Region Europe

OCA Europe invites you to an online artist talk and discussion with Dan Robinson, focusing on collaboration, working across disciplines, and creative practice shaped by place.

🗓 21 January 2026

🕕 18:00 CET

📍 Online via Zoom:: https://oca.zoom.us/j/96647264058?pwd=TGtWeTUzcFJqSlBBejBpWlZacFk3dz09

Dan’s work moves fluidly between photography, writing, installation, drawing, sculpture and sound, often shaped by place and by working with people, materials and voices found in situ. His practice spans residencies in nature reserves, derelict buildings, public institutions and art schools across the UK and Europe.

We’re excited to invite you to our next OCA Artist Talk — an evening of creative exploration and discovery!

On Wednesday 12 November

Time: 18:00 – 20:00 CET

Dark Holding: Tracing Time with Whitby Jet

In this talk, artist and OCA tutor Hondartza Fraga shares her current exploration of Whitby jet — a rare fossilised wood from the Yorkshire coast. Although best known for its use in Victorian mourning jewellery, jet carries a far older and more intricate cultural lineage — one that extends well beyond sentiment and fashion into deep histories of ritual, touch, and transformation. Fraga’s project explores how this material embodies geological time and loss. The presentation will trace the evolution of her ideas — from the initial desire to repurpose this material, artistic influences, and the challenges and possibilities opened through experimentation using multiple techniques and media.

Please find the link to join our tutor led event on

Saturday 16 September @ 11:00 CET. This is a day event, with breaks in between. We plan to end the workday at 16:00 CET.

https://oca.zoom.us/j/95774763046?pwd=SXJBbENqUmNZN0lHWnFtWXhjWS9mUT09

We are planning a tutor led working day with dr Michelle Whiting on Saturday 16th September 2023 at 11 CET. This will be a practical making day and the link to the event will be shared shortly. We want to inform our members of this full day event.