## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [Mon. Jan. 26: OCAD U closed due to winter storm](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/4163) January 25, 2026 # Mon. Jan. 26: OCAD U closed due to winter storm ![OCAD U and the Sharp Centre with snow on the ground](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2026-01/Jan%2026%20campus%20snow%20photo.jpeg.webp?itok=mR0XVsIk) rgb(255,255,255) On Monday, Jan. 26, the OCAD U campus is closed due to winter storm conditions and significant snowfall. This is aligned with the City of Toronto declaring a Major Snow Storm Condition and Significant Weather Event. We believe this is a prudent decision given the ongoing snow and necessary clean up, with the safety of our students and employees as our top priority. This means **all campus buildings are closed**, including all studios, research labs, galleries, including Onsite, and the Dorothy H. Hoover Library. ***Students and employees should not come to campus; there is no access to all campus buildings and facilities.*** All in-person classes, events and activities are cancelled; in-person classes are **NOT** moving online. All Continuing Studies and evening classes are cancelled. **Only** scheduled online classes will be held. All employees should continue to work remotely, if possible. Please speak to your immediate supervisor for support and direction. Please check your email, the [OCAD U website](https://www.ocadu.ca/) and social media for updates regarding the re-opening. Thank you for your patience and understanding. ## 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 ](/index%2Ephp/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) [### 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 ](/index%2Ephp/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)