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Ars Longa, Vita Brevis: Art is long, life is short

Photography, Film & Digital Media

Featured Course:

Photography 1: Art of Photography

Art History

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Understanding Art 1: Western Art

Creative Writing

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Writing 1: Lifelines - Autobiography

Fine Art

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Drawing 1: Start Drawing

Music

Featured Course:

Composing Music 1

Textiles

Featured Course:

Textiles 1: A Creative Approach

Arts: visual, verbal, musical and mathematical are not alone among human activities that depend on a balance of intuition, intellect and actions to take them forward in public and personal life.

The Open College of the Arts was founded to cater for people who wish to develop their abilities and understandings in this sphere. People who see no present way of engaging in the traditional pathways of full-time education.

Upcoming Events

July 4th 2009

This workshop aims to encourage students to take a bold…
Michael Young Arts Centre, Barnsley

July 11th 2009

Drawing at Thorpe Bay & Hadleigh Castle RuinsAn opportunity…
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

July 12th 2009

Drawing at Kew GardensAn opportunity for students to get…
Kew Gardens

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July 1st 2009

OCA presents a series of workshops for 2010 to be held at…

June 19th 2009

The Freeman View now online! Together with Michael Freeman…

June 17th 2009

After Vermeer Competition winnersThis was a difficult…

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