## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [OCAD U at FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3810) October 7, 2025 # OCAD U at FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025 ![digital collage of risograph prints in blue, pink and yellow](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-10/Untitled-3%20%2813%29.png.webp?itok=Q3_G0qnj) rgb(255,255,255) ![pink, blue yellow risograph prints formatted in digital collage](/sites/default/files/2025-10/Untitled-2%20%2818%29.png) OCAD University students, alumni and faculty will showcase their work at the FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025, taking place October 22–26, 2025, at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas. The featured project, *In Common Ink*, began with an experimental risograph workshop held this past summer at OCAD U. The workshop was led by Shea Chang and visiting Bahamian artist John Cox, and brought together artists from OCAD U’s Caribbean diaspora. Participants explored shared histories, identity and care through collaborative printmaking. The resulting limited-edition risograph prints will be for sale at the fair. Participating artists include Laaya Tabei, Cassandra Cunningham, Janine Pierre, Jessica Fernandez Reyes, Betiel Ghirmay, Peter de Souza Samanek, Ghislan Sutherland-Timm, Khadijah Morley and OCAD U faculty member Kestin Cornwall. FUZE Caribbean Art Fair brings together over 50 booths, 18 countries and 120+ artists, making it one of the most dynamic showcases of contemporary art in the region. This year’s theme, *All a We…*, celebrates collective identity, shared histories and the power of community — values reflected in *In Common Ink*. #### Event Details - **Dates:** October 22 to 26, 2025 - **Location:** Baha Mar, Nassau, The Bahamas - **Hours:** 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily - **Tickets:** [festival.bahamar.com](https://festival.bahamar.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) [### 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 [### Creative Ecologies: Art, Sustainability & Community Resilience in Nassau, Bahamas In May 2026, the International Programs & Collaboration Office is offering a co-curricular opportunity in Nassau, Bahamas. This program is tailored to students working in all mediums and creative disciplines and is designed to strengthen their professional practice through hands-on learning. February 17, 2026 ](/news/creative-ecologies-art-sustainability-community-resilience-nassau-bahamas) [### OCAD University announces 2026 Ateneo Art Award Resident Jel Suarez Filipino artist Jel Suarez has been selected as OCAD University’s 2026 Ateneo Art Award Resident, part of OCAD U’s partnership with the Ateneo Art Gallery at Ateneo de Manila University. The residency supports emerging artists whose practices reflect creativity, critical engagement and innovation. Building on the 2024 residency of Doktor Karayom, who presented No One’s At Home (Walang Tao Sa Bahay) in Toronto, proceeds from a limited-edition shirt designed by Karayom will help support Suarez’s upcoming residency and strengthen cultural exchange between OCAD University and the Ateneo Art Gallery. October 15, 2025 ](/news/ocad-university-announces-2026-ateneo-art-award-resident-jel-suarez) [### Creativity as the catalyst for climate action Five artists tested our relationships to nature at the inaugural Creative Climate Residency, hosted by OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action. October 1, 2025 ](/index%2Ephp/news/creativity-catalyst-climate-action)