#WeAreOCA
The Open College of the Arts' blog
Browsing Category:
Textiles
On the Road – S/S 2012 Textile Events
Posted: 03/04/12 08:57 |
4 Comments
Seasoned quilters or embroiderers among you will probably already have a long list of shows and events hard wired into your brain as not to be missed. For the rest, here are a few details ahead of time, so hopefully you can plan a trip or two well in advance. There’s nothing quite like these […]
Read More
Textiles study visit in Manchester
Posted: 09/02/12 03:19 |
5 Comments
There will be a textiles study visit to the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester on 14 April starting at 11 am. Textiles have formed part of the Whitworth’s collection since the gallery opened in 1890. Objects in the collection date from the 3rd century AD to the present day and reflect the social function of textiles […]
Read More
A lacy midlands study day!
Posted: 02/01/12 07:24 |
1 Comments
Step into a world of lace like you’ve never seen it before. See how the patterns, materials and cultural traditions of lace are represented through radical new approached by UK and international artists. This OCA study day will be of interest to Fine Art and textiles students. It will take place on Saturday 11 February […]
Read More
The long and winding thread….
Posted: 04/08/11 09:31 |
9 Comments
Introducing our new textiles blogger, OCA tutor Trisha Goodwin. Trisha has already produced one interesting post, with the striking image of an embroidered rusty car door in it. Now she tells us more about her life and her work. ‘My route to becoming a textile artist/designer/tutor was not an obvious one, which I feel gives […]
Read More
Similar Threads
Posted: 15/07/11 09:00 |
5 Comments
Similar Threads is the name of a very small showcase exhibition in a shop foyer which I came across recently whilst on holiday in North Wales. Held at the wonderfully stylish Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, it’s on until the 1st September, so catch it if you’re anywhere near. What really caught my attention was this […]
Read More
The Solent
Posted: 08/06/11 11:33 |
26 Comments
There was a lot of exceptional work submitted at the last assessment event in March, but the one piece that could not be ignored was Avril Lewis’ level 3 project on the Solent. The finished piece is huge; at something like six by four feet, it is not really possible to convey the impact such […]
Read More
Two more degrees…
Posted: 05/03/11 03:22 |
5 Comments
Aspiring writers and textiles enthusiasts take note! The OCA has just had two new degrees validated — a BA(Hons) Creative Writing degree and a BA(Hons) Textiles degree. The BA(Hons) Creative Writing degree offers a wide range of specialist modules, including narrative and dialogue, writing for children, life writing and writing poetry. It’s the only open […]
Read More
An extraordinary event
Posted: 19/07/10 03:37 |
4 Comments
Art in Action is an extraordinary event. It’s a 4-day celebration of the arts and crafts held every July in the grounds of Waterperry House, somewhere near Oxford, and attracts some 25,000 visitors. Marquees house displays of paintings, sculptures, woodwork, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass and jewellery. 400 top artists, designer makers, musicians and performers not […]
Read More
New Designers in the making
Posted: 14/07/10 11:50 |
2 Comments
The Business Design Centre in Islington is a great venue for designers to show their flair, with 65,000 square feet, a graceful iron arch originally designed as the Royal Agricultural Hall, opened in 1862. Now a thriving conference centre, the venue has, for the last couple of weeks, been jammed with creative young people, just […]
Read More
News: courses coming in the next 12 months
Posted: 11/06/10 03:05 |
12 Comments
OCA is going to be further developing its curriculum in the next 12 months, and there are some exciting new additions to the existing suite as well as a couple of exciting additions to our undergraduate degree programmes. First, there is a new Textiles course at level 1 (HE4) coming in the next few weeks […]
Read More