Enjoy short podcast-style video conversations with graduating OCADU students.
Assistant Professors Michael Lee Poy & Kestin Cornwall sit down with their guests Sydney Gittens, Natia Lemay, Ehiko Odeh, Kayla Wallace, Kaylee Meyer, Adé Abegunde. They discuss OCAD U, art, and what inspires their work and how OCAD U and their community can assist them moving forward. You will enjoy the discussions, we promise.
View at your convenience any time after June 1st, 2021
Available at blackocadu.ca & on Youtube
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your emotions?
Do you have a hard time managing crises when they arise?
Is it difficult for you to ask for what you want or say no to unwanted requests?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then learning some DBT Skills could be helpful for you! DBT is short for Dialectical Behavior Therapy and is a skills group- we focus on skill development in four areas: distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Please join us is learning some DBT Skills before the holiday closure!
To join one of the Workshops, click a link below to join the Teams Meeting.
Students can join at any point in the semester. The Remote Group is designed to facilitate various visual art techniques with affordable and accessible art supplies.
Group is offered 10am to 12pm on Tuesdays throughout the Fall Semester.
Goals of Remote Art Therapy
Create and keep a safer space where each individual can create art for themselves.
Relax with the art making process.
Gain an awareness and understanding of their internal and external reactions to stress.
Develop positive coping skills that are unique to their experiences.
Art therapy in this way will provide students with a space for self-expression, exploration, connection, and stress reduction in a non-judgmental environment. Tuesdays from October 13 to December 15
Tune in on Friday, October 2nd on Instagram to learn new tips and tricks in the kitchen. This Friday the Chefs will be cooking up two courses with two different pies!
Chef Nicole will instruct how to make a perfect, and quick, Roasted Chicken.
Baker Nora is sharing a classic Pumpkin Pie recipe.
And introducing Chef Natia who will share a family recipe for a Sweet Potato Pie.
A Library Is an Exhibit Is a Library Is an Exhibit...
A collection of marginalia, handwritten inscriptions, indexes of previous ownership and found objects in library books, A Library is an Exhibit combines the activities of collecting, curating, borrowing, sharing and meaning-making under a graphic design practice. Designed and curated by fourth-year Graphic Design students Deborah Khodanovich and Rebecca Wilkinson, the show is free and open to the public.
Dates & Exhibit Hours:
Thursday, March 19 — 11:30 am to 8:30 pm
Friday, March 20 — 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
OCADU Think Tank: Awareness students present their "Happy City" design innovations for Toronto. Happy City is a 5-week multi-disciplinary design project that attempts to solve some of Toronto’s design challenges, as inspired by Toronto Vital Signs report. Students will present their innovation ideas to visitors and welcome conversation to help the development of their class project. Instructor Teresa Ascencao and her students will also present examples of completed past projects. Additional sustainability innovations by students in upper years will also be featured.
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Venue & Address
Location
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Closest Major Intersection: King Street W. & University Ave
2020 Show hours
Friday, March 13: 12:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, March 14: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, March 15: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Cost
ONLINE Ticket Options
FREE re-admission all weekend!
Adult $14.00 ($18.00 at the door)
Student/Seniors (65+) $12.00 ($16.00 at the door)
GO Combo Ticket
Admission + 1 DAY TRANSIT $24.00
Admission + 2 DAY TRANSIT $39.00
Admission + 3 DAY TRANSIT $54.00
(Includes return transportation from any GO Station to Union Station and discounted General Admission to the Green Living Show.)
Children 12 and under FREE (must be accompanied by an adult)
Buy Tickets!
ON-SITE Ticket Options
FREE re-admission all weekend!
Adult $18.00
Student/Seniors (65+) $16.00
Adult – PRESTO/ Live Green $9.00
Students/Seniors (65+) – PRESTO/ Live Green $8.00
Children 12 and under FREE (must be accompanied by an adult)
This is open to all OCADU students, for free. In the workshop, students will paint the interior of a plaster mask with their internal identity, and the outside face of the mask with who they project to the world. This workshop is a part of a mental health awareness campaign, facilitated by a 2nd year Think Tank class taught by Bev Dywan. Art educator Ann Clifford will run the workshop. The workshop is 9am-3 pm on Monday March 23, 2020, in room 441.
The completed masks will be displayed in the lobby on March 25 & 26, with an opening event in the Lambert Lounge of March 25 at 7 pm.
Every year the OCAD U Zine Fair brings together an amazing collection of talent and innovation in alternative publications. Join us on Thursday March 12th and Friday March 13th, from 11:30am-6:30pm, to meet our wonderful vendors, be inspired and buy their hand crafted work!
Each day will feature a different group of vendors representing a broad range of making: zines, comics, poetry, independent magazines, prints, stickers and so much more. The Zine Library will be hosting button making throughout the event. All proceeds from button making will go to the OCAD Zine Library collection and its initiatives. Visit http://ocad.libguides.com/zinelibrary to learn more about the OCAD U Zine Library and stop by https://library.artstor.org/#/collection/87731595;browseType=undefined to browse the catalogue for our collection!
Join Sculpture & Installation student Nabeela Malik for a hands-on workshop exploring the potential of geometry in art and design!
This workshop is designed for students to learn 2D geometry based from Islamic geometric art. Nabeela will begin the workshop with a brief presentation on the artistic and mathematical aspects of geometry and how geometry can be implemented in art and design. Nabeela will demonstrate methods and techniques, starting with a circle as the starting point for creating other shapes with multiple sides accurately, and then help students to copy the designs to learn by example. Participants will then move into overlaying more shapes to expand and create increasingly complex compositions. The goal of this workshop is for each student to have learned and practiced new geometric skills and create a design that they could use in their practice.
Student-Led workshops are funded by the Ontario Post-Secondary Access and Inclusion Program (OPAIP) administered by the Writing & Learning Centre. These workshops are free, including materials, and are open to all current students.
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Learning Zone, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street.