OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Nancy Correia as the recipient of the 2026 VIBE Arts Program Assistant Career Launcher!

Headshot of the 2026 Vibe Arts Career Launchers recipient.

Nancy Correia bio:

Nancy Correia is a Brampton-based multidisciplinary artist and community facilitator working in illustration, drawing, painting, ceramic and installation to explore narratives within the Maharashtrian diaspora. Her work surrounds navigating personal identity in conversation with her relationship to the body, nature, and discovering the sacred. She endeavors to share her practice that examines personal and collective identity, navigating her own identity as a person of colour in the West to discover how one transcends liminality to inhabit third spaces. She is devoted to sharing her practice of creating intentional, identity-rooted, and emotionally resonant works, seeking to touch hearts and cultivate love in community.  

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Partial x OCAD University Artist Showcase Summer 2026 Call for Artists

Partial and OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of our partnership which provides an exceptional career opportunity for OCAD U student artists and recent alumni. Selected artists will be given complimentary 2 year Pro Accounts ($240 value) on Partial and permanent inclusion as featured artists within the OCAD University Artist Showcase on Partial to display their works, and administrate artwork sales and rentals.

OCAD U x SickKids Research Institute Exhibition - Call for Artists

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute (SickKids RI) have partnered to co-create an exhibition in the Great Hall at OCAD University on November 16-27, 2026. The CEAD and SickKids RI are inviting emerging artists to submit existing works for consideration. The responding artworks to be curated will be in dialogue with captivating scientific images or videos from SickKids Research Institute. 7-9 successful artists will each be paid a $500 Artist Fee.