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LGBT+ History Month
Posted: 17/02/22 04:22
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By Julia
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, a month-long annual celebration of lesbian, gay,...
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Student stories: Dr Linda Mayoux
Posted: 21/12/21 09:44
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By Emma Powell
Linda has recently submitted Advanced Practice and Visual Research for assessment. For these units...
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More Than Sum Parts: Exhibition News!
Posted: 20/12/21 09:02
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By Kym Walker
OCA students Kym (Coratin) Walker and Steve Meyfroidt are delighted their work ‘fragile power’...
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Painting and Drawing student work Autumn 2021
Posted: 17/12/21 02:32
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By Emma Drye
As Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Painting and the BA (Hons) Drawing degrees...
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Music: Sustaining Your Practice
Posted: 25/11/21 10:57
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By Carla
Have you ever wondered how to make the first step from being a music...
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Creative Arts 2021 Showcase ‘Crossing The Boundary’
Posted: 24/11/21 09:28
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By Doug Burton
For the 2020/21 academic year, I wanted to develop a showcase of student work...
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Study event review: Chain Reaction
Posted: 19/11/21 09:47
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By Kate Nicholson
OCA student Kate Nicholson reviews her experience of a recent study event.
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OCA Fine Art: Call and Response
Posted: 15/11/21 09:31
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By Hayley Lock
In March this year I was asked to host the first Call and Response...
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A trip to the 2021 London Design Festival
Posted: 12/11/21 09:01
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By Catherine Byrne
In late September 2021 a small group of OCA Interior Design students met to...
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Student Stories: Jessica Higgins
Posted: 03/11/21 12:19
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By Nina
In my essay for I’m keen to investigate an issue that has bothered me...
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Student stories: RT Jane
Posted: 22/10/21 11:09
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By RT Jane
Finally it confirms to me the importance of OCA's role as a broker for...
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Notes from home
Posted: 20/10/21 09:12
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By Emma Arandjelovic
When I began my studies with the Open College of the Arts six years...
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Postcard from the edge of Art and Science
Posted: 19/10/21 11:37
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By Kym Walker
Increasingly fascinated with the connections between Art and Science, I was delighted to secure...
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What is your tutor up to? Caroline Wright
Posted: 15/10/21 11:25
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By Caroline Wright
OCA Programme Leader Caroline Wright is a contributor to an online conference on 19...
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What is your tutor up to? Hayley Lock
Posted: 06/10/21 10:14
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By Hayley Lock
It gives me great pleasure to announce the launch of Confer - Karnac Art...
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Jim Cowan is retiring after 32 years with OCA
Posted: 05/10/21 12:37
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By Emma Drye
As Programme Leader for the painting dept, I am pleased to be in conversation...
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Student stories: Johnathan Hall
Posted: 24/09/21 11:03
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By Johnathan Hall
feel this story shows that with dedicated networking (and a bit of luck), valuable...
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Image-making and image-faking
Posted: 21/09/21 10:14
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By Julia
How do you balance healthy scepticism (and the urge to debunk) with openness to...
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Student stories: David McGuire
Posted: 09/09/21 09:32
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By Bryan
David McGuire is a Level Three painting student. He has recently had work exhibited...
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Student work: OCA Painting & Drawing summer assessment 2021 exhibition
Posted: 08/09/21 09:53
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By Emma Drye
We would like to invite you to view below a curation of work produced...
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