HERE, OVERACTIVEIMAGINATIONS ARE A GOOD THING

AT OCAD UNIVERSITY, WE TAKE IMAGINATION SERIOUSLY.Imagination is the starting point for your student journey: you come to OCAD University, where you join a community of creative students who are the artists, designers and media makers of the future. You’re guided and inspired by the best talent from Canada’s cultural capital, whether those are your professors or your mentors from among our many business and cultural partnerships.

In the beginning, you bring your imagination and that leads you to invent solutions to challenges. To see the world differently. To challenge conventional wisdoms. In the end, your imagination becomes the fuel that fires your creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills.

The world needs the talents of people like you and OCAD U is the perfect place for you to grow and nurture those talents. Founded in 1876, the university has grown to encompass studies in many forms of art, design and new media. We also offer rich courses in humanities, business practice and science that equip our students with insight, inspiration and incentive to fully realize their creative gifts. We offer active studio and interdisciplinary learning, a wide array of produc-tion facilities for both traditional and digital creation, and personal attention through small classes.

As our president, Dr. Sara Diamond, says, “The combined power of design thinking, artistic creativity, out-of-the-box imagination and the ability to make tangible — to prototype and build — are required as never before.”

At OCAD U, you’ll work hard because you’ll want to.

Because you'll be inspired.

Because you can’t imagine being anywhere else.

Left: Alex Livingston, Untitled 1 (detail), 2011, printed at OCAD U, Digital Painting Atelier Residency. Inset: 1924 prize-winning students on the steps of the Grange House. Archival photograph from OCAD U Visual Resources & Special Collection. OCAD UNIVERSITY 1

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62. InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre63. Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography64. Gallery 1313 65. Gladstone Hotel66. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery67. LE Gallery 68. Lennox Contemporary69. Loop Gallery 70. 401 Richmond: Open Studio (Printmaking Studio), Redhead Gallery, YYZ Gallery & Swipe Books71. Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts72. P | M Gallery73. Gallery TPW

ART AND DESIGN SUPPLIES / RESOURCES47. Above Ground Art Supplies48. Active Surplus49. Americo Original50. Art Metropole 51. Curry’s Art Store on Dundas52. Curry's Art Store on Queen West53. DeSerres54. Lee Valley Tools55. Lettuce Knit56. The Paper Place

INDEPENDENT GALLERIES57. Birch Contemporary58. Convenience Gallery 59. Cooper Cole60. Diaz Contemporary 61. Drake Hotel

STUDENT RESIDENCE OPTIONS1. Campus Common2. Campus Co-op 3. Primrose Student Residence4. Neill-Wycik Co-op

CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS5. Archives of Ontario6. Artscape, YOUNGPlace7. Art Gallery of Ontario8. Bata Shoe Museum9. TIFF Bell Lightbox10. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport11. Toronto City Hall12. Campbell House13. CBC Museum14. Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)15. CN Tower16. Design Exchange17. Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre18. Ed Mirvish Theatre 19. Eaton Centre20. Ferry to Toronto Islands 21. Fort York National Historic Site22. Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts23. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art24. Harbourfront Centre25. Hockey Hall of Fame26. MaRS Discovery District 27. Metro Toronto Convention Centre28. MOCCA29. Powerplant Gallery30. Princess of Wales Theatre31. Queen’s Park32. Rogers Centre33. Royal Ontario Museum34. Royal Conservatory of Music35. Royal Alexandra Theatre36. Roy Thomson Hall37. Ryerson Image Centre38. Textile Museum of Canada39. XPACE40. University of Toronto Art Centre41. Union Station42. Yonge-Dundas Square 43. The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences44. Centre for Social Innovation, Spadina45. Centre for Social Innovation, Annex46. MakeWorks

OUR LOCATION

OCAD University is located in Toronto, home to more

than 40,000 working designers with the third-largest

concentration of visual arts and entertainment

professionals in North America. It is also heralded as

one of the most multicultural cities in the world.

