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GradEx 2026 Plinth Sign-out
April 21, 2026 - May 13, 2026
Ada Slaight Student Gallery
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  • Undergraduate Student
MCA 225A
Apr 21
Marketing for Creative Entrepreneurs
April 22, 2026
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Online-Only
Learn how to stand out without selling out. This workshop covers branding, storytelling, and content strategies to help creative entrepreneurs attract the right audience and communicate their value clearly. Leave with practical ideas for promoting your work in a way that feels aligned with your creative vision.
Event
  • Alumni
  • Graduate Student
  • International Student
  • Undergraduate Student
Orange background with black and white headshot of Daniel Francavilla and hashtag, x and question mark icons in foreground
Apr 22
Coffee Chat w/ Symon Oliver
April 22, 2026
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Rosalie Sharp Pavillion (MCD)
Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with industry guests. Hosted at the CEAD in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.
Event
  • Alumni
  • Graduate Student
  • International Student
  • Undergraduate Student
Abstract blobs with an illustration of a person at a desk
Apr 22
OCAD University Senate Meeting
April 27, 2026
3:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
OCAD University Senate Meeting
Event
  • Public
OCAD University's Sharp Centre for Design, with a graphic black and white facade suspended over primary colour support legs
Apr 27
April Hickox: Vantage Point-Passing
May 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026
Onsite Gallery (RHD)
Exhibition
  • Public
Artwork: April Hickox, Vantage Point-Passing series, n.d., four colour photographs in a grid of the lake from Toronto islands, from the same vantage point with various water, sky, climate, and season.
May 1
Cultural Fermentation & Other Messy Practices of Illegibility
May 2, 2026
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Onsite Gallery (RHD)
Co-presented with UKAI Projects, this immersive day-long workshop invites you into collaborative experiments between humans and machines.
Event
  • Public
A woman and a man
May 2
GradEx 111
May 6, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA)
OCAD University’s 111th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 6 to 10, 2026, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.
Event
  • Public
May 6
In the Light of the Machine: Toward a Relational Ethics of AI
May 8, 2026
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Online-Only
Moderated by Onsite Gallery's Senior Curator, Lisa Deanne Smith, join our panelists for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on the growing entanglement of AI systems within our cultural, economic, and ecological worlds.
Event
  • Public
An image of artwork
May 8
2026 OCAD U GradEx: Creative Writing x Onsite Gallery
May 8, 2026
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Onsite Gallery (RHD)
Join us for an evening to celebrate this year’s OCAD U Creative Writing graduating cohort at Onsite Gallery 
Event
  • Public
A woman speaking on a mic
May 8
Forest Therapy Session with Sock Gee
May 16, 2026
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wander slowly, breathe deeply, and gather in ritual. This small-group meditative nature walk and tea ceremony invites participants into a quiet, sensory experience rooted in mindfulness, presence, and environmental connection—an intimate offering for up to 10 guests.
Event
  • Public
An image of a forest
May 16
OCAD U Gala
May 27, 2026
6:30 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA)
Following a standout debut last spring, the OCAD U Gala returns on May 27, 2026, as a rising highlight in Toronto’s cultural calendar.
Event
  • Public
Crowd shot of guests at OCAD U Gala
May 27
Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories
June 15, 2026 - June 19, 2026
49 McCaul St. (MCG)
FIVARS returns to Toronto from June 15 to 19, 2026, for its 12th edition, with OCAD U as presenting sponsor.
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  • Alumni
  • Faculty
  • Graduate Student
  • International Student
  • Public
  • Staff
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FIVARS
Jun 15
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