## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/) 2. Markdownify 3. Node 4. [International summer art residency returns to OCAD U](/markdownify/node/3587) July 17, 2025 # International summer art residency returns to OCAD U ![Students gather around an instructor giving an art demonstration in a studio space. Attention is focussed around an easel placed on top of a table. ](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-07/airbrush_demo-19.jpg.webp?itok=rJiOR575) A hands-on airbrush demo given on July 14. One of the many experiences that are part of the summer program. rgb(255,255,255) From July 7 to 25, OCAD University is hosting 12 emerging artists from Costa Rica, Kenya, China, the United States and Canada as part of the [International Summer Art & Design Residency](https://admissions.ocadu.ca/visit/workshops-summer-programs/international-summer-art-design-residency). This is the third year that OCAD U has offered the hands-on experience, geared towards high school students aged 16 and older. The three-week residency, which is coordinated by OCAD U’s Admissions and Recruitment department, aims to foster an inclusive environment for creative and conceptual learning, material exploration and professional development. Program instructors Michelle Peraza and Frank Zhang have closely modelled the program after the first-year OCAD U experience, with studio visits, hands-on demonstrations, critiques and projects that help prepare participants for studying art and design in a post-secondary environment. ![Student working at an easel on a table. Several other students are watching attentively. ](/sites/default/files/2025-07/airbrush_demo-14.jpg) This year’s theme is “the land and who we are”, challenging artists to reflect on the rich history of Toronto and relate it to their lived experiences as emerging creative professionals residing primarily outside of Canada. The annual program culminates in a final exhibition at OCAD U’s [Ada Slaight Gallery](https://www.ocadu.ca/galleries/ada-slaight-gallery) on July 24, between 4 to 6 p.m. The gallery is located in the Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design at 100 McCaul St. The International Summer Art & Design Residency [will return in 2026](https://apply.ocadu.ca/register/isadr2026notification) between July 7 to 25. Participant applications will open in Feb. 2026. ## Other Recent News [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals. November 6, 2026 ](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus) [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) Related Stories ## Related Stories [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals. November 6, 2026 ](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus) [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026)