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Student Work: Trine Wade ‘Hjemkomst – Returning Home’ thumb

Student Work: Trine Wade ‘Hjemkomst – Returning Home’

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

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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Student Spotlight: Sabine Jones thumb

Student Spotlight: Sabine Jones

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 thumb

Student Spotlight: Konstantinos Efthymiou

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 thumb

Physical model-making for interior design: Presenting your 3D work

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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