GradEx 104 Opening Night Information, Entrance Restrictions

Access to the Blue & Green stairwells in 100 McCaul St. will be restricted beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 and ending at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 5.

Call for Applications - Creating Inclusive Spaces Exhibition

Creating Inclusive Spaces Exhibition
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 4:00pm to Monday, April 15, 2019 - 12:00pm

OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

DEADLINE: April 15, 2019

Mackenzie Investments and the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers are excited to announce the creation of a one-year exhibition Career Launcher for graduating students from the Faculty of Art. The theme of this exhibition is Creating Inclusive Spaces.

From May 2019 to May 2020, the selected works will be prominently exhibited inside the Mackenzie Investments’ lobby located at 180 Simcoe Street in Toronto. 

Artists will receive $500 per selected work, to be on temporary loan for the exhibition for one year.

A jury of representatives from Mackenzie Investments, the CEAD, and the Faculty of Art will finalize a selection of works for the exhibition.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must be graduating from the Faculty of Art in 2019.
  • Must be participating in OCAD University’s GradEx 104, May 2 - 5, 2019.

PARTNER

Mackenzie Investments
www.mackenzieinvestments.com

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Full contact information (Name, phone, and email), and a confirmation of eligibility.
  • Up to date artist’s CV and bio.
  •  A current artist’s statement.
  • Maximum 10 support images in jpeg following naming format:01_Title_LastName.jpeg
  • An image list including: artist name, title, year, medium, size/duration (for media work).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION

Please submit all written components in one (1) PDF with separate support images to the attention of Tak Pham at tpham@ocadu.ca 

Venue & Address: 
Mackenzie Investments www.mackenzieinvestments.com
Website: 
https://careerlaunchers.format.com/6172122-2019-creating-inclusive-spaces-exhibition
Email: 
tpham@ocadu.ca
Phone: 
416 977 6000 x 361
Cost: 
N/A

GradEx Info Forum for Graduating Students

Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Graduating this year? Attend this essential info forum!

The GradEx information forum for graduating students is taking place Thursday, March 28.  

Learn what the 104th Annual Graduate Exhibition is all about and how you benefit from 40,000+ people coming to see your work. The forum will cover the schedule of events, how to book equipment, safety and security rules and other essential things you need to know. An info package will be sent to you soon via your student email.

Venue & Address: 
Auditorium, Room 190, 100 McCaul Street
Website: 
www.ocadu.ca/gradex
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OCAD University for GradEx 103 - Medal Winners announced!

Group shot of medal winning students with Dr. Sara Diamond & Salah Bachir
Thursday, May 3, 2018

OCAD University’s annual graduate exhibition is underway! The art and design exhibition features the work of some 900 graduating students including the OCAD University Medal Winners for 2018.

Gradex 103 is Toronto’s biggest free art and design exhibition. It takes place in four buildings across campus: the landmark Sharp Centre for Design at 100 McCaul St., as well as the campus buildings at 113, 49 and 51 McCaul St. Exhibits span a wide range of art, design and digital media from 23 programs.  Works include robotics, video games, jewelry, sculpture, paintings, illustration, advertising, furniture, building design and more.

One graduating student from each program has been chosen as recipient of the OCAD University Medal in recognition of their creativity, innovation, mastery of technique and high academic achievement.

Undergraduate Medal Winners:

  • Advertising – Vibeke Silverthorne
  • Environmental Design – Kangmin Lee
  • Graphic Design – Graham Nhlamba
  • Illustration – Misbah Ahmed
  • Industrial Design – Liz Durden
  • Material Art & Design – Charize-Nhung Nguyen
  • Digital Futures – Ryan Mason
  • Indigenous Visual Culture – Debora Puricelli
  • Indigenous Visual Culture – Karalyn Reuben
  • Visual & Critical Studies – Won Jeon
  • Criticism & Curatorial Practice – Rowan Lynch
  • Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies – Laura Rojas
  • Drawing & Painting – Madeleine Gash Bennett
  • Integrated Media – Nanna MBS
  • Photography – Aaron Jones
  • Printmaking – Hannah Bullock
  • Sculpture/Installation – Josi Smit

Graduate Medal Winners:

  • Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design – Tara Krebs
  • Digital Futures – Afaq Ahmed Karadia
  • Strategic Foresight and Innovation – Jamie Calayo and Macy Siu
  • Inclusive Design – Felipe Sarmiento
  • Criticism & Curatorial Practice – Karina Iskandarsjah
  • Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories – Emily Lawrence
  • Design for Health – Filipe Ligabue

GradEx 103 runs Thursday, May 3, through Sunday, May 6.

