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Tutor News – Katrina Whitehead

Posted: 17/11/23 01:16 | 5 Comments

Some of you will know me as your personal tutor, or you may have spoken to me when I have delivered one of the studio meetings. If you don’t know me, I have been working as a flexible tutor for OCA since 2008 and I have seen many progressive changes over this time, including video tutorials and group meetings, both in person and on-line. It has also been exciting to learn about student achievements including exhibitions, competition wins and of course, graduating with a degree.

Student Stories: Julia McLean

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Posted: 19/10/23 02:10 | 2 Comments

OCA Photography Program Leader Dan Robinson caught up with Julia McLean about her experience on OCA’s short course Investigating Place with Pyschogeography

OCA’s Online Degree Show Showcase 2023

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Posted: 14/07/23 12:39 | 0 Comments

Welcome to our online Degree Show Showcase 22/23 where we are celebrating a number of our graduates from across six of our degree programmes.

Student stories: Nuala Mahon

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Posted: 14/04/23 01:48 | 30 Comments

I have arrived at the finishing line of the long adventure that is (or was) the OCA degree process. I started my journey in November 2015 and submitted for my final assessment in January 2023 and to my great surprise I am now the holder of a BA(Hons) in photography.

Student stories: Luke Shephard

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Posted: 22/02/23 01:15 | 1 Comments

Photography What is The Food Bank Photo Project? Times are tough and what started out as an assignment for my photography degree has grown into a project that I have continued to pursue. Taking pictures of the locations of food banks around the UK. These are not pretty pictures, but they are important pictures of […]

OCA Degree Show Showcase 21/22

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Posted: 25/07/22 10:54 | 0 Comments

Welcome to our online Degree Show Showcase 21/22 where we are celebrating a number of our graduates from across six of our degree programmes.

OCA News: Student Fees from August 2022

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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).

Student stories: Anna Sellen

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Posted: 16/05/22 12:20 | 10 Comments

Winner of FORMAT2021 Shutter Hub portfolio award, Wales-based photographer, artist and OCA student Anna Sellen launches virtual multimedia exhibition ‘Drip by drip, we are fed with concrete’ at CULTVR Portal this month.

Augmented Reality – what place does this have in art?

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Posted: 23/02/22 02:12 | 8 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?

To find out more details about the transfer to The Open University see A New Chapter for OCA.