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OCAD University students, alumni and faculty will present In Common Ink at FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025, held October 22–26 at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas. The project features collaborative risograph prints exploring shared histories and identity, created with visiting Bahamian artist John Cox. Limited-edition prints will be for sale.

The large-scale projection mapping, “Dissolving Boundaries,” debuted during an artist opening at Nuit Blanche on Oct. 4.

From Oct. 15 to 18, OCAD U is co-presenting the International Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium.

The inaugural Fall Design Festival showcases the creativity and innovation of the Faculty of Design through exhibitions, screenings, panels and collaborative projects.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Laiken Breau, Jordyn Hendricks, Kenzie Littlelight, Kay Nadjiwon, Emilia Nahdee, Errol Ricard, Liv Sydney as the recipients of the 2025 TO Live Call for Indigenous Artists Career Launchers! Their works will be on dispaly at Meridian Arts Centre, Lower Gallery throughout the month of December 2025.

OCAD U first-year student Juliana Saavedra Patino wins international art prize for powerful self-portrait

Five artists tested our relationships to nature at the inaugural Creative Climate Residency, hosted by OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is thrilled to launch “Money Models for Emerging Artists & Designers”, a resource created by financial literacy educator and professional artist Maggie Flynn, QAFP® to help emerging creatives think through strategies and options that can help shape their financial lives.

We're excited to introduce the 2025-26 cohort of BMO Sustainable Futures Faculty Fellows, whose work embodies the critical role art and design play in addressing the climate crisis. 

Peter Fraser worked for the University for 40 years and was the longest-serving member of the University’s management team.

Three OCAD U community members present experimental visions to international audiences at one of the world’s leading animation events.

OCAD U Professor Emerit Dr. Doreen Balabanoff is leading global research on how design can reshape birth environments and contribute to better health and well-being for women, babies and families. 

Javits Center, New York.

The Armory Show opens New York’s fall art season by bringing the world’s leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to the Javits Center each year. Peter exhibited his painting among other artists represented by Tang Contemporary Art.

The First Self-Portrait DRPT Student Group Exhibition showcases the impressive variety, talent, and insight of OCAD U's first-year Drawing and Painting students.

Faculty of Design Illustration Professor Suharu Ogawa and Instructor Rosena Fung are both nominated for CCBC (Canadian Children's Book Centre) Book Awards 2025. 

On Oct. 4, OCAD U and the European Union light up Nuit Blanche with a vast cinematic projection at Toronto’s waterfront.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Jasmine Liaw as the recipient of the Critical Distance Centre for Curators 2026 Projections Program Call for Curators Career Launchers!

As founder of the social innovation lab, DESIGNwith, Associate Professor Ranee Lee is advancing research on sustainability, community impact and biomaterials – bridging academia, industry and public engagement.

OCAD University welcomed over 100 guests to Butterfield Park on September 10 to celebrate the revitalized space and recognize the donors who made the transformation possible.

OCAD University is recognizing long-time supporter and former Board of Governors Vice-Chair David Binet, whose philanthropy to the University has now surpassed $1 million, with a recent $700,000 gift to establish the David Binet Design Leadership Fund.

Transforming Birthspace: A Global Colloquium, from Oct. 24 to 27, features global experts who will share research, case studies and strategies for designing respectful and supportive spaces for childbirth.

As a disability artist, researcher and creator, Assistant Professor Dr. Pam Patterson explores issues around boundaries, borders, edges and how she might perceive these and transform/transpose them using photography, video and performance.

The University celebrated the recipients of the 2024-25 Teaching Awards on Aug. 26. 

Annual selection of recipients applauds dedicated practitioners of craft and design. 

On Sept. 6, OCAD U is hosting a masterclass for film industry professionals with directors Momoko Seto and Min Sook Lee.

One of our graphic design students, Samantha Lee, received an Applied Arts Student Award (Editorial Design—Entire Book/Magazine—Single) for one a project completed in Professor Craig Rodmore's Type 3 class this past Winter term. 

Check out the photos and write-up online:

https://www.appliedartsmag.com/winners/student/there-is-a-strong-chance-it-will-happen-once-more-w340/?year=2025

Congratulations Samantha!

Can't wait to see what you'll do in the future! 

Ana Serrano joins the 2025-26 cohort along with three faculty members who have been appointed Visiting Scholars at Massey College.

More information about student submissions. 

An associate professor and former chair of the University’s Photography program, Hickox was a Canadian lens-based artist, educator and independent curator.

Dr. Charles Reeve and Assistant Professor Julia Rose Sutherland are recipients of OCAD U’s research excellence awards. 

University researchers are involved in projects that received funds from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Insight Grants, Insight Development Grants and Insight Partnership Grants.

New cookbook encouraging mental health resilience features student-designed illustrations, soothing colours and spaces for meditation. 

The Global Centre for Climate Action (GCCA) is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 BMO Sustainable Futures Faculty Fellowship (SF3), made possible through the generous support of BMO. 

Kerry Swanson, CEO of the Indigenous Screen Office, and Nick Hooper, director of OCAD U’s Facilities and Studio Services, join the Board. 

Upgrades include enhanced wayfinding, improved aesthetics and an upsized classroom. 

Six OCAD University community members recognized for their exceptional artistic talents.