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Creative Arts Department: A year in review
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By Doug Burton
The 2021/22 academic year has created many opportunities to enhance our Creative Arts Department...
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Garden Design – 21/22 News roundup by Programme Leader Gill German
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By Gill German
After the challenges of 2020 the Garden Design Department is now steadily growing. We...
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Principal Will Woods – A personal reflection
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By Will Woods
OCA Principal Will Woods shares a personal reflection on the new partnership between the...
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A PDF-to-print zine as engagement for Creative Arts: Gesa Helms’ A/Folder: an instructive glossary
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By Gesa Helms
This blog explores a distributed and self-printed form of engagement in my recently completed...
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Tutor News: Farewell and thanks to Peter Lester
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By Barry Hurd
After almost five years with OCA Graphic design Department, and many more in design...
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Collaboration: Cherished Child or Frankenstein’s Monster?
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By Janet Davies
We are five students studying Undergraduate Degrees on Drawing, Painting and Fine Art at...
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Practice-as-research and Research-as-practice. The Creative Arts work of Stage 3 student Gesa Helms.
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By Rachel Smith
In May, after concluding Stage 3 of the Creative Arts pathway, tutor Rachel Smith...
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Tutor news: Caroline Wright
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Caroline, alongside others, worked on SPIRAL, a project that explored multi-sensory dimensions of materials...
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Interior Design: Reflecting on your work
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As tutors, I realise we ask you to reflect on your work and your...
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Student work: Moira Ratmoko
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Moira Ratmoko recently completed Sculpture 1: Starting out in 3D, on the BA (Hons)...
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OCA News: Student Fees from August 2022
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By Will Woods
We are announcing today, Tuesday 17th May 2022, the fees which will apply to...
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Student stories: Anna Sellen
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By Anna Sellen
Winner of FORMAT2021 Shutter Hub portfolio award, Wales-based photographer, artist and OCA student Anna...
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OCA new course: What paint does
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By Clare Wilson
Unit 1.2 What Paint Does is an exciting new course that provides a structured...
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