Events

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) and Facing the Camera: TSÍ TKARÒN:TO

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. 

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. 

BEAT (BUILDING EQUALITY IN ARCHITECTURE TORONTO) FORUM

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

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.

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

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.

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. 

OCAD University’s International Programs & Collaborations Office, in partnership with Mexico City–based Culturans, invites students to participate in Creative Contrasts — a weeklong international workshop exploring the intersections of art, design, community, and sustainability. Taking place February 14–22, 2026, the program immerses participants in Mexico City’s vibrant creative scene through hands-on activities with local artists and designers. From street art collaborations to sustainable design explorations in Xochimilco, students will sharpen their creative perspectives and gain valuable cross-cultural experience.

Applications are open to all current OCAD U undergraduate students until December 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. 

Discover the magic of instant photography in this engaging 3-hour workshop exploring the Polaroid emulsion lift technique with Cruz.

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

STUDENT HACKATHON

Co-presented by the Ambassade de France au Canada (French Embassy in Canada), Institut français and OCAD University, Painting Mirror is an interactive videomapping where photos submitted by the public as well as OCAD U students will be projected and transformed in the style of great artists (painting, street art, drawing). The video mapping is being led by artist Maxime Touroute.

An Experimental Animation community party.

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

Visit 20+ OCAD U Research Labs and talk with the researchers. Guided Tours Every 30 Minutes.

Join us at Onsite Gallery for an eye-opening lecture with William Benoit as he unpacks the complex history and legacy of Métis scrip—a government-issued certificate that profoundly shaped Métis land rights and dispossession in Canada.

Faculty of Art Student Town Hall

A Faculty of Art student-oriented regular critique meeting.