Events


<p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">Ethennonnhawahstihnen - Where They Have a Good and Beautiful Life, graduating exhibition by Yuefeng Li</span></p>

Inspirations Studio 30th Anniversary & Art Auction

<p>Join us for a casual conversation with Zahra Ebrahim on essential strategies for creating inclusive businesses, co-designing with community, and building successful ventures with a lasting social impact. </p>

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:black;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">An exhibition with artists Tia Babbar, Jes Bonnie, Sari Cheah, Jodi Tu</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:black;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:black;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">IMAGE: Tia Babbar, </span><em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Toothache</span></em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">, 2022, knitted wool on canvas 36”x 36.”</span></div><p><br> </p>

UX Student Association: Table Talk beginner-friendly networking event!

<p class="p1">Photography 2<sup>nd</sup> year students present</p><h2><strong>Depth of Field</strong></h2>

Ilene Sova, Associate Professor in the FOA is curating an exhibition of DRPT Alumni and current OCAD U MFA Candidate Stephanie Camillie. This exhibition held at the Tarragon Theatre will happen in Conversation with the Studio 180 Theatre production of Four Minutes and Twelve Seconds at Tarragon Theatre.

<p>OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce a recruited placement in partnership with Secret Planet for the role of Studio Assistant. </p>

<p class="p1">Associate Professor in the FOA Ilene Sova will be presenting her international COIL project at the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsugl… class="s1">Global Digital Humanities Symposium</span></a><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsugl… class="s1"> </span></a>at Michigan State University with her co-teacher and co-presenter Dr. Alla Myzelev from State University New York. </p>



<p class="p1">Book Launch: Pattern and Chaos in Art, Science and Everyday Life (Hybrid)<span style="color:black;font-size:16.0pt;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p>

<p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" style="font-size:inherit;" dir="ltr">UNTITLED ARCHIVE IAMD MFA Thesis Exhibition by Yitong Wang </span></p>

<p>Join<em> power</em> curator, Lisa Deanne Smith, for an in-depth curatorial tour</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:black;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;padding:0cm;">Creative Research Inclusive Practices (CRIP) Lab – The Launch</span><em><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></em></p>

<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Artist Talk Hugh Martin</span><br> </p>

<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><strong>How to improve your Website </strong></span></p>



Indigenous Student Centre 113 McCaul Street, LVL 4 ROOM 410
The objective of OPEN CRITIQUE is to provide Indigenous students, alumni and community members with the opportunity for dialogue and relationship building with other Indigenous artists, including OCAD U faculty, alumni and special guests. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, current works, and to visit with other Indigenous artists.

<p>Join us for the 2024 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs Pitch Event where t<span style="box-sizing:border-box;" data-contrast="auto">en finalists will pitch for the chance to receive up to $6,000 to launch or grow their business to an external jury of experts. </span></p>


<p><span class="TextRun SCXW212312227 BCX0 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US">Tension between nature and city, digital and organic shown through a variety of media. Emotions and identities playing with the outside world and our interactions with natural and synthetic environments, through the works of Hayeon Song, Bianca Nam, and Jordyn Hendricks.</span><span class="EOP SCXW212312227 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>

<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">The OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is back once again! This mentorship initiative is created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. Join us for a meet and greet with </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Sonia Beckwith</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(51, 51, 51);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"> to learn more about her practice and ways she can offer feedback and career development support this semester.</span></p>

<p>OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce a creative opportunity in partnership with Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival for the role of a Festival Creative Artist.</p>






<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the return of the Akin Career Launcher for Drawing & Painting, Integrated Media, Indigenous Visual Studies, Cross Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies, and Sculpture & Installation students in their graduating term. </p>


<p><span style="box-sizing:border-box;" data-ogsc="black">Join OCAD University’s Indigenous Student Centre and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers for “<strong style="box-sizing:border-box;">Identity and Art Making” </strong>a lunch and panel conversation featuring Amanda Amour Lynx, Greg Staats, and Edan Maxam.</span></p>