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Research explores how design can reimagine civic spaces

OCAD U Assistant Professor Parantap Bhatt’s research is exploring how breath, movement and sensory perception can transform civic engagement and deepen our relationship to public spaces.

December 9, 2025

Canada releases world’s first standard on accessible AI

OCAD U Professor Dr. Jutta Treviranus chaired the Technical Committee that developed the new standard, released by Accessibility Standards Canada.

December 5, 2025

Cory Doctorow opens 2026 DemocracyXChange Summit

The April 2026 summit is co-presented by OCAD University, The Open Democracy Project and the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University.

December 5, 2025

Latest round of seed funding awarded

The Office of Research and Innovation has awarded a second round of seed funding to 10 faculty members who are leading research projects.

December 4, 2025

OCAD U welcomes Iranian filmmaker, Artist Protection Fund (APF) Fellow in residence

The APF Fellowship supports Zahra Ahooei in pursuing her artistic work at OCAD University.

December 2, 2025

Research profile: Better understanding queer diasporic experiences

Assistant Professor Dr. Andrew Gayed’s first monograph, Queer World Making: Middle Eastern Diasporic Contemporary Art, seeks to increase our understanding of queer diasporic experiences by expanding our knowledge of visual art production and the lens through which we analyze the experiences of queer subjects of colour.

December 1, 2025

Events and exhibitions happening at OCAD U

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

Transverse’s Once and More

December 12, 2025 12 a.m. - January 12, 2026 11:59 p.m.

The Great Hall

A multidisciplinary exhibition that foregrounds diasporic experiences within the current fragmented information landscape.

Exhibition

Stories From the Threshold

January 15, 2026 12 a.m. - February 15, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Ignite Gallery

Christina Doroshyn, Savannah Garvin, Charlotte Lavoie-Auspert, Tristan McTague, Seamus Neufeld, Derya Ozparlak, Michelle Pratt, Daren Souvannavong

Opening Reception: January 15th, 3:30 – 4:30 PM

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

Artwork: Maria Simmons, Membranous Boundaries (detail), 2025. Image by Sasha Azanova. Red, Pink, Black and Dark Blue sculpture on blue and green background.

Metabolic Loop. The Delaney Family Emerging Curator's Prize.

January 21, 2026 12 a.m. - May 16, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Metabolic Loop is an exhibition exploring the in-betweenness of natural and artificial environments through the concept of metabolism.

Exhibition

Alex McLeod, 333 (detail), 2025. Image courtesy of the artist in collaboration with his PC.

Becoming (in the light of the miracle)

January 21, 2026 12 a.m. - May 16, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Onsite Gallery (RHD)

Becoming (in the light of the miracle) explores emergent phenomena, spanning deep time to AI revealing how complexity occurs from simple rule-based interactions to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts.

Exhibition