Orientation Events

Join us for an engaging conversation and exhibition tour with artists Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird, alongside exhibition curator Lisa Deanne Smith and scholar Dr. Lilian Radovac, as they explore the stories, creative processes, and lived experiences behind Returning to Ourselves.

OCAD University Senate Meeting

SWC presents a 3-day Wellness week. Come for free food, raffles/prizes, workshops and more! 

A three-day Art festival curated by James Olley and Amy Swartz marking OCAD University's 150-year legacy through performance, participation, and expanded approaches to drawing. 

Join Tonkin Liu, the award-winning studio working across architecture, art, and landscape, for a special talk exploring the creative possibilities of learning from nature.

A party-meets-performance drawing event, "Drawing Disco" brings art, music, and movement together for a playful night of drawing. Part of the three-day art festival Drawing Out: Art Now.

Don't miss this exclusive Artist/Curator Talk with acclaimed artist Michael Massie and guest curator Alysa Procida.

Join us for the OCAD U ILLU 150 Celebration kickoff with a reception, website launch, and art sale fundraiser! Celebrating 150 years of Illustration at OCAD U, this exhibition and art sale features work by 40 Illustration alumni and faculty, spanning generations of artists, makers, and visual storytellers. 

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Join us as we mark an incredible 150 years of illustration at OCADU! Together with the Dorothy H. Hoover Library, the Illustration program invites our notable, award-winning alumni illustrators to share insights into the world of sequential illustration with the OCAD University community.