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Emerging artists from Canada and the European Union explore democratic futures through art.

OCAD University honoured student nominees and recipients at its 15th annual Student Leadership Awards, celebrating leadership, equity, creativity, wellness, and community impact.

The 2026 Digital Futures Graduate Thesis Exhibition is on until Monday, March 30 at the Waterfront Campus.

The new lab aims to create AI literacy by identifying best practices and providing a space for experimental learning.

The City of Toronto commissioned the Hub to research the city's growing festival ecosystem, passed on March 26.

Ana Serrano says new investment recognizes OCAD U’s distinct role, alongside STEM programs.

In his teaching, Assistant Professor Parantap Bhatt says AI is positioned not simply as a tool for output, but as a cognitive collaborator within the design process.

The annual cornerstone of Ontario’s gaming community attracts thousands of guests and highlights the province’s top student game designers and developers.

Charles Marchand played a key creative role in the Oscar-nominated short: Perfectly a Strangeness.

March 20 showcase features six short films and a television pilot created by grant recipients. 

OCAD U is co-organizing a talk with UofT - inviting a collaborator Juliet Kate from Berlin to come and speak here in Toronto. 

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Chimemelie Okafor and Veronika Bondarenko as the recipients of the 2026 Akin Career Launcher Call For Artists!

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Georgia Hewitt as the recipient of the 2026 Kitworks Jr. Creative Designer Career Launchers! 

The summit explored AI-powered solutions that benefit marginalized voices.

The illustrator, artist and educator, known for his gentle humour and keen eye, taught at the University for more than 20 years. 

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Ellie Nakamura-Corfield as the recipient of the 2026 Vector Festival (Festival Assistant) Career Launchers! 

The OCAD U community mourns the passing of Chinkok Tan on Dec. 23, 2025.

Canada’s premier DemocracyXChange summit takes place from April 16 to 18 in Toronto.

A responsive AI light installation engages passersby on University Avenue.

An idea sparked in the Design for Health graduate studio evolved into collaborative research, led by UHN’s KITE Research Institute, which resulted in a redesigned dementia-friendly shower room at UHN’s Toronto Rehab University Centre.

Dr. Robin discusses her role in curating the current exhibition, "Tropi-X: Brazilian Art in Canada, 1970s – Now"

Led by Vice-President, Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Dr. Ashok Mathur, the project will examine PhD programs in creative arts. 

OCAD U Associate Professor Dr. Bill Leeming is working with neighbours in Seaton Village to go green and make houses healthier and less dependent on fossil fuels.

The Canadian Cultural Data Catalogue, a result of a collaborative research project co-led by OCAD U President Emerita Dr. Sara Diamond, provides a centralized, searchable tool that connects artists, researchers, policymakers and organizations with cultural data resources across the country. 

The official portrait of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper was unveiled recently in Ottawa.

Cartoonist and Illustrator Kate Phillips at OCAD U!

 Sova's collage series, Unknown Relative, was recently purchased by the Government of Ontario Art Collection.

The project, co-led by OCAD U President Emerita Dr. Sara Diamond, focuses on planning resilient, affordable and healthy communities. 

Three faculty members share advice on coping with the winter blues.

OCAD U is hosting a series of events in February to mark Black History Month. 

Sid Sharp discusses their new book, Myrtle Bog, at OCAD U!

ViddyScribe, created by Digital Futures alum Aaditya Vaze, makes videos accessible to people who are blind or who have low vision.

OCA graduate Edward Kim Snyder was an award-winning artist and talented goldsmith.

This event in embedded within a new FoD pilot course being offered this Winter, called Designing a Humane Future. 

The Winter Festival, organized by the Faculty of Design, returns with a series of events designed to showcase innovation and creativity in design.

Recent research by Professor Emerit Dr. Lynne Milgram shows how artisans and vendors in the Philippines and Philippine-Toronto migrant store owners are using community networks, social entrepreneurship, and transnational connections to build stable livelihoods, strengthen local economies, and drive social change.