Exhibitions

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Buildlings in toronto with coloured overlay
Occular Occurance
Jan 20

New exhibition, constant : uncertainty, opens Jan. 20

January 20, 2025 9 a.m. -
April 13, 2025 6 p.m.
113Research Project Gallery

A new exhibition at OCAD University by nancy viva davis halifax reveals the refuge found, from disability loss, grief, indifference and cruelty, in a supportive human\animal relationship. 

Feb 1
Upcoming

CommunityStreets-a Youth lens on the future of urban housing

February 1, 2025 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
49 McCaul St. (MCG)

CommunityStreets at DesignTO 2025 is a panel discussion/open mic bringing together civic leaders, Youth community activists, and design and economic thinkers at OCAD University to explore a Youth lens on
affordability, access, equity, and the future of housing.

Sep 16

Ocular Occurrences

September 16, 2024 9 a.m. -
January 31, 2025 5 p.m.
Off Campus

Curated by Lauchlin MacQuarrie, with artist Dr. Pam Patterson and designer/author Mel Rapp, this exhibition explores tensions between visual distortion as generative and desirable, and the medical mapping that seeks to contain and define such distortion.

New exhibition, constant : uncertainty, opens Jan. 20
January 20, 2025 - April 13, 2025
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
113Research Project Gallery

A new exhibition at OCAD University by nancy viva davis halifax reveals the refuge found, from disability loss, grief, indifference and cruelty, in a supportive human\animal relationship. 

Event
  • Public
this is a colour print with a portrait orientation \ a black & white dog \ S \ a whippet is centred \ laying on a couch snuggled in blankets & pillows \ in the background there is a bookcase \ a light \ and a cup of tea to the right of the print is a handwritten poem \ which could be understood as the beginnings of an escape into drawing
2025 Tonkin Liu, Fabrication Apprentice
January 14, 2025 - February 19, 2025
9 a.m. - 9 a.m.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to partner with Tonkin Liu on an exciting Career Launcher opportunity for students interested in learning more about public art.

EventOnline
  • Graduate Student
  • Undergraduate Student
Tonkin Liu Renders
Call for Vendors: Mutual Artist Network CREΔTIA Market
January 14, 2025 - January 31, 2025
9 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Online-Only

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to announce a new partnership with Mutual Artist Network that will allow a small, curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni to share a table to sell products and artworks as part of Mutual’s CREΔTIA Market.

EventOnline
  • Graduate Student
  • Undergraduate Student
Mutual Artist Network
2025 DesignTO Programs Assistant
January 14, 2025 - February 10, 2025
9 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Online-Only

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce a recruited placement in partnership with DesignTO for the role of Programs Assistant.

EventOnline
  • Graduate Student
  • Staff
Design TO
2025 Art Toronto Intern, Public Spaces Designer
January 14, 2025 - February 24, 2025
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Online-Only

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce a recruited placement in partnership with Art Toronto for the role of Intern, Public Spaces Designer. 

EventOnline
  • Graduate Student
  • Staff
Art Toronto Render
“AS IS” Exhibition Disability Community & Culture Group
January 13, 2025 - September 15, 2025
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Main Building & Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (MCA)
ExhibitionIn Person
  • Public
AS IS Exhibition
2025 Artist Project Call for Artists
December 16, 2024 - March 3, 2025
8 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Online-Only

The Artist Project and The Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the return of the Artist Project Career Launcher for graduating student or recent alumni of the Sculpture/Installation, Integrated Media, Life Studies, Digital Futures, or Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design programs.

Event
Call for artists
2025 Format Website Prize for Graduating Students
December 13, 2024 - March 3, 2025
8 a.m. - 8 a.m.

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the return of our opportunity in partnership with Format for one (1) graduating designer and one (1) graduating artist.

Event
Format
2025 Sankofa Square Indigenous Student Centre Digital Exhibition Call for Artists
November 28, 2024 - January 29, 2025
9 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Online-Only

Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) and the RBC CEAD are excited to announce the return of the annual digital exhibition Career Launcher providing an exhibition opportunity for three (3) artists from the OCAD U’s Indigenous community to exhibit their work on the Square’s digital screens.

Event
  • Public
Billboard with an image at Sankofa Square
2025 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Call for Artists & Makers
November 28, 2024 - March 7, 2025
8 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Online-Only

The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the return of our partnership with Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF), Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor & online art fair. The selected students will have a free opportunity at the 64th TOAF to showcase their artworks in-person and online at TOAF.ca.

Event
  • Public
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Poster
Call for Students - Culturans Creative Citizens Workshop
November 6, 2024 - February 1, 2025
1:54 p.m. - 5:54 p.m.
Event
  • Public
2SLGBTQIA+ Drop-in: 2024-25
November 5, 2024 - April 4, 2025
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us for connection, networking and opportunities for learning and sharing.

EventIn Person
  • Public
Drop in

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