Charcoal and Graphite, 350x240mm I was trying to work out which techniques to use to best depict the texture of the shell. Our BA Drawing student @christineglasgow has produced a convincing drawing of a shell that feels solid and real. #weareoca #oca #opencollegofthearts

Huge congratulations to recent Open College of the Arts graduate Jacquline Urch, whose poem 'Lan' about the Cornish landscape will be published in the next issue (no. 98) of The Rialto The poem was part of a sequence Jacquline submitted as part of her final assessment. #OCA

Deer Found charcoal, reddle, sand, chalk on paper. Such a dynamic piece from our BA Drawing student @svarta_molly Don’t forget to share your work through the hashtag #WeareOCA You can learn more about courses via the link in our bio 📱 #weareoca #opencollegeofthearts #art

Another Place! Amazing work from our BA Fine Art student @marinawitteman The rich material investigation has allowed Marina to explore places through media which blurs the boundaries between painting and sculpture! #weareoca #ocafineart #bahons #distancelearning #art

Sunrise, Sunset, Rays! Blue, Orange, Purple! Mixed media paintings from Fine Art student kj.hutchings exploring materiality and mark-making of paint and experimental processes weaving fragments of paintings to form layered, mixed-media compositions. #opencollegeofthearts

Amazing achievement from our BA Music Student Martin Evans. Martin has been awarded first Honorable Mention (4th Place) in the International Choral Composition Competition in Japan. There were 135 entries so this is quite a significant achievement! #weareoca #opencollegeoftheart

Amazing work from our Fine Art Programme Tutor @lydiahalcrow Don’t forget to share your work through the hashtag #WeareOCA You can learn more about courses via the link in our bio 📱 #weareoca #opencollegeofthearts #ocafineart #bahons #distancelearning #art

‘Drawn From A Box Of Memories’ "I wanted to create a piece that materializes the feeling one might get when going through old, unfinished drawings, paintings or ideas, and the bright, colorful memories." #weareoca #opencollegeofthearts #fineart #bahons #boxofmemories #paint

Life! Drawing isn’t just about pencil on paper. In this work we can see how Sarah’s autobiographical impulse plays out as embroidery. Much of what we can see is all too recognizable for us, as I’m sure you’ll agree. #weareoca #opencollegeofthearts #fineart

‘Personal Project- The Last Tree’ Ruth has allowed the media used to become integral to the piece, with the fluid media dripping and buckling the paper a little to create objects that engage as well as representing something that is elsewhere. #weareoca #drawing #art #oca

A collection of works from OCA Fine Art student @liliavinnikovaart exploring different painting techniques through sustained experimentation with ink, oil and different material supports and installations. #weareoca #opencollegeoftheart #fineart #distancelearning #explore

OCA Fine Art Student Moira Whelan.joy.ratmoko.art work is featured here with a powerful focus on site specific installation and experimentation. Don’t forget to share your work through the hashtag #WeareOCA #opencollegeofthearts #fineart #bahons #distancelearning #art #fineart

Amazing achievement from our Graphics Student Ileana Aguilar-Gomez! 2022 LEGO Student Brief Winner! #OCA #Graphics #Winner #Lego pentawards.com/live/en/node/n…

Worlds within worlds! We would like to welcome Dawn Broughton who is undertaking her MA studies at present here at OCA, Don’t forget to share your work through the hashtag #WeareOCA #weareoca #opencollegeofthearts #ocafineart #bahons #fineart #worlds #creative #distance

I Swear I Saw This! Join the amazing MA Fine Art Showcase this evening between 16:00-17:30. Simply scan the QR code or follow the link below. oca.zoom.us/j/93551031873?… #oca #mafineart #ma #fineart #art

Our amazing PL Carla Rees recently had an article published. Carla carried out work on investigating the use of video game technology for musical scores. Don’t forget to share your work and achievements through the hashtag #WeareOCA #Tempo #Music #OCA cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Amazing achievement from Moira Lovell 'It’s not a prize for best director of curriculum but rather it sits within the remit of my other job as an artist. The prize is the Wolf Suschitzky Photography Prize.' Please see the link below: #WolfSuschitzky

Amazing work from our Fine Art MA student @peterleese ‘I have a fuller understanding of the possibilities and varieties of ‘research’ in relation to visual making, and a stronger sense of what it is to be a professional artist’. #Pjleese #Ocamastersfineart #Ocafineart #Fineart

Amazing work from our Creative Arts student Ange Mullins! The conventional scientific process of soil chromatography has been used, but has adapted for use with alternative organic matter including solutions of tree bark, Conker husk, oak gall inks. #oca #creativearts

Scale! Amazing experimental work from Interior Design students Leaona Underdown. Don’t forget to share your work through the hashtag #WeareOCA You can learn more about courses via the link in our bio 📱 #Interiordesign #oca #opencollegeofthearts #distancelearning #art