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It smells as sweet…. thumb

It smells as sweet….

I have had cause recently to reflect on the cross disciplinary nature of the creative arts degree, and as if by magic a small exhibition was laid on outside my studio door to help me think through some of the issues. The images here are from a pop up show of third year students at […]

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Cocktail of Signs

Some amusing and fascinating work by Michael Bühler-Rose here that may be of interest to students seeking to understand…

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Visit Report: Hannah Hoch and Stephen Willats

Not even unseasonably beautiful weather could deter 12 OCA students from enjoying the study day of Hannah Hoch’s work at the Whitechapel. Admittedly, several of them were less convinced by the Whitechapel‘s companion show of Steve Willatt’s photographs of community activism in seventies housing estates. Hoch’s work, however, proved unanimously popular – not least, perhaps, […]

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OCA joins The Association of Illustrators

OCA has just joined AOI (The Association of Illustrators), so anyone wishing to dig into AOI website can now do so as a member. AOI is a not-for-profit trade organisation, dedicated to its members’ professional interests, maintaining industry standards and the promotion of illustration. Established in 1973, the AOI works to increase the standing of […]

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Pick Me Up: Graphic Arts Festival 2014

Join OCA Tutor Christian Lloyd on a visit to the Pick Me UP Festival

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Sketchbook Circle

I regularly peruse the student site with an interest in how students maintain motivation and engagement and the importance of peer and tutor contact. With intrigue and interest I came across Bryony Miles’ post on launching a sketchbook circle.

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Happy Doodle Day!

Hi my name is Joanne and I have OCD, that is to say I am an Obsessive Compulsive Doodler.

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Dorothy Flint's sketchbooks

Dorothy Flint’s sketchbooks are dynamic snapshots of day-to-day life…

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Jane Horton

Here is a slightly different student work video.

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Berlin

In no European city is the complex relationship between art and politics so near to the surface as in Berlin…

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