## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [Announcing Jessica Patel as the recipient of the 2025 wonderMakr Jr. Creative Technologist Career Launchers!](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3352) May 6, 2025 # Announcing Jessica Patel as the recipient of the 2025 wonderMakr Jr. Creative Technologist Career Launchers! ![Colourful dots made of squares and circles.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-05/wonderMakr-CL%20Banner.jpg.webp?itok=tSz6H3GX) rgb(255,255,255) OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce **Jessica Patel** as the recipient of the **2025 wonderMakr Jr. Creative Technologist** Career Launchers! ![Headshot of Jessica Patel.](/sites/default/files/2025-05/wondermakr%20CL%20recipient-2025%28square%29.jpg) [**Jessica Patel**](https://jessica-patel.github.io/portfolio-website/index.html) is a Master of Design candidate in the Digital Futures program who thrives on solving complex challenges. Her path began with a bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy. While researching ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, she realized her desire to conduct research that produces more tangible solutions for the complex problems that affect people every day. After earning a UX design certification, she pursued graduate studies and is working on a thesis project involving human-computer interaction, game studies, and machine learning. While continuing her research, Jessica is working with industry professionals to build upon her expertise. [Website](https://jessica-patel.github.io/portfolio-website/index.html) --- Learn more about our Career Launchers at: [https://careerlaunchers.format.com](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/) ## 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) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) [### 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) 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) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) [### 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)