Events

OCAD University’s 112th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 5 to 9, 2027, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

See some of the most iconic work by OCAD U alumni and past faculty over the past 150 years. 

First week of March 2027 at OCAD University

Join us as we mark an incredible 150 years of illustration at OCADU! Together with the Dorothy H. Hoover Library, the Illustration program invites our notable, award-winning alumni illustrators to share insights into the world of sequential illustration with the OCAD University community. 

Storytime: Comic & Picture Book Alumni Artist Panel

DesignMeets: Redefining the Design Practice

Join us for the OCAD U ILLU 150 Celebration kickoff with a reception, website launch, and art sale fundraiser! Celebrating 150 years of Illustration at OCAD U, this exhibition and art sale features work by 40 Illustration alumni and faculty, spanning generations of artists, makers, and visual storytellers. 

A party-meets-performance drawing event, "Drawing Disco" brings art, music, and movement together for a playful night of drawing. Part of the three-day art festival Drawing Out: Art Now.

A three-day Art festival curated by James Olley and Amy Swartz marking OCAD University's 150-year legacy through performance, participation, and expanded approaches to drawing. 

OCAD University’s Faculty of Art presents:ART CREATES CHANGE. The Kim Pruesse Speakers Series with Richard Fung

OCAD U students, faculty, staff and alumni – join us for a kick-off to our 150th anniversary year. 

A community-centred pop-up project initiated by Amy Wong that celebrates the wisdom passed down through mothers, aunties, elders, caregivers, and chosen family. 

OCAD University is participating in the all-night celebration of contemporary art, Nuit Blanche Toronto, with two events on campus and one off campus. 

SILO NIGHTS, curated by OCAD U, culminates with a Nuit Blanche grand finale on Oct. 3, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Canada and the Global Centre for Climate Action at OCAD U. 

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of the Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On October 2, SILO NIGHTS features the Toronto premiere of "Carnet de voyage d'une particule/Travel Diary of a Particle," projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

A Group Exhibition shows faculty research and practice from the Faculty of Art 2026 Summer Institute. Faculty Participants: soJin Chun, Philip Delisle, Judith Doyle, Erin Finley, David Griffin, Peter Hobbs, Johanna Householder, Ginette Legaré, Nooshin Mohtashami, Suzanne Morrissette, Emma Nishimura, Michelle Peraza, Nicholas Pye, Marton Robinson, Vladimir Spicanovic.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of the Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Saturday, September 26, the world premiere of an animation collaboration project will be projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Saturday, September 26, the world premiere of "The Shape of Memory" will be projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Friday, September 25, SILO NIGHTS showcases the Canadian premiere of "Breathe" by Faisal Anwar, projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

OCAD University’s Faculty of Art presents:
ART CREATES CHANGE
The Kim Pruesse Speakers Series

Bonnie Devine

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University and the Waterfront BIA. On September 18 and 19, SILO NIGHTS transforms the iconic Canada Malting Silos into a giant canvas with the world premiere of "Decomposition No. 7: Undergrowth" by transmedia artist Ali Phi.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Friday and Saturday nights for three weekends, beginning September 18, Toronto’s waterfront lights up after dark. SILO NIGHTS transforms the iconic Canada Malting Silos into a giant canvas for immersive art and storytelling — featuring international artists, student collaborations, and Canadian and world premieres. The series culminates on October 3 with a Nuit Blanche grand finale, in partnership with the European Union (EU) through its Delegation to Canada, with two projections exploring the theme, What We Carry Forward.

Join us for the Steps Forward Celebration Event in the main campus lobby on Thursday, September 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Drop by to celebrate the hard work of the artists behind the completion of the Steps Forward 150th Yellow Staircase Mural Project.

Celebrating the past, present, and future of the Yellow Staircase.