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National Stress Awareness Month
Posted: 01/04/21 09:27 |
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The month of April is National Stress Awareness month, organised by the Stress Management Society. After the year we’ve had I’m sure everyone is feeling stress in at least one aspect of their lives. Whether it’s additional work responsibilities, no work, ill health, mental health, or anything in between there’s a lot going on that […]
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My final year challenge by student photographer, Veronica Worrall
Posted: 10/03/21 12:54 |
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Study Event (virtual) 27th March 2021 Unseen Connections – A Year of Adaptions Rational, Preparation and Outcomes My final year challenge by student photographer, Veronica Worrall “The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” ~Kakuzo Okakaura The modern humans’ ability to modify to novel environments relies not only on genetic mutations […]
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Happy Movement
Posted: 22/02/21 09:45 |
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Student work uncovered – new painting student Emily Costello with a contribution from programme leader, Emma Drye. EC: Here is one of my temporary artwork pieces. I had the idea of creating a happy moving piece of a child outside playing. I used flour and a sieve to create it, I really love the details […]
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Ear to the ground— On Photography Group work
Posted: 19/02/21 09:51 |
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Robert Bloomfield and Dan Robinson As online group learning continues to gather pace across the college, we’d like to bring you a short update with the latest developments in Photography. For those who are new to OCA, or have not yet tried group work, these are video based discussions with students and tutors focusing on […]
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Focus Live – What is it?
Posted: 17/02/21 05:35 |
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Focus Live As part of a series on group work developments across the college, we invited the Focus Live group to blog about their current activity and direction. Focus Live — What is it? Focus Live is a student-led bimonthly meet on Sunday evenings at 6pm UK time. Meets are friendly, open and informal, focusing on […]
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A (virtual) study visit with interview and Q&A
Posted: 13/02/21 09:15 |
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A tour of the project Climacteric with OCA student Jane Weinmann In a live discussion, final year photography student Jane Weinman and OCA tutor Derek Trillo will talk about the strategies and approaches Jane used to develop her major project. The focus will be on topics that students at any level might encounter, with specific […]
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