Skip to main content

Events Archive

February 5, 2021

Are you interested in applying for one of the two Konrad Group positions (Associate Experience UI/UX // UI/UX Design Intern) we have available via the OCAD U Career Launcher program? 

February 4, 2021

Are you interested in learning more about a career as a UI Artist? Join us for Ubisoft Toronto UI Art Session hosted by Noreen Rana, Team Lead UI Artist at Ubisoft.

February 4, 2021

This casual introduction will give you enough skills to start working with Photoshop for zine making. 

February 1, 2021

Considering applying for a Toronto Arts Council Visual or Media Arts grant? Peter Kingstone (Visual/Media Arts Officer, Toronto Arts Council), will review what grants are available, discuss the application process, provide tips on how to write a successful grant, and answer any questions you may have.

February 1, 2021

This presentation is intended for current OCAD U students who are new to the software and will provide an overview to creating files and laying out a zine or book project.

January 29, 2021

The student group OCAD U Muslim Student Association (MSA) invites you to remember and honour the victims and survivors of Quebec City Mosque shooting (January 29, 2017) and engage in discussion on Islamophobia and hate in Canada.

January 29, 2021

This panel with Niki Little, Howard Adler, and Thirza Cuthand explores the question of how curation can function as a decolonial practice.

December 4, 2020 - January 29, 2021

Remote Wellness Programming - Building on Life Skills with community support during lockdown

January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021

The CEAD is hosting a workshop on tips and tricks for email etiquette as part of a series of events on how you can put your best self forward.

January 28, 2021

This presentation is intended for current OCAD U students who are new to the software and will provide an overview to creating files and laying out a zine or book project.

January 28, 2021

As part of the RBC Emerging Artists Academy, RBC Future Launch is presenting a five-part series designed to support the arts and the role they play in building vibrant communities and strong economies. 
 

January 27, 2021
January 27, 2021

Mindful Colouring 

Drop-In open space to colour and doodle with others. SAS Student Navigator and Artist Kai Ahmed (she/her) leads a workshop to cultivate mindfulness and de-stress with other students.  

Join us on Wednesday at 12PM-1PM

January 26, 2021
January 25, 2021

Wellness Strategies for Online Learning 

A workshop focusing on simple strategies to support and enhance wellness and address challenges related to learning in the online environment. Facilitated by Indigenous Student Counsellor Jeanine Claus (she/her) and Student Wellness Community Worker Kaitlyn Young (she/her). 

Join the Meeting Monday at 2PM to 2:45PM 

January 21, 2021

Visual and Critical Studies presents an online public guest lecture by Dr. Anuradha Gobin in which she discusses the role of humour in the visual culture of the Dutch Republic.

January 21, 2021

Join RBC Olympian and Professional Athlete, Sam Effah, and RBC’s Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Mary DePaoli, as they share industry tips for landing a job at a top brand like RBC, and how to stand out in a pile of resumes. 

January 21, 2021

A live virtual info session for OCAD U students and grads. Join to learn about the life of a designer at Spin Master, Toronto.

January 11-21, 2021

Design4 is an externally funded initiative that introduces principles of experiential learning into the realm of paid professional opportunities for upper year students in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University, at both the Undergraduate (BDES) and Masters (MDES) levels. Students will be selected to participate in Design4 and placed in a small multidisciplinary team of 4. 

January 18, 2021

This introduction to zines and self-publishing will share info and recommendations for planning, creating, printing and distributing your publication.

January 14, 2021

Intensive Digital Residency with ENSCI ‘Les Ateliers’ in Paris, France by OCAD U International CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS.

January 14, 2021

This introduction to zines and self-publishing will share info and recommendations for planning, creating, printing and distributing your publication.

November 19 - December 19, 2020

The Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to partner with Ownr to create an exclusive opportunity for OCAD U students and recent alumni that will provide seed funding to help launch a business through the Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs

December 4-18, 2020

DBT Skills Workshop focuses on distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.

October 22 - December 10, 2020

Apply for funds from the Mighty Pen Student Initiative Fund to support any online initiative that features students who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour.

December 9, 2020

Interested in submitting an Expression of Interest for the Ownr Career Launcher for Creative Entrepreneurs? Attend this virtual info session to learn more and ask any questions you have about the application process.

December 9, 2020

We Count, Digging DEEPer series event: Jason Lewis will discuss the strategies that his collaborators and he have developed for articulating desired futures, and building the capacity to make them real.

December 8, 2020

With end of term stress upon us, come relax in the best way possible - talking about plants!

September 21 - December 7, 2020

Get involved with the experience of installing public art by joining the Art in Public Spaces club at OCAD U.

December 7, 2020

OCAD U student group Art in Public Spaces invites you to their speaker series of artists and members of the Toronto public art world who discuss their work, including inspiration, proposals, fabrication, and they will respond to your questions.

December 7, 2020

Coffee Chats w/ is a series of virtual casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. 

November 4 - December 5, 2020


 

August 31 - December 4, 2020

OCAD U Virtual Service Fair: as we prepare for the remote fall term, we want you to know that our services and support programs continue to be available to you.

December 3, 2020

Coffee Chats w/ is a series of virtual casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. 

December 3, 2020

Join us for our inaugural OCAD University Library Book Club event. We will be joined by editor and artist Laura Kenins and artist Rebecca Roher for a reading and discussion of Nova Graphica: A Graphic Anthology of Nova Scotia History. Rebecca will be reading from her story "Viola Desmond Had a Dream Too". 

September 17 - December 1, 2020

The Journal of Visual & Critical Studies welcomes new editorial committee members every year, offering students the opportunity to help sustain the publication through peer-to-peer education about the publishing process.

September 29 - December 1, 2020

Each Tuesday afternoon, creative prompts are shared on social media to inspire creativity and curb procrastination. All students welcome to participate.  

December 1, 2020

Studio Services is hosting a specialty drop-in session!  Technicians from Photography and Integrated Media will be presenting live demonstrations on documenting your work at home.  Technicians from Jewellery, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Metal and Wood studios will also be on hand to offer tips and discuss common challenges specific to various mediums and materials.  Bring your work and ask questions in this casual drop in session!

November 30, 2020

Coffee Chats w/ is a series of virtual casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. 

November 30, 2020

Join us for the final workshop in the Online Inclusive Teaching Workshop Series which will focus on scaffolding techniques in assignment design. 

November 12-27, 2020

Attend this comprehensive six-part series covering all aspects of finding meaningful employment – from job search through to the interview!

September 16 - November 27, 2020

Students in Materials and the Anthropocene, an OCADU undergraduate course in the Faculty of Art, are creatively investigating connections between anthropogenic processes and the current COVID-19 crisis. Our speaker series was designed in response to this criterion.  It also speaks to a current OCAD U research project, COVID-19 Anxiety, lead by Pam Patterson, that aims to interconnect the larger OCAD U community and provide resources for art educators during these pandemic times. Speakers are artists, curators, a gallerist and a librarian.

November 23, 2020

OCAD U student group Art in Public Spaces invites you to their speaker series of artists and members of the Toronto public art world who discuss their work, including inspiration, proposals, fabrication, and they will respond to your questions.

November 22, 2020

Connect with fellow OCAD University supporters who share your passion for art and design, help us pay tribute to Dr. Sara Diamond who led the university for 15 remarkable years and welcome our new President and Vice-Chancellor, Ana Serrano.