Events

Join THIRDSPACE Artist & Mentor-in-Residence Erdem Tasdelen for a masterclass introducing technical and conceptual strategies for with sound as narrative tool for reimagined storytelling. 
 

Join us for our accountability series, designed specifically for new graduates or those looking to stay on track as they embark on their creative career journey. This 3-week series offers guided support and dedicated work time to help you build strong applications and portfolios. Join this supportive space where you can make real progress each week!

Join us for a Coffee Chat session with Christopher Miller, Senior Experience Designer, Electronic Arts (Frostbite Engine Team). Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with industry guests. Hosted at the CEAD in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.

Are you an OCAD U undergraduate student interested in completing a placement for academic credit? Join our upcoming Experiential Learning Information Session to discover how you can gain valuable industry experience, expand your professional network, and earn credit toward your degree.

Exhibition features work by multidisciplinary artist and OCAD U graduate Ashlynn Doljac that demonstrate Doljac's inquiries as an artist and researcher into intergenerational trauma. Curated by Pam Patterson and Grace MacDonald, the exhibition is presented by OCAD U's 113Research, in celebration of the University's 150th anniversary, which launches in October 2027.

OCAD U Pride Party for Pride Month! Let's get together in Butterfield Park to celebrate Pride and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at OCAD U!

The VRTO Spatial Media World Conference - presented in partnership with OCAD University - returns June 24 to 26, 2026.

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Part of Fall 2026 Orientation. Our Student Mentor Program partners trained, experienced undergraduate students with new first-years. Our mentors can answer your questions, provide advice and refer you to our services when needed. Sign up for a mentor

FIVARS returns to Toronto from June 15 to 19, 2026, for its 12th edition, with OCAD U as presenting sponsor.

Join us for an engaging conversation between artist Jel Suarez and OCAD University President + Vice Chancellor Ana Serrano!

As part of this year’s inaugural Toronto Climate Week (TOCW), the GCCA is hosting its two-part closing event for 2025/26 academic year. Come join us celebrate the start of summer and the work of our very own BMO Sustainable Futures Faculty Fellows, Assistant Professor Michael Lee Poy along with fashion and textile Assistant Professor Leesa Hamilton from NSCAD University and Toronto Metropolitan University graduate student Monica Polo of mpolo designs inc.

Join celebrated innovation strategist and author Alexander Manu for the launch of his provocative new book, You Were Never Just Using It: How Technology Rewrote the Self, One Click at a Time.

Winner of the 2005 Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary
 

Film Screening

Following a standout debut last spring, the OCAD U Gala returns on May 27, 2026, as a rising highlight in Toronto’s cultural calendar.

Dr Kimathi Donkor’s new paintings, created in the inaugural UAL/OCADU artist’s residency exchange, use gesture and chance to play with representations of the helix structure of Afro-hair as a starting point for abstract meditations on freedom. Join us for Dr Kimathi Donkor's public talk and opening exhibition for "Curvaceous".

OCAD University's Teaching Expo returns for its seventh edition on Tuesday, May 26 as a full-day in person conference that celebrates teaching and learning across the university and gives the community an opportunity to gather and showcase innovation and research in art and design pedagogy. 

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Looking for some feedback on your work, career path, or life after OCAD U? The OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is a mentorship initiative created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. Book a one-on-one career mentorship session with our guests this semester and receive career advising, feedback on your portfolio and hear their professional insights.

Wander slowly, breathe deeply, and gather in ritual. This small-group meditative nature walk and tea ceremony invites participants into a quiet, sensory experience rooted in mindfulness, presence, and environmental connection—an intimate offering for up to 10 guests.

Join us for an evening to celebrate this year’s OCAD U Creative Writing graduating cohort at Onsite Gallery

Exhibition by Prof. Emerit Stan Krzyzanowski.

OCAD University’s 111th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 6 to 10, 2026, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

Co-presented with UKAI Projects, this immersive day-long workshop invites you into collaborative experiments between humans and machines.

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with industry guests. Hosted at the CEAD in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.

Learn how to stand out without selling out. This workshop covers branding, storytelling, and content strategies to help creative entrepreneurs attract the right audience and communicate their value clearly. Leave with practical ideas for promoting your work in a way that feels aligned with your creative vision.

How to acquire plinths for GradEx.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites you to an interactive workshop with Shilbee Kim designed to help creatives evaluate both the passion and the practical viability behind their entrepreneurial ideas.