Events

North Baltica Contemporary Arts (NoBa) presents Changing Landscapes, a one-day international symposium examining how technology continues to transform contemporary textile and fibre art.

BEAT (BUILDING EQUALITY IN ARCHITECTURE TORONTO) FORUM

Screening of the legendary cult animated classic Rock & Rule, with a behind-the-scenes talk by director Clive Smith

A Faculty of Art student-oriented regular critique meeting. 

Join us for a compelling panel conversation where invited panelists, Aylan Couchie, Meera Margaret Singh, Mallory Lowe Mpoka and Kai (Karyn) Recollet delve into how familial histories, intergenerational memory, and kinship inform and inspire their creative practices. The panelists will share how personal and public archives come alive. Together, they reflect on how these layered, self-directed approaches to storytelling expand our understanding of identity, belonging, and collective memory. Moderated by Susan Jama.

Exhibition of DRPT 3014: Meta-Figure, The Body in Paint

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

OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers invites you to a panel conversation on Meaningful Collaborations for Creative Entrepreneurs, featuring Anna Peng and Reza Nik, moderated by Christopher Wilson. 

A year-long research project that explores the practices of established Canadian artists through three in-depth interviews, led by upper-year OCAD U students. The project creates a safe space for students, established artists, and cultural advocates to ask questions and share knowledge.

A public welcomed artist talk organized by the Drawing and Painting faculty.

Exhibition showcases student-led housing designs culminating from an industry-first partnership between real estate developer Forum Asset Management and OCAD University. 

In partnership with the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival.


 

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

Join us for a special walkthrough of Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024)led by artist and curator Jesse King. Known for exploring themes of identity through their creative and curatorial practice, King will offer insights into Favell’s photographic works through the intersecting lenses of Indigiqueer expression, visual sovereignty, and cultural representation.

Join us for this virtual information session if you're interested in applying to the 2026 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs.

Attention book lovers! The annual Library Services Book Sale will take place on November 12 -14, 2025 in the main lobby at 100 McCaul Street!

Drawing At First Sight is an exhibition of drawings by First Year Art and Design students from all disciplines. 

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join us for a conversation between artist Lucy Raven and Stuart Comer, The Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media and Performance at MoMA.

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

OCAD University’s International Programs & Collaborations Office, in partnership with Mexico City–based Culturans, invites students to participate in Creative Contrasts — a weeklong international workshop exploring the intersections of art, design, community, and sustainability. Taking place February 14–22, 2026, the program immerses participants in Mexico City’s vibrant creative scene through hands-on activities with local artists and designers. From street art collaborations to sustainable design explorations in Xochimilco, students will sharpen their creative perspectives and gain valuable cross-cultural experience.

Applications are open to all current OCAD U undergraduate students until December 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. 

Discover the magic of instant photography in this engaging 3-hour workshop exploring the Polaroid emulsion lift technique with Cruz.

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

STUDENT HACKATHON

Co-presented by the Ambassade de France au Canada (French Embassy in Canada), Institut français and OCAD University, Painting Mirror is an interactive videomapping where photos submitted by the public as well as OCAD U students will be projected and transformed in the style of great artists (painting, street art, drawing). The video mapping is being led by artist Maxime Touroute.

An Experimental Animation community party.

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

Visit 20+ OCAD U Research Labs and talk with the researchers. Guided Tours Every 30 Minutes.

Join us at Onsite Gallery for an eye-opening lecture with William Benoit as he unpacks the complex history and legacy of Métis scrip—a government-issued certificate that profoundly shaped Métis land rights and dispossession in Canada.

Faculty of Art Student Town Hall

A Faculty of Art student-oriented regular critique meeting. 

Please join us for Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer's Sabbatical Presentation,  Performing Under Pressure: Music Theatre and the Machinery of Nazi Censorship

Celebrate the beauty of pollinator plants in Autumn! Join Pollinator Partnership ambassadors Echo Railton and Dorte Windemuller for a hands-on seed saving and paper making workshop. All are welcome.

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus.