## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [OCAD U Announces a New Summer Art Camp](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3382) May 30, 2025 # OCAD U Announces a New Summer Art Camp ![Easels in OCAD U's painting studio](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-05/53382518010_e3b12cc7f6_o.jpg.webp?itok=MkLKihnB) OCAD University announces ***Make It! Art Camp,*** a new summer program offered in partnership with Blank Canvases, launching this July. Make It! Art Camp is open to **youth ages 12–14** with an interest in exploring visual art, building new skills, and experiencing a post-secondary arts environment in a fun and supportive setting. This five-day, in-person camp invites creative youth to experience life at Canada’s largest art and design university through hands-on workshops in drawing, painting, collage, mixed media and sculpture. Participants will work in professional studio spaces at OCAD U’s downtown Toronto campus, explore nearby galleries, and develop their creative voice under the guidance of qualified artist educators. The program emphasizes sustainable, affordable art-making practices using upcycled and eco-friendly materials, while also offering early portfolio-building experiences. **Program Highlights:** - Five full days of studio-based art workshops - Access to select OCAD U studios and facilities - Early portfolio preparation - Collaborative, friendship-building projects - Outdoor activities in Grange Park - A visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario to inspire the young creative mind **Register here:** [**https://apply.ocadu.ca/register/makeit2025**](https://apply.ocadu.ca/register/makeit2025) **Program Dates:** Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1 **Program Schedule:** 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \*Space is limited and the program will only run once this summer. Register now to secure a spot! For questions, please contact: Hau Pham, Workshops & Events Coordinator haupham@ocadu.ca ## 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) [### 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)