OCA Fine Art: Student Journey, Jess Reid
Posted: 11/12/25 09:59 | 1 Comments
Fine Art Programme Tutor, Hayley Lock, discusses the student journey so far with Jess Reid, a student on the BA Fine Art degree.
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In Conversation: Nina Milton and Lizzy Perkins
Posted: 10/12/25 09:33 | 3 Comments
Reaching the final unit of your stage 3 (HE6) studies is a thrilling moment, but filled with some trepidation. In the Creative Writing Department, The final unit, 3.3 asks the student to create a self-directed outwardly facing project, by clarifying what they want to do as a creative practitioner, so that they graduate knowing where their writing can take them, and how to approach readers, agents, editors, publishers, audiences and producers in a professional manner.
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OCA Creative Arts: In Conversation – Rachel Smith and Melanie Jeffrey
Posted: 12/11/25 04:44 | 1 Comments
As a theatre production teacher and student of the creative arts, I work across several disciplines, including theatre design, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and film. Most of my work involves textiles in one form or another, but I would not limit myself to textiles alone and often my work involves combining disciplines to achieve an effective outcome.
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OCA Fine Art: Student Story: Rita Lisnevskyte
Posted: 11/07/25 01:04 | 3 Comments
I’ve considered myself an artist for as long as I can remember. I studied academic art during my school years, which laid the foundations for my creative journey. Currently, I work with children with special needs, an experience that has deeply shaped how I see the world and the potential art holds as a tool for communication and healing.
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Enrolments Now Open for Our New Film and Media Production CertHE
Posted: 14/05/25 09:53 | 3 Comments
We are thrilled to announce that enrolments are now open for our new Certificate of Higher Education in Film and Media Production!
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OCA Fees 2025/26
Posted: 23/04/25 10:43 | 20 Comments
We are announcing today the fees which will apply in the next academic year (from 01 August 2025 to 31 July 2026). OCA is committed to providing value for money whilst ensuring the sustainability and financial health of the organisation. We are conscious that fees increased significantly last year to cover a range of […]
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Student Work: Suzette Hussey
Posted: 19/03/25 04:13 | 1 Comments
Although writing for an educational series is very different from creative writing, my course at OCA has impacted my work. It has given me the strong foundation and the confidence that I needed to achieve this milestone.
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Sustaining Practice: Find funding for your work
Posted: 20/02/25 05:06 | 1 Comments
Fund Your Work: 30+ Top Opportunities and Harnessing AI for Success” is designed to guide artists through available grants and awards, demystifying the process and showing funding is an option—all while exploring how AI can make applying easier.
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Student Work: Trine Wade ‘Hjemkomst – Returning Home’
Posted: 14/02/25 04:04 | 2 Comments
As part of my final unit in Stage 3, I staged an exhibition of my major project. Over four weekends in January 2025 I exhibited my work in a building adjacent to my house. Entitled ‘Hjemkomst – Returning Home’, the exhibition was the curation of a project I conducted in August 2024 when I brought my grandad home to a small coastal town in Norway.
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OCA Drawing Showcase
Posted: 04/12/24 10:54 | 3 Comments
As Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Drawing, I am very pleased to present a wonderful digital exhibition of student work from across the annual assessment events at Open College of the Arts in the Drawing Department.
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