The university is at the heart of Canada’s creative

district in downtown Toronto, a vibrant nexus that

brings diverse creative forces together. Anchoring

our multi-building urban campus is the iconic Sharp

Centre for Design, opened in 2004 and now one

of Toronto’s most recognizable landmarks. On our

campus, and through our collaborative partners

in the local, national, Aboriginal and international

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TEACHING AND LEARNING AT OCAD U

OCAD University shapes imagination and fosters creativity. Here, you'll experience academic rigour with the experimental freedom of hands-on studio environments.

THE STUDIO EXPERIENCEOur art and design programs offer an immersive studio experience that empha-sizes experiential learning in the studio and enables you to work closely with faculty to become proficient conceptual thinkers and creative problem solvers. You will join practice and studio production to interdis-ciplinary inquiry and theory; merge analog and digital media; and will illuminate the intersections of art practice, technology and social space.

LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCESLiberal Arts & Sciences courses will develop your written communication abilities and your capacity for analysis and critical thinking. They’ll challenge you to inform your art and design practice with new theoretical perspectives and diverse methodologies.

RESEARCH ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINESCentred in and supported by our School of Graduate Studies, the University engages in art and design research and creative practices through a diversity of perspectives, methods and approaches. Because of OCAD U's pivotal role in maintaining a community of existing artists and designers, as well as training new generations of artists and designers, it also functions as a cultural institution within the City of Toronto, with influence nationally and internation-ally. Discover how OCAD U is impacting the communities around us through our research at:

research.ocadu.ca

Background: from TODOT: Urban Infographic Pattern by Bri Cleary, 2014 Medal Winner, Material Art an-d Design Inset: OCAD U students in studio. Photo by Claudia HungOpposite page: Photos by Christina Gapic

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OUR PROGRAMS

Advertising PAGE 6

Criticism & Curatorial Practice PAGE 7

Cross-Disciplinary Art (Specialization available in Publications or Life Studies)

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Digital Futures PAGE 9

Drawing & Painting (Specialization available in Digital Painting and Expanded Animation)

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Environmental Design PAGE 11

Graphic Design PAGE 12

Illustration PAGE 13

Indigenous Visual Culture PAGE 14

Industrial Design PAGE 15

Integrated Media(Specialization available in Digital Painting and Expanded Animation)

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Material Art & Design(Specialization available in Jewellery/Metalsmithing or Fibre)

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Photography PAGE 18

Printmaking PAGE 19

Sculpture/Installation PAGE 20

Visual and Critical Studies PAGE 21

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ADVERTISING

Taught by industry practitioners, you will explore advertising through diverse mediums such as print, television, emerging digital technologies and publications, combining elements such as type, photography, illustration and graphics. You will learn brand develop-ment, market research and analysis, strategic solutions, business and design thinking.

You will be prepared to solve business problems for marketers in North America and around the globe. Your expertise can lead you to work with organizations in need of communicators to solve critical social issues.

Brendan McMullenPursue the New, McMullen’s ad campaign concept for a soda company, celebrates the stories of strange soda flavours and those who drink them.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design

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CRITICISM & CURATORIAL PRACTICE

The first undergraduate program of its kind in Canada, Criticism & Curatorial Practice is a cross-disciplinary program where you delve into philosophy, art history and current practices, and theories of contemporary art and design. You will learn about the connections and collaborations among artists, curators, writers and designers while learning about professional practice in museum, gallery and creative institution settings. If you are interested in pursuing a career that includes the fields of curating, writing, exhibition production and art practice, this program is for you.

Megan Hunter-GauthierHunter-Gauthier created Water-Log, an online initiative to collect audio-recorded stories, memories and sentiments about the industrial past and proposed future of the lakes and rivers that surround Témiscaming and Kipawa in Québec.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ART

The Cross-Disciplinary Art program is designed to support the introduction of areas of special-ization and to foster collaborative ways of making, critical thinking, and acquisition of business and entrepreneurial skills in a studio-based context. Currently, there are two specializations available: Publications and Life Studies.

SPECIALIZATION IN PUBLICATIONSYou will explore all areas of book and magazine production and publishing, both digital and print. You will be introduced to a whole range of possi-bilities in critical, textual and visual publishing and learn to about the production process, whether personal or collaborative.

