Subtle Technologies: We ++DECOLONIZING (≠ RECONCILING) Science, Tech, Indigenous Relations

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Keynote Lecture # 1: DECOLONIZING (≠ RECONCILING): Science, Technology, and Indigenous Relations. Presented by Dr Kim TallBear (Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience and Environment, Associate Professor, Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta), with respondent Dr Ashok Mathur (Dean of Graduate Studies, OCAD University)

Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
Time: 6:30-9:30pm (with concluding reception)
Location: OCAD University, 100 McCaul St, Toronto, Room 190 (Auditorium)
Presented in partnership with OCAD University

Keynote Lecture # 2: Gene Drift: White Nationalism, Hybrid Identities and Panic Ancestry Presented by Dr Arthur Kroker (Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and Theory, Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria), with respondent Pamela Edmonds (Curator of the Thames Art Gallery, Catham-Kent, ON)

Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Time: 6-9 pm (with concluding reception)
Location: Ryerson University, Rogers Communication Center, 80 Gould St, Toronto, Room 204
Presented in partnership with Ryerson University School of Performance: Faculty of Communication & Design

Installation: No Choice About the Terminology

No Choice About the Terminology is inspired by Lewis’ struggle to determine what terminology to use to describe his ethnicity (Cherokee, Hawaiian, Samoan, raised in Northern California), and his profession (artist, poet, software developer, educator, designer), and recognizing both the danger and seduction of neat categorizations. It was commissioned by the ImagineNATIVE Festival for the Vital to the General Public Welfare exhibition. Presented by Jason Edward Lewis (University Research Chair in Computational Media and the Indigenous Future Imaginary, Concordia University)

Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Time: 6-11 pm
Location: Ryerson University, Rogers Communication Center, Northern Exterior Presented in partnership with Ryerson University School of Performance: Faculty of Communication & Design
Workshops: To be announced
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Subtle Technologies would like to acknowledge funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council. For further information (including press inquiries), please contact:

Keiko Hart
Artistic Director,

Subtle Technologies
programming@subtletechnologies.com
www.subtletechnologies.com

Venue & Address: 
100 McCaul St. Room 190
Website: 
www.subtletechnologies.com
Email: 
programming@subtletechnologies.com
Cost: 
Free
Subtle Technologies presents: We ++ Friday, October 19 - Saturday, October 20, 2018

Grant Writing for Graduate Students

Grant Writing for Graduate Students
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:15am

This hands-on workshop facilitated by Dr. Lynne Milgram will provide research proposal writing support for your upcoming CGS-M (SSHRC, NSERC) and Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) application(s). Please come prepared with specific questions related to your research projects.

As limited seats are available, please RSVP to this workshop through this EventBrite listing. For further details about scholarships and funding please see our website here

Venue & Address: 
Room 701K, 205 Richmond St. W.
Email: 
gradstudies@ocadu.ca
Keywords: 

External Funding Workshop for Graduate Students

External Funding Workshop for Graduate Students
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Interested in applying for CGS-M (SSHRC, NSERC) and/or an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)? This session will provide students with further information about competitions, timelines and best practices. These are prestigious awards, and all full-time graduate students are encouraged to apply.

For further details about scholarships and funding please see our website here

Venue & Address: 
Room 510, 205 Richmond St. W.
Email: 
gradstudies@ocadu.ca
Keywords: 

Visual Analytics Lab's Informational Workshop

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 11:30am

Are you interested in Data Visualization? Do you have any digital / UI / UX / web design skills?

The Visual Analytics Lab invites all digital / UI / UX / web designers to join the informational workshop about the lab’s projects.

The projects presentation and workshop will take place on Thursday, October 4, from 11:30AM  at the Visual Analytics Lab – 7th floor, 205 Richmond St. W.

Attendees are invited to bring their laptops and resume.

For more information visit: https://www2.ocadu.ca/research/val/home

Or contact Marcus Gordon: v

Venue & Address: 
VAL Lab 205 Richmond St. W. 7th Floor
Email: 
mgordon@faculty.ocadu.ca
Cost: 
free
Visual Analytics Lab invites all digital / UI / UX / web designers

Actor Elizabeth Morris on Inclusive Design for Theatre and Film

Image of actor, Elizabeth Morris
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Actor Elizabeth Morris’s latest role is in Jean Giraudoux’s satirical play The Madwoman of Chaillot at the Stratford Festival. Like any performer, she works hard to captivate audiences through strong acting and stage presence. Her work is expressed primarily, however, in American Sign Language (ASL).  

