Events

<p class="p1">Book Launch: Pattern and Chaos in Art, Science and Everyday Life (Hybrid)<span style="color:black;font-size:16.0pt;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p>

<p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">UNTITLED ARCHIVE IAMD MFA Thesis Exhibition by Yitong Wang&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>

<p>Join<em> power</em> curator, Lisa Deanne Smith, for an in-depth curatorial tour</p>

<p>Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted 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.</p>

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:black;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;padding:0cm;">Creative Research Inclusive Practices (CRIP) Lab –&nbsp;The Launch</span><em><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></em></p>

<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Artist Talk Hugh Martin</span><br>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><strong>How to improve your Website&nbsp;</strong></span></p>

Indigenous Student Centre 113 McCaul Street, LVL 4 ROOM 410

The objective of OPEN CRITIQUE is to provide Indigenous students, alumni and community members with the opportunity for dialogue and relationship building with other Indigenous artists, including OCAD U faculty, alumni and special guests. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, current works, and to visit with other Indigenous artists.

<p>Join us for the 2024 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs Pitch Event where t<span style="box-sizing:border-box;" data-contrast="auto">en finalists will pitch for the chance to receive up to $6,000 to launch or grow their business to an external jury of experts.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW212312227 BCX0 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US">Tension between nature and city, digital and organic shown through a variety of media. Emotions and identities playing with the outside world and our interactions with natural and synthetic environments, through the works of Hayeon Song, Bianca Nam, and Jordyn Hendricks.</span><span class="EOP SCXW212312227 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">The OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is back once again! This mentorship initiative is created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. Join us for a meet and greet with </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Sonia Beckwith</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"> to learn more about her practice and ways she can offer feedback and career development support this semester.</span></p>

<p>OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce a creative opportunity in partnership with Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival for the role of a Festival Creative Artist.</p>

AN MFA THESIS EXHIBITION BY Lo Bil

<p>Workshop</p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the return of the Akin Career Launcher for Drawing &amp; Painting, Integrated Media, Indigenous Visual Studies, Cross Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies, and Sculpture &amp; Installation students in their graduating term.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="box-sizing:border-box;" data-ogsc="black">Join OCAD University’s Indigenous Student Centre and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers for “<strong style="box-sizing:border-box;">Identity and Art Making”&nbsp;</strong>a lunch and panel conversation featuring Amanda Amour Lynx, Greg Staats, and Edan Maxam.</span></p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the return of the&nbsp;Contemporary Textile Studio Artist Residency Career Launcher for students or recent grads (2023,&nbsp;2024).</p>

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Ignite Gallery is a contemporary gallery exhibiting current and recent emerging talent from Canada’s leading Art and Design University.  Ignite is continuing our 46-year tradition of exhibiting OCAD Universities current creative voice.  

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<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(33, 33, 33);color:rgb(33, 33, 33);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:14.666667px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Join the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University for a compelling dialogue with leaders, scholars, and artists to explore the pressures and challenges that are mounting around cultural spaces and changing how artists and cultural producers live, work, create and share.</span></p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the Gallery&nbsp;44 Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students.&nbsp;</p>

Gizem Candan MFA thesis exhibition, 𝐻𝑜𝓈𝓉 & 𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓉, a duo-exhibition featuring stunning artworks by Leeay Aikawa and Sara Maston. Join us for the compost party to celebrate the transformation of organic matter alongside our decomposer friends! Don't forget to bring your curiosity and your green spirit!

<p><span style="color:#242424;" lang="EN-US">Artist Talk &amp; Reception: Friday, March 1, 6:30 pm – 9 pm</span><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span>OCAD University Auditorium&nbsp;(Room 190)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Free to Public</span></li><li><span>ASL Interpretation provided<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Wheelchair accessible<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><em><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;padding:0cm;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Vincent Depoivre:&nbsp;Boy Toys</strong></span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;padding:0cm;" lang="EN-GB">Curated by Lauchlin MacQuarrie</span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>