I have always been crafty; making zines and art books but only started taking my creative work seriously during lockdown.

Bookmarked is an online literary magazine created for the creative writing students of the OCA, by creative writing students of the OCA.

Roger is a Devon based artist. Having retired from military service in 2022 he is now a full-time artist.

Amardeep is a Textiles Stage 3 Student. passionate about textiles, fascinated by the stories woven into each fabric.

Catherine is from Nottingham, works in the NHS and is the parent of two teenagers. She recently graduated with a BA (Hons) Painting Degree.

OCA-ers, let's celebrate our work spaces. We want you to send us a photo of your creative making place.

We are now pleased to launch our 2024 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion calendar.

Femmer is the first official artwork of my Creative Arts degree and happily marks the completion of my first unit!

FROM SCALES TO SOUND ANALYSIS I started music at OCA in 2011. I intended to do the first two composition modules. The only music modules...

Sarah Skinner is an artist and creative upholsterer based in Derbyshire. She recently completed Photography as Language, one of OCA’s...

We both started the Creative Arts degree in 2021 and have been working at a similar pace so reached the collaboration exercise in unit 3...

About Did you know that International Pronouns Day is the third Wednesday of October each year or that December 3rd is the International...

My name is Emma and I live in Sheffield, UK with my Husband, two children and little black cat. I have been deaf since I was three years...

Over the course of the summer the OCASA has hosted a number of online and in-person sustainability activities. This has been our first...

Visit: https://sites.google.com/oca.ac.uk/creative-arts-showcase-2023/home The Creative Arts Showcase is now in its third year and is an...

Another set of student submissions for our Summer of Sustainability. We will recap on the programme of events and all the amazing work...

Our next trio include students Penelope Day, Penny Rowe and Rachael Barns. Read on to discover their work. BA Hons Textiles student...

BA Hons Textiles student Lorna Hall My project is still at early stages, I am looking at sea life and the effects of food waste and what...

‘Shingle’: Landscapes Lost and Found an exhibition of paintings and photography inspired by the Suffolk shingle coast. Towards the end of...

We're delighted to see and share so many of our students' work exploring themes of sustainability and environment. Here we feature...