Events

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In this interactive session, adé abegunde shares her insights into the dynamic world of making independent publications.

The exhibition, Marinating In Our Surrealistic Land discovers the works of art which emphasize on what cultural resonance means to the spirits that embody us.

The Mighty Pen amplifies the stories and experiences of racialized and underrepresented writers and creators. Facilitated by Writing & Learning Consultant, Phoebe Wang, this year The Mighty Pen will invite guest writers and artists who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour (IBPOC) to share their unique gifts with the OCAD University community through workshops and public events. 

<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;">Gibraltar Point, A Living Lab, is a unique interdisciplinary course open to students in all program areas including graduate studies.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;">Student Information Session on Wednesday, March 27^th at 330&nbsp; Room 650</span></p>

<p>OCAD University Senate Meeting</p>

Join OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and the International Students Support Office for a workshop and panel on starting your own business as a newcomer to Canada. 

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<p>The PULSE Editorial Board invite you to attend the 3rd Print Edition Launch Party</p>

<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;" lang="EN-US">The Faculty Curriculum &amp; Development Centre (FCDC) and the Office of Diversity, Equity &amp; Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI) at OCAD University (OCAD U) are pleased to invite you to&nbsp;</span><em><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;"><strong>Sustainability (as) Pedagogy</strong></span></em><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;" lang="EN-US">, a research talk with OCAD U’s </span><a href="https://www.ocadu.ca/services/odesi/sustainability/sf3"><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;" lang="EN-CA">Sustainable Futures Faculty Fellowship (SF3) program</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;" lang="EN-CA">.</span></p>

Design Abroad Nepal 2024 

Design Abroad is an exciting course at OCAD University offering students a unique opportunity to work internationally with a local community to co-design solutions that have a meaningful impact.

Submission deadline: Sunday November 12th by 11:59pm 

<p>In partnership with<strong> Inuit Art Foundation</strong>, join us for an artist talk with Glenn Gear at Onsite Gallery.</p>

Animation Histories: Cultural Bridge between the Philippines and Canada   

In this experimental animation studio course, students will work collaboratively with animation students from iAcademy in Manila on a research project and exhibition looking at how the Philippines and Canada have been connected throughout their respective animation histories. 

Submission deadline: Sunday November 12th by 11:59pm   

Experiential Photography – International Collaboration 

Experiential Photography taught by Ursula Handleigh and partnered with Professor Jay Javier from De La Salle-College of St Benilde in Manila, explores expanded and alternative photographic processes within the Philippine landscape. 

Submission deadline: Sunday November 12th by 11:59pm   

Preservation and perseverance: Cultural heritage and contemporary practice in Thailand 

Using the historical and contemporary context of Chiang Mai, Thailand, this course examines how expressions of cultural heritage are transmitted, revitalized, and expanded in contemporary practice. 

Submission deadline: Sunday November 12th by 11:59pm  

<p>This event offers registered participants the opportunity to embark on an enchanting journey through the neighbourhoods of Toronto where&nbsp;Rocky Dobey's&nbsp;public artworks can be found, all while being guided by <em>power </em>exhibition artist, Rocky Dobey.</p>

<p><em>Building Beyond: An Instructional LEGO® Workshop w/&nbsp;Ekow&nbsp;Nimako </em>a three-hour workshop that delves into the realms of forward-looking storytelling, creativity and cultural reflection, intertwining Lego artistry with Afrofuturism and speculative reclamation of African legacies and dynasties. Spaces are limited with priority given to self-identifying Black and African OCAD U students and alumni.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

OCAD University’s 109th Annual Graduate Exhibition, Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, takes place May 1 to 5, 2024, featuring the work of more than 800 emerging artists and designers.

<p>In partnership with the Inuit Art Foundation (IAF), Onsite Gallery presents <em>Up Front</em>, a series of commissioned digital murals by Inuit artists.&nbsp;</p>

<p>OCAD University Senate Meeting</p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:char;line-height:115%;"><em><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US"><strong>Are You Calling Me a Racist? Book launch and conversation</strong></span></em><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p><p style="layout-grid-mode:char;line-height:115%;"><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US">Join OCAD University and Another Story Bookshop for the launch of the new book, </span><em><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US">Are You Calling Me a Racist?</span></em><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US"> by <strong>Dr. Sarita Srivastava</strong>, OCAD U’s Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.</span></p><p style="layout-grid-mode:char;line-height:115%;"><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US">She’ll talk about her new book in a conversation with&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#212121;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;"><strong>D</strong></span><span style="background-color:white;color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;"><strong>r. Rinaldo Walcott</strong>,&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color:white;color:#202122;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;">Professor and Chair of Africana and American Studies at the University of Buffalo, moderated by&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color:white;color:#222222;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;"><strong>Dr. Minelle Mahtani</strong>, Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Justice at the University of British Columbia.</span></p><p style="layout-grid-mode:char;line-height:115%;"><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US"><strong>DATE/TIME/LOCATION</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US">Thursday, April 25, 1 to 3 p.m.</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;" lang="EN-US">Onsite Gallery, 199 Richmond St. W., Toronto, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color:white;color:#222222;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p>Crossing Fonds will explore trends in digital archival practice, including the Crossing Fonds platform for collaboration between archives; critical digital archives practices including an ethics of care; Indigenous data sovereignty; collaborative tools and methods, community-centered collections created for and with equity-deserving communities; media arts conservation and archives.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Edouard Glissant and Patrick Chamoiseau <a class="Hyperlink SCXW124832866 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:inherit;cursor:text;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi-o…; target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">used</a> Kay tout moune (pronounced KAI TOOT MOON) to describe a world without walls that embraces movement, difference, and change. We use it here as a speculative effect of looking at today's societies from a postmigrant perspective, one <a class="Hyperlink SCXW124832866 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:inherit;cursor:text;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.b…; target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"that presents and highlights the voice of migration.”</a> Postmigration is a conceptual intervention in current discourses on migration&nbsp;and will frame our activities for that week.&nbsp;</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">Registration required. C</span><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" dir="ltr">lick on each event to register in Eventbrite</span></p>

<p>FIGMA educators are flying to Toronto from the U.S to host a workshop w/ UX STUDENT ASSOCIATION</p>

<p>In partnership with Native Women in the Arts, join us for an exclusive&nbsp;<em>Artist / Curator Talk</em> with&nbsp;<strong>Taqralik Partridge</strong>&nbsp;and <strong>Linda Grussani</strong>, as they share their experience recognizing the resilience of human connections they developed during a global pandemic and the richness of Indigenous wisdom bridging physical and virtual spaces. &nbsp;</p>