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MA Fine Art: Reflections
Posted: 05/12/25 09:18 |
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Completing a degree course is not only a significant achievement, it is also a point that marks a shift from study to new ventures and possibilities. MA Fine Art students Vivi Consta, Shelley Lafferty, Debbie New, Michelle Johnson and Yvonne Pethulis are that this exciting juncture, having graduated earlier in 2025. Now that some weeks have passed, I asked them to reflect on their MA Exhibition and any plans they have for the future.
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OCA Creative Arts: Unpicking Couture
Posted: 09/01/25 02:51 |
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In an ongoing quest searching for more examples of interdisciplinary practice for our BA (Hons) Creative Arts students, I recently came across an interesting exhibition in Manchester. The Costume Gallery has now merged with the Manchester Art Gallery and subsequently has various fashion-related exhibitions that can now be seen in the city centre until November 2025.
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America after the Fall
Posted: 22/02/17 09:08 |
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Join OCA tutor Jim at the RA on the 25 March.
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The 2016 Hepworth Prize for Sculpture
Posted: 12/01/17 09:36 |
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During the Christmas break I had the pleasure of visiting The Hepworth Gallery for a family Twixmas day out in Wakefield. I had heard quite a bit about this new prize for sculpture but had not investigated the artists or their work so arrived open minded and ready to learn.
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Strange fruit
Posted: 13/01/16 09:39 |
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Many of the projects and exercises in the visual arts courses with the OCA leave a great deal of room for you to experiment and develop your own responses to the issue of subject matter…
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