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Stage 3 BA (Hons) Painting student Anna Pike is currently preparing to exhibit at St. Peter’s Church, Wolfhamcote, near Rugby, Warwickshire on May 2nd – 4th 2026. Here, Painting Programme Leader Emma Drye joins her in conversation to find out more about her work and plans.
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Funding for studies is changing. Radically. And yet just over 1 in 10 people are aware of what is happening. In January 2027 the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) system will come into effect. This is an initiative designed by successive governments to allow learners to study flexibly through a modular approach to learning. This will replace the student loans system in England.
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Stage 3 BA (Hons) Painting student Paul McGinty is currently exhibiting at the Adam Smith Heritage Centre in Kirkcaldy. Here, Painting Programme Leader Emma Drye joins him in conversation to find out more about his work and plans.
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We are pleased to share a showcase of work from the BA (Hons) Painting at Open College of the Arts, curated by their Programme Leader, Emma Drye from work submitted at the completion of their course units.
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I was 49 when I enrolled in OCA’s Foundation Painting course. People were dubious. Why a foundation course? Why not just take a class? You have an established career. Why would you do this now? You can’t become an artist at nearly 50. It was the same reasonable advice I’d been hearing for decades. At […]
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Open College of the Arts extends many congratulations to OCA painting tutor Jo Whittle who was one of the final four shortlisted for the John Moores painting Prize 2025 and is currently taking part in the winners exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
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