SPECIALIZATION IN LIFE STUDIESIn this new specialization you will be offered an interdisciplinary opportunity to engage with science and art. You will study the figure and body of various forms of life by infusing scientific observation within the context of contem-porary art practices. You will explore such diverse courses as bio-mimicry, wearable technologies, figurative painting, 3D modelling and animation.

This program can lead to a career in the arts, medical illustration, pros-thetics or ergonomics, or animation and gaming.

Shannon GerardGerard, instructor in the Cross-Disciplinary Art program, writes and draws books, crochets, makes prints, and produces large-scale installations incorporating stop-motion animation and wheat paste. Her work with projects such as The Carl Wagan Bookmobile (above) and Mountain School Bookhouse emphasizes the materials and ethos of independent publishing as social-political engagements.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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DIGITAL FUTURES

In Digital Futures, you will develop digital skills and knowledge across art, design, computer programming and business in various fields of creative technologies. Throughout the four years of study, you will often collaborate together, with industry and with other institutions to tackle real-life problems that require innova-tive, and undiscovered solutions. Example courses investigate mobile apps, game design, 3D printing, coding, wearable technology, and computer animation. Our unique year-long Ateliers blend criticism with practice and explore themes in great depth, such as the future of storytelling and 3D open worlds.

Students joining the program already have interests in art, science, or both. When you graduate you will be positioned to work in such jobs as mobile app devel-opment, video games and transmedia, user experience design, eCommerce, communication and data visualization, product, exhibition and event design, wearables, web, media and multimedia services

Tom BarkerThe Digivore project (2011-2013) led by professor Tom Barker, Chair of the Digital Futures Initiative, investi-gates ways of providing an open source locative public digital platform for creative enterprise in cities. The technology includes an augmented reality version of a cafe to allow virtual and real customers to mix, a music platform and a city events notification system.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design or

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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DRAWING & PAINTING

Exploring a variety of mediums, materials, techniques and processes, you will develop your own creative voice through the translation of the visual world into personal forms of expression. Combined with rigorous course offerings that explore the history and social context of painting and visual culture, you will acquire an understanding of professional practices, theory, history and criticism. You will be encouraged to integrate hybrid technologies and to push the bound-aries of traditional and contemporary practices.

SPECIALIZATION IN DIGITAL PAINTING & EXPANDED ANIMATIONYou will approach digital painting and animation as fundamentally hybrid practices that challenge contemporary modes of art produc-tion and exhibition beyond the canvas, the screen and the gallery space, engaging the rapidly evolving nature of contemporary image making, animation and digital visual culture. This specialization can also be accessed through the Integrated Media program (p. 16).

Mike BadourBadour’s graphic paintings, such as Juggler (above), explore the self as a metaphor of post-produc-tion, examining how difficult it is to make finite conclusions about subjective choices.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Environmental designers develop creative and responsive spatial designs for interiors, architecture, landscape and urban design. In this program, you will learn to integrate interior and architectural design, set design, exhibi-tion and landscape in order to create emotive and poetic aspects of space, structure, form and texture.

The program integrates courses in design theory, colour, interior and architectural materials, technology and construction, drawing and graphic presentation tech-niques, and professional practice. Graduates of the Environmental Design program are recognized by the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario. You may consider careers in interior design studios, environmental, architecture, or landscape firms and product design companies. Many continue to graduate studies in architecture, environmental sciences, urban planning, sustainability studies or specific interdisciplinary studies at other institutions.

Sanaz Mianji Mianji’s House of Artists is space designed as a stable foun-dation for artists and entrepreneurs, fostering a thriving community that nourishes inspiration, growth and innovation.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic designers work in diverse industries to shape and author our visual envi-ronments, communication media and interfaces.

As a student of Graphic Design, yours will be a hybrid education in working through processes of investigation — an interdisci-plinary combination of physical and digital mediums, design theory and technical skill. Here, you will embrace the challenge of researching societal needs, futures and trends that shape our increasingly visual and virtual culture.

The program will teach you the fundamental principles that underpin graphic design — colour, typography, composition, systems and process — as well as new concepts of how we access and use information, how research and theory inform new models of practice and collaboration. You may consider working for design studios, firms and cultural institutions, or continue on to graduate study in media studies, type design and related design disciplines.

