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London’s V&A Storehouse thumb

London’s V&A Storehouse

The OCA Student Association (OCASA)’s recent announcement of the launch of OCA’s Cabinet of Curiosity – A collaborative Project in July this year during the Student Voice Festival 2025, has aligned nicely with the recent launch and opening of the V & A East Storehouse.

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

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

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.

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OCA Interior Design: Gingerbread City, London, December 2024 thumb

OCA Interior Design: Gingerbread City, London, December 2024

You might make and decorate a gingerbread house at Christmas time, but could you make a whole city? Gingerbread City is an exhibition of just that—a city made from decorated gingerbread. It might seem irrelevant to those studying interior design and something more like a children’s holiday activity, but this gingerbread city is made by very experienced design professionals, and the annual competition is taken very seriously!

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OCA Creative Arts: Review of Turner Prize 2024 thumb

OCA Creative Arts: Review of Turner Prize 2024

The aim of the Turner Prize is to provoke debate around contemporary British art. Each year four artists based in Britain are shortlisted by a panel. The selection is based on projects or exhibitions from the past year.

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Big Garden Birdwatch 29-31 January thumb

Big Garden Birdwatch 29-31 January

For a lot of us, particularly here in Yorkshire, the weather so far this year has not exactly encouraged us to get outside. Whether it be rain or snow and ice, staying indoors often seems like the best option.  I would imagine though that a lot of us are staying inside more these days in […]

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