OCAD University Alumni Relations
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The Creative Directions conference is taking place next week May 03 to 07. Creative Directions is a virtual career development conference, which runs virtually, is designed to give graduates and design professionals at all stages of their careers tools and tips to develop a successful career in the communication design industry. Learn about cultivating confidence, building your professional network in the virtual world, selling creative services, shifting your business in ch...anging markets & more. Alumnus Noah Ortman (BDES, Graphic Design, 2013) is on the committee organizing this year's conference and he landed his first job in his field by attending this conference year ago. Register at rgd.ca/creativedirections

This Friday, April 30, Professor Isabel Meirelles in the Faculty of Design, Graduate Studies, is part of a panel exploring the exhibit BarabásiLab. Hidden Patterns on the occasion of its opening at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany. The exhibition opens with a guided tour with Albert-László Barabási at 6 p.m. (CET), followed by a live discussion with Albert-László Barabási, Alice Grishchenko, Isabel Meirelles and Peter Weibel about Network-Thinking, at 7... p.m. (CET). Learn more about the event here: https://bit.ly/3nkzQbC About the exhibit: BarabásiLab. Hidden Patterns introduces the work of the physicist and network scientist Albert-László Barabási and his research laboratory. The focus of the exhibition is the development of network visualization over the past 25 years, which can be seen in the projects of BarabásiLab. Professor Meirelles wrote the chapter, Representing Complexity: An Ode to the Node-Link Diagram in the book Hidden Patterns: Visualizing Networks at BarabásiLab, which was published by Hatje Cantz in 2020 on the occasion of the exhibit, which debuted at the Ludwig Museum in Budapest.

Event Starts Tomorrow! DATA ECHO CULTURE: GATHERING AROUND DATA IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR... Date: April 27-29, 2021 Cost: No cost Website: https://www.dataechoculture.com/en/ Location: A free online gathering combining culture and data. Data Echo Culture is bringing together a rich coalition of people working in the fields of culture and data use. Artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, as well as arts and culture organizations are coming together online to share creative experiences, discover cutting-edge strategies, acquire best practice solutions around data use, and develop collaborative approaches in the arts and culture sector. Data Echo Culture was co-created by OCAD U and Montreal's Synapse C with Yulism, Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, and the UK's The Audience Agency. Speakers include OCAD U President Ana Serrano and OCAD U President Emerita Dr. Sara Diamond. Through the various sessions, Data Echo Culture aims to position data as a tool to highlight diversity and inclusion as well as to promote the discoverability and outreach of cultural content. Themes include: Data-sharing: everyday toolbox Data-sharing practices Audience-centred data practices Co-designing responsible data A clever future: making the practice better Register today by visiting Data Echo Culture. https://www.dataechoculture.com/en/

A generous gift of $100,000 from The Schulich Foundation will create two annual awards to recognize the talent and achievement of students in the Faculty of Design at OCAD U. The Schulich Leader Award in Graphic Design and the Schulich Leader Award in Illustration will be bestowed annually on the top fourth-year student in each program. Each award has a value of $10,000, and a total of 10 students will receive the award over the next five years. Read more: https://bit.ly/38NVXkJ #awards #graphicdesign #leaders #design

Harbour Gallery is now featuring an online Spring Feature Exhibition of 1946 OCA grad Pat Fairhead's work. In 2011, Pat was awarded the prestigious A.J. Casson Medal for excellence in watercolour, a great honour. At 94 years of age, Pat continues to travel and to paint. Pat says, My work is my passion and the core of my life, which is apparent in her work that is high energy, free and inspired; much like the painter herself.... https://mailchi.mp//ral-fourniers-a-journey-into-our-true-

OCAD U part of annual DemocracyXChange summit From October 13 to 15, Canada’s annual democracy summit, DemocracyXChange, will bring hundreds of leaders, policymakers, activists and thinkers together through this online event to connect and hear the most important, most hopeful ideas for making our democracy stronger and more inclusive. This annual conference is a project of the Ryerson Leadership Lab and the Open Democracy Project. OCAD U is one of the summit’s co-present...ing partners along with the Ryerson Faculty of Arts, Toronto Public Library, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University and the Samara Centre for Democracy. https://www.ocadu.ca//ocad-u-part-annual-democracyxchange-

Recent grad Adrienne Huard (MFA, Criticism & Curatorial Practice, 2020) has been appointed editor at large at Canadian Art! https://canadianart.ca//adrienne-huard-appointed-editor-a/

