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MA Fine Art: Reflections thumb

MA Fine Art: Reflections

Posted: 05/12/25 09:18
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By Caroline Wright

Completing a degree course is not only a significant achievement, it is also a...

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Making Meaning: The Journey Through MA Fine Art at OCA thumb

Making Meaning: The Journey Through MA Fine Art at OCA

Posted: 14/11/25 09:44
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By Caroline Wright

In September 2025, a cohort of internationally based OCA students completed their MA Fine...

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OCA Creative Arts: In Conversation – Rachel Smith and Melanie Jeffrey thumb

OCA Creative Arts: In Conversation – Rachel Smith and Melanie Jeffrey

Posted: 12/11/25 04:44
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creativity digital pedagogy interdisciplinarity skills hub sustaining practice

By Rachel Smith

As a theatre production teacher and student of the creative arts, I work across...

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OCA Music: Time, Productivity and London thumb

OCA Music: Time, Productivity and London

Posted: 09/10/25 01:29
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By Neil Tomas Smith

There are moments in the life of a creative practitioner when you glimpse yourself,...

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OCA News: Jo Whittle John Moores Painting Prize success thumb

OCA News: Jo Whittle John Moores Painting Prize success

Posted: 10/09/25 10:04
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By Emma Drye

Open College of the Arts extends many congratulations to OCA painting tutor Jo Whittle who was...

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OCA Creative Writing: Goodbye from your Programme Leader thumb

OCA Creative Writing: Goodbye from your Programme Leader

Posted: 15/08/25 10:53
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By Barbara Henderson

After twelve years as a creative writing tutor, and ten years as course programme...

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OCA Creative Arts: Alumni Interview with Kuch (Kuljit) Bhogal thumb

OCA Creative Arts: Alumni Interview with Kuch (Kuljit) Bhogal

Posted: 07/08/25 09:07
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By Trine Wade

Kuch graduated from the Open College of the Arts in 2024 with a BA...

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Creative Arts in Conversation: Rachel Smith and Trine Wade thumb

Creative Arts in Conversation: Rachel Smith and Trine Wade

Posted: 28/07/25 09:52
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creativity interdisciplinarity place sustaining practice

By Rachel Smith

As an artist of Place, my process-led practice is centred around an exploration of...

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OCA Fine Art: Student Story: Rita Lisnevskyte thumb

OCA Fine Art: Student Story: Rita Lisnevskyte

Posted: 11/07/25 01:04
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By Hayley Lock

I’ve considered myself an artist for as long as I can remember. I studied...

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London’s V&A Storehouse thumb

London’s V&A Storehouse

Posted: 01/07/25 11:28
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By Hayley Lock

The OCA Student Association (OCASA)’s recent announcement of the launch of OCA’s Cabinet of...

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OCA Creative Arts: Student Story, Tim Harbridge thumb

OCA Creative Arts: Student Story, Tim Harbridge

Posted: 18/06/25 01:29
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By Tim Harbridge

Studying BA (Hons) Creative Arts Unit 1.1 I wrote the following paragraph about ‘Place’....

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OCA News: Graphic Design Launch Final Stage 1 Unit thumb

OCA News: Graphic Design Launch Final Stage 1 Unit

Posted: 10/06/25 09:50
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By Barry Hurd

The Graphic Design team is thrilled to announce the launch of the Unit 1.3...

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Unleash Your Creativity with The Games Designer’s Mindset Short Course thumb

Unleash Your Creativity with The Games Designer’s Mindset Short Course

Posted: 03/06/25 10:12
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By Robyn Wilson-Owen

Have you ever had a great idea for a game, but then found yourself...

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Creative Arts Review – Björk’s Cornucopia an interdisciplinary audio-visual feast thumb

Creative Arts Review – Björk’s Cornucopia an interdisciplinary audio-visual feast

Posted: 21/05/25 09:53
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By Rachel Smith

Recently, I went to see the film version of Björk’s live show Cornucopia. Showing...

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Enrolments Now Open for Our New Film and Media Production CertHE thumb

Enrolments Now Open for Our New Film and Media Production CertHE

Posted: 14/05/25 09:53
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By Louise Cunningham

We are thrilled to announce that enrolments are now open for our new Certificate...

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Getting Published, and Finding an Audience thumb

Getting Published, and Finding an Audience

Posted: 12/05/25 05:14
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By Rab Ferguson

OCA Creative Writing Tutor Rab Ferguson talks to us about his journey to publication,...

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New Short Course – Discover OCA Creative Education thumb

New Short Course – Discover OCA Creative Education

Posted: 01/05/25 12:00
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By Benjamin Hall

If you are interested in better understanding the relationships between creativity and education and...

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OCA Fees 2025/26 thumb

OCA Fees 2025/26

Posted: 23/04/25 10:43
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By Will Woods

We are announcing today the fees which will apply in the next academic year...

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Creative Intersections: Music, Photography and Teaching thumb

Creative Intersections: Music, Photography and Teaching

Posted: 17/04/25 12:22
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By Matt White

Creativity rarely exists in isolation—ideas flow between disciplines, shaping and reshaping artistic practice. This...

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What have I learnt from 18 years at the OCA, tutoring hundreds of students? thumb

What have I learnt from 18 years at the OCA, tutoring hundreds of students?

Posted: 04/04/25 10:04
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Academics creativity lifelong learning Professional practice sustaining practice

By Derek Trillo

Like many of OCA’s students, I studied late in life. I didn’t do a...

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