Ontario MPP David Piccini tours OCAD U

left to right: President Sara Diamond, MPP David Piccini and Nick Hooper, Director Studio Facilities.
Thursday, November 1, 2018

David Piccini, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South, toured OCAD University’s campus on October 30 for his first official visit.

Mr. Piccini was greeted at 100 McCaul St. by OCAD University President Dr. Sara Diamond before a guided tour of the main building. Tour stops included visits to the fabrication studios, drawing and painting studios, the newly refurbished George Reid House, and the iconic Sharp Centre for Design. Mr. Piccini spoke with faculty and staff, and engaged with current students about their experience in Canada’s largest, most comprehensive art and design university.

Mr. Piccini was also on campus to officially open the newly transformed Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, a joint private-public capital project and milestone in the Creative City Campus.

He toured the building with OCAD U benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp, OCAD U Board Chair Jaime Watt, and members of the Ignite Imagination Campaign Cabinet. Mr. Piccini delivered special remarks on behalf of the Government of Ontario.

The Rosalie Sharp Pavilion’s refurbishment is part of the Creative City Campus renewal and expansion project. The Ontario Government provided $27 million in support through the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.