Events

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the return of the&nbsp;Contemporary Textile Studio Artist Residency Career Launcher for students or recent grads (2023,&nbsp;2024).</p>

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<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);caret-color:rgb(33, 33, 33);color:rgb(33, 33, 33);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:14.666667px;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:pre-wrap;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Join the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University for a compelling dialogue with leaders, scholars, and artists to explore the pressures and challenges that are mounting around cultural spaces and changing how artists and cultural producers live, work, create and share.</span></p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the Gallery&nbsp;44 Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="color:#242424;" lang="EN-US">Artist Talk &amp; Reception: Friday, March 1, 6:30 pm – 9 pm</span><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span>OCAD University Auditorium&nbsp;(Room 190)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Free to Public</span></li><li><span>ASL Interpretation provided<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Wheelchair accessible<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span>Refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><em><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;padding:0cm;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Vincent Depoivre:&nbsp;Boy Toys</strong></span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="background-color:white;margin:0cm;"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;padding:0cm;" lang="EN-GB">Curated by Lauchlin MacQuarrie</span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p>The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers (CEAD) is&nbsp;excited to announce the 8th annual Career Launcher Fund for graduating students. Emerging artists and designers are invited to apply for a funding opportunity relating to career supports and skills building as they transition&nbsp;out of school.&nbsp;</p>

<img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Feb%2028%20Reuse%20exhibition%20launch.jpg" data-entity-uuid="f143de71-4554-4996-9a78-8c9de7333970" data-entity-type="file" alt="Reignite &amp; Reinvent promotional poster featuring image by Rashmi Bidasaria of Dross Monolith Table" width="353" height="353"><p>T<span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;">he </span><em><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;"><strong>REIGNITE &amp; REINVENT&nbsp;</strong></span></em><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;">exhibition runs February 28 - March 8, 2024 at 100 McCaul St., Lobby.&nbsp;</span><br><br>C<span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;">o-curated by Caro Simon and Senthurri Thiruchenthooran, OCAD U's ReUse Depot student monitors.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p>Join our invited panelists as they delve into the transformative power of speculative reclamation, Afrofuturism, and Indigenous Futurism through their creative practices and artistic works. Experience firsthand how these powerful narratives transcend boundaries, empower agency, and carve spaces for cultural reclamation. Stay engaged with the live Q&amp;A session moderated by the Onsite Gallery’s Programs &amp; Community Coordinator, Susan Jama.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kelly Ross<strong style="box-sizing:border-box;"> </strong>leads a workshop for OCAD U Students and Alumni on how to do your taxes as an artist or designer. Topics covered include the difference between employee versus self-employed income, HST, business expense deductibles, and more.</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>OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to partner with Holt Renfrew to create an exclusive call-for-submissions from members of the OCAD U community.<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="box-sizing:border-box;">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p>OCAD University’s&nbsp;RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers&nbsp;is excited to announce the return of the 401 Richmond Illustration Studio for graduating Illustration students.</p>

<p>OCAD University Senate Meeting</p>

<h2>Come Hang with Us</h2><p>By Mature Students Collective</p>

<p>Nominations are now being accepted to fill Faculty Area and Faculty At-Large vacancies on the 2024/2025 OCAD University Senate membership.</p>

<p>OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers is excited to announce a recruited placement in partnership with C Magazine for the role of Editorial and Programs Assistant.</p>

<p class="p1"><strong>Generations of an Archive, Emma Nishimura</strong><br>Curated by Emily Putnam</p>

<p>Onsite Gallery presents its inaugural Black History Month annual guest lecture with curator Janet Dees. Trained as a historian of American art, Janet Dees’ curatorial work focuses on the ways in which contemporary artists engage with history and archives; artists’ interest in transformational practices; and inclusive museum methodologies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The guest lecture is co-presented with the Centre for the Study of Black Canadian Diaspora</p>

<p>Inclusive Design Research Centre &nbsp;presents Accessible Canada -- Accessible World, an inclusive French/English language, international conference that aims to advance accessibility and inclusive design in various domains.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/accessconf/en/accessible-canada… now open!</a></p><p>Inclusive Design Research Centre présente Canada accessible -- Monde accessible, une conférence internationale inclusive en français et en anglais qui vise à faire progresser l'accessibilité et le design inclusif dans divers domaines.</p><p><a href="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/accessconf/fr/accessible-canada… inscriptions sont ouvertes !</a></p>

<p><span style="box-sizing:border-box;" data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">Future Practice is a conversation convened by The Creative Kids and RBC Centre for&nbsp;Emerging Artists &amp; Designers at OCAD University aimed at demystifying pathways to&nbsp;establishing a sustainable creative practice through the lens of entrepreneurship.</span></p>

<p>Join our upcoming info session with&nbsp;Stanzie Tooth, Educational Content Lead at Format,&nbsp;to learn more about&nbsp;building a successful online portfolio.</p>

<p><span style="background-color:white;color:#333333;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;">Firouzeh Saremi Far is a 3^rd year student in OCAD University Sculpture/Installation major, Drawing &amp; Painting minor. Firouzeh explores human emotions through art.</span></p>

<p>In co-presentation and partnership with RBC Centre for Emerging Artists &amp; Designers (CEAD), registered participants have an opportunity to borrow and engage in a meaningful conversation with power Human Books (power artists).</p>

<p>Join us for a public lecture by visiting scholar, Dr. Hannah McGregor,&nbsp;Associate Professor of Publishing, SFU on Thursday, February 15 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm in the main auditorium of 100 McCaul St.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Grounded in the material concerns of working in postsecondary institutions, Dr. McGregor’s talk entitled “Caring Ferociously” will examine models of care ethics rooted in resistance movements, and explore how we might care ferociously, demonically, and disruptively.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p>The talk will be followed by a Q&amp;A moderated by Dr. Michelle Miller and Dr. Lori Riva from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, OCAD U.</p><p>This event is free and open to the entire OCAD U community and broader public.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>