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Student fees from August 2023
This is a duplication of the post on WeAreOCA for your information.

OCA Student Association
May 9, 20233 min read
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In Conversation With: Christopher Samuel
In January we were joined by Christopher Samuel for an Artist Talk & Q&A. Christopher is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is...
joannemulvihill-al
May 5, 20231 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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In conversation with: 2B or not 2B Collective
Over the last couple of years we've teamed up with 2B or not 2B collective to allow OCA students to join their online life drawing...
joannemulvihill-al
Apr 5, 20238 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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Winter Assessment Showcase: BA (Hons) Illustration
View the wonderful work from the students assessed at our winter event. Congratulations to all! Featured Image: Samantha Todd
Bee Willey
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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Discord Chat App - What is Discord?
Some of you will already know and indeed be members of our student-led Discord server. The rest of you may be asking, ‘What on earth is...

Ashley Mclaughlin
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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OCA Student Charter 22/23
The Open College of the Arts (OCA) Student Charter was developed as a partnership statement between OCA and our students, through...
joannemulvihill-al
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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In conversation with: Penny McCarthy
STUDY VISIT and INTERVIEW: Penny McCarthy’s Clouds Fall in Love with Mortal Hastings Contemporary, 1pm Saturday 11th February 2023 In...
Bryan Eccleshall
Jan 17, 20234 min read
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Study event review: Richard Baker – Between Presence and Absence
Huddersfield art gallery - Saturday 7 January 2023 Despite the national rail strike and a partial closure of the M60 motorway for...
Roger Rowley
Jan 12, 20234 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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Healing is Not Linear. Claire's story.
I feel I've walked this path a thousand times. I remember how hard it's been before. I feel the pain of how hard it is still. Like...
Claire
Dec 7, 20223 min read
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OCASA study event guidance 22/23
OCA students and staff can request funding from the Student Association to run a variety of events. Watch the video below and download...
joannemulvihill-al
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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OCA Student Association Values & Principles
Watch the video below or download the written transcript beneath: We would welcome your contributions around values & principles either...
joannemulvihill-al
Nov 4, 20221 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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OCA North - Study event review
Up here, in the North, our group meets on a monthly basis; we meet via Zoom the one month and then meet face to face the next. Our group...
Andrea Campbell
Aug 30, 20223 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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