OPEN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
The Open College of the Arts (OCA) was founded in 1987 by Michael Young, it is a registered charity and part of The Open University. The OAC is an open learning arts college, with a head office in Barnsley in South Yorkshire. In 2022 the OCA was acquired by the Open University and from 1 August 2023 OCA-taught students were enrolled as OU students. Suffolk artists who studied at the Open College of the Arts include Mary Cousin; Stella Davis; Shirley Haysom; Alan Kay; Ian Moore; Michelle Payne and a Course Consultant was Ian Simpson.
Website: https://www.oca.ac.uk