The public and members of the media are invited to attend opening night celebrations on Thursday, May 3, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is free.

A variety of student works will be available for purchase at feature sales from programs including Photography and Printmaking.

For details and a complete event schedule, visit www.ocadu.ca/gradex or download the free smartphone app with information on wayfinding, exhibitors, Medal Winners and more at www.ocadu.ca/GradExApp .

OCAD University’s annual Graduate Exhibition is generously supported by Title Sponsor basil Developments, Presenting Sponsor Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, First Capital Realty, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, and Media Sponsor CP24.

 

 

 

 

 

Poster: 
Six people reciting dub poetry on stage
A crowd of people seen from above in the Great hall
Young woman speaking at podium
young man with glasses speaking at podium
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GradEx Info Forum for Graduating Students

Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Graduating this year? Attend this essential info forum!

The GradEx information forum for graduating students is taking place Thursday, March 29.  

Learn what the 103rd Annual Graduate Exhibition is all about and how you benefit from 40,000 people coming to see your work. The forum will cover the schedule of events, how to book equipment, safety and security rules and other essential things you need to know. An info package will be sent to you soon via your student email.

Venue & Address: 
Auditorium, Room 190, 100 McCaul St.

GradEx 102 attracts record crowds

Group of medal winners with Chancellor Kiki Delaney and President Sara Diamond
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Cool, rainy weather did not stop more than 45,000 people from attending this year’s Graduate Exhibition from May 3 to 7. Over 10,000 visitors attended opening night, where they explored the work of some 900 graduating students.

In her remarks on opening night, Dr. Sara Diamond, president and vice-chancellor, OCAD University, commented on the remarkable contribution of its 2017 exhibitors: “Our graduates can become the highly qualified problem-solvers and creative makers that our diverse and complex world needs. Art, design and design thinking represent an approach — a way of enhancing everyday life based on expanding our capacity to imagine, to consider challenges from every angle and to produce tangible results. These are fundamental tools needed to resolve the grand challenges of the 21st century.” 

In the midst of opening night festivities, OCAD U medal winners were honoured by their families, friends and special guests at Celebrate Excellence, a private reception celebrating their accomplishments. Guests paid tribute to 22 medal winners, who are masters of technique and creativity while also being high academic achievers.

Elisha Lim, a graduate medal winner for Criticism and Curatorial Practice, reflected on the inspiration of her fellow medalists in her speech: “I’m proud to stand amongst my fellow graduates because all of us are skilled and talented, but what sets us apart and makes us OCAD’s medalists is our determination to use our education in service of a better future.”

Undergraduate medal winner for Advertising, Justin Platnar, spoke poignantly about his ambitious plans, as a teen, to attend OCAD U:  “Every week I dreamt that, someday, I could go to school in that magical box in the sky… So here I am, all these years later, surrounded by the most talented and encouraging individuals that I’ve ever had the good luck to meet.”

The whirlwind five-day exhibition ended with a delightful visit by Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, for a special tour. OCAD U’s GradEx 102 also raised over $10,000 through visitor donations.

Visit our Facebook page for more photos. 

 

Poster: 
Lieutenant Governor Dowdeswell and Sara Diamond
Women talking in front of banners of medal winners' work

OCAD University invites you to celebrate the Class of 2017 at GradEx 102!

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The exhibition, from May 3 to 7, takes place in three buildings across campus: the landmark Sharp Centre for Design at 100 McCaul St., and across the way at 113 and 115 McCaul St.

