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Every loser
Yesterday, I had to prevent the postman trying to stuff an A3 size envelope through my regular size letter box. I quickly opened the door...
Andrew Mortimer
Jun 9, 20235 min read
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Unquiet Minds
Last weekend OCA students joined tutor Diana Ali for a study event in Nottingham covering a whopping 16,995 steps. Unquiet Minds is a...
joannemulvihill-al
May 19, 20233 min read
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Respect, Gender, Speak! Celebrating Equality & Diversity for all! Let’s ‘Swop’! Your Art For Mine!
I was reminded through a fellow student’s work that handcrafted items can embody all that is diverse and uniquely beautiful, representing...
Tricia Burton
May 12, 20232 min read
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Grubby Pottery and The Open College of Artwizardry!
The day I received my OCA letter was the day my life changed forever! I peeked out of my dusty closet, and there I saw it! An envelope...
Tricia Burton
Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Photography Social Group Discord Channel
In an ever-increasing digital world, often bringing with it a greater sense of personal isolation, the OCA Photography Social Group hopes...
Luke Shephard
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Photography Student Stories - Zine special
Luke Shephard and Morris Gallagher Luke Shephard: The Food Bank Photo Project Times are tough and what started out as an assignment for...
joannemulvihill-al
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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It takes a village
OCA Painting student Jessica Voke. The world took a deep breath and locked its doors. Totally alone we muddled through... No weigh-ins...
Jessica Voke
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Open call - Paint yourself into the picture
Please note this post refers to suicide & suicide prevention. OCA alumna Laura Mohapi has been developing a project, We The Human, A...

OCA Student Association
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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Narrating November – Sustainability Challenge
Please come and join us. During the month of November ‘the arts, the environment & sustainability group’ is running a 30 day Instagram...

Ashley Mclaughlin
Oct 13, 20221 min read
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OCA Europe Regional Group Newsletter
Summer 2022 Introducing Region Europe Student Group. We are a group of more than seventy students, resident in more than seventeen...
OCA Europe
Sep 29, 20225 min read
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Looking back on 21/22
At the beginning of the academic year 21/22 the Student Association (SA) made a commitment to bring our values to our event programme,...
joannemulvihill-al
Aug 11, 20224 min read
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Catch up with the new issue of Edge zine
https://www.edge-zine.com/issues The theme for this edition is Identity and it features work from across a wide variety of artistic...
allan513287
Mar 9, 20221 min read
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Presenting: The OCASA 2022 EDI Calendar
I am so pleased to finally be able to present to you the OCASA 2022 EDI Calendar! Thank you to all the students who submitted a piece for...
Milly Lozinski
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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OCASA collaborative project: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Calendar 2022
About Did you know that International Pronouns Day is the third Wednesday of October each year or that December 3rd is the International...
Milly Lozinski
Dec 3, 20213 min read
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Celebrating Pride with OCASA
A look at how the OCASA celebrated Pride in 2021
Milly Lozinski
Jul 8, 20215 min read
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