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New resources offered by the University’s Centre for Learning & Teaching are designed to help people navigate the role of AI in art and design education.

Since its founding in 1876, OCAD U-community artists and designers have shaped Canada’s visual identity and culture.

The 150 FUTURES initiative launches with two $1 million leadership gifts, one from Nancy McCain and Bill Morneau, and one from John and Jan MacIntyre.

Former faculty member drew on her Scandinavian heritage to shape her approach to design education.

Generously supported by BMO, the grants support faculty-led research and teaching projects that advance sustainability, environmental awareness and climate action.

Faculty researchers explore new approaches to climate action through art and design

A prominent patron of the arts, entrepreneur and celebrated philanthropist, Dr. Bachir was the University’s chancellor from 2017 to 2021.

Among the new Board members is Christopher Dacunha, an appointee from the Government of Ontario.

The prize is awarded annually to a graduating student whose work exhibits excellence and innovation in new media practice.

The international initiative is connected to an exhibition in the Canada Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale.

"The Light" and "Melting Temporalities" transformed the waterfront into a canvas for climate reflection.

On Oct. 3, the Delegation of the European Union to Canada and Global Centre for Climate Action at OCAD University present "The Light" and "Melting Temporalities" as part of Nuit Blanche.

Elaine Yang’s award-winning animation reflects on creativity and the impulse to make.

Industrial Design graduates Marzuq Vohra and Vienna Pighin are Canada’s national winners for their invention, Proactive Project.

Students gained experience in animation, visual storytelling and projection mapping through their involvement in projections being shown during SILO NIGHTS at Public Pier.

OCAD U-associated artists are also participating in the Biennial, including Prof. Emerita Bonnie Devine and alums Chiedza Pasipanodya and Rouzbeh Akhbari.

Prestigious award honours Kim’s decades-long contribution to Canadian textile art.

Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project selected for ArtPrize 2026 exhibition.

A new series of student-created murals transforms the iconic Yellow Staircase in celebration of the university's 150th anniversary. 

A four-year project led by OCAD U Associate Professor Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer examines how music-theatre programming in Germany was reshaped from the Weimar Republic to the Nazi era.

For OCAD U alum Mary Ratcliffe (BDes, Environmental Design, ’11), bringing an idea to life is only the beginning. The Toronto furniture designer shares what it takes to turn creativity into a lasting practice.

Gill is a recognized champion of Canada’s creative industries who most recently served as CEO of Creative BC.

Exhibitions explore lived experiences, creative practices and contemporary perspectives.

The Roots X OCAD U Artist Series showcases the creative vision of emerging designers with the support of the outdoor lifestyle brand.

Honouring exceptional teaching at OCAD U

Improvements to the campus include upgrades, relocations and retrofits.

This Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 to 3, is your last chance to experience the day-to-night cultural experience at Marina Quay West. Free and open to all.

“Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?”, opened on Sept. 5, is curated by Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art, Onsite Gallery with Lee Sun, Chief Curator, Lee KangHa Art Museum as the Korean Partner Curator.

OCAD U  presents Canada's Pavilion at the biennale. "Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?)" is curated by Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art at Onsite Gallery, with Lee Sun, Chief Curator of the Lee KangHa Art Museum, as the Korean Partner Curator. 

Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat’s research project is developing a theoretical account of how memory, grief, and loss are experienced not only cognitively or verbally, but through the body, materials, objects, relationships and time.

Opinion piece by Ryan Rice and Ana Serrano explores what Canadian sovereignty means today.

The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Sankofa Square are excited to announce the 2026 OCAD U Experiential Learning Animation take-over! 
 
The Sankofa Square placement provides OCADU Experimental Animation placement students with the opportunity to showcase their work on the digital screens of Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge and Dundas). Our students were asked to respond to the theme of Worldbuilding. 

Faculty of Design’s Used Book Sale offered students affordable access to donated art and design books.

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 10am – 6pm

Location: 100 McCaul St. - OCAD University, Lobby, Ground Floor

Yesterday. Today. Forever. applies strategic foresight to a large-scale public art project across 10 distinct sites.

RBC CEAD-facilitated collaboration brings student and alum work to reclaimed outdoor community space. 

The iArts Residency program envisions unique opportunities for cultural exchange that bring the richness of Indian visual and material arts to OCAD University. While in Toronto, the artist/designer will live in an OCAD U apartment and have the opportunity to produce work in an OCAD University studio, to interact with students and faculty and to build relationships by connecting with South Asian and broader Canadian communities.