Join OCA tutor Wendy McMurdo in Edinburgh on the 20 April.
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Study event: Don McCullin
Join OCA tutor Robert Bloomfield in London on the 20 April.
Conversations in an Unfamiliar Place.
So, when a dialogue is opened up, it is opened up not just for the minute that you start it, but for a sustainable period…
Presenting your work in digital formats for screen
If you are looking for ways to present your work digitally online there are many ways in which you can achieve this. Some of these are fairly simple and require no special software, whilst others might require more skill and access to various software programmes
Remake/Remodel: A workshop to generate ideas and questions
Join OCA tutors Bryan Eccleshall (Painting/Drawing) and Priscilla Edwards (Textiles) for a day long workshop at Sheffield’s Millennium Galleries on the 25 May 2019.
Documentary evidence and artistic expression.
Exhibition: Empire of Memory at ‘Temporary Contemporary’ Huddersfield, January 2019. As a photojournalist I grapple with a number of problems: can a realistic medium…
Drawing from the past. Part 2.
Last time we spoke about the ideas that lie behind the Drawing from the Past. This time I want to focus on what students will get from completing the course.
How many spoons do you have today?
The OCA has a diverse student body, many with a variety of challenges. As a tutor I frequently support students with difficulties with their course as a result of their condition – demotivation is probably the biggest symptom of this I see. Spoon theory is an incredibly powerful tool that can help manage this
Ask the librarian
Most universities modify the system slightly to suit the needs of their students, so if you consult other universities’ Harvard referencing guides you will find differences between them. For this reason, it is important you use UCA’s own Harvard Referencing guide when completing your assignments.
Colour, form & composition
In this article you will find four exciting textiles artists where colour, form and composition take an important place within their work.
*New course alert* Drawing from the past. Part 1.
Artists and OCA tutors Cheryl Huntbach and Bryan Eccleshall have written a wonderful new course for foundation drawing students. Here we ask them a little about how they approached writing it and what the course has to offer students. The resulting conversation will be published across two blog posts.
Why you Should Go To See The Leonardo Da Vinci Show
Da Vinci died 500 years ago this year, hence the shows. All of these drawings are over 500 years old and can’t really have any bearing on contemporary art or thinking, surely?
Well, I disagree.