School Fair
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The annual Art & Design Graduate School Fair at OCAD University is back!
The Art & Design Graduate School Fair takes place every fall and invites students to meet with representatives from OCAD U and other top art and design universities to learn more about MFA, M.Des., MA and PhD programs in Canada and abroad.
Meet with representatives from the best art and design graduate programs in North America and Europe! This is the region’s only further education showcase specializing in art and design.
2026 Registration Open for Schools/Graduate Programs!
Fair Date: October 8, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: OCAD University, Great Hall, 100 McCaul Street, 2nd Floor
RSVP
Contact
Devora Umana
Outreach Coordinator, Career Development
dumana@ocadu.ca
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Who is invited to attend?
Prospective students and alumni who are interested in enrolling in graduate and professional degree programs in art & design.
Schedule of Events
Expert Panel Discussions | Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD)
OCAD University, Rosalie Sharp Pavillion, 115 McCaul St, Level 3
More information to come soon!
Art + Design Graduate School Fair: Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
OCAD University, Great Hall, 100 McCaul Street, 2nd Floor | RSVP
2026 Participating schools
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Centre for Digital Media
The Centre for Digital Media (CDM) is a graduate education and innovation centre based in Vancouver, Canada. Home to the Master of Digital Media (MDM) program, CDM brings together students from diverse backgrounds to solve real-world challenges through technology, design, business, and storytelling.
The MDM is an interdisciplinary master's degree offered through a partnership among four leading British Columbia institutions: the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University (SFU), Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU), and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Students work in multidisciplinary teams on industry-sponsored projects, gaining hands-on experience in innovation, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, leadership, and user experience design.
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art is a graduate-only institution in the United States offering MFA and M.Arch degrees in ten disciplines: Architecture, Ceramics, Fiber, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. Each program is led by a practicing artist, designer, or architect whose studio work directly informs the program's direction.
The curriculum combines studio practice with lectures, workshops, symposia, critiques, dinners with visiting artists, and informal discussions in studio kitchens. The Academy's small size allows for a highly personalized experience and easy access to shared facilities that support interdisciplinary work.
Toronto Metropolitan University
At The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), you'll develop your creativity and apply it to solving problems and driving innovation across diverse fields.
The Creative School is where you come to learn, transform and reimagine everything you thought was creative. Explore one of our uniquely distinct graduate programs in the fields of media, communication, and design.
Express yourself and realize your creative vision with guidance from industry experts. Located in the media capital of Canada, The Creative School's graduate programs offer the latest tools and technology to help you lead the conversation on contemporary culture.
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University of Toronto - Master of Science in Biomedical Communication
The Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC) program blends science, art, and technology to help you create powerful visuals-like illustrations, animations, and interactive experiences-to make complex medical and scientific ideas clear and engaging.
Over a 24-month course-based curriculum, students in our program develop the skills to design accurate, effective visual media for education, research, and public communication.
Offered by the University of Toronto, through the Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the MScBMC is the only program of its kind in Canada, and one of just a few accredited programs worldwide.
University of Toronto - The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, forestry, and visual studies-as well as unique undergraduate programs that use architectural studies and visual studies as a lens through which students may pursue a broad, liberal arts-based education. Its mission is to educate students, prepare professionals, and cultivate scholars who will play a leading role in creating more culturally engaged, ecologically sustainable, socially just, and artfully conceived environments.
University of Toronto - Faculty of Information
The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is one of North America's top information schools, offering undergraduate, professional master's, and doctoral degrees. The Master of Information (MI) is a two-year professional degree, attracting students from a wide range of academic backgrounds. It offers an extremely popular co-op option to qualified students.
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NSCAD University
NSCAD University is one of Canada's oldest and most reputable independent cultural institutions, and for over a century has inspired generations of makers. Today, it is regarded as a principal center for education and research in visual culture in North America and offers a widely renowned curriculum of creative design programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
NSCAD University offers graduate programs including the MFA, MAAE, and MDes, designed for advanced study in art, design, and art education
University of the Arts London
As Europe's largest specialist art and design university, ranked #2 in the world, we understand creativity. Made up of six renowned colleges, we offer a range of courses in art, design, screen, communication, fashion, media and performing arts. Our colleges are: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Where curiosity + bold creative thinking meet, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
We are artists, thinkers, designers, experimenters, educators and leaders advancing the critical role of art and design education in a complex and changing world.
We offer two graduate degrees: Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design. Each program is designed to challenge you, deepen your practice, and prepare you to shape the future of art and design.
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Wilfrid Laurier University
Ready to design experiences that make a difference? User Experience (UX) Design is the process of creating digital and other products or services that are user-friendly, intuitive and easy to navigate. UX design shapes how people interact with the world around them and improves experiences through usability, satisfaction, effectiveness, learnability, error tolerance and emotional connection. Solutions can be applied to websites, mobile apps, immersive technologies (VR/AR/MR), physical spaces, service design and complex digital systems. UX design is necessary across many fields and can lead to diverse, in-demand professional opportunities.
California Institute of the Arts
While the foundation of a CalArts education is rooted in individualized and rigorous artmaking, critical thinking, and faculty mentorship, there's a little magic that happens in our multidisciplinary environment that sets us apart from our peers. In addition to rigorous classroom and studio training, you'll find that our entire student experience is centered by values of inclusivity, belonging, respect, dignity, and essential equity-mindedness. While we teach our artists on how to further their own practices, we simultaneously prioritize how we prepare students for rewarding careers post-CalArts.
CalArts is a multi-disciplinary community of artists. Through artistic practice, we transform ourselves, each other, and the world.
Concordia University
With nearly 4,000 students, faculty, and staff, Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts is one of the largest art and design schools in North America, and in the top 150 art & design schools worldwide!
We offer 22 graduate programs that give students room to experiment, opportunities to work across disciplines, collaborate with communities, travel to a field school or on exchange and prepare you for life after graduation.
Concordia is located in the heart of Montreal - a city where the transformative and enriching power of the arts resonates throughout. Ranked as the top student city in North America, Montreal is a fantastic place to study, live, and explore your creative practices.
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