Please join OCAD University members in a digital market open and launch event announcing an exciting partnership with NEO Exchange Inc. NEO and OCAD U have collaborated to create the NEO Commissioning Program, through which selected OCAD U students or graduates produce original, tailored works of art, on commission, to commemorate new listings on the NEO Exchange. NEO is a bold and disruptive capital markets fintech company with a focus on innovation, competitive drive, and ...advocacy to enable change for the better. NEO has also donated $25,000 to OCAD U to establish an endowment fund for the NEO Award for Disruptive Design, granted annually to a fourth-year student enrolled in the Industrial Design program. Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020 Time: 9:20 to 9:45 a.m. Registration: https://bit.ly/2S6LPdY The event includes: Remarks by Jos Schmitt, President & CEO, NEO and President Ana Serrano Virtual bell ringing Artwork reveal and remarks from each artist A video highlight reel will be available October 5, 2020 on the NEO website. Hope to see you there!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OCAD U is excited to partner with Canadian Tire Corporation to create an exclusive call for submissions for members of the OCAD U community. This call for artworks is a new initiative that will commission five new works created by OCAD U students/alumni in support of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. These commissioned artworks will be auctioned in September 2021 at the annual Canadian Tire Dealers Convention, benefiting Jumpstart Charities, which helps... kids overcome barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for kids of all abilities. Individual project grants of $2,000 each will be awarded to OCAD U affiliated artists by a jury made up of Canadian Tire and OCAD U representatives. Recipients will be selected on the basis of a short, written proposal and the strength of a portfolio of existing work. Proposals should demonstrate an affinity for the heritage of Canadian Tire Corporation, the role of the retailer in supporting Canadians, or showcase the charitable work of Jumpstart which as an organization breaks down barriers to ensure that every kid has a chance to play. Works could potentially respond to themes such as the role of Canadian Tire in local communities, the longer history of Canadian Tire or Jumpstart themes such as movement, inclusiveness, children, ability or sport, but are not limited to these recommendations. Summary Successful artists will receive an individual project grant of $2,000 Qualifications: OCAD U Alumni from any program of study who have graduated between 2014 and 2020 OCAD U undergraduate students who have earned 15.0 or more credits OCAD U Graduate students who will be completing their program in the current academic year Career Launcher website: http://bit.ly/canadiantirecfs Application portal: http://bit.ly/canadiantireapply Deadline: Friday, October 9 at 11:59 PM

Undergraduate Colloquium in Visual Culture: Wheel of Fortune On Saturday. September 12th 1:00 PM 4:00 PM EDT, the Journal of Visual and Critical Studies will be hosting a colloquium to encourage and facilitate cross disciplinary conversations between undergraduate students in fine art, visual culture and art history programs in the GTA and beyond. 1:00 pm: Keynote by Peter Morin and Sameen Mahboubi ... 2:15 pm: Student panel with Ada Bierling, Lina Wu, Max Holzberg, with Q&A period to follow. Tickets will be available through Eventbrite. Make sure to register through the link below to get access to our online colloquium. The link will be posted through Eventbrite the day before the event on September 12th. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/114590334776 See you there!

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Alumnus Joseph Muscat Graphic Chats September 16 - October 4, 2020 (Originally scheduled for April 2020) Propeller Gallery, 30 Abell Street, Toronto... Although we are still in the midst of this world-wide dilemma, Propeller Gallery feels that we can still responsibly participate in the Cultural life of this vibrant city by taking all the necessary precautions. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday between 1:00 and 5:30 pm. Saturday and Sunday between 12 and 6 pm. Joseph will be at the gallery on Sept. 19, 20, 26, 27, Oct. 3 and 4 between 12 and 6 pm. View a sneak preview of Joseph’s Graphic Chats Series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJM0jrXvfvI Zoom Opening September 19 between 5 and 6 pm. To participate, go to Eventbrite and book: www.eventbrite.ca/e/118350992003 Contact Joseph at [email protected] * Propeller Gallery will respect the latest COVID-19 prevention protocol within the gallery. A limited number of people will be allowed in the gallery at a time with proper distancing and wearing a mask.

FULL SPECTRUM: A Life in Colour Two of our beloved Senior DPRT faculty are having a massive show of their work! The exhibition will run until Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020

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Call for Applications: Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursaries Toronto Artscape is offering FREE access for 250 creatives to Launchpad's tools, educational programs and coaching resources for 6 months through Toronto Artscape Foundation’s Launchpad Bursary Program! If you’re an emerging designer, creator, artist or maker looking to thrive, but face financial barriers, join our community and apply by Monday, August 17th, 2020 at 12pm ET. https://www.artscapedanielslaunchpad.com/