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OCAD U is awarding honorary doctorates to five exceptional individuals: acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Shary Boyle; mixed media artist of Plains Cree and Scottish ancestry Ruth Cuthand; distinguished science fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson; CEO & President of Cineplex Ellis Jacob; and Zainub Verjee, Executive Director of Galeries Ontario/Ontario Galleries. Read more at https://bit.ly/3eZslEy

Scouting out new creative talent? Sign up for lunch-hour guided virtual tours of GradEx 106, OCAD U's 106th Annual Graduate Exhibition, hosted by OCAD U RBC Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers

Join OCAD U's graduating Industrial Design class for a virtual event on Friday night - panel talk and discussion of student work

Inspired by GradEx 106 to try something new or upgrade your skills? Check out OCAD U's Continuing Studies - 100+ online art and design courses open to everyone and all skill levels http://OCADU.ca/ContinuingStudies

Check out http://OCADU.ca/Marketplace to buy one of a kind work from Canada’s top emerging artists and designers exhibiting in GradEx 106!

Love bombastic, action-packed superhero goodness? Creative Writing student Chris Markland talks about his love of comics, writing and art and how he's blending all three. Learn more about OCAD U's Creative Writing program at OCADU.ca/CreativeWriting and OCADU.ca/Admissions

Check out the debut of 'Kitchen Robbery' from students Liam Fleming and Isaac Mosna on OCAD U Live 7 PM, 9 PM and midnight on Friday, Oct. 30. OCAD U LIVE launches on Tuesday at OCADU.ca/Live!

Who’s @Brocad.v1 on IG? You’ll have to watch OCAD U LIVE’s BROCAST podcast next week (Tuesday and Thursday at 7 PM, 9PM and midnight) to find out. OCAD U Live launches on Tuesday at OCADU.ca/Live

Check out the online, 3D exhibition "Black =" featuring work by students like Delalie Cofie’s Favour and students from 1st to 4th year considering terms that help define their Blackness at OCADU.ca/event/3d-online-exhibition-Black

Meet OCAD U alum Antonio Lennert who started his own business Surf the Greats, a surf shop in Toronto celebrating coldwater surfing and supporting surfers across Canada. A degree from OCAD U can lead to many different career paths - learn more at OCADU.ca/Admissions

Netflix who? OCAD U Live is coming Tuesday, Oct. 27

Today and tomorrow check out outdoor, public art by OCAD U grads Enna Kim and Nikole Hidalgo McGregor (the trailer for Nikole's work, "Sunken", is featured here) as part of #BigArtTO https://www.ocadu.ca//oct-7-10-bigartto-visits-university-

OCAD U is excited to be a co-presenting partner of this year’s annual democracy summit, DemocracyXChange. It’s a virtual event bringing hundreds of leaders, policymakers, activists & thinkers together to connect and hear the most important, most hopeful ideas for making our democracy stronger and more inclusive. Learn more and register (tickets are pay as you can): https://democracyxchange.org

Artist and OCAD University alum Natalie Very B. is all about good vibes. Her next project? Spreading the love through an entire GTA neighbourhood https://www.cbc.ca//a-very-nice-cbc-arts-logo-by-natalie-v

This week, BigArtTO visits the neighbourhoods of Etobicoke North, Scarborough-Rouge Park and Spadina-Fort York - don't miss these outdoor art installations in your area https://www.ocadu.ca//bigartto-visits-three-toronto-neighb Pictured here: work by artist Erika DeFreitas, photographed by OCAD U student Vladimir Kanic.

Today is Orange Shirt Day. OCAD U honours the victims and survivors of residential schools in Canada. Learn more here: https://www2.ocadu.ca//2019%20OrangeShirtDay_resources_web

OCAD U’s Wapatah: Centre for Indigenous Visual Knowledge now funding access to three Indigenous database research collections for students and faculty. Thanks to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for their support. Details at https://www.ocadu.ca//ocad-u-students-and-faculty-have-acc

Is your child attending first-year at #OCADU this fall? Sign up for our Parents & Families Newsletter to stay in the loop with university life and get tips on how to support your student's success! Our next issue is coming out soon! www.ocadu.ca/families