21 01:25 | 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce the new issue of edge-zine is available now.

Perception: Where Science and Art Meet. Sort Of.

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Posted: 09/06/21 09:26 | 2 Comments

The important point is our brains are wired in a certain way and we invent and build the world in our heads as much as perceive it as ‘truth’. This is important for anyone attempting to represent three dimensions in two. The world is indeed out there but perhaps capturing it requires more intervention than we might initially think.

Motivated to work in Equality and Diversity

Equality & diversity

Posted: 30/10/20 09:28 | 10 Comments

The motivations for my becoming the OCA student representative for Equality and Diversity are deeply embedded in my personal experiences of racial and social class based injustices. I felt that this personal context was important to illustrate my interest and commitment to the role. But equally I wanted to add a real life dimension to the discussion on equality and diversity.

OCA wellbeing: On self-care

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Posted: 13/08/20 09:47 | 6 Comments

Increasing online presence may result in online fatigue with visual and somatic symptoms. To Self- care and to be aware of changing habits and maladaptive behaviour patterns may overcome not only chronic ‘online’ disease but also negative impact on concentration, mood and emotions.