“This is a joyful time of year at OCAD University, when we welcome our local community to visit our campus and experience the immense talent of our graduating students as they prepare to set out for careers as creative professionals, researchers and entrepreneurs,” said Dr. Sara Diamond, President and Vice-Chancellor. “Our graduates are problem-solvers, risk-takers, collaborators and flexible thinkers and makers who will bring the transformative power of art and design to whatever field they choose.”

One graduating student in each program is awarded the OCAD University Medal in recognition of their creativity, innovation, mastery of technique and high academic achievement. This year, 22 medals will be awarded undergraduate and graduate students who excelled in their programs.

Undergraduate Medal Winners:

  • Advertising – Justin Platnar
  • Graphic Design – Tucker McLachlan
  • Illustration – Andrew Watch
  • Environmental Design – Shahrzad Nasiri
  • Industrial Design – Martin Luu
  • Material Art & Design – Mary K. McIntyre
  • Digital Futures (co-medallists) – Parth Soni and Sally Luc
  • Visual & Critical Studies – Sylvia Evans
  • Criticism & Curatorial Practice – Tori Maas
  • Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies – Renee Hayward
  • Drawing & Painting – Tia Cavanagh
  • Integrated Media – Sid Tangerine
  • Photography – Aaron Moore
  • Printmaking – Jana Ghalayini
  • Sculpture/Installation – Maha Khan

Graduate Medal Winners:

  • Interdisciplinary Masters’ in Art, Media and Design – Annette Mangaard
  • Digital Futures – Fusun Uzun
  • Strategic Foresight and Innovation – Ryan J. A. Murphy
  • Inclusive Design – Elizabeth Morris
  • Criticism and Curatorial Practice – Elisha Lim
  • Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories – Émilie Uzoma Jacob

GradEx 102 runs Wednesday, May 3, through Sunday, May 7.

The public is invited to attend opening night celebrations on Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30. to 11 p.m.* Admission is free.

A variety of student works will be available for purchase at feature sales from programs such as Photography and Printmaking.

For details and a complete event schedule, visit www.ocadu.ca/gradex or download the free smartphone app with information on wayfinding, exhibitors, medal winners and more at www.ocadu.ca/GradExApp .

OCAD University’s annual Graduate Exhibition is generously supported by Presenting Sponsor Mercedes-Benz Financial Services; Lead Event Sponsors Delaney Capital Management and First Capital Realty; Event Sponsor Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Broadcast Media Sponsor CP24; and Media Sponsor Metro News.

Congratulations on a record-breaking GradEx!

The 102nd Graduate Exhibition attracted a record 45,000 guests, a nearly 20% increase over 2016, with over 10,000 visitors attending opening night! 

Donovan Tapunha

GradEx IAMD Students featured by Toronto Star

illustration of people and artworks
Friday, April 28, 2017

The work of two IAMD MFA candidates is featured in this week's Toronto Star, representing the cultural diversity and variety of work produced by the OCAD student body.

Thomas Haskell's thesis work Mas-Queer-Raid is a collection of sculptures "that are inspired by the folklore of the annual carnival showing his multi-faceted heritage" as a European creole born and raised in Trinidad. More on his work can be found online: www.instagram.com/tshaskell

Mariam Magsi's thesis work Purdah is focused on imagery of Muslim identity and expression specific to the practice of women wearing burkas. Speaking to her work, Magsi states that "'Photography has the power for social change and it can shift perceptions'...adding that she hopes the storytelling and images can inspire viewers to question their own assumptions and biases against women in burkas." More on her work can be found online: www.mariammagsi.com

These two students, along with 10 others in the IAMD program, are exhibitiing artwork in OCAD University's 102nd Graduate Exhibition, a five day cross-campus exhibition of the work of more than 900 undergraduate and graduate students.

Artwork by all participating IAMD students is on view in GradEX from May 3 - 7, 2017 in the Ada Slaight Gallery on the second floor at 100 McCaul Street.

GradEx opening hours:

Opening Night Celebration Wednesday, May 3, 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, May 4, 9:30 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Friday, May 5, 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 7, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The full Toronto Star article can be read online here: www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2017/04/27/asian-ocad-students-mock-resum-forces-others-to-see-who-i-am.html

More on the Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design program: www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/art-media-design-masters.htm

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