Open life drawing session offered by the OCAD U Alumni Association
Jessica Leong | Creative Professional-in-Residence
Looking for some feedback on a project? Want an opnion before a critique? Come chat with our in-house artists and designers!
DateMonday, January 7, 2019 - 2:15pm to Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 2:15pm
Location
Location
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, 3rd Floor, 115 McCaul Street, OCAD University
BIO
Jessica Leong is a designer specializing in branding, environments, and typography. She is the Senior Designer at Frontier Design in Toronto and a graduate from OCAD’s graphic design program. Her previous experience includes Design Exchange, ERA Architects, Indigo Books, and Bruce Mau Design.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The new OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is a mentorship initiative created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. The program sees invited professional guests, from a variety of art and design-related disciplines, present on a regularly scheduled basis over the course of the academic semester, in the new Rosalie Sharp Pavilion for Experiential Learning at 115 McCaul Street.
We invite students to set up a casual chat or studio visit with our residents to talk about their projects, goals and questions. Visiting creative professionals are alumni and collaborators of OCAD University, invited to provide mentorship to current OCAD U students and recent alumni. This winter’s residents are Jessica Leong and Basil AlZeri.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
Current students and grads can use the OCAD U Talent Network to book appointments with our Creative Professionals-in-Residence. To book an appointment, please follow these four steps:
- Log in at www.ocadu.ca/talentnetwork
- Complete your personal and academic profile - you will not be able to book an appointment otherwise
- Under the "Events & Advising" tab select "Workshops & Advising" and RSVP for a date/timeslot with your resident of choice that fits your schedule. The timeslot you select will no longer be available to others once you choose it.
- Come to 115 McCaul St, 3rd Floor at the time of your appointment
DateMonday, January 7, 2019 - 2:15pm to Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 2:15pm
Website Location
Website Location
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, 3rd Floor, 115 McCaul Street, OCAD University
Visit the OCAD University art district for the second annual Gallery Crawl!
Featuring special programming at our eight galleries.
Thesis Exhibition for Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design Masters Candidate Vanessa Lee Jackson
Please join the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and School of Interdisciplinary Studies for two Sabbatical Talks: “Extending the Meaning of “Genetic” in Medicine in Canada and Mexico to include ‘Related to Chromosomes and Genes’” by Dr. Bill Leeming and "Cinematic Life in the Anthropocene" by Dr. Selmin Kara. Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in 205 Richmond St. W., Room 320.
OCAD University’s Faculty of Art, in collaboration with Another Story Bookshop, is pleased to present returning 2018 Global Experience Project artist-in-residence Maria Thereza Alves for the launch of her new book. With special guest Lisa Meyers.
Part of a two-year research project out of OCAD University that is looking at how we as citizens can make change happen to build community and turn forgotten places into vibrant spaces in Toronto. How can design and art support community-based place-making?
The Scarborough forum is set for March 26th from 6:00–8:00 pm. It will be held at the East Scarborough Storefront, 4040 Lawrence Ave E.
Join in the conversation—share your story of how you made your community stronger.
Associate Professor Jean-Christian Knaff in our Illustration Program has been selected to part of the OSA 14th Annual Juried Exhibition.
Amanda Kung, Alexandru Stratulat, Micketty, and Robin Love present: side effects may include part of the SCIN 2019 Thesis Exhibitions 'For External Use Only', a special presentation highlighting graduating students from OCAD University’s Sculpture/Installation Program.
Monday, January 7, 2019 - 2:15pm to Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 2:15pm
BIO
Jessica Leong is a designer specializing in branding, environments, and typography. She is the Senior Designer at Frontier Design in Toronto and a graduate from OCAD’s graphic design program. Her previous experience includes Design Exchange, ERA Architects, Indigo Books, and Bruce Mau Design.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The new OCAD U Creative Professionals-In-Residence program is a mentorship initiative created to support the career success of current OCAD U students and recent alumni. The program sees invited professional guests, from a variety of art and design-related disciplines, present on a regularly scheduled basis over the course of the academic semester, in the new Rosalie Sharp Pavilion for Experiential Learning at 115 McCaul Street.
We invite students to set up a casual chat or studio visit with our residents to talk about their projects, goals and questions. Visiting creative professionals are alumni and collaborators of OCAD University, invited to provide mentorship to current OCAD U students and recent alumni. This winter’s residents are Jessica Leong and Basil AlZeri.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
Current students and grads can use the OCAD U Talent Network to book appointments with our Creative Professionals-in-Residence. To book an appointment, please follow these four steps:
- Log in at www.ocadu.ca/talentnetwork
- Complete your personal and academic profile - you will not be able to book an appointment otherwise
- Under the "Events & Advising" tab select "Workshops & Advising" and RSVP for a date/timeslot with your resident of choice that fits your schedule. The timeslot you select will no longer be available to others once you choose it.
- Come to 115 McCaul St, 3rd Floor at the time of your appointment
Venue & Address:
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, 3rd Floor, 115 McCaul Street, OCAD University
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