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A BIG CONGRATULATIONS goes out to this year’s Fourth Year Award winners!!

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Aashna Pujara as the primary, and Amy Noseworthy as the secondary recipient of the Open Studio 2025 Printmaking Residency Career Launchers!

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

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Anna Trần as the recipient of the 2025 Art Toronto Intern, Public Spaces Designer Career Launchers! 

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Jessica Patel as the recipient of the 2025 wonderMakr Jr. Creative Technologist Career Launchers!

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

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the recipient of the 2025 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Call for Artists & Makers Career Launchers!

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Victoria Monaco as the recipient of the 2025 Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency Career Launchers and Jada-Le Daley as the runner-up for this opportunity. 

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

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

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

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

On April 28, Ryan Gander discusses his artistic practice and shares insights on working with students.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Alex Hall as the recipient of the 2025 Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography Micro-residency Career Launchers and Zed Sheikh as the runner-up for this opportunity.

Neighbours of the Lake was a hands-on workshop exploring urban transformation through social design and cultural research. Led by Meichen Waxer in collaboration with Waterfront Toronto and Culturans, it offered students an interdisciplinary, experiential learning opportunity to engage with the Port Lands project and envision inclusive, sustainable, community-driven city building.

Students and alums are helping to make learning more engaging for young readers.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Firouzeh Saremi Far and Haley Meyer as the recipients of the 2025 Akin Studios Career Launchers!

Assistant Professor Julius Manapul shares insights on being resilient in an ever-changing art world.

Memorandum of understanding strengthens collaboration between the two post-secondary institutions. 

GradEx110 takes place from May 7 to 11 at OCAD U

The April 16 event is organized in collaboration with the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is thrilled to award over $25,000 in support OCAD University’s creative entrepreneurs through the 2025 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs. Now in its fifth year, the Seed Fund is an essential opportunity for emerging creative entrepreneurs to access vital early support for their business ideas. More than 50 entities applied this year, engaging in a rigorous validation and review process. 

Onsite Gallery’s Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art, Ryan Rice is among the finalists for the Toronto Arts Foundation awards.

OCAD U Associate Professor Suzanne Stein is co-facilitating a futures world-building workshop at the global gathering, Classical:NEXT.

DemocracyXChange, co-presented by OCAD U, the Dais at TMU and the Open Democracy Project, takes place April 3 to 5. 

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Caro Simon as the recipient of the 2025 Artist Project Call for Artists Career Launchers!

OCAD U students collaborate with American counterparts on a cross-border art project that opens on April 2 in Toronto.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Nadia Da Silva (Art) and Maria San Martin Celi (Design) as the recipients of 2025 Format Website Prize Career Launchers!

OCAD University is thrilled to host the OCAD U Gala on May 28 at the Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design at 100 McCaul Street. 

April 12 showcase is a cornerstone of Ontario’s gaming community, attracting thousands of attendees annually. 

At a dinner reception hosted by the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers on March 27, OCAD U honoured dozens of dedicated students who are creating strong communities, a sense of belonging, and engaging in meaningful advocacy and engagement towards constructive, material change.

The exhibition on April 3 is presented in collaboration with OCAD U and Delegation of the European Union to Canada.

The DemocracyXChange Summit, from April 3 to 5, features authors Timothy Snyder and Musa al-Gharbi.

The awards will provide ongoing recognition and support to OCAD University’s Faculty of Design students whose work is inspired by environmental practices and integrates sustainable practices. 

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s new policy brief highlights the sector’s significant socio-economic impacts and challenges, offers recommendations for long-term growth.

Arian Shariaty and Eli Saghbini receive New Talent award from International Design Center Berlin.