Robert TuTu collaborated with OCAD U’s startup incubator Imagination Catalyst* (see p. 25) to develop MeU (pronounced mi-you). It's a wearable, flexible LED matrix that displays information. It's a modular system controlled by a smartphone via bluetooth and meant to be embedded into clothing and accessories such as jackets, shirts, pants and bags.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design

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ILLUSTRATION

You will follow a robust studio-based interdis-ciplinary education taught by award-winning artists, designers and scholars. You will develop skills and knowledge in preparation for profes-sional practice or graduate studies, from design principles, theories, history, analogue and digital techniques, conceptualization and media applications, to business and entrepre-neurship. Graduates from the last three years alone have graced the pages of TIME,

The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Boston Globe, LA Weekly, Scientific American, Billboard, Playboy, and Mad, and have repre-sented clients such as ESPN, Sony, Nintendo, General Electric, DC Comics, Penguin Publishing, Spin Master Toys, and New York Fashion Week, to name only a few.

Hudson ChristieChristie’s Work-Life Balance series depicts 10 people who must multitask to juggle their incompatible jobs and hobbies, sometimes in a disturbing juxtaposition.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design

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INDIGENOUS VISUAL CULTURE

The Indigenous Visual Culture program combines contempo-rary and traditional Indigenous aesthetic and social studies with a comprehensive studio-based education. The unique curriculum is designed to develop Indigenous and non-Indig-enous students’ critical responses and practical expertise in cultural and artistic practices. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit art and design, while engaging in complex and evolving global discourses in Indigenous history, art history and contemporary art practice.

Meryl McMasterMcMaster's In-Between Worlds explores the mixing and transforming of bi-cultural identities — Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian. This series addresses the idea of liminality, of being betwixt and between cultural iden-tities and histories.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

You will discover that the greatest strength of Industrial Design is that we solve problems that help others. While many of the solutions will be products, they will also be experiences and inter-actions. You will learn about materials, processes, systems, human factors, design history and many other topics. Your most powerful tool will be a deep understanding of a design process, which is a sharp tool that can be used to solve many kinds of problems, from organizational strategies to digital toys and many other things. As a result, graduates of this program find themselves in a wide array of sectors, from entre-preneurship and consulting to product design and systems design.

Sam KennedyKennedy created Feltro in partnership with OCAD U’s startup incubator Imagination Catalyst (see p. 25). It’s an interactive construction toy that some might call a modern take on classic building blocks. Made of blended wool, felt and edged with magnets, each piece connects to the next, allowing one to generate an endless series of 2D and 3D configurations.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design

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INTEGRATED MEDIA

In Integrated Media, you will be encouraged to approach art making through an interdisciplinary exploration of media practices using technology, robotics, electronics, performance, sound, film and video or animation as your tools. You will gain technical skills within these mediums and graduate as an inde-pendent thinker and practitioner. Graduates from Integrated Media have gone on to careers as media artists, curators and theorists, practitioners in the film and television industries, as well as to graduate schools and international and local residency programs.

SPECIALIZATION IN DIGITAL PAINTING & EXPANDED ANIMATION You will approach digital painting and animation as fundamentally hybrid practices that challenge contemporary modes of art production and exhibi-tion beyond the canvas, the screen and the gallery space, engaging the rapidly evolving nature of contemporary imagemaking, animation and digital visual culture.

This specialization can also be accessed through the Drawing & Painting program (p. 10).

 

Judith DoyleDoyle, faculty in the Integrated Media Program, created Flow Blue. These prints are close-ups of acceleration, captured with the 3D depth camera developed in her lab. As the speed of the runner exceeds the camera’s frame rate, digital artifacts fly off the limbs, enacting gesture and exposing the limits of the capture tool. The prints are compositional investigations.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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MATERIAL ART & DESIGN

You will select a major specialization in Fibre or Jewellery/Metalsmithing. While not a major area of study, courses in Ceramics are also available. Each area delivers a traditional and contemporary studio-based education from either an art or design perspective with a focus on the development of expertise in: making and using materials; understanding the context in which to situate the work; the development of critical thinking, concept, personal expression, ethics and respon-sibility; as well as the ability to augment hand techniques with new technologies. The program curriculum includes small batch production, one-of-a-kind and custom functional and wearable object making, gallery exhibiting, critical design and designing for interiors and industry.

