Open College of Arts
 

Studying with the Open College of Arts

The Open College of the Arts is a vibrant community of painting, drawing, textiles, photography, writing and design students, offering home-study courses to students worldwide.


  • Study at your own pace
  • Start your course at any time
  • Study at home
  • Work with an artist, designer or writer as your tutor
  • No entry requirements
  • No exams
  • Study for pleasure, qualification or a degree.

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Register & Have Your Say

To access all areas of the OCA website and to enrol on a course, you must first Register on the website. For more information on how to register click Here.


Galleries

View the work of OCA students, and contribute your own work to OCA's Galleries page. Competitions can also be entered through the Gallery.


Forums

Find out more about your course in the OCA Course Forums where you can meet some of your fellow students (remember to register first).


Communities

OCA students can also be found on Flickr and Facebook.


Contact Us

If you have any queries regarding the college please do not hesitate to call.

Get a Degree with OCA

Key features of the degree:

  • No entry requirements
  • Home study practical courses
  • No compulsory summer schools
  • No sit-down examinations
  • Study from a wide range of creative subjects
  • Study when you want
  • Enrol at any time of the year
  • No exams

For more information on how to get a degree with OCA, go to The OCA Degree page.

Course of the Month

Icarius Falling, by James Willis

Icarius Falling by James Willis


Printmaking is an exciting art form capable of developing representational ideas as well as abstract images. Printmaking offers the artist the opportunity of reproducing an image several times.

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OCA Events

5 June 2008

Patchings Art, Craft and Design Festival

Patchings Art Craft and Design Festival offers a rare opportunity to see exquisite pieces of art and craft being created by over 150 exhibitors who will be demonstrating, exhibiting and selling their work.

OCA News

13 May 2008

Turner Prize Nominees

The nominees for this year's Turner Prize have been announced.

7 May 2008

Job Vacancy

Academic Co-ordinators (£14,500 - £19,500)