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[Announcing the recipients of the 2025 Tonkin Liu, Fabrication Apprentice Career Launchers!](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3157) March 10, 2025 # Announcing the recipients of the 2025 Tonkin Liu, Fabrication Apprentice Career Launchers! ![Sunscopes, proposed artwork in Etobicoke.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-03/2025TonkinLiu_CLBanner.jpg.webp?itok=nnK-bUSf) rgb(255,255,255) OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce **Bunya Muchaeva, Katrina Bromberg and Kris Ahn** as the recipients of the 2025 [**Tonkin Liu**](https://tonkinliu.co.uk/), Fabrication Apprentice Career Launchers! ![2025 Tonkin Liu Career Launcher recipients.](/sites/default/files/2025-03/2025TonkinLiu_CLRecipients.jpg) **Bunya Muchaeva:** My name is **Bunya Muchaeva**, and I am an artist, designer, andfabrication enthusiast currently studying Environmental Design at OCADUniversity. I have a passion for working with my hands, exploring materialsthrough woodworking, furniture design, and architectural concepts. In additionto my design work, I’ve been creating butter sculptures for the Royal WinterFair for the past three years. I currently work for UNDRSCR studio in Toronto,where I create visual branding assets and handle space planning with aestheticdirection. I’m excited to continue honing my craft and collaborating onthoughtful, well-made designs as I grow in my career! [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunya-muchaeva-00a46923a/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fictionremains/) **Katrina Bromberg:** **Katrina Bromberg** is an aspiring architectcurrently pursuing a degree in Environmental Design at OCAD University. Beforefollowing her passion for architecture, she graduated in Fashion Marketing inMontreal, her hometown. Katrina’s academic journey has ignited a stronginterest in research-driven projects, with a focus on blending history andinnovation. She is passionate about creating designs that not only respond tocultural contexts but also contribute to meaningful placemaking and shapingspaces that inspire connection and transformation. **Kris Ahn:** **Kris Ahn** is a fourth-year Environmental Design student at OCAD University, specializing in architecture. Passionate about public art and design, Kris explores how diverse cultural influences can shape meaningful and innovative designs. With experience in both academic research and hands-on industry practice, they have developed strong skills in material experimentation, prototyping, and structural aesthetics. [Website](https://krisahn.myportfolio.com/work) --- Learn more about our Career Launchers at: [https://careerlaunchers.format.com](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/) ## Other Recent News [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals. November 6, 2026 ](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus) [### 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) Related Stories ## Related Stories [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals. November 6, 2026 ](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus) [### 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)