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OCAD U-associated artists are also participating in the Biennial, including Prof. Emerita Bonnie Devine and alums Chiedza Pasipanodya and Rouzbeh Akhbari.

Students gained experience in animation, visual storytelling and projection mapping through their involvement in projections being shown during SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier.

Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project selected for ArtPrize 2026 exhibition.

Prestigious award honours Kim’s decades-long contribution to Canadian textile art.

A new series of student-created murals transforms the iconic Yellow Staircase in celebration of the university's 150th anniversary. 

A four-year project led by OCAD U Associate Professor Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer examines how music-theatre programming in Germany was reshaped from the Weimar Republic to the Nazi era.

For OCAD U alum Mary Ratcliffe (BDes, Environmental Design, ’11), bringing an idea to life is only the beginning. The Toronto furniture designer shares what it takes to turn creativity into a lasting practice.

Gill is a recognized champion of Canada’s creative industries who most recently served as CEO of Creative BC.

Exhibitions explore lived experiences, creative practices and contemporary perspectives.

The Roots X OCAD U Artist Series showcases the creative vision of emerging designers with the support of the outdoor lifestyle brand.

Honouring exceptional teaching at OCAD U

Day-to-night cultural experience launches September 18 at Marina Quay West over three weekends (Fridays and Saturdays)

Improvements to the campus include upgrades, relocations and retrofits.

“Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?”, opened on Sept. 5, is curated by Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art, Onsite Gallery with Lee Sun, Chief Curator, Lee KangHa Art Museum as the Korean Partner Curator.

OCAD U  presents Canada's Pavilion at the biennale. "Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?)" is curated by Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art at Onsite Gallery, with Lee Sun, Chief Curator of the Lee KangHa Art Museum, as the Korean Partner Curator. 

Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat’s research project is developing a theoretical account of how memory, grief, and loss are experienced not only cognitively or verbally, but through the body, materials, objects, relationships and time.

Opinion piece by Ryan Rice and Ana Serrano explores what Canadian sovereignty means today.

The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Sankofa Square are excited to announce the 2026 OCAD U Experiential Learning Animation take-over! 
 
The Sankofa Square placement provides OCADU Experimental Animation placement students with the opportunity to showcase their work on the digital screens of Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge and Dundas). Our students were asked to respond to the theme of Worldbuilding. 

Faculty of Design’s Used Book Sale offered students affordable access to donated art and design books.

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 10am – 6pm

Location: 100 McCaul St. - OCAD University, Lobby, Ground Floor

Yesterday. Today. Forever. applies strategic foresight to a large-scale public art project across 10 distinct sites.

RBC CEAD-facilitated collaboration brings student and alum work to reclaimed outdoor community space. 

The iArts Residency program envisions unique opportunities for cultural exchange that bring the richness of Indian visual and material arts to OCAD University. While in Toronto, the artist/designer will live in an OCAD U apartment and have the opportunity to produce work in an OCAD University studio, to interact with students and faculty and to build relationships by connecting with South Asian and broader Canadian communities.

Collaborative pilot project involving OCAD U explores how Marina Quay West can support culture, public life, and economic activity ahead of its planned transformation into a permanent park.

From Aug. 17 to 20, Pagkakaisa explores community, identity and collective unity at the 2026 Mabuhay Festival.

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

The University received the rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

The OCAD U alum and former teaching assistant was a cherished member of the Prince Edward County community. 

OCAD U students earned top honours and special nominations in the Association of Professional Futurists’ 2026 Student Recognition program, with award-winning projects showcasing excellence in strategic foresight and digital futures.

One project maps patterns of cultural censorship during the Nazi era while a second is developing a theory of grief and nostalgia through embodied material practices. 

Chervahun Emilien, CPA, CA, has more than 20 years of experience in finance, corporate services, governance, strategic planning and organizational change.

The video podcast series features interviews with women leaders working to strengthen democracy.

Esther Doë Kim won the Best of Art Fair award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) held July 10 to 12.

The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Bau-Xi Gallery are excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 Bau-Xi Gallery Emerging Exhibition Career Launcher!

Congratulations to Alicia Tian, Ben Janssen, Chimemelie Okafor, Jes Bonnie, Nadine Alexeev, Sofia D'Onofrio, Sue Mackay, and Veronika Bondarenko for receiving this opportunity. Their works will be on display at Bau-Xi Gallery from July 9 - August 3, 2026. 
 

The Knowledge Synthesis Grants were awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the priority area, The Arts Transformed.

We Were, We Are, We Will Be traces journeys of memory, identity and possibility. 

Students, faculty, staff and alums are taking part in one of Canada's largest contemporary art fairs, including alums serving on the jury and participating as part of the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers Career Launchers program.