Events

Webinar presented by the International Student Support Office 

Webinar presented by the International Student Support Office 

Exhibition featuring OCAD U alums at Toronto City Hall as part of Mabuhay Philippines Festival. 

stART is a free program that prepares new undergraduate (BA, BDes, BFA) students with disabilities for success at OCAD U.  

From Aug. 15 to 17, OCAD U joins with the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) to co-host the conference, The Futures of Creativity and Compassion at the Waterfront campus. The gathering is bringing together foresight practitioners, designers, artists, and changemakers committed to doing things differently.
 

Join Campus Life's Welcome Squad and International Student Support Office for a fun adventure! Let's have a food scavenger hunt at famous Kensington Market! Let's explore the local food options, complete tasks as a group and win prizes and connect with your peers! Make sure to register in advance!

Join artist Aaron Jones for a 3-hour hands-on, reflective workshop that explores the layered nature of identity through the medium of mixed media collage. 

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. 

The Welcome Squad invites you to explore the campus and the city, and have fun! All students welcome! Join Campus Life and International Student Support Office and enjoy a picnic on Centre Island! 

The Welcome Squad invites you to explore the campus and the city, and have fun! All students welcome! Join Campus Life and International Student Support Office and enjoy a fun summer outdoor concert and a movie night!

OCAD U x FUZE presents: Join us for a special talk with John Cox, Bahamian artist, curator, and Executive Director of Arts and Culture at Baha Mar, where he oversees one of the largest collections of contemporary Bahamian art.

A curated group exhibition that questions how scale influences presence, power, and impact, asking what it truly means for something to “matter.”

Can parody solve the housing crisis? No. But can it create commentary on the absurdity of the situation? Hopefully.
 

Webinar presented by the International Student Support Office 

Join us to celebrate this exciting moment for our international students!

collaborative risograph print project for the FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025 in the Bahamas. Rooted in the theme All a We, the project celebrates diasporic kinship and collective making. Selected artists will attend a risograph workshop on August 6, 2025, led by Shea Chang and Bahamian artist John Cox, to transform new or existing work into affordable, limited-edition prints. Submissions are due July 18, 2025

Webinar presented by the International Student Support Office 

As Canada enters a new political chapter, the government will shape the next generation of artificial intelligence policy. It’s clear that AI is a priority: the new federal Cabinet includes Evan Solomon, Canada’s first federal Minister of AI and Digital Innovation.

Get ready for an exciting experience as exhibiting artist, Rosalie Favell offers an in-depth artist talk!

Giant Video Games & Toronto Games Week Kickoff

Malting Silos/Bathurst Quay Parks, June 12, 8pm-11pm. 

Free!

Digital Futures invites you to Giant Video Games!!

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.

OCAD University and the Global Centre for Climate Action (GCCA) are delighted to announce the inaugural Creative Climate Action Residency at Gibraltar Point—a program dedicated to advancing climate action through the power of art, design, and media.  

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