Kay is currently studying stage 1 Drawing. "I am a mother of two young girls and we live in a small village in the Swiss Alps."

Earlier this year, in October, some OCA students visited the Venice Biennale. Here are their thoughts.

Unfortunately we can't include everyone is the zine but we want to showcase their work and encourage folk to submit to the next issue.

Three more students who answered our Summer of Sustainability 2024 callout were; Julie Bancroft, Lyndsey Ciarcia and Matt Lewis.

Cheryl is at the beginning of her OCA learning journey studying stage 1 Painting.

If you haven’t accessed the Arts, the Environment and Sustainability VLE Resource yet here’s a brief overview of its intent and content.

We want your help in putting together an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion calendar for 2025. 

I needed to reconnect with my real self, art was what was missing in me. I researched different courses and OCA fitted in with all my needs.

October is Black History Month. This year’s theme is Reclaiming Narratives,

We are a group of students who come together to help each other through the exciting journey of our photographic studies. 

OCA's Music online lunchtime concert series begins on 24 September at 12.30, with Tony performing on guitar. Everyone is Welcome!

Featured in this post, Evie Godfrey, Jane Robb and Sophie Mirfield who submitted work as part of our Summer of Sustainability.

We are a group of 108 students, residing all over Europe and spanning different disciplines.

This December 2024 will see the relaunch of OCA’s zine, edge. 

I would still be making images, but I would still not have the intention, and without that they would just be images and never art.

OCA's Lauren Kenworthy, has put together a short resource to help you create your own Wellness Recovery Action Plan.

Some more student work as part of our Summer of Sustainability. Thanks to Eleanora Alis, Elizabeth and Emily for sharing.

My knitting becomes art and performance to my audience. The work will show and challenge creativity and tell a story.

As an international educator, with over thirty years’ experience of teaching in disparate countries and continents throughout the world,...

My experience with OCA has been central in my ability to think like an illustrator, and not a hobbyist.