http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/More_Stories_-_RSS.htm http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120104_fogo_island_diary.htm In May 2011, Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media & Design students travelled to Fogo Island off the northern coast of Newfoundland. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:20:47 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111216_inclusive_design_mobile_tech.htm Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:19:36 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120315_nomadic_residents.htm Nomadic Residents features artists and thinkers whose work questions issues of travel, mobility, displacement, dislocation, homelessness, and the instability of modern life. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:11:52 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120124_sustainable_design_awards.htm In just two years, Industrial Design student Mike Lovas's idea to encourage students to think and design green has grown into a university-wide event. This year's competition, accepting submissions now, includes an awards reception night and a guest lecture by Core 77's Allan Chochinov. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:27:27 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111021_studying_abroad_copenhagen.htm Lena Rubisova describes her five months studying design in one of the happiest places in the world. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:30:42 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111013_white_night_digital_city.htm OCAD U faculty, students and alumni explored the future of technology, community and play at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:06:56 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20110805_a_cultural_shift.htm Associate Professor Lewis Nicholson reflects on his time in India where he taught at the National Institute of Design in Bangalore and saw first-hand the country’s raw, beautiful and inspirational culture. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:24:49 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/135th_birthday.htm Photos from October 29, 2011, OCAD University's official 135th birthday celebration. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:17:48 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120302_ocadu_student_press.htm In its sixth year, the Press celebrates its fifth edition in the Shift series, titled Shift: Conventions, and launches three new pilot projects. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:17:45 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120323_britt_wray_diy_body_project.htm Graduate student Britt Wray has created a participatory art project inspired by DIY approaches to biology and crafting. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:03:04 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111020_135th.htm We thank you — our students, faculty, staff, alumni, volunteers, patrons and supporters — for making us Canada’s university of the imagination! Celebrate with us on Saturday, October 29 as we mark our birthday with a full day of celebrations! Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:38:17 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111103_ocad_u_physical_evolution.htm OCAD University's Sketch magazine offers a glimpse into our past, present and future. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:29:27 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120416_sfi_rotman_design_challenge.htm OCAD U’s Strategic Foresight and Innovation teams demonstrated their acuity by winning second and third place. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:19:15 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111121_create_the_future_of_OCAD_U.htm Strategic planning sessions being held this month offer students, staff and faculty a chance to give input into shaping the next five years at OCAD University. Students, join OCAD U for a session on November 25; staff and faculty are invited back for a second session on November 29. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:24:55 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120327_smart_fortwo_wrap.htm Fourth-year Industrial Design student Justin Merk created the winning design in the "smart & OCAD U Student Competition." Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:20:19 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120436_brain_science_as_art.htm Cognitive scientists at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute partnered recently with 34 surface design students from OCAD U’s Material Art & Design program to bridge the worlds of art and brain science. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:46:36 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120625_edward_buchi.htm Buchi's thesis re-investigates the notion of honesty in advertising through the creation of an integrated campaign for Old Dutch chips. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:49:08 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120525_screenplay.htm Design students and researchers at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital have created an interactive children’s waiting room experience. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:39:33 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120604_hchong_upstart.htm The 2011 Industrial Design grad Henry Chong was recognized for his entrepreneurship and innovation in his thesis project. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:49:25 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120614_jdoyle_distinguished_researcher_award.htm OCAD U recognized Associate Professor and Integrated Media program Chair Judith Doyle with its 2012 Award for Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:29:06 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120614_chancellor_installation.htm Chancellor Delaney's honorary Doctor of Laws degree recognizes her contributions to the institution over the past year, since her appointment began. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:29:54 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20111201_jessica_ching_eve_medical.htm Ching is the recipient of the Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship through Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:24:06 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120407_setareh_zakeri.htm Meet Photography medal winner Setareh Zakeri. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:48:04 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120801_theresa_duong.htm Meet 2012 Material Art & Design medal winner Theresa Duong. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:15:48 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120713_aamna_muzaffar.htm Meet Sculpture/Installation Medal Winner Aamna Muzaffar. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:41:17 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121005_nuit_to_remember.htm Art revellers were treated to an evening of contemporary art experiences in every corner of the city, including dozens of projects involving members of the OCAD U community. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:17:48 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120827_annyen_lam.htm Meet Printmaking Medal Winner Annyen Lam. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:53:45 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120907_milena_milicic.htm Meet Industrial Design Medal Winner Milena Milicic Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:47:50 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121003_mirvish-gehry_development.htm A new 25,000-square foot facility for OCAD U is part of a King Street development proposal by David Mirvish and architect Frank Gehry. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:58:13 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120517_marc_obrien.htm Meet OCAD University medal winner Marc O'Brien. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:31:40 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121010_dISPLACED.htm Florence Off-Campus program students travelled to Germany to attend dOCUMENTA (13) in September. