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[CEAD Events & Opportunities](/markdownify/node/417) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/header_medium_desktop/public/assets/media/gradex-placeholder.png.webp?itok=9VAKnZHl) Explore - [Overview](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers) - [Career Development](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-development) - [Creative Entrepreneurship](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/creative-entrepreneurship) - [Experiential Learning](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/experiential-learning) - [Career Advising](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-advising) - [CEAD Events & Opportunities](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-development/cead-events-opportunities) - [Tools and Resources](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/tools-and-resources) - [Visit Our Centre](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/visit-our-centre) - [Design Career Fair](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/design-career-fair) - [Online Portfolios](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/online-portfolios) - [Support for New Graduates](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/support-new-graduates) - [Career Stories](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-stories) - [Student and Alumni Jobs](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/student-and-alumni-jobs) # CEAD Events & Opportunities Explore - [Overview](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers) - [Career Development](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-development) - [Creative Entrepreneurship](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/creative-entrepreneurship) - [Experiential Learning](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/experiential-learning) - [Career Advising](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-advising) - [CEAD Events & Opportunities](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-development/cead-events-opportunities) - [Tools and Resources](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/tools-and-resources) - [Visit Our Centre](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/visit-our-centre) - [Design Career Fair](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/design-career-fair) - [Online Portfolios](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/online-portfolios) - [Support for New Graduates](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/support-new-graduates) - [Career Stories](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/career-stories) - [Student and Alumni Jobs](/student-services/centre-emerging-artists-and-designers/student-and-alumni-jobs) ## Events & Workshops [### One-on-One Career Mentorship with Will Selviz October 20, 2026 2 p.m. - December 17, 2026 4 p.m.Rosalie Sharp Pavillion (MCD)Event ![Purple background with CPIR logo in foreground.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_medium/public/2025-01/ahmad-04.png.webp?itok=spfi1cDq)](/events-and-exhibitions/one-one-career-mentorship-will-selviz) [### Experiential Learning Undergrad Info Session October 20, 2026 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Online-OnlyEvent ![Blue background with green shapes in top left and bottom right corners.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_medium/public/2026-10/EXPL-Website-notext%28Oct2026%29.png.webp?itok=yrQC5H6j)](/events-and-exhibitions/experiential-learning-undergrad-info-session-1) [### OCAD U x Tonkin Liu - Design Talk October 27, 2026 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.Rosalie Sharp Pavillion (MCD)Event ![mind map](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_medium/public/2026-10/TL_Talk.jpg.webp?itok=5-G0PtMo)](/events-and-exhibitions/ocad-u-x-tonkin-liu-design-talk) ## Student & Alumni Opportunities [View More](/call-for-submissions) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/Website-October.png?itok=euMUZyHZ) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/Website-October.png?itok=euMUZyHZ) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-10/Website-October.png?itok=HBn_6Xz1) ### 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) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/CDCC25-Xinyi%20Tian.png?itok=xpzwLBfQ) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/CDCC25-Xinyi%20Tian.png?itok=xpzwLBfQ) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-10/CDCC25-Xinyi%20Tian.png?itok=j6l88zsF) ### 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) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/Small%20Website.jpg?itok=5LRogC7R) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-10/Small%20Website.jpg?itok=5LRogC7R) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-10/Small%20Website.jpg?itok=zc7pp4Yy) ### 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) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-09/CDCC_CL2027.png?itok=dVlx7Lf3) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-09/CDCC_CL2027.png?itok=dVlx7Lf3) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-09/CDCC_CL2027.png?itok=PjVgjAZL) ### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Curators OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create the CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. One (1) emerging Curator will receive $1,700 to curate a single channel, projection-based screening program of work from the OCAD U community. The Projections Program will be displayed at the CDCC for six-weeks in March 2027. September 27, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-curators) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-07/2027DesignTOxStantec_CLBanner.png.jpg?itok=QK9ls25k) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-07/2027DesignTOxStantec_CLBanner.png.jpg?itok=QK9ls25k) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-07/2027DesignTOxStantec_CLBanner.png.jpg?itok=IJz_XM-Y) ### 2027 DesignTO Exhibition Stantec Window Gallery Call for Artists DesignTO, Stantec Window Gallery and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce a public window gallery exhibition Career Launcher. One (1) exhibition proposal will receive a total of $1,230 to show their work as part of the 2027 DesignTO Festival. September 20, 2026 ](/news/2027-designto-exhibition-stantec-window-gallery-call-artists) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-07/FEL_Website-Smaller%20size-no%20text_07-10-26.jpg?itok=XtMbqx5S) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2026-07/FEL_Website-Smaller%20size-no%20text_07-10-26.jpg?itok=XtMbqx5S) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2026-07/FEL_Website-Smaller%20size-no%20text_07-10-26.jpg?itok=bZXZQJx_) ### Call for Applicants: Future Enterprise Lab Future Enterprise Lab is an 8-week venture design program for OCAD U students and alumni interested in entrepreneurship, creativity, and future thinking. Combining speculative fiction, strategic forecasting, and venture design, this program invites participants to imagine possible futures for Toronto and explore what kinds of businesses, collectives, nonprofits, creative practices, and community initiatives might be needed in the decades ahead. Through guided readings, collaborative workshops, horizon scanning, scenario planning, and venture development activities, participants will explore emerging social, technological, economic, environmental, and cultural trends and develop enterprise concepts designed for a changing city. September 10, 2026 ](/news/call-applicants-future-enterprise-lab) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2025-03/Ignite%20Gallery%20Space_0.jpg?itok=8AFPecw7) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_large/public/2025-03/Ignite%20Gallery%20Space_0.jpg?itok=8AFPecw7) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/latest_news_small/public/2025-03/Ignite%20Gallery%20Space_0.jpg?itok=TmvIwCU8) ### 2026 Project Assistant Student Galleries Career Launcher OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Student Galleries have partnered to co-create a Career Launcher for an emerging arts & culture professional. The opportunity will select one individual to work with the curators/organizers on a part-time basis and support the development, staging and activation of an upcoming special exhibition to coincide with OCAD University’s 150th anniversary. August 3, 2026 ](/news/2026-project-assistant-student-galleries-career-launcher)