Study event review: London, September 22
Posted: 29/09/22 11:48 | 3 Comments
OCA student Dhama reviews a recent study event in London to two OCA student degree shows.
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OCA News: Student Fees from August 2022
Posted: 17/05/22 02:59 | 8 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).
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LGBT+ History Month
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.
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Notes from home
Posted: 20/10/21 09:12 | 6 Comments
When I began my studies with the Open College of the Arts six years ago, I never could have imagined having my own music performed in a public concert. Yet, that is the situation I find myself in at the culmination of the final unit of my music degree.
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Postcard from the edge of Art and Science
Posted: 19/10/21 11:37 | 13 Comments
Increasingly fascinated with the connections between Art and Science, I was delighted to secure a place on Edinburgh University’s ASCUS* Art and Science on a Postcard 2021 event which took place earlier this year over three consecutive weekends.
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Student stories: David McGuire
Posted: 09/09/21 09:32 | 10 Comments
David McGuire is a Level Three painting student. He has recently had work exhibited in group shows organised by arts societies of which he is a member. In this short interview he speaks a little about that process and what it means for his wider practice.
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Exhibition in situ – Drifting by the Leeds & Liverpool
Posted: 07/09/21 10:19 | 6 Comments
As well as presenting my exhibition, I look back near the end of my OCA time, after years of assignments and assessments, highs and lows, applause and disinterest, and ask was it worth it? I suspect the percentage of those starting that finish is small – a flip-side of open access and the many obstacles life can throw during years of part-time study. Though, I of course was hoping for more than an endurance test and good fortune!
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OCA Student Association study event: Caroline Cardus, Artist’s talk
Posted: 11/08/21 04:06 | 0 Comments
OCA students are invited to join artist Caroline Cardus via zoom on Sunday 19 September 2021 at 2pm.
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OCA is evolving
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.
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OCA’s online degree showcase – Live!
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.
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