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OCAD U is proud to announce the 2025–26 BMO Microgrant recipients from the Global Centre for Climate Action! 🌍 Supported by BMO, these grants fund faculty-led projects advancing sustainability, environmental awareness, and climate action. Learn more: bit.ly/47g0lHN
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Join artist & curator Jesse King Nov 12 at Onsite Gallery for a special tour of Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024). Explore identity, Indigiqueer expression & Indigenous presence in contemporary art. 👉 Info + register: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
29.10.2025 17:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎥 On Global TV @globalnews.ca! #OCADU student Juliana Saavedra Patino sat down with Susan Hay to talk about her award-winning art — and that incredible $30,000 prize! Watch her interview here: bit.ly/47tsEkJ
29.10.2025 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join artist Maxime Touroute on campus for an interactive #videomapping experience on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. This free event is open to the public and is co-presented by @franceaucanada.bsky.social, the Institut Français and #OCADU. 🎥🖼️
More: bit.ly/47qRxxp
We're live on YouTube with a fantastic group of experts on birth environment design.
Join us live here: www.youtube.com/live/OkVd3uv...
Conference recordings will also be posted this week on this channel for all 19 of our international transdisciplinary experts.
OCAD U Student Literary Cabaret at Toronto International Festival of Authors showcases emerging voices, Oct. 29. Festival features other OCAD U-related events. Learn more: bit.ly/3LqD0KP
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📖 Métis Scrip Lecture w/ William Benoit Explore the history & legacy of Métis scrip—its impact on land rights, dispossession & ongoing reconciliation. 📅 Oct 29 | 4pm | Onsite Gallery Free with registration 👉 www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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Join us for the 6th Annual OCAD U Gallery Crawl on October 18th! 🎨
Meet artists, designers + curators and explore 5 gallery venues across campus.
Free guided tours at 12 + 1 p.m. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/6th-annual...
Heads up, OCAD U! 👷♀️ Butterfield Park + Levels 5 & 6 of the Rosalie Sharp Centre will be closed during fall midterm break for HVAC upgrades. 100 McCaul will also close early (4 p.m.) on Oct 15 for a power outage to complete the work.
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Next week check out MULTIfest at Stackt – Toronto first-ever experiential art festival. More info here: www.multi-fest.ca
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Congrats to OCAD U researchers on receiving more than $100K from Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund to advance cutting-edge research in sustainable art and design practices. bit.ly/3KLPoF2
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Congrats to OCAD U alum Liam Mooney and partner Emma Cochrane of Jackpine Dynamic Branding — named Newsmakers of the Year by the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade! Their bold design sparked a national conversation — Canada is not for sale! bit.ly/4nHID5z
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Design Canada screening + post-show talk Explore how Canadian graphic designers shaped national identity in the 60s & 70s. 🗓 Oct 23, 6:30 PM 📍 100 McCaul St., room 190 Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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🌍 Transforming Birthspace: A Global Colloquium — exploring healthier, more supportive spaces for childbirth. Exhibition: Oct 24–Nov 10 at 49 McCaul St. | Colloquium: Oct 25–27 @ OCAD U Waterfront. Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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Congrats to alums Delali Cofie & Natia Lemay, recipients of the 2025 CIBC C2 Art Program. They’ll create work for solo exhibitions at CIBC Square in Toronto. bit.ly/3VODfl5
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OCAD U’s Fall Design Festival is here! 🎉 A month of exhibitions, talks + collabs bringing students, alums + partners together. Highlights: Unravelling (Oct 9), Design Canada screening (Oct 23) + Illustration Alumni events (Oct 24). Learn more: bit.ly/42k0yaa
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Beyond the Gallery explores public art as a career path for Fine Art students through panels + a site tour in downtown Toronto. 🗓 Oct 16, 11AM–3PM 📍 CEAD, 115 McCaul St. Learn more + RSVP: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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Don’t miss this interview with #OCADU prof Lillian Allen—Toronto’s Poet Laureate and the Godmother of Dub Poetry—ahead of an Oct 3 event celebrating her work.
Read more: bit.ly/48c1IIy
Unravelling showcases Illustration students’ works made with Risograph printmaking – layered textures, bold colour, and narrative-driven design. 📍 Ada Slaight Student Gallery 🗓 Oct 8–20, 2025 Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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#OCADU congratulates first-year student Juliana Saavedra Patino on winning a $30,000 international art prize. Her self-portrait Interface earned the People’s Choice Second Prize at ART COMP, a global exhibition of 100 works. Learn more: bit.ly/4nvtPqP
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The Global Postcard exhibition explores how postcards can bridge time + space through collaborative drawing + storytelling. 📍 Ada Slaight Student Gallery 🗓 Oct 7–20, 2025 Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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For the 2nd year, OCAD U + @euincanada.bsky.social light up Nuit Blanche 🌙✨ On Oct 4–5, the Canada Malting Silos will transform into Dissolving Boundaries – a massive projection of dance, light + water by OOOPStudio. 📍 Toronto Waterfront Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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This weekend, join us at the Sustainable Makers Market! From craft tents + plant swaps to hands-on workshops, it’s all about creativity + care for the planet.
🗓️ Sept 27–28, 12–5 PM
📍 585 Queens Quay W
By OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action as part of #WaterFallFestival
OCAD U will hold a Celebration of Life for beloved faculty + artist April Hickox on Oct 3, 3–6 PM in the Great Hall (100 McCaul). Space is limited, please RSVP. Overflow seating w/ livestream available in Room 284. Learn more + register: www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
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Hockey history meets animation! Watch hockey great Bobby Hull’s unforgettable 1978 toupee mishap reimagined by OCAD U students and alums in The Piece Atop His Pate: bit.ly/47REabD. Co-produced by OCAD U and Canadian Art Song Project.
23.09.2025 16:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎤 I Searched Many Worlds
Join Rosalie Favell, Michelle McGeough & Ryan Rice for a conversation on Favell’s 40-year lens-based practice – exploring identity, belonging & Indigenous + 2SLGBTQ+ histories.
📅 Oct 4, 1pm | Onsite Gallery
Free w/ RSVP 👉 www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
DemocracyXChange Save the Date: DXC26 returns to Toronto April 16-18, 2026
Today is #InternationalDayOfDemocracy, a reminder that democracy is worth protecting.
We’re proud to co-host Canada’s gathering of #TeamDemocracy with @ocaduniversity.bsky.social + the Open Democracy Project.
Join us in TO Apr 16–18, 2026 for just $25: www.democracyxchange.org/event-detail...
OCAD U’s Jason Baerg joined @thesocialctv.bsky.social to share his latest fashion designs at the first Indigenous New York Fashion Week (Sept 11–15) 🎉 Featuring 25 designers from across the Americas.
Watch the segment: bit.ly/46IeGMF
#OCADU recently celebrated the revitalization of Butterfield Park to thank its generous donors. The event showcased the park’s transformation into a vibrant, welcoming green gathering space for all. bit.ly/4ntExO6
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#OCADU is grateful to former Board Vice-Chair David Binet for his philanthropy that has surpassed $1 million. His recent gift of $700K will create the David Binet Design Leadership Fund, strengthening our role in design, foresight & innovation. bit.ly/3JW483L
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