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Student stories: Ange Mullins
Posted: 19/07/23 09:40 |
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I’m Ange, a Creative Arts student, and I’m within touching distance of the finishing line after many years of study with OCA. I began in about 2008, although I can’t now recall exactly when I signed up with what was then a very different OCA. I joined purely as a means to learn more about ‘art’, a promise validated with a certificate of completion at the end, along with a vague suggestion to have work assessed; little did I realise that my journey would culminate with a BA (Hons) Creative Arts Degree.
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Student stories: Menacing Beauty
Posted: 13/05/23 11:49 |
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Menacing Beauty – an online exhibition by OCA students Sonia Böning (Munich) and Dhama Thanigasapapathy (London).
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Student stories: Geraldine Leahy
Posted: 23/03/22 09:37 |
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A solo exhibition of work by Geraldine Leahy will be on display in Rush Library, Chapel Green, Rush, Co. Dublin from the 4th – 14th April 2022 . Intriguing combinations of monoprint and paint reveal the devastating consequences of coastal erosion in Portrane, Rogerstown Estuary and Rush. The artist observes the entanglements of manmade and natural materials and the impact mankind has had on the coastline.
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What is your tutor up to? Caroline Wright
Posted: 15/10/21 11:25 |
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OCA Programme Leader Caroline Wright is a contributor to an online conference on 19 November titled Eco-creativity 2021: Art, Music, Ritual and Global Climate Politics. It explores climate change and cultural change confluences, with particular interest in innovations in art, music and ritual.
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Student stories: Geraldine Leahy
Posted: 06/09/21 01:38 |
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OCA Painting student Geraldine Leahy successfully completed her Major Project this year and is now embarking on her final course – Sustaining Your Practice. Geraldine currently has work featured in an online publication as well as other platforms. Her Major Project tutor, Clare Wilson, asks her to discuss these opportunities and the of impact of getting work seen by a larger audience.
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Green design
Posted: 16/06/21 09:37 |
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Good interior design sets out to create ergonomic, functional and aesthetically pleasing environments that are pleasant to interact with. In response to increasing societal awareness of environmentally responsible design, more clients are seeking to incorporate the principles of sustainability into their interior spaces.
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