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OCA Fine Art Student Successes
OCA and the Fine Art Department are proud to share some recent successes of their Fine Art students. Paola Tine-Smiech has been awarded...
Caroline Wright
Aug 14, 20233 min read


Study event review: Energy: Sparks from the Collection
Whether generated by sunlight passing through a camera lens, triggered by the burst of a flash bulb, or forged by electricity coursing...
Barry Rourke
Aug 11, 20232 min read


More student work - Summer of Sustainability
BA Hons Painting student Dhama Thanigasapapathy I have just completed my BA Painting degree studies. My work is informed by my interest...

OCA Student Association
Aug 9, 20232 min read


Vibrant, Creative, Community! The JUST DO IT Sessions
The vibrant spirit of a creative community is alive and thriving in the Creative Arts Department! When a beautifully unique and diverse...
Tricia Burton
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Summer of Sustainability - Some more student work, Enjoy!
The next set of work features students; Anne MacLeod, Annette Holtkamp and Debbie Johnston. BA Hons Painting Student Anne MacLeod I am...

OCA Student Association
Aug 5, 20233 min read


Graphic Design Assessment Showreel
You'll find below a showreel that displays work submitted by BA (Hons) Graphic Design students for the summer assessment point....
Fred Bates
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Student Work: Arts, Sustainability & the Environment
As part of our Sustainable Summer programme we will be showcasing some of our student work around the theme of Sustainability, Climate...

OCA Student Association
Aug 2, 20234 min read


OCASA's Summer of Sustainability
August & September 2023 Open to all students and alumni across disciplines. Serpentine Pavilion, London. 3 August 2023, 11am Join...

OCA Student Association
Jul 26, 20232 min read


Study event review: Lisbon 2023
We were delighted this year to be able to run a second study trip to Lisbon, the first being just prior to the Pandemic. It was open to...
Diana & Michele
Jul 19, 20233 min read


OCA Degree Show Showcase
Welcome to our online Degree Show Showcase 22/23 where we are celebrating a number of our graduates from across six of our degree...
joannemulvihill-al
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Student Stories: Neil Cramond
If anyone had said to me when I started the painting degree programme that I would become reasonable at painting human portraits (I was...
Neil Cramond
Jul 6, 20234 min read


Study Event Review: Interior Design May 2023
Leighton House At our last live study event we visited the Ai Weiwei exhibition at the Design Museum in London. A few of us had some...
Catherine Byrne
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Trentham Trek
I was looking forward to meeting a fellow Garden Design student in real life! We met at Trentham Gardens: A former grand estate of the...
Deborah Strachan
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Study event review: Ai Weiwei
At the end of May OCA Interior Design students met for a day of cultural input, exploring the Design Museum in London.
Catherine Byrne
Jun 12, 20234 min read


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


Study event review: OCA North
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Monday 15 May 2023 OCA students from, illustration, textiles, creative writing, creative arts and painting...
Helen Jones
May 22, 20233 min read


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


#ToHelpMyAnxiety
Did you know that this week is Mental Health Awareness week! The theme for this year is “Anxiety” using the tag “#ToHelpMyAnxiety” There...
Lauren Kenworthy
May 17, 20232 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week
This year Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 15th – 21st May and has a theme of ‘Anxiety’, a normal emotion in us all that can...
Julia Biggs
May 15, 20233 min read


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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