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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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It is becoming increasingly hard to keep track of all the things OCA students are doing, with growing numbers blogging their learning logs, setting up informal meetings, etc, but this is something special. Student Penny Rowe has got together with fellow students to launch an online exhibition. Called &#8216;Untitled&#8217;, it is just fabulous, take a [...]]]></description>
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It is becoming increasingly hard to keep track of all the things OCA students are doing, with growing numbers blogging their learning logs, setting up informal meetings, etc, but this is something special. Student Penny Rowe has got together with]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Study Visit: Si Barber at Bank Street Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday saw a group of students at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield. The gallery was closed to the public and Photography Curator Andrew Conroy had joined us to talk about Si Barber's body of work 'The Big Society' and how the exhibition had been hung.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday saw a group of students at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield. The gallery was closed to the public and Photography Curator Andrew Conroy had joined us to talk about Si Barber's body of work 'The Big Society' and how the exhibition had been hung.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Studying from a distance&#8230;in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dewald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My students always find it strange, but amusing that their EFL teacher also studies, and have to 'take tests'. Of course, for the teenagers, it is always impossible to understand that their teacher 'wants to study'. Living, working and studying in Ch]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My students always find it strange, but amusing that their EFL teacher also studies, and have to 'take tests'. Of course, for the teenagers, it is always impossible to understand that their teacher 'wants to study'. Living, working and studying in Ch]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Open Eye Study Visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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Last month we had our first study visit to the newly re-opened Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. The gallery is approximately twice the size of the previous site in Wood Street and we will certainly be going back. This time, 15 students joined mysel]]></description>
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Last month we had our first study visit to the newly re-opened Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. The gallery is approximately twice the size of the previous site in Wood Street and we will certainly be going back. This time, 15 students joined mysel]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Turner Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.weareoca.com/fine_art/the-turner-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[19th November 2011.  A  beautiful bright day; OCA students, Heather, Nigel, Lucille, Michael,  Christine, Sarah and I met up at the Baltic to socialise and view the Turner Prize Exhibition.   It was great that there was an instant rapport in the gr]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[19th November 2011.  A  beautiful bright day; OCA students, Heather, Nigel, Lucille, Michael,  Christine, Sarah and I met up at the Baltic to socialise and view the Turner Prize Exhibition.   It was great that there was an instant rapport in the gr]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Zarina Bhimji</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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The first OCA Study visit to the Whitechapel Gallery for 2012 will take place on 11 February. This important show first major UK survey of British photographer, film-maker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji. The exhibition traces the developme]]></description>
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The first OCA Study visit to the Whitechapel Gallery for 2012 will take place on 11 February. This important show first major UK survey of British photographer, film-maker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji. The exhibition traces the developme]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Murmuration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday I made my way through dark rain-soaked London to see a most inspiring exhibition: ‘Murmuration’: an installation at the Black Rat Gallery by artist Swoon.



Swoon aims to make art that speaks to people in a direct way, interact]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last Thursday I made my way through dark rain-soaked London to see a most inspiring exhibition: ‘Murmuration’: an installation at the Black Rat Gallery by artist Swoon.



Swoon aims to make art that speaks to people in a direct way, interact]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Big Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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Si Barber's work 'The Big Society' is currently on show at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield until 13 January. Mark and I went to talk to him about how he became a professional photographer, how he makes ends meet and the four year project which was ]]></description>
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Si Barber's work 'The Big Society' is currently on show at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield until 13 January. Mark and I went to talk to him about how he became a professional photographer, how he makes ends meet and the four year project which was ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Power visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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The final study visit of 2011 takes us to Liverpool and the newly reopened Open Eye Gallery. On Thursday 15 December we will visit the galley's two opening exhibitions. 

The first is Mitch Epstein's American Power which earlier this year won t]]></description>
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The final study visit of 2011 takes us to Liverpool and the newly reopened Open Eye Gallery. On Thursday 15 December we will visit the galley's two opening exhibitions. 

The first is Mitch Epstein's American Power which earlier this year won t]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thought bubbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when comics were just for kids and artists made images for grown ups. I’m not sure if that many artists have been able to make the switch to working for a younger audience, but certainly illustrators and other narrative based artis]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a time when comics were just for kids and artists made images for grown ups. I’m not sure if that many artists have been able to make the switch to working for a younger audience, but certainly illustrators and other narrative based artis]]></content:encoded>
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