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OCA Fine Art: Student Stories – Shirry Insole

Posted: 09/04/26 04:36 | 0 Comments

Fine Art Programme Tutor, Hayley Lock, discusses the student journey so far with Shirry Insole, a student on the BA Fine Art degree who has just completed the second unit, 2.2 Experimental Encounters, the second Level 2 course unit designed around collaboration and working with others.

OCA Student Stories: Anna Pike

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Posted: 19/03/26 03:31 | 0 Comments

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.

OCA Drawing: Showcase

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Posted: 11/02/26 09:51 | 0 Comments

We are pleased to share a showcase of work from the BA (Hons) Drawing at Open College of the Arts, curated by their Programme Leader, Emma Drye from work submitted at the completion of their course units.

OCA Painting: Showcase

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Posted: 27/01/26 02:51 | 6 Comments

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.

Lorna Hall – How Textiles Became My Creative Escape

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Posted: 26/01/26 08:00 | 1 Comments

My name is Lorna and I am just about to begin the last unit of a textiles BA Hons) degree. As a child, I always found comfort in repeated surface patterns, and since I can remember, I have enjoyed experimenting with cloth as well as drawing. I went to art college when I was young […]

Felicity Talman – How My OCA Degree Led to Postgraduate Study

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Posted: 26/01/26 07:34 | 2 Comments

My name is Felicity Talman, and I recently completed a BA (Hons) Fine Art degree with the OCA. I started studying with the OCA in 2019 after moving to Wales and deciding to pursue a creative education—something I had always put to one side. At the time, I had two young children aged four and […]

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