SPECIALIZATION IN FIBREYou will study both textiles and surface/design print and are encouraged to exper-iment with fabric and fibre structures, on- and off-loom. You will incorpo-rate computer-aided design and surface embellishments such as stitching and beading. Graduates work as designers in industry, fashion and theatre or as studio artists.

SPECIALIZATION IN JEWELLERY/METALSMITHING You will examine jewellery/metalsmithing in critical, non-traditional ways while still respecting the materials, methods and skills associated with traditional fine jewellery and object-making. Graduates are qualified to work in a range of scenarios, including independent limited-production studios.

Bri ClearyWith TODOT: Urban Infographic Pattern, Cleary communicates the fluctuating relationship between humans and the urban envi-ronment with a surface design collection that reflects data drawn from many sources, from weather patterns to transit rhythms.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Design or

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Approached as a fine-art medium within contemporary art, the Photography program allows students to develop strong critical, creative and conceptual work and skills. Through the use of analog and digital photography technologies, techniques and processes, you will dive into photographic production and the examina-tion of the history of the medium. Graduates of this program are prepared to pursue the ongoing development of photography as an artist’s practice in an increasingly media-based culture.

Aaron MacDonaldThe video installation Fixing a Hole uses the ubiquitously photographed sunset as a theme to rearrange our relationship with the sublime landscape, subverting the desire of everyday photogra-phers to fix into an image a process over which we have no control: the passing of time.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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PRINTMAKING

Printed material is found everywhere from magazines to clothing, ceramics to billboards. This gives printmaking a unique and challenging relationship in the world of contemporary art and commercial practice. Integrating skill and technique with critical, creative approaches, you will draw from the history of the print medium as you expand and explore hybridized techniques involving photography, digital media and installation. As a foundation to your artistic practice, you are intro-duced to primary print processes including etching, lithography, relief, screen printing, paper-making and book arts, as well as related digital processes. Graduates from this program go on to work as independent artists, in publishing, or as designers and communicators in the fashion, web, graphic and digital industries.

Cecelia LeddyLeddy’s Perpetual Paths is a series of work that explores the origins of personal identity and human connectedness, made by etching and printing on layers of transparent acrylic.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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SCULPTURE/INSTALLATIONSculpture/Installation is all about concept. Influenced by the history of sculpture, you will go beyond traditional forms, media and material and explore hybrid practices and interdisciplinary approaches to 3D objects and installations. Bronze casting, mould making, clay sculpting, wood work, metal works and plastics, electronic media, kinetic sculpture: these are just some of the studios, materials, processes and approaches you will take as you develop you work and unique skillset. Your studio work is enhanced through courses exploring the history, theory, impact and social contexts of sculpture, installation and visual culture. Graduates from this program go on to work in industries such as film/theatre set and prop design, creative direction, curating and many more. 

Francis LebouthillierLebouthillier, an instructor in the Sculpture/Installation program, contributed his creative skills as a sculptor and researcher to the development of realistic foetal models that help train surgeons in undertaking high-stakes in utero procedures.

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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VISUAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES*

The Visual and Critical Studies program offers you the opportunity to pursue a BA in contempo-rary art history in a dynamic studio environment. Core courses provide you with the historical depth, global breadth and critical methods to explore the multifaceted dimensions of art, design and media. A wide range of elective options enables you to pursue studio minors, as well as academic minors in English, Creative Writing, and the Social Sciences. The Visual and Critical Studies BA program prepares students for careers in the visual arts and related cultural industries, and provides an excellent foundation for advanced studies at the graduate level.

Dot TuerFrida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting prepared to open to the public at the Art Gallery of Ontario. This extraordinary exhibition, curated by Chair of the Visual and Critical Studies program and cultural historian, Dot Tuer, offers visitors a unique way to contemplate the artists' lives, separately and together.

*This program is offered under the written consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities for the period from June 26 2012 to June 25 2017. Prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appro-priate to their needs (e.g. acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other educational institutions).

