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The debut of Onsite Gallery's winter exhibitions captivated members of the Toronto arts community. 

The CN Tower launched its 50th anniversary with the unveiling of a $21-million renovation, including an immersive interactive art showcase.

OCAD U Associate Professor Dr. Alexis Morris led the development of a new mixed reality tool that uses AI and immersive visuals to make farm data easier to understand and support better decision making. 

A workshop being held at OCAD U during DesignTO is geared to helping members of the public learn about AI and think about what an idea AI future might look like.

Don't miss the diverse exhibitions, installations, tours and workshops by OCAD U community members at DesignTO 2026. 

Partnership between Baycrest and OCAD University pairs Industrial Design students with older adults living with dementia. 

Grâce au soutien du gouvernement de l’Ontario et du Conseil des arts de l’Ontario, des étudiantes francophones du programme d’animation expérimentale de l’Université OCAD présentent une œuvre de projection architecturale animée, créée avec des étudiantes et étudiants francophones d’ARTS2, en Belgique, au festival Mons en Lumières en janvier 2026.

Dr. Lynne Heller says teaching at OCAD U in the Material Art and Design program has underlined the need to better comprehend the digital tools and networks that are becoming more familiar in craft studios. 

Through support from the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council, French-speaking OCAD U Experimental Animation students are showcasing a video-mapped animation, created with Francophone students from Belgium’s ARTS2, at the Mons en Lumières festival in January 2026.

OCAD U Instructor Erin Finley’s research project, The Memory Drawing, explores how drawing can support cognitive recall, emotional expression, and personal storytelling among older adults living in long-term care. 

Don't miss the thematic installations, projections and exhibitions by OCAD U community members this holiday season! 

OCAD U Assistant Professor Parantap Bhatt’s research is exploring how breath, movement and sensory perception can transform civic engagement and deepen our relationship to public spaces.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Sydnie Baynes, Chimemelie Okafor and Shamika Pierre as the recipients of the 2026 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Career Launchers! Their works will be displayed across the five digital screens at Sankofa Square for the duration of Black History Month in February 2026. 

The April 2026 summit is co-presented by OCAD University, The Open Democracy Project and the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University.

OCAD U Professor Dr. Jutta Treviranus chaired the Technical Committee that developed the new standard, released by Accessibility Standards Canada.

The Office of Research and Innovation has awarded a second round of seed funding to 10 faculty members who are leading research projects.

The APF Fellowship supports Zahra Ahooei in pursuing her artistic work at OCAD University.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is pleased to announce a partnership with Bamtori Studio that invites five OCAD University students and recent alumni to sell their work at Bamtori Studio’s JingleBam Market.

Assistant Professor Dr. Andrew Gayed’s first monograph, Queer World Making: Middle Eastern Diasporic Contemporary Art, seeks to increase our understanding of queer diasporic experiences by expanding our knowledge of visual art production and the lens through which we analyze the experiences of queer subjects of colour.

Seven OCAD U faculty weigh in on which hue will be chosen as the Pantone Colour of the Year. 

Min Sook Lee’s documentary, There Are No Words, won the Reel Asian-DOC Institute Best Documentary Award at the Reel Asian International Film Festival.

The world premiere of Annette Mangaard’s film, I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota, is Dec. 7 at Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema.

OCAD U presented its 2024-25 Employee Excellence Awards at its recent employee appreciation event, which also recognized employees for their long service and those who are retiring.

Three-day interactive playshop uses games to explore equitable and sustainable technological futures.

OCAD U Associate Professor Dr. Bill Leeming is collaborating on a research project with the Toronto Home Energy Network to create sustainable communities.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Hala Alsalman, Dee Dee Decay, Anika Iyer, Xinyi Tian, and Wang Zi as the recipient of the 2026 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program, Call for Artists Career Launchers! Their works will be curated by Jasmine Liaw and displayed at the CDCC for six-weeks in January/February 2026. An essay will be commissioned to accompany the work. 

Holiday installation includes a thematic multimedia installation created by OCAD U students and an alum marketplace. 

Artist Kendra Yee is the City of Toronto’s artist-in-residence whose project will result in a public art project in 2026.  

Demo unit in the lobby of 100 McCaul St. spotlights student-designed housing solutions that focus on modularity and space-saving.

Professor Francis LeBouthillier creates medical simulation models for groundbreaking surgical training at Mount Sinai Hospital.

OCAD U faculty receive microgrants for their sustainability research labs and projects

The University’s multi-year decarbonization plan includes eliminating and offsetting on-site burning of fossil fuels and measures to reduce energy consumption.

Cross-Border Collaboration Sparks Creative Innovation

The OCAD U community mourns the passing of Nobuo Kubota on September 30, 2025.

Congratulations to our Career Launchers recipient Alex Hall for receiving the "Best of Student Award" in the 2025 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair!

OCAD U students and faculty members are participating in the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, including a student literary cabaret and Writers Behind Typewriters.