Our featured guest Tess Takahashi will present the talk “The Murmur of Digital Magnitude: Minor Voices and Data Visualization”.
Nominations now open! Student Leadership Awards 2021
OCAD U students are invited to submit work to be published in the 2020-21 annual Journal of Visual and Critical Studies in accordance with our guiding theme of ‘Experimental and Embodied Knowledge’. This could include writing on decolonization, feminist and/or queer theories, and likeminded ideological practices. Deadline is February 20th, 2021.
The annual Design Career Fair at OCAD University is going virtual in 2021! We’re planning a week of virtual programming relevant to emerging designers.
The annual Design Career Fair at OCAD University is going virtual in 2021! We’re planning a week of virtual programming relevant to emerging designers.
Learn to make a zine from a single piece of paper!
The CADN Speaker Series presents a guest lecture by Bojana Videkanic, University of Waterloo.
Join the Journal of Visual and Critical Studies in conversation with VCS and JVCS alumni Karina Roman!
Join OCAD U faculty member Dr. Camille Isaacs in a discussion based on Toronto journalist, author, and activist Desmond Cole's ground-breaking 2015 article The Skin I'm In, the inspiration for his 2020 bestselling book, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power.
Coffee Chats w/ is a series of virtual casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests.
Allen’s talk will discuss the history and practice of dub poetry (& spoken word) as it speaks to resistance, resilience, transcendence and revolution.
The CEAD is excited to welcome Ebony L. Haynes who will be hosting a Black Art Session open to Black art students at OCADU.
Online screening of Wendy Coburn's critical video exploring the intricacies of public protest—not all is as it appears.
This casual introduction will give you enough skills to start working with Photoshop for zine making.
Re/Engaged invites us to reconnect digitally through song, spoken word, art and dialogue and to share our reflections on creative connection in online art and design education. We will be joined by the renowned artists/educators, Andrea Thompson and Archer Pechawis, and the gathering will be hosted by OCAD U’s own Glen Lowry with welcoming remarks from OCAD University President Ana Serrano.
Are you interested in applying for one of the two Konrad Group positions (Associate Experience UI/UX // UI/UX Design Intern) we have available via the OCAD U Career Launcher program?
Are you interested in learning more about a career as a UI Artist? Join us for Ubisoft Toronto UI Art Session hosted by Noreen Rana, Team Lead UI Artist at Ubisoft.
This casual introduction will give you enough skills to start working with Photoshop for zine making.
Considering applying for a Toronto Arts Council Visual or Media Arts grant? Peter Kingstone (Visual/Media Arts Officer, Toronto Arts Council), will review what grants are available, discuss the application process, provide tips on how to write a successful grant, and answer any questions you may have.
This presentation is intended for current OCAD U students who are new to the software and will provide an overview to creating files and laying out a zine or book project.
The student group OCAD U Muslim Student Association (MSA) invites you to remember and honour the victims and survivors of Quebec City Mosque shooting (January 29, 2017) and engage in discussion on Islamophobia and hate in Canada.
This panel with Niki Little, Howard Adler, and Thirza Cuthand explores the question of how curation can function as a decolonial practice.
Remote Wellness Programming - Building on Life Skills with community support during lockdown
The CEAD is hosting a workshop on tips and tricks for email etiquette as part of a series of events on how you can put your best self forward.
This presentation is intended for current OCAD U students who are new to the software and will provide an overview to creating files and laying out a zine or book project.
As part of the RBC Emerging Artists Academy, RBC Future Launch is presenting a five-part series designed to support the arts and the role they play in building vibrant communities and strong economies.
Mindful Colouring
Drop-In open space to colour and doodle with others. SAS Student Navigator and Artist Kai Ahmed (she/her) leads a workshop to cultivate mindfulness and de-stress with other students.
Wellness Strategies for Online Learning
A workshop focusing on simple strategies to support and enhance wellness and address challenges related to learning in the online environment. Facilitated by Indigenous Student Counsellor Jeanine Claus (she/her) and Student Wellness Community Worker Kaitlyn Young (she/her).
Join the Meeting Monday at 2PM to 2:45PM
Visual and Critical Studies presents an online public guest lecture by Dr. Anuradha Gobin in which she discusses the role of humour in the visual culture of the Dutch Republic.
Join RBC Olympian and Professional Athlete, Sam Effah, and RBC’s Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Mary DePaoli, as they share industry tips for landing a job at a top brand like RBC, and how to stand out in a pile of resumes.
A live virtual info session for OCAD U students and grads. Join to learn about the life of a designer at Spin Master, Toronto.
Design4 is an externally funded initiative that introduces principles of experiential learning into the realm of paid professional opportunities for upper year students in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University, at both the Undergraduate (BDES) and Masters (MDES) levels. Students will be selected to participate in Design4 and placed in a small multidisciplinary team of 4.
This introduction to zines and self-publishing will share info and recommendations for planning, creating, printing and distributing your publication.
Intensive Digital Residency with ENSCI ‘Les Ateliers’ in Paris, France by OCAD U International CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS.
This introduction to zines and self-publishing will share info and recommendations for planning, creating, printing and distributing your publication.
The Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to partner with Ownr to create an exclusive opportunity for OCAD U students and recent alumni that will provide seed funding to help launch a business through the Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs.
DBT Skills Workshop focuses on distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
Apply for funds from the Mighty Pen Student Initiative Fund to support any online initiative that features students who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour.
We Count, Digging DEEPer series event: Jason Lewis will discuss the strategies that his collaborators and he have developed for articulating desired futures, and building the capacity to make them real.
Interested in submitting an Expression of Interest for the Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs? Attend this virtual info session to learn more and ask any questions you have about the application process.
With end of term stress upon us, come relax in the best way possible - talking about plants!
Get involved with the experience of installing public art by joining the Art in Public Spaces club at OCAD U.
OCAD U student group Art in Public Spaces invites you to their speaker series of artists and members of the Toronto public art world who discuss their work, including inspiration, proposals, fabrication, and they will respond to your questions.