Degree earned:

Bachelor of Arts

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Above background: Anda Kubis, Leap (detail), oil and digital output on canvas, 2013Inset: OCAD U students in Florence. Photo by Peter Sramek.

MINORS

Studio, Liberal Arts & Sciences and Interdisciplinary minors at OCAD University give you the flexibility to construct a program of study that responds to your particular interests and needs. Minors also give you the opportunity to pursue a secondary field of study that will provide you with greater breadth without compromising depth. Regardless of your major field of study, you will have the opportunity to choose from any of the following:

• Art & Social Change • Indigenous Visual Culture

• Art History • Industrial Ceramics

• Communication Design • Integrated Media

• Creative Writing • Material Art & Design

• Digital & Media Studies • On-Screen Media

• Digital Media • Photography

• Drawing & Painting • Printmaking

• English • Sculpture/Installation

• Expanded Animation • Social Sciences

• Furniture Design • Wearable Technology

• Illustration

To learn more visit ocadu.ca/programs/minors

SEE THE WORLD: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Imagine studying art or design in a completely different part of the world, through the lens of a different culture. OCAD U offers opportunities for students to take part of their degree program at one of more than 50 different leading art and design schools throughout the world. For just the cost of tuition here at OCAD U, students immerse themselves in the culture, perspectives and traditions of art, design and media through our Mobility/Exchange program.

OCAD U also has a campus in Florence, Italy. Our Florence Program provides an opportunity develop a body of work and study art history amidst a backdrop of architectural and artistic treasures from the Italian Renaissance.

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OUR FACULTY

Our professors are leading Canadian and international artists, designers and scholars. They comprise Canada’s largest art and design faculty. As working practitioners who love to teach, they share their real-life knowledge of current directions. As academics, they pursue research that exposes you to new knowledge and approaches. They will actively mentor you, introducing you to creative, research and professional opportunities.  

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Faculty biographies and areas of expertise can be found online at ocadu.ca/faculty

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SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS

As an OCAD University student, you'll be immersed in a diverse, cosmopolitan community made up of students ranging in age from 17 to 82, from many different backgrounds, coming to OCAD U from across Canada and the world. You will find that learning takes place here not only in your courses but through a broad range of opportunities and services designed to help you meet your full potential, including:

• Academic advising• Career development programs• Experiential learning• Financial advising• First generation programs• Health and wellness services• International student services• Orientation and transition

programs• Student exhibition spaces• Student clubs and organizations• Student mentors• Support for students with

disabilities• Visiting lecturers and exhibitions• Writing and learning resources

To find out more about the services that we have available for you visit ocadu.ca/students

LAPTOP PROGRAMAll undergraduate students at OCAD U are required to have a laptop. Your laptop is the primary computer you will use on campus, in specific courses, studios and open areas between classes. The Laptop Program provides software and support to make sure you have everything you need to get the most out of your instruction.

As part of the Laptop Program we will license software you need such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office and Lynda.com. Through our purchasing power we are able to get you these programs at a discounted cost.

To find out more visit ocadu.ca/laptopprogram

This page: Photos by Christina Gapic

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Background: TODOT: Urban Infographic Pattern by Bri Cleary

AFTER OCAD U: WHAT COMES NEXT?

THE CENTRE FOR EMERGING ARTISTS & DESIGNERSWhere do you go from here? OCAD University students emerge from our programs equipped with creative problem-solving, technical and critical thinking skills, a market-ready portfolio and a network of valuable connections — peers, faculty and practitioners — to develop a meaningful career. Along the way, you are supported by your faculty and the team at the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD). The CEAD serves as the bridge between formal education and the industries and sectors in which graduates will apply their talents. Workshops, career fairs, guest speakers, networking events, intern-ships, mentorship opportunities, competitions, community and work-integrated experiential learning placements, and our online Talent Network help you decide where you want to take your art and design preparation — whether that be in the thriving creative industries, not-for-profit or government sectors, as an indepen-dent artist or designer, or on to further education.

IMAGINATION CATALYSTThe entrepreneurial mindset pervades the entire OCAD U culture. Our campus business incubator, the Imagination Catalyst, plays a leadership role in mobi-lizing the power of the cultural industries, creativity, scholarship and smart entrepreneurship in solving the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. Our most promising inventors launch new enterprises or commer-cialize their designs, products and services through the Take-it-to-Market incubation program, providing mentorship, coaching and access to venture funding to bring the next great ideas to life.

