Following the announcement of vacancy on the OCA Student Association Committee for a Music Student Representative, we have received one nomination and so Elaine Goodall will be appointed to the position unopposed. Elaine’s election statement is available here. OCASA President, Stan Dickinson, will organise the handover from previous representative, Chris Lawry, in the next...
Its a bold person who can articulate a sense of what art is in the 21st century, with no notes and with authority. Sheila McGregor, one might argue, should be well placed to do this, as Chief Executive of Axis, the online resource for contemporary art. She does it remarkably well. Click on the...
As students will have seen in Stan’s announcement, there is a vacancy on the OCASA Committee for a music representative, to replace Chris Lawry. This is the formal announcement of an election for that role. Nominations All students currently studying music courses with OCA are eligible to stand and to vote. Students who wish...
Chris Lawry has represented Music Students on the OCASA Committee since the Student Association was set up last Autumn. Having now completed his studies with OCA, he is stepping down from the role. I’m sure that everyone would want to join me, and the committee, in saying a big ‘Thanks’ to Chris for getting...
When tutor James Willis drew my attention to some exceptional portraits by Sarah Youseman from her Practice of Painting course, I wanted to know more. What she told me struck me as something many OCA students would identify with and so worth sharing here: ‘Having become an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers...
Here is Sheila McGregor talking about the organization AXIS, the online resource for and about contemporary artists. Sheila talks about some of the artists her organisation promotes, and explains why artist statements are important, but flannel is not! Sheila McGregor on the Art Business from Open College of the Arts on Vimeo.
I guess if we just logged all the glories we would be guilty of burying all those hard-earned struggles that accelerate us on our creative journey. So when I say I’m delighted to share this rather uncomfortable experience with you, that’s perhaps a little misleading. So I’ll tell you in a conspiratorial whisper rather...
By popular request OCA is extending an invitation to a study visit in Edinburgh. This is an invite to the same Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition that is on in London at the moment. The Edinburgh study visit will take place on Thursday 6 September meeting at the entrance at just before 11am....
The latest blog of the week is Simon Lawrence’s blog to support his study of Digital Photographic Practice. Simon’s blog is an excellent example of an online learning log, with some very structured and detailed notes of his work on the course exercises, notes on his wider research and glimpses at his wider creative...
We are announcing today, on the 1 March, the fee increases which will take effect from 1 September. We are giving six months notice because the fee increases are significant and we appreciate that students need time to consider their enrolment plans in the light of the increases. In October 2010, Lord Browne published...
This is a statement from the OCA Student Association Committee, in response to the OCA’s announcement on fee levels from September 2012. It is regrettable that the new Government policy on Higher Education Funding has put OCA, an open access educational charity committed to extending arts learning opportunities to all, into a position where...
The latest Blog of the Week is a bit of a departure. Usually we pick blogs from students who have made significant progress through a course so that there is a lot to read and appreciate. Well, there is a lot to appreciate with Keith’s blog but the difference is that he is just...
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