SVF25: Analysing Art

Analysing Art Workshop

What does it mean to analyse a work of art, and how can this process inform and enrich your creative practice? In this interactive workshop, Adam Thompson, OCA Senior Academic Manager, will introduce a range of approaches to art analysis, offering a structured framework for examining meaning, context, and interpretation of creative practices. 

Through a series of guided prompts and reflective questions, you will explore strategies for developing critical and contextual awareness. These methods will be applied collectively to a selected artwork during the session, via a shared Padlet space, providing an opportunity to practise analytical and critical thinking in a supportive group setting. The session will also highlight how such strategies can be adapted for use in your learning log posts, reflective writing, and wider research practice.

This workshop is open to all OCA students at any stage of study. New students are particularly encouraged to attend as…