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Photography is in a good place / Photography Matters

Sharon — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:04:18 +0000

I just sent out a newsletter. Terrifying experience. Almost as scary as feeding the ducks with my kids. It is terrifying because it really matters to me. (Not the ducks, then I just fear for my life.) In this video…

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Arty Fraudsters

Patric — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:10:02 +0000

The ‘Great Gatsby’ was a fraud. All his friends and acquaintances knew it and yet their admiration of the environment in which prosperity and high living, jazz, underworld criminality and deception was an essential component remained undiminished. It is perhaps…

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Blog of the week: Lucy Bridges

Gareth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:58:04 +0000

It has been a few weeks since we have had a ‘blog of the week’. We have been busy preparing for assessment and planning for the next academic year which starts in September. Students who are blogging their learning logs…

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Study Visit to the new Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield

Doug Burton — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:25:07 +0000

We are running a study visit to the Hepworth Wakefield Art Museum on Friday 12th July from 10.30am. The study visit takes in the idea of drawing and form looking at the Barbara Hepworth graphic works and sculptures in the collection;…

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Mature students stand out

Jane — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:47:00 +0000

My colleague Alison Churchill and I went to see this year’s Creative Spark degree show at Sheffield Hallam University last week. What struck us was that overall the quality of the work was higher than the previous year, mainly because,…

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‘Reading’ video poetry

Elizabeth — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:51:57 +0000

Video poetry originates in experimental films, but is based on the given text of a poem. OCA creative writing tutor Csilla Toldy’s interest in the art form has grown from her work as a poet and film-maker. In this blog post,…

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Drawing in space

Doug Burton — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:36:37 +0000

Doug Burton reports on two new works at the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens and finds an interesting conceptual linking between this years startling new pavilion and last year’s sculpted memory. An interesting visit to London last week saw me stumble…

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Announcing the launch of Graphic Design 2: Working with a Client

Christian — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:20:34 +0000

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new level two graphic design course for the BA (Hons) Visual Communications pathway. The relationship between client, brief and graphic designer is central to the practice of graphic design, and Graphic Design…

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Presentation – Anne Giddings

Mark Lomas — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:28:36 +0000

OCA tutor and assessor Keith Roberts looks at the work of photography student Anne Giddings. Keith particularly focuses on the presentation of the work for assessment.

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Public libraries: for writers as well as readers

Elizabeth — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:38:18 +0000

Last week, Malorie Blackman, the author of the Noughts and Crosses teen novels, was named as the new Children’s Laureate. Her call to ‘get more children reading and make reading irresistible in all its forms’ comes at a time when…

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