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OCAD U hosts Korean artists for cultural exchange

The international initiative is connected to an exhibition in the Canada Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale.

September 25, 2026

OCAD U student receives 2026 RGD Student Award

Elaine Yang’s award-winning animation reflects on creativity and the impulse to make.

September 23, 2026

OCAD U alum team named Canadian winner of 2026 James Dyson Award for smart vest to help people manage stress

Industrial Design graduates Marzuq Vohra and Vienna Pighin are Canada’s national winners for their invention, Proactive Project.

September 23, 2026

OCAD U student brings deaf perspectives to Toronto Biennial of Art

OCAD U-associated artists are also participating in the Biennial, including Prof. Emerita Bonnie Devine and alums Chiedza Pasipanodya and Rouzbeh Akhbari.

September 22, 2026

OCAD U students gain hands-on experience in large-scale immersive art projections

Students gained experience in animation, visual storytelling and projection mapping through their involvement in projections being shown during SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier.

September 22, 2026

Cross-Border Art Project by OCAD U and MSU reaches new audience at ArtPrize 2026

Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project selected for ArtPrize 2026 exhibition.

September 21, 2026

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

Person standing in a forest with a bright red piece of fabric trailing behind them

Skennen'kó:wa ken? Do you carry great peace?

September 5, 2026 12 a.m. - November 15, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Off Campus

Canada Pavilion at the Lee KangHa Art Museum as part of the Gwangju Biennale September 5 to November 15, 2026

Exhibition

Unseen Worlds - Revealing the science of healthier futures

November 16, 2026 12 a.m. - November 27, 2026 11:59 p.m.

The Great Hall

Art and science weave together in a new exhibition presented by SickKids Research Institute and OCAD University.

Exhibition

Returning to Ourselves: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird—A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings

September 2, 2026 12 a.m. - January 30, 2027 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Returning to Ourselves presents over forty years of transformative work by Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird.

Exhibition

Michael Massie, “pop” art in suspension, 2025, aluminum, wood, copper, string/gut. Image courtesy of Fehely Fine Arts, photo by Renzo Fernandez.

Michael Massie: now and then

September 2, 2026 12 a.m. - January 30, 2027 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Celebrated Inuk artist Michael Massie is internationally recognized for his skill as a silversmith and sculptor, as well as for his keen design sensibility.

Exhibition

A human face, with starkly defined nose and lips, emerges alongside expansive phoenix-like wings through drifting smoke and ash. The composition blends dark, heavy textures with warm, glowing tones, evoking a sense of release, transformation, and renewal.

"beginning, breaking & becoming" by Ashlynn Doljac

July 8, 2026 12 a.m. - June 30, 2027 11:59 p.m.

113Research Project Gallery

Exhibition features work by multidisciplinary artist and OCAD U graduate Ashlynn Doljac that demonstrate Doljac's inquiries as an artist and researcher into intergenerational trauma.

Event

The Wolves, 2022, mixed media (gouache and pencil crayon), 3.5 x 6.5 inches © Gillian McLellan, courtesy of the artist

The Stories that Bind Us

August 28, 2026 12 a.m. - August 20, 2027 11:59 p.m.

Online-Only

OCAD U School of Continuing Studies presents an online exhibition showcasing artworks from participant in the Children's Book Illustration Studio and Bookbinding Studio courses.

Exhibition