Morris’s substantial resume of theatre and film production credits includes a wide range of ASL storytelling, visual work, miming and stand-up comedy: “Sometimes I have ASL interpreters on hand to voiceover for me, for hearing members to hear, but my body language and facial expressions are very clear and big, so non-signers can pick up some of my signs,” she says. 

Morris also works as an ASL coach, an accessibility consultant, and an inclusive designer for theatres and films. She is a member of ACTRA and CAEA union.  She decided to attend OCAD U’s Inclusive Design program to research ways to make live theatres more accessible and inclusive for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and for their families.  

“I believe that if you want a change to happen, you have to be the person to change it,” says Morris of her research. In becoming an inclusive designer through the program, she hopes to reduce gaps in accessibility and forge new solutions specifically suited to theatre and film: “This research will always be evolving. I plan to open minds and help theatre companies be more willing to try new things.”  

Through interviewing Deaf actors and directors as part of her investigative process, Morris discovered different perspectives on accessibility issues: “Each individual is different,” she says. “The research is not only biased based on my own experiences, it’s inclusive of Deaf and Hard of Hearing who may have different levels of hearing loss.” She says that the program also made her more aware of accessibility issues for the blind.  

In film and theatre environments Morris works with ASL interpreters so that rehearsals and shows are accessible both to her and everyone else she’s collaborating with. Within the Inclusive Design program, OCAD U provided an ASL interpreters and a note taker for the same purpose, and much of the program is delivered through an online technology and learning system. Prior to attending OCAD U she completed her BA in Elementary Education and Educational Drama at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., which remains unique as the only liberal arts university for the Deaf in the world.  

Find out more: www.Actor-ElizabethMorris.com 

Grad Studies Colloquia 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 2:30pm

One of the most important aspects of university life is the sharing and discussion of ideas. The colloquium — or academic conference or seminar — represents an invaluable opportunity for graduate students to present their work. Each graduate program at OCAD University hosts such an event with the goal of having students discuss their thesis or MRP work. Open to the university and wider community, these colloquia are defined by intellectual rigor, the presentation of original ideas and work and critical discussions.

Interdisciplinary Master’s In Art, Media and Design

October 4, 2018 – 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM 

October 5th, 2018 - 7:30AM- 3:45 PM

Grad Gallery @ 205 Richmnd St. W.

Digital Futures

Septemebr 26th & October 3rd, 2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grad Gallery @ 205 Richmnd St. W.

Contemporary Art Design New Media Art Histories & Criticism & Curatorial Practice

October 1,  2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Room 701 K @ 205 Richmond St. W

Inclusive Design

October 25th, 2018 & November 1, 8, 15, 2018

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Room 322, 230 Richmond St. W.

Venue & Address: 
Various locations
Email: 
gradstudies@ocadu.ca
Cost: 
Free
Colloquia Poster

Common Room September: Florence Contemporary Exhibition Opening

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

 

Common Room September: Florence Summer Residency Exhibition Opening Featuring:

Kristy Boyce
Sarah Carlson
Elizabeth Lopez
Chris Luginbuhl
Alex Perlin
Randa Reda Mahmoud
Samantha Robbie- Higgins
Quinn Rockliff
Lida Shanehchiyan
Philip Sparks
Dori Vanderheyden

  • Thursday, September 20, 2018
  • Graduate Gallery, Ground Level, 205 Richmond Street West, (Level G)
  • Open Bar & Light Refreshments

About the Florence Contemporary Course

What are the legacies of the renaissance within the dominant canon and how are they reflected and resisted in contemporary art and design? This course interrogates the new within the context of the old, with site visits and immersion in contemporary cultural production in Florence. The rich transdisciplinarity of Florentine renaissance sites and artworks is considered alongside the thriving contemporary artisanal culture of the city. This graduate course in studio and scholarly practices offers a compelling opportunity for art and design research and creation, aligning student's thesis objectives within a context of deep cultural interaction and international enquiry.

