Study event: OCA North
Posted: 13/12/19 09:22 | 0 Comments
Join the OCA North study group on 12 January.
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Study event review: Oxford, a student’s account
Posted: 11/12/19 01:32 | 1 Comments
Overall, it was an excellent day, where we learned a considerable amount, had some hands-on activity and had the chance to meet some of our fellow local students. I very much hope the group will meet again in the future.
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Food for thought
Posted: 11/12/19 09:07 | 0 Comments
Food has always played a role in art. From the Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s witty portraits composed of fruits and vegetables and the beautiful still life paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, through to Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic painted pies and cakes in the pop art era, artists have used food to express their pleasures and preoccupations.
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Study event review – Oxford
Posted: 10/12/19 09:43 | 1 Comments
It was a real honour to lead this study visit in Oxford. As a previous student I know how invaluable these events can be, for developing practice, as a chance to learn something new and meet other fellow OCA students. The attendance was great with 13 students signed up and all from a variety of disciplines including textiles, photography, painting and drawing.
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TWO-FOLD
Posted: 09/12/19 09:00 | 1 Comments
At HE6, students on the painting degree are required to consider what the public or wider relevance of their work is and how they might explore and develop that through some form of presentation – usually an exhibition. They are also asked to consider the importance of their peers in terms of their degree but also in sustaining a practice post graduation. Here, new painting tutor Keith Ashcroft describes an exhibition he curated recently. He details how he arrived at the curatorial premise and how setting up the exhibition allowed for a development and further chance to investigate the shared theme of representation through twofoldedness.
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A cathartic critique
Posted: 21/11/19 09:41 | 2 Comments
What do students want from a critique; direction, progress, ruthlessness, compliments?
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Study event: Zandra Rhodes
Posted: 19/11/19 09:48 | 0 Comments
Join OCA tutor Priscilla Edwards on the 7 December in London.
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Study event: OCA East of England – Cultivating a reflective practice
Posted: 18/11/19 09:32 | 0 Comments
As there is a strong emphasis on reflective practice in our learning logs, this workshop will be of interest to students on any course. Participants are asked to bring a couple of examples of their own work to aid discussion. Notebooks, pens and handouts will be provided on the day.
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BA(Hons) Photography Programme: Trialling online group work
Posted: 15/11/19 09:19 | 0 Comments
Following on from OCA research into student engagement as part of Project 2018 and drawing on student feedback at unit level, degree programmes across OCA are piloting a range of online group work sessions.
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Study event: Icebreaker Dreaming
Posted: 13/11/19 09:31 | 1 Comments
Please join OCA Moving Image Tutor and course author Ruth Maclennan on 18 January 2020 at her solo exhibition at Pushkin House in London.
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