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The Motorway Service Station…

Gareth — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:35 +0000

Photography tutor, Andrew Conroy, has created the piece above entitled ‘The Drive’ in which poet Simon Armitage reads his own poem ‘Gymnasium’ with music by Ian Baxter. The poem is from a collection called ‘The Motorway Service Station as Destination…

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‘Do it 20 13′: a study visit with a twist: performance art and an evening meal

Jane — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:41 +0000

‘Do it 20 13’ is on at Manchester Art Gallery as part of Manchester International Festival and we plan a visit accompanied by OCA tutor and art expert Gerald Deslandes starting at 4pm on Thursday 18 July, breaking for a…

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Inspiration for all!

ChrisLawry — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:32:00 +0000

Reflections on the Birmingham Conservatoire Study Visit OCA students and staff joined colleagues from Birmingham Conservatoire for a day of rehearsals, debate and reflection, culminating in a concert to mark tutor Andy Glover’s recent birthday. Such study visits are an…

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‘Small Talk’: the 62 Group & Goldsmiths Archive Study Visit, London

Jane — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:56:36 +0000

This is a wonderful opportunity for textile students to join Curriculum Leader for textiles, Sarah Taylor, and see new work from this acclaimed group of textile artists at the Constance Howard Gallery, Goldsmiths University of London, Deptford Town Hall. You…

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Look/13

Gareth — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:33 +0000

Look/13 is the second edition of the Liverpool Photography Festival. Tutor Keith Roberts will be leading a study visit on Saturday 8 June and there is plenty to see and discuss.

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Be challenged: join OCA’s MA students on a study visit in Oxford

Jane — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:34:59 +0000

Meet OCA MA Fine Art tutors Angela Rogers and Caroline Wright for a study visit to the Stephen Willats exhibition at Modern Art Oxford followed by the Archigram exhibition in Oxford at 12 noon on 2nd June 2013. There are…

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A visual feast with a large helping of inspiration

Sarah — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:53:29 +0000

OCA Curriculum leader for Textiles, Sarah Taylor, reports on a fascinating day. The title above was Stephanie Thompson’s response for Good Housekeeping magazine on the Kaffe Fassett – A Life in Colour exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum (FTM), London (Good Housekeeping…

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Study visit in London to see Caulfield and Hume

Jane — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:55:10 +0000

This study visit on Monday 17th June, starting at 11am at Tate Britain, will provide an opportunity to see the work of two complementary British figurative painters from different generations in a single exhibition. Patrick Caulfield was a contemporary of David…

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Blossfeldt Study Visit

Gareth — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:43:39 +0000

With apologies for the short notice, but the feedback on this exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery is so good that we didn’t feel we could let it pass without a visit. Karl Blossfeldt trained as a sculptor before turning to…

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“London is no longer the capital. Sorry for any inconvenience.”

Jesse — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:08:04 +0000

Perhaps the title of this blog post is a little sensational (got to do what you can to get people’s attention these days, though), but it was an interesting starting point for Colin Archibald’s Photography 3: Advanced course. Using a…

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