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Student Spotlight: Sabine Jones
Posted: 24/10/24 11:40 |
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As Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Drawing degree I have been eager to see how the new degree pathway we have designed is working out for students. Drawing is a hugely broad discipline that extends into all sorts of processes and approaches. I’ve asked a few students on the very first unit of the degree Drawing Practices, how things are going and I am pleased today to shine a spotlight on the second of them, Sabine Jones.
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Student Spotlight: Konstantinos Efthymiou
Posted: 11/10/24 10:50 |
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As Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Drawing degree, I have been eager to see how the new degree pathway we have designed is working out for students. I’ve asked a few students on the very first unit of the degree—Drawing Practices—how things are going and am pleased today to shine a spotlight on the first of them, Konstantinos Efthymiou.
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Physical model-making for interior design: Presenting your 3D work
Posted: 10/10/24 09:00 |
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Physical model-making is an incredibly valuable tool when it comes to spatial design. It can help you explore initial conceptual forms, rough explorations of layout, balancing materials and colours within a palette, or even show off a finalised design.
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OCA’s Online Degree Show Showcase 2023
Posted: 14/07/23 12:39 |
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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.
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OCA Degree Show Showcase 21/22
Posted: 25/07/22 10:54 |
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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.
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Student stories: David McGuire
Posted: 09/09/21 09:32 |
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David McGuire is a Level Three painting student. He has recently had work exhibited in group shows organised by arts societies of which he is a member. In this short interview he speaks a little about that process and what it means for his wider practice.
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Exhibition in situ – Drifting by the Leeds & Liverpool
Posted: 07/09/21 10:19 |
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As well as presenting my exhibition, I look back near the end of my OCA time, after years of assignments and assessments, highs and lows, applause and disinterest, and ask was it worth it? I suspect the percentage of those starting that finish is small – a flip-side of open access and the many obstacles life can throw during years of part-time study. Though, I of course was hoping for more than an endurance test and good fortune!
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Student stories: Geraldine Leahy
Posted: 06/09/21 01:38 |
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OCA Painting student Geraldine Leahy successfully completed her Major Project this year and is now embarking on her final course – Sustaining Your Practice. Geraldine currently has work featured in an online publication as well as other platforms. Her Major Project tutor, Clare Wilson, asks her to discuss these opportunities and the of impact of getting work seen by a larger audience.
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OCA student: Patricia Farrar
Posted: 14/05/21 01:54 |
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Words had always had special meaning for me and many times poetry formed the basis of the creative process. I didn’t question this any more and it seemed that the process into the painting flowed with such unquestioning ease. I had found my voice! I had found me!
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Patricia Farrar coloured my world
Posted: 14/05/21 01:12 |
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I am heartbroken to have to share the news that OCA student and artist Patricia Farrar passed away at the weekend.
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