An exciting opportunity is here for GradEx students! The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is working with the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair to provide those participating in GradEx an opportunity to showcase their work at this year’s Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.
Join OCAD University’s Indigenous Student Centre and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers for “Identity and Art Making” a lunch and panel conversation featuring Amanda Amour Lynx, Greg Staats, and Edan Maxam.
The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the return of our partnership with Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF), Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor & online art fair. The selected students will have a free opportunity at the 63rd TOAF to showcase their artworks in-person and online at TOAF.ca.
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce a recruited placement in partnership with Oakville Galleries for the role of Curatorial Assistant.
Join the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University for a compelling dialogue with leaders, scholars, and artists to explore the pressures and challenges that are mounting around cultural spaces and changing how artists and cultural producers live, work, create and share.
Firouzeh Saremi Far is a 3rd year student in OCAD University Sculpture/Installation major, Drawing & Painting minor. Firouzeh explores human emotions through art.
Artist Talk & Reception: Friday, March 1, 6:30 pm – 9 pm
- OCAD University Auditorium (Room 190)
- Free to Public
- ASL Interpretation provided
- Wheelchair accessible
- Refreshments
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Tonkin Liu are excited to announce an opportunity for students interested in learning more about public art to participate in the development of a project as Mentees through the Career Launcher Program.
Join our invited panelists as they delve into the transformative power of speculative reclamation, Afrofuturism, and Indigenous Futurism through their creative practices and artistic works. Experience firsthand how these powerful narratives transcend boundaries, empower agency, and carve spaces for cultural reclamation. Stay engaged with the live Q&A session moderated by the Onsite Gallery’s Programs & Community Coordinator, Susan Jama.
Kelly Ross leads a workshop for OCAD U Students and Alumni on how to do your taxes as an artist or designer. Topics covered include the difference between employee versus self-employed income, HST, business expense deductibles, and more.
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.
Time and Terrain: Along the Côte d'Azur
Linda Martinello
- February 3 -24, 2024
- Opening Reception: February 3, 2024, 1-3 PM
- Nicholas Metivier Gallery, 190 Richmond Street East
Onsite Gallery presents its inaugural Black History Month annual guest lecture with curator Janet Dees. Trained as a historian of American art, Janet Dees’ curatorial work focuses on the ways in which contemporary artists engage with history and archives; artists’ interest in transformational practices; and inclusive museum methodologies.
The guest lecture is co-presented with the Centre for the Study of Black Canadian Diaspora
Future Practice is a conversation convened by The Creative Kids and RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers at OCAD University aimed at demystifying pathways to establishing a sustainable creative practice through the lens of entrepreneurship.
Join our upcoming info session with Stanzie Tooth, Educational Content Lead at Format, to learn more about building a successful online portfolio.
In co-presentation and partnership with RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD), registered participants have an opportunity to borrow and engage in a meaningful conversation with power Human Books (power artists).
Join us for a public lecture by visiting scholar, Dr. Hannah McGregor, Associate Professor of Publishing, SFU on Thursday, February 15 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm in the main auditorium of 100 McCaul St.
Grounded in the material concerns of working in postsecondary institutions, Dr. McGregor’s talk entitled “Caring Ferociously” will examine models of care ethics rooted in resistance movements, and explore how we might care ferociously, demonically, and disruptively.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Dr. Michelle Miller and Dr. Lori Riva from the Faculty of Arts & Science, OCAD U.
This event is free and open to the entire OCAD U community and broader public.
A student group exhibition curated by faculty Niloo Inalouei and Michelle Peraza.
Throw away? No way! Volunteer 'fixers' will teach you simple repairs at Repair Cafe.
Bring in your sweaters with holes, finicky jewellery clasps, small objects for mechanical repair. Let's move towards Zero Waste!
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.
In-person workshop for neurodivergent students on how to navigate your academic support needs.
3 OCAD U events happening in Mexico City from Feb 7-10th, 2024!
Led by Immigration lawyer, Elizabeth Long learn how freelancing or running your own business impacts your immigration status and post-graduation plans.
The Artist Project and The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of the Artist Project Career Launcher for an upper year student or recent graduate of the Integrated Media, Digital Futures, Sculpture/Installation or Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design programs.
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 (2022 + 2023).
Making –– Redwork: The Emperor of Atlantis
Catherine Heard
Curated by Pam Patterson
The Faculty of Art Teaching-Intensive Stream public talk by James Olley
Awenda Inspired Group Exhibition
- Time: Wednesday, January 17 to Monday, January 29
- Location: Ada Slaight Gallery, 2nd floor, 100 McCaul St
- Reception: Thursday, January 18, 3 PM
- Free admission