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What's going on at OCAD U

Latest news

OCAD U announces 2024-25 medal recipients

Work by the 16 medallists is being showcased at GradEx 110, May 7 to 11.

May 6, 2025

GradEx 110 – Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition returns May 7 to 11

Meet Canada’s next art and design leaders in fine art, industrial design, animation, jewelry, video games and more.

May 1, 2025

Annual event celebrates the accomplishments of faculty

Among those recognized was Associate Professor Sylvia Whitton, who is retiring after 40 years.

April 30, 2025

Ryan Rice receives Toronto Arts Foundation award

Onsite Gallery’s executive director and curator of Indigenous art recognized for cultural leadership

April 30, 2025

May 6: Several campus buildings closed

Buildings at 49, 51 and 113 McCaul St. and 122 St. Patrick St. will be closed due to planned power outage.

April 29, 2025

OCAD U mourns Dr. Jonathan Crinion

Alum and industrial designer was celebrated for designing the Gazelle chair.

April 22, 2025

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

GradEx 110

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

OCAD University’s 110th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 7 to 11, 2025, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

Event

Presence in a past or an undetermined future. Delaney Family Emerging Curator’s Prize

January 22, 2025 12 p.m. - May 17, 2025 5 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Presence in a past or an undetermined future is a two-person exhibition featuring Nabil Azab and Shannon Garden-Smith

Exhibition

Fortitude/Fragile

January 22, 2025 12 p.m. - May 17, 2025 5 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

The artworks in Fortitude/Fragile  advocate for change and understanding, accentuating the strength of human spirit and the efficacy of decisive actions.

Exhibition

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

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