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What's On What's going on at OCAD U Latest news See more Faculty members lauded for research excellence Dr. Charles Reeve and Assistant Professor Julia Rose Sutherland are recipients of OCAD U’s research excellence awards. August 20, 2025 Funding supports OCAD U researchers University researchers are involved in projects that received funds from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Insight Grants, Insight Development Grants and Insight Partnership Grants. August 18, 2025 Graphic Design students support mental health collaboration New cookbook encouraging mental health resilience features student-designed illustrations, soothing colours and spaces for meditation. August 12, 2025 OCAD U Board welcomes two new members Kerry Swanson, CEO of the Indigenous Screen Office, and Nick Hooper, director of OCAD U’s Facilities and Studio Services, join the Board. August 5, 2025 Summer upgrades bring new studio spaces and refreshed common areas Upgrades include enhanced wayfinding, improved aesthetics and an upsized classroom. July 24, 2025 Students, faculty and alums lauded with TOAF awards Six OCAD University community members recognized for their exceptional artistic talents. July 21, 2025 Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U See more QUEERIOUS BELONGINGS June 29, 2025 12 a.m. - August 31, 2025 11:59 p.m. Online-Only Works by 17 Artists from the course “Making Gender: 2SLGBTQIA+ Studio” May-June 2025, taught by Julius Poncelet Manapul (They/Them/Ze) Exhibition Welcome Day - Fall 2025 Orientation September 2, 2025 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA) All new students are invited to join us for Welcome Day! Event Liminal Spaces September 3, 2025 8:30 a.m. - September 27, 2025 7 p.m. Ignite Gallery Callum Donovan-Grujicich, Firouzeh Saremi Far, Ro Dalzell, Wang Zi Exhibition Solo Exhibition: Remembered & Forgotten, by Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat August 16, 2025 10 a.m. - September 28, 2025 6 p.m. Solo Exhibition: Remembered & Forgotten, by Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat Exhibition 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 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 rgb(0,0,0) Galleries at OCAD U 01 Previous item Next item Onsite Gallery OCAD U’s flagship, fully curated public professional gallery for art and design. Ignite Gallery Student and recent graduate exhibitions of art and design. Ada Slaight Gallery OCAD U’s public student gallery for curriculum-based art and design. Graduate Gallery A space where graduate students host exhibitions, lectures, performances, think-tanks and conferences. Great Hall OCAD U’s central hub hosting events, lectures, receptions and exhibitions of student art and design projects. Open Space Gallery An open, flexible workshop, exhibition and event space. Continuing Studies Gallery Our virtual gallery for art and design by continuing studies students. Featured student work 01 24 Previous item Next item Sarah Young View work » Amara King View work » Douglas Free View work » Jinhan Guo View work » Sid Sharp View work » Valeria Suing View work » Ryan Boyd View work » Follow us
Faculty members lauded for research excellence Dr. Charles Reeve and Assistant Professor Julia Rose Sutherland are recipients of OCAD U’s research excellence awards. August 20, 2025
Funding supports OCAD U researchers University researchers are involved in projects that received funds from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Insight Grants, Insight Development Grants and Insight Partnership Grants. August 18, 2025
Graphic Design students support mental health collaboration New cookbook encouraging mental health resilience features student-designed illustrations, soothing colours and spaces for meditation. August 12, 2025
OCAD U Board welcomes two new members Kerry Swanson, CEO of the Indigenous Screen Office, and Nick Hooper, director of OCAD U’s Facilities and Studio Services, join the Board. August 5, 2025
Summer upgrades bring new studio spaces and refreshed common areas Upgrades include enhanced wayfinding, improved aesthetics and an upsized classroom. July 24, 2025
Students, faculty and alums lauded with TOAF awards Six OCAD University community members recognized for their exceptional artistic talents. July 21, 2025
QUEERIOUS BELONGINGS June 29, 2025 12 a.m. - August 31, 2025 11:59 p.m. Online-Only Works by 17 Artists from the course “Making Gender: 2SLGBTQIA+ Studio” May-June 2025, taught by Julius Poncelet Manapul (They/Them/Ze) Exhibition
Welcome Day - Fall 2025 Orientation September 2, 2025 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA) All new students are invited to join us for Welcome Day! Event
Liminal Spaces September 3, 2025 8:30 a.m. - September 27, 2025 7 p.m. Ignite Gallery Callum Donovan-Grujicich, Firouzeh Saremi Far, Ro Dalzell, Wang Zi Exhibition
Solo Exhibition: Remembered & Forgotten, by Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat August 16, 2025 10 a.m. - September 28, 2025 6 p.m. Solo Exhibition: Remembered & Forgotten, by Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat Exhibition
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
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
Graduate Gallery A space where graduate students host exhibitions, lectures, performances, think-tanks and conferences.
Great Hall OCAD U’s central hub hosting events, lectures, receptions and exhibitions of student art and design projects.
