Events

Convening Toronto’s most creative and influential minds in the art and design sector, OCAD University is excited to launch Toronto’s newest signature event! 

OCAD University’s 110th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 7 to 11, 2025, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

OCAD University Senate Meeting

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Get the Grant! Toronto Arts Council Webinar

Get set for GRADEX 110!

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

This presentation introduces Being There, a virtual reality museum that highlights the stories of migrant women from Latin America, created through a COIL project.

In this webinar, you will learn tips for formatting your resume and CV for professional development opportunities.

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join Maggie Flynn, QAFP®, financial literacy educator, and professional artist on an interactive workshop to think through the strategies available to shape your finances. You'll leave this workshop with a base of 101 information that you can bring to your own financial decision making, and that you might find useful to share in community as well!

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Attend a screening at Onsite Gallery of the documentary film about their group exhibition, followed by a panel dialogue on the dynamics of socially-engaged arts across community and gallery spaces.

A film directed by: Brett Story and Stephen Maing

Please join us for Dr. Maria Belén Ordóñez's Public Talk,  Becoming-with: Notes on Thinking and Learning Atmospheres.

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus.

From our Point of View: Encounters with Artists is supported through the generous support of Lady Elizabeth (Pixie) Mudge Massey Shaw.

Join us for a film screening and panel featuring emerging artists Ashley Beerdat, Nabeela Malik, Edan Maxam, Ehiko Odeh and moderator Alexandra Hong in conversation on how these artists are fostering communities within their creative practices.

The Office of Research and Innovation invites you to attend Research Talks featuring Dr Alexis Morris, Associate Professor (Digital Futures program at OCAD University), Director of the Adaptive Context Environments (ACE) Lab.
 

Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.

Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.

IAMD First-Year group exhibition

Join Alumni Relations for a morning of life drawing on campus. 

Join Alumni Relations for an evening of life drawing on campus. 

Artist Talk: Sylvia Whitton, Drawing and Painting Associate Professor.

This presentation is a collaboration between Daniel Wildberger and Erik Páez, sparked by a central question: How might a former student and teacher co-design a talk that weaves their histories in design and education together?

Join us, in partnership with the Global Centre for Climate Action for this engaging conversation with with Tibetan Scholar Dr. Yonten Nyima.