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From studio to surgery: how an art professor is shaping medical training

Professor Francis LeBouthillier creates medical simulation models for groundbreaking surgical training at Mount Sinai Hospital.

November 5, 2025

Climate action gets a boost: meet the 2025-26 BMO Microgrant winners

OCAD U faculty receive microgrants for their sustainability research labs and projects

October 30, 2025

OCAD U moves to become a carbon-neutral campus

The University’s multi-year decarbonization plan includes eliminating and offsetting on-site burning of fossil fuels and measures to reduce energy consumption.

October 28, 2025

OCAD U and Mexico City’s Centro Explore Creativity

Cross-Border Collaboration Sparks Creative Innovation

October 27, 2025

OCAD U remembers former faculty member Nobuo Kubota

The OCAD U community mourns the passing of Nobuo Kubota on September 30, 2025.

October 27, 2025

International literary festival showcases emerging voices

OCAD U students and faculty members are participating in the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, including a student literary cabaret and Writers Behind Typewriters.

October 23, 2025

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

Worlding and World-Making

November 5, 2025 12 a.m. - November 9, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Ada Slaight Student Gallery

Life Studies Student Exhibition

Exhibition

Photo of a room with wooden interiors. There are shelfs with decorative things on them. There is a table and a couple of chairs in the next room, which also has a wall to wall window.

Transforming Birthspace: A Global Colloquium

October 24, 2025 12 a.m. - November 10, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Open Space Gallery

A gathering of interdisciplinary, international experts. A global movement towards healthier, more supportive environments for childbirth.

Exhibition

Facade of the Rosalie Sharp Pavillion featuring a large metal scrim with intricate pattern

In Conversation with Evergon

November 19, 2025 5:31 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

115 McCaul

A year-long research project that explores the practices of established Canadian artists through three in-depth interviews, led by upper-year OCAD U students.

Event

Artwork by Rosalie Favell: Left: Rosalie Favell, Terri, Facing the Cameria, NIGIG Residency Toronto, 2016, photograph, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist. Right: Rosalie Favell, Tom, Facing the Cameria, NIGIG Residency Toronto, 2016, photograph, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist.

Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera: TSÍ TKARÒN:TO

May 1, 2025 12 a.m. - November 30, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Facing the Camera: TSÍ TKARÒN:TO is presented in conjunction with Onsite Gallery’s touring exhibition Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024) and is a 2025 Core Program with the CONTACT Photography Festival.

Exhibition

Artwork by Rosalie Favell: Rosalie Favell, My first day of assimulation, 1996 (remastered 2024) from the series From An Early Age. Image courtesy of the artist.

Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982-2024)

June 18, 2025 12 a.m. - December 6, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Belonging is the first retrospective of renowned Red River Metis artist Rosalie Favell, showcasing a powerful curated selection of her lens-based works from 1982 to 2024.

Exhibition

Highlighting the Overlooked

July 18, 2025 12 a.m. - December 31, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Online-Only

An online exhibition featuring work from students and instructors in Continuing Studies at OCAD U.

Exhibition

"The Shared Flight" 2025 mural by Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK). An ear of corn in the centre, with Two eagles, white trilliums and orange marigolds, on a black background.

The Shared Flight, Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK)

December 8, 2025 12 a.m. - April 30, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

In collaboration with Culturans, a Mexico City–based NGO dedicated to reimagining cities as vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable spaces, Onsite Gallery presents a new digital mural by Mexican artist Diego Santamaría (HIDROCK).

Exhibition