Events

Discover the art of beadwork in our engaging Beaded Rosette Workshop facilitated by Returning to Ourselves: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird—A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings exhibition artist Rebecca Baird.

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Learn and work on strategies at a SWC & CLT workshop series.

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

“Living Frames” presents ecological animation - the research-creation of our student-faculty collective of Isaac King, Cristal Buemi, Raven Myers, Peter Samanek, Mehrak Tehrani, and Samuel Wasserman.

Are you considering graduate-level studies? Join us on October 8th for the annual Art & Design Graduate School Fair at OCAD University to meet with representatives from top art & design universities, including OCAD University, to learn more about MFA, MDes, MA, and PhD programs throughout Canada or internationally.

Have questions about graduate school? Join us on October 7 for our Expert Panel series! This series includes two panels that will cover a variety of topics to help support you in your graduate school journey. 

Come play board games and learn about SAS services!

Every Monday, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Every Monday in the Student Living Room.

A community-centred pop-up project initiated by Amy Wong that celebrates the wisdom passed down through mothers, aunties, elders, caregivers, and chosen family. 

SILO NIGHTS, curated by OCAD U, culminates with a Nuit Blanche grand finale on Oct. 3, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Canada and the Global Centre for Climate Action at OCAD U. 

OCAD University is participating in the all-night celebration of contemporary art, Nuit Blanche Toronto, with two events on campus and one off campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of the Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On October 2, SILO NIGHTS features the Toronto premiere of "Carnet de voyage d'une particule/Travel Diary of a Particle," projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Iranian filmmaker and OCAD U's first Fellow screens and discusses her award-winning short films and new documentary project!

A public panel bringing together artists and curators from Toronto and Gwangju to explore contemporary artistic practice, cultural exchange, and international collaboration. The discussion examines how artworks, ideas, and communities are shaped across different cultural and geographic contexts.

A Group Exhibition shows faculty research and practice from the Faculty of Art 2026 Summer Institute. Faculty Participants: soJin Chun, Philip Delisle, Judith Doyle, Erin Finley, David Griffin, Peter Hobbs, Johanna Householder, Ginette Legaré, Nooshin Mohtashami, Suzanne Morrissette, Emma Nishimura, Michelle Peraza, Nicholas Pye, Marton Robinson, Vladimir Spicanovic.

Free matcha from DavidsTea!

OCAD University Senate Meeting

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Saturday, September 26, the world premiere of "The Shape of Memory" will be projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of the Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Saturday, September 26, the world premiere of an animation collaboration project will be projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Friday, September 25, SILO NIGHTS showcases the Canadian premiere of "Breathe" by Faisal Anwar, projected on the Canada Malting Silos.

OCAD University’s Faculty of Art presents:
ART CREATES CHANGE
The Kim Pruesse Speakers Series

Bonnie Devine

Join us for the September edition of Research Talks, featuring Dr. Bill Leeming. In this talk - “Research for Building Ivory Towers versus Research for Building Communities: Could the Situation be Otherwise?” - Bill compares the relationship between and relative value of his academic career and his community initiatives.

This event is part of the University’s programming for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. 

In conjunction with the Gwangju Biennale Canada Pavilion exhibition Skennen'kó:wa ken? Do You Carry Great Peace? Onsite Gallery presents Women of Wampum, a lecture and workshop led by artist Katsitsakatste Lindsay Delaronde exploring the enduring role of Haudenosaunee women as spiritual leaders, knowledge keepers, and architects of peace.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University, and Waterfront BIA. On Friday and Saturday nights for three weekends, beginning September 18, Toronto’s waterfront lights up after dark. SILO NIGHTS transforms the iconic Canada Malting Silos into a giant canvas for immersive art and storytelling — featuring international artists, student collaborations, and Canadian and world premieres. The series culminates on October 3 with a Nuit Blanche grand finale, in partnership with the European Union (EU) through its Delegation to Canada, with two projections exploring the theme, What We Carry Forward.

SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier is curated by OCAD University as part of Public Pier, presented by The Bentway, Harbourfront Centre, OCAD University and the Waterfront BIA. On September 18 and 19, SILO NIGHTS transforms the iconic Canada Malting Silos into a giant canvas with the world premiere of "Decomposition No. 7: Undergrowth" by transmedia artist Ali Phi.

Join us for the Steps Forward Celebration Event in the main campus lobby on Thursday, September 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Drop by to celebrate the hard work of the artists behind the completion of the Steps Forward 150th Yellow Staircase Mural Project.

Celebrating the past, present, and future of the Yellow Staircase.

Allison Glenn, Curator of the Toronto Biennial of Art 2026 discusses the upcoming show, "Things Fall Apart."

Join OCAD U Alumni Relations and Peter Kingstone to learn more about Toronto Arts Council’s Visual Artists Program: Creation. This program provides support to visual artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress.

Part of OCAD U's Fall 2026 Orientation program.

Excited to meet other mature students?  Drop by and connect with fellow students at the Mature Students Coffee Break hosted by the Mature Students Collective. Enjoy light refreshments, friendly conversation, and a chance to build community at the start of the semester!