OCAD University’s 97th Graduate Exhibition opens May 3

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 4:00am

(Toronto—April 11, 2012) The class of 2012 invites the public to join them at OCAD University's 97th annual Graduate Exhibition, featuring work from more than 550 graduating students. The exhibition gets underway with Toronto's biggest exhibition opening party and cultural industry night — with more than 5,000 guests — on Thursday, May 3 from 6:30 to 11 p.m.

New this year, the exhibition features Alumni Day, with special family-friendly programming, a barbeque and exhibition tours on Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alumni and their families are invited to reconnect with friends, old and new.

OCAD U's annual Graduate Exhibition presents the work of graduating students working in 12 undergraduate programs ranging from drawing and painting, printmaking, photography, criticism and curatorial practice, integrated media and sculpture/installation in the Faculty of Art, to advertising, environmental, industrial and graphic design, illustration and material art and design (jewellery, fibre and ceramics) in the university's Faculty of Design. Each year, the exhibition transforms the university's main building, including the acclaimed Sharp Centre for Design, into the city's biggest exhibition of the year.

The Graduate Exhibition continues until Sunday, May 6 at 5 p.m.

OCAD University's 97th annual Graduate Exhibition
May 3 to 6, 2012

Hours:
Opening Night — Thursday, May 3, 6:30 to 11 p.m. (remarks at 7:30 p.m.)
Friday, May 4, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Alumni Day events from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Sunday, May 6, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OCAD University - 135 Years of Imagination
100 McCaul Street, Toronto
416-977-6000 |  www.ocadu.ca/gradex

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OCAD University's Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design (IAMD) graduate students are holding exhibitions across the city in conjunction with our Graduate Exhibition:

Ben Edelberg: Its Teeth in His Body, Out of 60 Dogs
April 27 to May 4
Forgetus Collective
163 Sterling Rd., Unit 29, Toronto

Julian Higuerey Núñez: The Promise of Making
April 24 to May 6
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects
1086 Queen Street West, Toronto

Susan Campbell: Site Lines: An Exploration of Physical Mapping Practices
April 24 to May 6
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Projects
1082 Queen Street West, Toronto

Britt Wray: The DIY Body Project
Until August 12
The !dea Gallery at the Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Road, Toronto

About OCAD University (OCAD U)
OCAD University (www.ocadu.ca) is Canada's "university of imagination." The University, founded in 1876, is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. OCAD University is building on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinary practice, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, OCAD University community members will be uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.

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For more information contact:

Sarah Mulholland, Media & Communications Officer
416-977-6000 Ext. 327 (mobile Ext. 1327)

MADE HERE: Graven Feathers Residency Exhibition

Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 4:00am to Saturday, July 27, 2013 - 4:00am

Exhibition including work by IAMD Graduate Student Rawaa Bakhsh

Graven Feather is delighted to present an exhibition of new work developed and produced on site during it's recently established Artist Residency program. Emerging artist's Madelaine Lyons Cooper, Sarah Sands Phillips, Rawaa Bakhsh and Julie Pasila each visited and worked independently at Graven Feather over a period of 4 weeks during the winter and spring of 2013, using equipment in studio and frequently incorporating the use or integration of printmaking techniques and ideas into existing and familiar media.

While each of the artists arrived at Graven Feather separate from each other, certain commonalities can be identified and together create a sense of interwoven elements and relatedness within material and conceptual themes. Layering and Installation of form are strongly present, as is a sense of play, modular shift, and fluidity of texture.

Residencies are all about creating opportunities and making room. They incorporate learning, new environments, and create open time and space to encounter unfamiliar modes and methods. In studio with other artists and context, a nebulous combination of stimuli will inevitably generate associations, reconsiderations, and an evolution and integration of new ideas into practice. The addition of Artist Residencies is part of Graven Feather's initiative to widen its community and share artistic experiences.

