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Celebrating volunteer Board leadership at OCAD U

The University recognizes Board of Governors appointments as part of National Volunteer Week.

April 20, 2026

OCAD U Gala After Party celebrates art, music and connection

Limited tickets available for the OCAD U Gala and After Party.

April 16, 2026

Professors integrate AI tools into courses to reflect real-world practice

Preparing students for the future means helping them develop critical AI literacy skills

April 15, 2026

Open call for projection artists for Nuit Blanche 2026

The call is being issued by the EU and Global Centre for Climate Action at OCAD U with a deadline of May 11.

April 9, 2026

Cultural Policy Hub hosts two panels at DXC26

OCAD U is co-presenting the DemocracyXChange Summit (DXC26), taking place from April 16 to 18.

March 31, 2026

Digital Futures graduate students use AI in thesis projects

The recent 2026 Digital Futures Graduate Thesis Exhibition featured projects where students used AI tools.

March 27, 2026

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

"The Shared Flight" 2025 mural by Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK). An ear of corn in the centre, with Two eagles, white trilliums and orange marigolds, on a black background.

The Shared Flight, Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK)

December 8, 2025 12 a.m. - April 30, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

In collaboration with Culturans, a Mexico City–based NGO dedicated to reimagining cities as vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable spaces, Onsite Gallery presents a new digital mural by Mexican artist Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK).

Exhibition

GradEx 111

May 6, 2026 12 a.m. - May 10, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA)

OCAD University’s 111th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 6 to 10, 2026, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

Event

Artwork: Maria Simmons, Membranous Boundaries (detail), 2025. Image by Sasha Azanova. Red, Pink, Black and Dark Blue sculpture on blue and green background.

Metabolic Loop. The Delaney Family Emerging Curator's Prize.

January 21, 2026 12 a.m. - May 16, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Metabolic Loop  is an exhibition exploring the in-betweenness of natural and artificial environments through the concept of metabolism.

Exhibition

Alex McLeod, 333 (detail), 2025. Image courtesy of the artist in collaboration with his PC.

Becoming (in the light of the miracle)

January 21, 2026 12 a.m. - May 16, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Becoming (in the light of the miracle) explores emergent phenomena, spanning deep time to AI revealing how complexity occurs from simple rule-based interactions to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts.

Exhibition