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:29:36 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121019_frida_diego.htm The AGO exhibit Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting is curated by Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor Dot Tuer. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:47:34 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121113_toolbox.htm This annual two-day celebration of fabrication and studio-based education opened with a panel discussion. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:31:24 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121121_accessibility_camp.htm Participants travelled from as far away as Boston and Winnipeg to attend the event hosted by the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD U. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:27:51 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121129_abvc_007_collective.htm OCAD U welcomed an artist roundtable with the Ottawa-based OO7 Collective. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:06:13 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121130_vmaltese_rbc_prize.htm Drawing & Painting Medal Winner Vanessa Maltese wins $25,000 RBC Painting Competition for her work, Balaclava. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:20:12 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130118_torontosaur.htm Students from the first cohort of the Digital Futures Initiative (DFI) created a digital magazine for Toronto teens. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:05:55 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130108_colours_for_conservation.htm First-year design student Avery Kua, and the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) are the winners of the Patagonia poster competition, Colours for Conservation. FLAP receives a $1000 grant, and Kua takes home a new winter coat from Patagonia. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:57:11 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130118_taking_ontario_mobile.htm OCAD U released a comprehensive, cross-sectoral research, policy framework and strategy report on January 16 at Toronto City Hall. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:33:54 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20121217_holiday_hacking.htm Researchers from OCAD U’s Social Body Lab hosted a hands-on workshop as part of its Toronto Wearables Meetup. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:22:13 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130122_publications_specialization.htm The Mountain School Bookhouse Revival showcases what the new Publications Specialization (PUBL) is all about. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:05:15 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130219_pathfinding.htm An art installation portraying the perceptual experience of memory loss by two artists with amnesia is on view at Baycrest. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:18:32 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130129_TEDxOCADU.htm Miss the inaugural TEDxOCADU? The sold-out event, held January 19 can be viewed as a series of visual recaps. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:25:34 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130214_MirvishGehryNaming.htm The name for the proposed new gallery and learning space was announced on February 14. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:49:41 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20120815_myles_borins.htm Meet Integrated Media Medal Winner Myles Borins. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:33:35 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/201300228_SOHOlobbygalleryopens.htm The first group exhibition at the SOHO LOBBY GALLERY, a new community creative hub, is OCAD U's own Onyx Society. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:24:09 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/201300315_TransformationByFire.htm The artworks created during a unique art therapy program are on view in Transformation by Fire: Women Overcoming Violence Through Clay. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:28:40 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130322_Project31_2013.htm Project 31, OCAD U's annual art auction featured more artworks, and a wider range of disciplines than ever before. Faculty generously donated 39 artworks for the event. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:16:09 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130322_AndrewZealley.htm Walk into the Graduate Gallery at OCAD U this week and you will likely be instantly calmed by Andrew Zealley's exhibition, Disco Hospital: Safe and Sound. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:53 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130411_disruptingUndoing.htm It’s fitting that disrupting/Undoing, an exhibition and salon hosted by OCAD U’s Inclusive Design Institute was held at the Open Gallery — it was collaborative effort that brought together a wide variety of artists. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:26 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130419_Xtension.htm Upcycled rotary dial phones, a cabinet of mementos that trigger digital videos and an installation designed for Union Station. These were just a few of the imaginative works in Xtension, the Digital Futures Graduate Exhibition. Fri, 03 May 2013 15:24:17 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130503_HeatherNicol.htm Heather Nicol's MFA thesis exhibition, Cordial, held at the OCAD U Student Gallery during Grad Ex reflected on themes of social histories, familiar objects and domestic traditions. Wed, 08 May 2013 13:36:09 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130503_Glennfiddich_DanielBarrow.htm Montreal-based artist known for his projection installations and performances, is on his way to work in Dufftown Scotland after winning this year’s Glenfiddich Artist-in-Residence Prize. Fri, 10 May 2013 14:10:18 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/201305010_HazeltonLanes.htm OCAD University students, recent graduates and faculty transformed the Oval Square at Hazelton Lanes into a pop-up gallery for the first ever Hazelton Lanes Arts Festival. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:34:51 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130517_MikeLovasPUSH.htm Mike Lovas, an Industrial Design student at OCAD U is now the Chief Design Officer at a startup that he co-founded thanks to seed capital and support from both the JOLT technology accelerator and OCAD U’s Imagination Catalyst. Thu, 30 May 2013 19:20:54 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130524_GiottosO.htm Artists can sometimes set extremely high standards for themselves, and as artist and OCAD U instructor Nicole Collins reveals in her new work, Giotto’s O, perfection is not always attainable — but something wonderful can happen when you try. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:20 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130613_GayleNicollActiveDesign.htm Good design can improve health by encouraging physical activity. Dr. Gayle Nicoll, Dean of the Faculty of Design at OCAD U, co-authored an important new publication research study, Active Design: Affordable Designs for Affordable Housing. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:47:51 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20130613_SharyBoyleVeniceBiennale.htm Music for Silence, a multimedia installation by Shary Boyle (AOCA, Experimental Arts, 1994), one of Canada’s most acclaimed artists, is Canada’s official entry in the Venice Biennale 2013. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:23:55 GMT http://www.ocad.ca/export/about_ocad/articles/stories/20100429_ocad_to_be_renamed_university.htm This week the McGuinty Government introduced legislation that would officially change the name of the Ontario College of Art & Design to "OCAD University." Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:55:46 GMT