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What's going on at OCAD U

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World’s premier advertising event welcomes OCAD U participants

OCAD U faculty and alums explore the future of advertising at Cannes Lions

July 10, 2025

OCAD U talent shines at Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Annual event to feature work by more than 400 artists and designers, including a curated selection from GradEx 110.

July 8, 2025

OCAD U design students reimagine affordable student housing

New partnership provides emerging designers with real-world experience in planning affordable student housing.

July 4, 2025

OCAD U and Blank Canvases present Make It! Art Camp

Registration now open! Summer program for youth ages 12 to 14 at OCAD U, July 28 to August 1, offers week of art and exploration.

July 3, 2025

Futurists gather in Toronto for unique conference

OCAD U is partnering with the Association of Professional Futurists to co-host the conference, “The Futures of Creativity and Compassion,” in August.

June 23, 2025

Celebrating the contributions of Caroline Langill, Vice-President, Academic and Provost

Colleagues gathered to celebrate Dr. Caroline Langill’s leadership and contributions as she concludes her term as Vice-President, Academic and Provost.

June 19, 2025

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

Artists performs walking around a self-made labyrinth with a mental sculpture draped around his shoulders.

Ignite Gallery Presents: 4th Annual Installation Award Exhibition

May 7, 2025 12 a.m. - August 12, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Ignite Gallery

Opening Reception: May 7, 6:00 PM
Performance: May 7, 7:00 PM
Location: Ignite Gallery, 100 McCaul Street, second floor

Exhibition

Interior of the Sharp Center, with walls drenched in pink lights

QUEERIOUS BELONGINGS

June 29, 2025 12 a.m. - August 31, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Online-Only

Works by 17 Artists from the course “Making Gender: 2SLGBTQIA+ Studio” May-June 2025, taught by Julius Poncelet Manapul (They/Them/Ze)

Exhibition

Welcome Day on McCaul St with people visiting booths and the Sharp Centre in the background.

Welcome Day - Fall 2025 Orientation

September 2, 2025 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA)

All new students are invited to join us for Welcome Day!

Event

Yes, And…

April 14, 2025 12 a.m. - September 27, 2025 11:59 p.m.

113Research Project Gallery

Exhibition at 113 Research

Exhibition

Artwork by Rosalie Favell: Left: Rosalie Favell, Terri, Facing the Cameria, NIGIG Residency Toronto, 2016, photograph, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist. Right: Rosalie Favell, Tom, Facing the Cameria, NIGIG Residency Toronto, 2016, photograph, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist.

Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera: TSÍ TKARÒN:TO

May 1, 2025 12 a.m. - November 30, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Facing the Camera: TSÍ TKARÒN:TO is presented in conjunction with Onsite Gallery’s touring exhibition Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024) and is a 2025 Core Program with the CONTACT Photography Festival.

Exhibition

Artwork by Rosalie Favell: Rosalie Favell, My first day of assimulation, 1996 (remastered 2024) from the series From An Early Age. Image courtesy of the artist.

Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982-2024)

June 18, 2025 12 a.m. - December 6, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Belonging is the first retrospective of renowned Red River Metis artist Rosalie Favell, showcasing a powerful curated selection of her lens-based works from 1982 to 2024.

Exhibition