What is your tutor up to? Hayley Lock
Posted: 06/10/21 10:14 | 3 Comments
It gives me great pleasure to announce the launch of Confer – Karnac Art Space, located at Confer – Karnac (Karnac books) in Strype Street, London E1.
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Student stories: David McGuire
Posted: 09/09/21 09:32 | 10 Comments
David McGuire is a Level Three painting student. He has recently had work exhibited in group shows organised by arts societies of which he is a member. In this short interview he speaks a little about that process and what it means for his wider practice.
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Student stories: Geraldine Leahy
Posted: 06/09/21 01:38 | 6 Comments
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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Student stories: Richard Montgomery
Posted: 04/08/21 03:32 | 4 Comments
It’s a small win, but one that will help my confidence in moving forward with my studies and towards writing a work of Strombolian dimensions. Who knows, I might even give this competition thing another go. Now where’s my chequebook?
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The importance of drawings within my own textiles practice
Posted: 02/08/21 09:08 | 5 Comments
The aim of this post is to share how I as a designer use drawings, as a way of developing my ideas and textiles work. I use critical thinking skills and an understanding of aesthetic values, to create initial sampling and more developed work.
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OCA’s online degree showcase – Live!
Posted: 30/07/21 06:13 | 4 Comments
I am delighted to announce that our first ever degree showcase at OCA launches this week at https://showcase.oca.ac.uk/. Students from the Creative Arts, Creative Writing, Painting, Photography and Textiles undergraduate degrees are all represented and the work is absolutely stunning.
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Thinking about making and physical objects
Posted: 26/07/21 09:58 | 0 Comments
It’s important for us, as designers of space, to consider our projects three-dimensionally; to consider how our designed components come together to function spatially. A crucial method of exploring this is through the production of models and the assemblage of physical objects.
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Invitation to make art for a hot air balloon!
Posted: 19/07/21 10:03 | 1 Comments
I am sharing one of my current projects here as an opportunity for people to get involved either now or later in the year. This is an invitation to make artistic responses to stories describing the community of Thamesmead in South East London and have them included on our 23M high flying gallery.
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Thinking about drawing space
Posted: 14/07/21 11:45 | 3 Comments
Drawing (the act of) is a vital tool that helps us as artists and designers to think, to test and explore our thoughts and ideas, and to visually and critically analyse the development of our work. Therefore drawing, and drawings, are about describing and conveying important information.
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Student stories: From Big Draw participant to Psychogeographer
Posted: 13/07/21 09:51 | 0 Comments
Nina is an Investigating Place with Psychogeography student, in this piece she writes about her journey in the OCA.
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