## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [2026 Sankofa Square Animation Take-over!](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/4736) September 2, 2026 # 2026 Sankofa Square Animation Take-over! ![](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/assets/media/yds.png.webp?itok=HouatBXH) rgb(255,255,255) **2026 Sankofa Square Animation Take-over!** The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Sankofa Square are excited to announce the 2026 OCAD U Experiential Learning Animation take-over! The Sankofa Square placement provides OCADU Experimental Animation placement students with the opportunity to showcase their work on the digital screens of Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge and Dundas). Our students were asked to respond to the theme of Worldbuilding. OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers supports Experiential Learning Placements with partners like Sankofa Square in an effort to bridge early careers with the arts ecology of Toronto and beyond. The OCAD U Experiential Learning animation take-over will be shown across five (5) digital screens throughout the **month of September 2026**. [**Read more about this exhibition and the talented OCAD U artists involved!**](https://www.sankofasquare.ca/ocad-world-building-2026) **Artists:** - [Angellina Do](https://www.instagram.com/angellina_do/) - [Bryn Latanville](https://bryndillion.format.com/) - [Junyu Song](https://portfolio-moody.format.com/) A special thank you OCAD U animation mentor **Jasmeet Sidhu**. Jasmeet Sidhu is an OCADU Alumni and animator with almost 10 years of experience working in the film and games industry. He has worked on films that include Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Transformers: Rise of the Beast and Coyote vs Acme as well as games such as Fortnite. The Experiential Learning program offers a continuous approach to bridging formal studies with opportunities for professional, personal and civic growth. Experiential Learning at OCAD U supports students in developing their skills by engaging directly with the professional community. [Learn more about Experiential Learning at OCAD U](http://www.ocadu.ca/cead) ## Other Recent News [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action and EU bring large-scale art to Toronto’s Canada Malting Silos The Light and Melting Temporalities transformed the waterfront into a canvas for climate reflection. October 6, 2026 ](/news/ocad-us-global-centre-climate-action-and-eu-bring-large-scale-art-torontos-canada-malting) [### Call for Project Participants: From Our Points of View Encounters with Artists A student-led year-long visiting artist project, under the mentorship of Governor General's Award winning artist Max Dean September 30, 2026 ](/news/call-project-participants-our-points-view-encounters-artists) Related Stories ## Related Stories [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Curators OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create the CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. One (1) emerging Curator will receive $1,700 to curate a single channel, projection-based screening program of work from the OCAD U community. The Projections Program will be displayed at the CDCC for six-weeks in March 2027. September 27, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-curators) [### 2027 DesignTO Exhibition Stantec Window Gallery Call for Artists DesignTO, Stantec Window Gallery and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce a public window gallery exhibition Career Launcher. One (1) exhibition proposal will receive a total of $1,230 to show their work as part of the 2027 DesignTO Festival. September 20, 2026 ](/news/2027-designto-exhibition-stantec-window-gallery-call-artists)