Events

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. 

You're invited to The Understory: Art in the Climate Commons | GCCA Symposium Sat Oct 25 at Evergreen Brick Works

ILLUSTRATION ALUMNI MEET & GREET

ILLUSTRATION ALUMNI PANEL DISCUSSION 

2025 EXAN Visiting Artist Series: Graeme Patterson

DESIGN FESTIVAL SIGNATURE EVENT SCREENING AND POST-SHOW TALK: DESIGN CANADA 

Join Alumni Relations for this lunch-hour professional development webinar discussing working as a professional artist in Toronto. 

Monday, October 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Meet in the main lobby at 100 McCaul St. at 9:45 p.m.; depart at 10:15 a.m.

Join the Campus Life Welcome Squad for a mindful walk at high park. Our group will travel by TTC to High Park.

A one-day exhibition of multi-channel video installation.

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

Beyond the Gallery is a unique opportunity provided to students by OCAD U's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers. Through a guest panel discussion and public art site visit, this event will highlight and demystify potential future career paths for Fine Art students.

Tuesday, October 14, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Meet in the main lobby at 100 McCaul St. at 11:30 a.m.; depart at 11:45 a.m.

Join the Campus Life Welcome Squad for a lunch time concert at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

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

Join OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) for a virtual event where you'll get an inside look at what it's like to work in the field of Intellectual Property.  

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites you to join multidisciplinary entrepreneur, financial strategist, and founder of StoryBee, Mario Xu in an interactive workshop on how to find funding for your business.

THE GLOBAL POSTCARD: PROJECT EXHIBITION - October 7–20 Opening: October 9 at 4PM Ada Slaight Gallery

Join us for an in-depth conversation between artist Rosalie Favell, art historian Michelle McGeough, and Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art at Onsite Gallery.

On the night of Oct. 4 to 5, the historic Canada Malting Silos, located on Toronto’s waterfront, will be transformed into a moving canvas of light, dance, and water in a stunning large-scale cinematic projection, Dissolving Boundaries.

Presented by OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada, the large-scale projection was created by Alessandro Grisendi and Marco Noviello of Italian collective OOOPStudio.

Members of the OCAD University community are invited to attend a Celebration of Life to remember April Hickox, a beloved faculty member who passed away on Aug. 15, 2025. 

An event hosted by OCADU’s Printmaking and Publications course, Introduction to Publications. Co-presented with Annick Press, Enchanted Lion and Type Books.

Are you considering graduate-level studies? Join us on October 2nd for the annual Art & Design Graduate School Fair at OCAD University to meet with representatives from top art & design universities, including OCAD University, to learn more about MFA, MDes, MA, and PhD programs throughout Canada or internationally.

Have questions about grad school? Join us on October 1st for our Expert Panel series to hear directly from university representatives and learn more about graduate school admission process and building a strong application!