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Student Stories: Allan O'Neill
OCA were really welcoming and offered the perfect blend of practice and academia with a friendly supportive culture.
OCA Student Association
Mar 193 min read
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Joanna Mayes
BA Hons Graphic Design Student Joanna Mayes speaks to their experience of studying with the OCA during this Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
OCA Student Association
Mar 183 min read
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week - Alix Brown
My sort of neurodiversity is an invisible disability, and one that varies based on the weather conditions, the environment, what I’m doing,
Alix Brown
Mar 174 min read
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Student Stories: Laura Iseley
OCA Music student Laura Iseley Music Student on their commission for Viv Gordon Company for zebra day 2025 - Dazzling.
Laura Iseley
Mar 122 min read
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Creative Writing BA (Hons) - a view from the finishing line: Peter la Trobe-Bateman.
Creative Writing - a view from the finishing line by OCA Graduate Peter la Trobe-Bateman, BA (Hons).
Peter la Trobe-Bateman
Mar 63 min read
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Student Stories: Pyrene Pelayo Domingo
I'm really happy and enthusiastic about my studies at the OCA. I haven't encountered any major challenges, but I've learned a lot so far.
OCA Student Association
Mar 32 min read
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Student Stories: Colin Gilbert
"Having started working as a semi-pro musician in my early teens, I paid little attention to academic work until I retired."
OCA Student Association
Feb 242 min read
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Student Stories: Alistair McIntyre
I couldn't afford the deposit for my first OCA course so I sold my American Fender and now I'm almost finished my degree.
OCA Student Association
Feb 173 min read
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OCA’s Cabinet of Curiosity - A Collaborative Project
Contribute to OCA's Cabinet of Curiosity in our new collaborative project.
OCA Student Association
Feb 143 min read
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Student Stories: Richard Dalgleish - Balancing Wellbeing & Study
"Many of us return to our studies after half a lifetime away when other things were more important, such as family or careers."
Richard Dalgleish
Feb 104 min read
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Photography as Social Practice
A review of an OCA Study Day with tutors Les Monaghan and Garry Clarkson – And first steps towards external engagement.
allan513287
Jan 235 min read
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Student Stories: Kay Flockhart
Kay is currently studying stage 1 Drawing. "I am a mother of two young girls and we live in a small village in the Swiss Alps."
OCA Student Association
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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edge zine - the countdown continues
Unfortunately we can't include everyone is the zine but we want to showcase their work and encourage folk to submit to the next issue.
OCA Student Association
Dec 14, 20241 min read
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Student Stories: Cheryl Hathaway
Cheryl is at the beginning of her OCA learning journey studying stage 1 Painting.
OCA Student Association
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Student Stories: Lorna Hall
I needed to reconnect with my real self, art was what was missing in me. I researched different courses and OCA fitted in with all my needs.
OCA Student Association
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Student Stories: Tony Roberts
OCA's Music online lunchtime concert series begins on 24 September at 12.30, with Tony performing on guitar. Everyone is Welcome!
OCA Student Association
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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OCA Europe Newsletter Summer 2024
We are a group of 108 students, residing all over Europe and spanning different disciplines.
OCA Europe
Sep 4, 20245 min read
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edge zine - The Relaunch
This December 2024 will see the relaunch of OCA’s zine, edge.Â
OCA Student Association
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Student Stories: Dugald Muir
I would still be making images, but I would still not have the intention, and without that they would just be images and never art.
OCA Student Association
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Student Stories: Neil Garradley
My knitting becomes art and performance to my audience. The work will show and challenge creativity and tell a story.
OCA Student Association
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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