Events

All new students are invited to join us for Welcome Day! 

Part of Fall 2025 Orientation. New and first-year Faculty of Arts & Science students are invited to meet their peers, deans, program chairs and instructors and learn about opportunities available through their Faculty office.

Part of Fall 2025 Orientation. New and first-year Faculty of Art students are invited to meet their peers, deans, program chairs and instructors and learn about opportunities available through their Faculty office.

Part of Fall 2025 Orientation. New and first-year Faculty of Design students are invited to meet their peers, deans, program chairs and instructors and learn about opportunities available through their Faculty office.

Part of Fall 2025 Orientation. Feeling a bit out of place? You’re not alone. Starting university can be a rollercoaster — new people, new routines, maybe a new city or country. Whether you're from down the street or across the globe, adjusting to campus life can feel like stepping into a whole new world.

A webinar for new students and their families all about technology and laptops at OCAD U. Learn what type of laptop you should get, what software we provide, and how we support your creativity with technology at OCAD U. 

Convening Toronto’s most creative and influential minds in the art and design sector, OCAD University is excited to launch Toronto’s newest signature event! 

Join artist Cleopatria Peterson for a talk and workshop celebrating zines, dedicated to Black students and alumni from OCAD, University of Toronto, TMU, and George Brown.

Each May, Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites, free of charge. The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission fee.

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Through the art of performative storytelling, Fortitude/Fragile exhibiting artists Francisco-Fernando Granados and Vessna Perunovich delve into the complexities of lived and diasporic experiences. Granados and Perunovich use their artistic practices to shed light on narratives often marginalized or constrained by dominant systems of power, creating space for critical reflection and dialogue. By intertwining personal and collective histories, they evoke a nuanced understanding of resilience and vulnerability, offering audiences an intimate exploration of identity, displacement, and belonging.

Explore the Fortitude/Fragile exhibition through a dyke lens with a democratize-the-docent polyvocal tour for the 2SLGBTQ+ community at Onsite Gallery. Continue afterwards from 8 pm till late at Sweaty Betty's for an afterparty featuring DJs, readers, and special guests.

TEDxOCADU is an event for bold ideas, real conversations, and creative transformation. 

Join us for a public lecture by Christine Howard Sandoval, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Praxis at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Nominations are now being accepted for student positions on the OCAD University Board of Governors and Senate 

Join us for an evening to celebrate this year’s OCAD U Creative Writing graduating cohort at Onsite Gallery

OCAD University’s 110th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 7 to 11, 2025, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

A conversation with Ryan Gander

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Transmission: A Transatlantic Project Exploring Innovative Modes of Exhibition

Virtual Curator/Artist Talk: Avalon Mott In Conversation with Nabil Azab & Shannon Garden-Smith

A Student Group Exhibition | Integrated Media: Life Studies Specialization

A Hybrid Event: Sabbatical Presentations by Two Faculty Members.

The Office of Research and Innovation invites you to attend an extraordinary Octonary Book Launch featuring works of eight OCAD U faculty who have written or edited books over the past year. Please join us to celebrate the excellent work of our faculty members, learn more about the ongoing research at OCAD University and mingle with the research community!

Join us for a peer-led session facilitated by members of the Fineline Co-Op, featuring insights from OCAD U alumni.

Stories We Tell: Mythologies is a collaborative zine exhibition featuring student artists from OCAD University, Belas Artes in São Paulo, and RMIT University in Melbourne. The project explores how myth shapes identity, media, and culture across time and geography. On view at Stackt Market's North Hall Gallery from April 15–20, 2025.

A show combines fashion, art, and technology!  

An end-of-term performance by Experimental Animation Second-year students.

Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted 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.

Meet us at Onsite Gallery for a public tour of Fortitude/Fragile with Onsite Gallery’s Senior Curator, Lisa Deanne Smith

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Connect with fellow artists, learn about the co-op, and enjoy some snacks!