Venue & Address: 
Grad Gallery 205 Richmond St. W. Level G
Cost: 
Free
Common Room September: Florence Contemporary Exhibition Opening

Atlas of an Ambiguous Utopia: Explorations in Place, Machines and Waste

Atlas of an Ambiguous Utopia: Explorations in Place, Machines and Waste
Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 12:00pm to Sunday, September 16, 2018 - 12:00pm

In collaboration with OCAD U’s Social Body Lab and Autodesk’s Pier 9 Technology Centre, artist and researcher Hillary Predko completed a four month residency in San Francisco focused on global systems of infrastructure, craftsmanship, and computer numeric controlled (CNC) machines. This work explores themes around globalization, waste and cartography through meticulously finished sculptures. Form and structure served as motifs for investigating the material possibilities of advanced manufacturing machines in an artistic context. Using the globalized movement of scrap materials and the impact of China's trash ban from the starting point of the the San Francisco Bay, Predko looks past techno-utopian narratives into a complex network of interconnected factors that shape our daily lives.

A zine collecting images and writing about this work can be found here: https://issuu.com/hilbot/docs/atlas 

Gallery Hours - Saturday, September 15th & Sunday, September 16th, 12PM-6PM
Artist Talk -  Sunday, September 16th at 6PM

Location: OCADU Graduate Gallery, 205 Richmond Street West, Ground floor

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Hillary Predko is a Canadian designer, researcher and maker who creates beautiful products and experiences. Her practice is informed by human centred design, strategic design, and hands on prototyping. She holds a degree in material art and design from OCAD University, with a focus on textiles. 

Predko worked as a Studio Y fellow at the MaRS Discovery District, tackling systems level problems with design, with Intel + Intel innovators and launched Vega Edge, a wearable cycling light on Kickstarter. Hillary is currently an active leader in the Toronto maker community. She has worked as studio manager at Guild Eyewear and as an instructor specializing in wearable electronics at OCAD University.

Predko’s work with OCAD's Social Body Lab has exhibited at the Stanford D School for TEI 15, and Eyebeam Gallery and she has served as installation director for Way Station (Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, 2010) and as artistic lead for James Street Circus (Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, 2011). As cofounder of Little Dada, Hillary has produced events with Intel and Design Exchange, and exhibited work in North America, Europe and Asia. Her work has been recognized by Vice, CBC, Fast Company and Toronto Life. She is interested in the interplay between industrial production, sustainability and entrepreneurship.

Venue & Address: 
Graduate Gallery, 205 Richmond St. W., Ground Floor
Phone: 
416-977-6000 Ext. 423
Cost: 
Free

The Latin American Speakers Series presents CECILIA FAJARDO-HILL

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

The Latin American Speakers Series presents
CECILIA FAJARDO-HILL
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
7:30-9PM @ OCAD University,
100 McCaul St, Room 190 / Free admission

Venue & Address: 
100 McCaul St, Room 190
Website: 
http://lacap.ca/sur-gallery/current-exhibition/single-view/calendar/2018/09/26/event/tx_cal_phpicalendar/2018_latin_american_speaker_series_cecilia_fajardo_hill/
Cost: 
Free
The Latin American Speakers Series presents CECILIA FAJARDO-HILL Wednesday, September 26, 2018 7:30-9PM @ OCAD University, 100 M

NSERC Information Session - Scholarships and Fellowships

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Are you interested funding opportunities available through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada? Are you considering applying for a Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M) at the Master's level? Then plan to attend this information session, where respresentatives from NSERC will be on hand to provide information on CGS-M scholarships, Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements, and postgraduate and postdoctoral programs. Come by to learn about the application process, how to craft a competitive application, and to have your questions answered.

Please RSVP to gradstudies@ocadu.ca. For further details about scholarships and funding for graduate students please see our website here

Venue & Address: 
Digital Salon (Room 701K), 205 Richmond St. W.
Email: 
gradstudies@ocadu.ca
Phone: 
416-977-6000 ex. 4369
Cost: 
Free
NSERC Information Session Poster

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