Featuring:
Sarah Sands Philips
Madelaine Lyons Cooper
Rawaa Bakhsh
& Julie Pasila

Rawaa Bakhsh is currently a masters candidate at OCAD University in Interdisciplinary Art. She graduated from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia with a bachelors in Graphic Design. She recently finished a residency where she studied two forms of Arabic Caligraphy in Turkey.

 

www.gravenfeather.ca

 

 

Free

Venue & Address: 
Graven Feather 906 Queen St West Toronto, Ontario

CHROMO

Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 12:00am to Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 9:15pm

Thesis Exhibition of Interdisciplinary Master's Student Sara MacLean

Please join the IAMD Program and the Graduate Studies Department in celebrating the IAMD Thesis Exhibition of MFA Candidate Sara MacLean.

Throughout spring and summer 2013, graduating candidates from the IAMD program will present their thesis work in galleries and public spaces across Toronto. These exhibitions explore a wide variety of interdisciplinary subject matter and media including, drawing & painting, sound art, video, performance, health design, photography, furniture design, sculpture and installation.

 

www.ocadu.ca/graduate-studies/programs/interdisciplinary-masters-in-art-media-and-design.htm

 

 

Free

Venue & Address: 
Great Hall 100 McCaul St. Toronto, Ontario
Sara Maclean CHROMO poster with event info overtop photograph of bedspread

The Port Lands Sensory Walk

The Port Lands Sensory Walk
Monday, September 2, 2013 - 5:15pm to Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 5:15pm

Thesis Exhibition of Interdisciplinary Master's Student Lisa Binnie

Please join IAMD MFA Candidate Lisa Binnie for her sensory explorations of the Port Lands

Please join the IAMD Program and the Graduate Studies Department in celebrating the IAMD Thesis Exhibition of MFA Candidate Lisa Binnie.

The Port Lands are dramatic and otherworldly, shaped by the dynamic forces of industry, recreation and nature. The Walk leads to five vantage points from which you will see these forces in action.

Lisa Binnie is leading four public walks in September. You can also tour it yourself guided by the map on the website, and onsite signs and flags.

The artist led walks are:
Sep 2nd, 11 am
Sep 6th, 11am
Sep 8th, 11am
Sep 14th, 10am

We meet at the southeast corner of the Cherry Street bridge, just north of Unwin Avenue and Cherry Beach. The Walk's duration is two hours including the return trip.

Check http://portlandswalk.com for more details.

Throughout 2013, graduating candidates from the IAMD program will present their thesis work in galleries and public spaces across Toronto. These exhibitions explore a wide variety of interdisciplinary subject matter and media including, drawing & painting, sound art, video, performance, health design, photography, furniture design, sculpture and installation.

We meet at the southeast corner of the Cherry Street bridge, just north of Unwin Avenue and Cherry Beach.

The Walk's duration is two hours including the return trip.

Toronto, Ontario

portlandswalk.com

 

Free

Venue & Address: 
Cherry Street bridge, just north of Unwin Avenue and Cherry Beach. Toronto, Ontario
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Interdisciplinary Masters in Art, Media and Design Thesis Colloquium

Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 1:30pm

Students in the IAMD Masters program will present their Thesis Proposals and work

OCAD University’s Office of Graduate Studies and the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design (IAMD) program would like to invite you to the 2013 IAMD Thesis Colloquia. Student’s in their final year of study will each give a short presentation about their practice and research, followed by questions and discussion.

Schedule of Presenters
9:45 Jason Deary
10:15 Melanie Janisse
11:00 Ryan Ferko
11:30 Faraz Anoushah Pour
12:00 Rawaa Bakhsh
12:30 Patrick Decoste
1:30 Marian Wihak
2:00 Trent Hunter
2:30 Stephen Surlin
3:15 Marjan Verstappen
3:45 Parastoo Anoushah Pour
4:15 Mary Tremonte
5:00 Anjuli Rahaman
5:30 Humboldt Magnussen
6:15 Martha Griffith
6:45 Brette Gabel
7:15 Takis Zourntos

 

4169776000 ext 4366

 

arowe@ocadu.ca

Free

Venue & Address: 
284, 2nd Level 100 McCaul St. Toronto, Ontario

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