Events

New collaboration between OCAD University and Soulpepper Theatre brings the magic of Narnia to Toronto's Distillery District for the 2025 holiday season! 

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

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

Join us for this info-session if you are thinking about applying to Akin Career Launcher.

Join us at Onsite Gallery for an exciting curatorial tour of Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982 - 2024)!

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

Animation for Ecology + Sustainbility

OCAD U’s Digital Futures program welcomes Cory Doctorow to OCAD University for a public lecture as part of “Jailbreaking Canada”, a three-day playshop presented by Super Ordinary Lab and game:play Lab with SFI Alum Madeline Ashby to playfully co-fabulate possible futures for Canada in the contemporary climate of late-stage capitalism.

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

Join Alumni Relations for this lunch-hour professional development webinar discussing establishing their own businesses. 

Please join us for acclaimed author Emily Adrian's book reading and audience Q&A for her new book, Seduction Theory: A Novel!  

Success in today’s job market begins with a clear plan and the right tools. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the essential steps to launch a focused and effective job search. 

OCAD University Senate Meeting

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

North Baltica Contemporary Arts (NoBa) presents Changing Landscapes, a one-day international symposium examining how technology continues to transform contemporary textile and fibre art.

BEAT (BUILDING EQUALITY IN ARCHITECTURE TORONTO) FORUM

Screening of the legendary cult animated classic Rock & Rule, with a behind-the-scenes talk by director Clive Smith

Join us for a compelling panel conversation where invited panelists, Aylan Couchie, Meera Margaret Singh, Mallory Lowe Mpoka and Kai (Karyn) Recollet delve into how familial histories, intergenerational memory, and kinship inform and inspire their creative practices. The panelists will share how personal and public archives come alive. Together, they reflect on how these layered, self-directed approaches to storytelling expand our understanding of identity, belonging, and collective memory. Moderated by Susan Jama.

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

OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers invites you to a panel conversation on Meaningful Collaborations for Creative Entrepreneurs, featuring Anna Peng and Reza Nik, moderated by Christopher Wilson. 

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. The project creates a safe space for students, established artists, and cultural advocates to ask questions and share knowledge.

A public welcomed artist talk organized by the Drawing and Painting faculty.

Exhibition showcases student-led housing designs culminating from an industry-first partnership between real estate developer Forum Asset Management and OCAD University. 

In partnership with the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival.


 

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

Join us for a special walkthrough of Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024)led by artist and curator Jesse King. Known for exploring themes of identity through their creative and curatorial practice, King will offer insights into Favell’s photographic works through the intersecting lenses of Indigiqueer expression, visual sovereignty, and cultural representation.

Join us for this virtual information session if you're interested in applying to the 2026 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs.

Attention book lovers! The annual Library Services Book Sale will take place on November 12 -14, 2025 in the main lobby at 100 McCaul Street!

Drawing At First Sight is an exhibition of drawings by First Year Art and Design students from all disciplines. 

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

Join us for a conversation between artist Lucy Raven and Stuart Comer, The Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media and Performance at MoMA.

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