Michael Livingstone

Open College of the Arts

With the Open College of the Arts (OCA), you can study a one-off course or a BA(Hons) degree from anywhere in the world and at a time that suits you. You will receive support from a specialist one-to-one tutor and arts practitioner, and you will be a part of a thriving UK and international creative community of 50,000+. The OCA is a non-profit educational charity whose charitable purpose is to widen participation in arts education through distance learning methods. All of our degrees are accredited by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). We have an exceptional range of part-time higher education courses in painting, drawing, photography, music, illustration, graphic design, creative writing, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, art history and film. Also where you will find our award-winning online MA Fine Art course.