GRADUATE PROGRAMSOur ability to offer graduate students a unique experience is solidly rooted in our 137-year history of delivering uncompromising art and design education. Grounded in practice, theory, research and professionalism, with an eye on experimentation and change, we deliver advanced experiential learning. Our graduate students enjoy unrivalled opportunities to practice with expert faculty, in studios, labs and through exceptional internships.

OCAD U Graduate Programs: • Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories (MA)• Criticism & Curatorial Practice (MFA)• Digital Futures (MA, MDes, MFA, Graduate Diploma)• Inclusive Design (MDes)• Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design (MA, MDes, MFA)• Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes) •

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OUR ALUMNI

While the university has long been associated with some of Canada’s best-known visual artists, OCAD University’s 19,000+ alumni create an impact across all areas of culture and society. Our alumni make their mark in everything from photography to package design, consumer advertising to music videos, flexible office spaces to the ergonomic furniture within them, corporate logos to landmark public sculpture, precious jewellery to storybook illustration, bike helmets to walking shoes, fashion cosmetics to Hollywood prosthetics, the design of Toronto’s streetcars to a revolutionary chil-dren’s wheelchair, and from historic postage stamps to Canada’s one-dollar coin.

To find out more about our alumni and the benefits and

services available when you graduate from OCAD U please

visit ocadu.ca/alumni

 

“The idea that creativity is part of everyday thinking is something I use all the time, specifically in my capacity for dealing with abstract ideas.”

—Dr. John Semple (AOCA, 1975), Surgeon-in-Chief,

Women’s College Hospital (Toronto)

This page: Wolf Door Light and Feather Door Light by Ocean Fukuda.

Bottom right: Chair by Gordon Peteran, photo courtesy Gordon Peteran.

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WANT TO BECOME A STUDENT AT OCAD U?

You can imagine what others can’t see. You’re inspired and want the chance to develop your ideas and express them. You’re an inventor who seeks a like-minded community where you can collaborate, create and challenge one another to reach greater heights. You want to put your creativity to work.

You’ll find your home at OCAD U.

WHICH MAJOR SHOULD I CHOOSE?

If you need help deciding which of our programs best suit you, do some homework by talking to people who are active in these fields. Ask them about the differences and similarities in art, design and media. Some will say that, as an artist, you will find the challenge is primarily about self-expression. You have a statement to make or an emotion to share, and you work independently to communicate your ideas effectively. As a designer, the challenge is primarily about expressing your concept while responding to a particular need of a user, client or group within society. In any creative discipline, your success depends on you becoming a critical thinker, as well as a strong visual communicator.

WHERE DO I START MY APPLICATION?

All applications are made online through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) at ouac.on.ca. The deadline to apply for all programs at OCAD U is February 1 and the only entry point for all programs at OCAD U is in September.

Background: Anda Kubis, Leap (detail), oil and digital output on canvas, 2013Right: Photo by Christina Gapic

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WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

CREATIVE PROFILE (required for all programs) All programs require you to submit a Creative Profile. This is a written element that must accompany your application.

Here are some of the questions you should be prepared to respond to:

• Why do you want to study art, design, or new media?

• What strengths and skills do you bring with you?

• How do you hope to learn and benefit from OCAD U?

You will find more details on this at ocadu.ca/prospective_students

WRITING SAMPLE (required for the BA in Visual and Critical Studies)

In addition to the creative profile, all applicants to the BA in Visual and Critical Studies are required to submit a Writing Sample. This is an original essay of 500 words on a topic assigned annually by OCAD U. The topic will be emailed out to all applicants.

Further information is available online at ocadu.ca/prospective_students

Above: Yellow Staircase photo by Lorella Zanetti

Above: Photo by Christina Gapic

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PORTFOLIO

(required for all programs except the BA in Visual and Critical Studies)

Your portfolio is an important part of your application for admission to all studio-based programs and should be a visual representation of who you are. You need to demonstrate a variety of your skills and approaches to art, design and media. You need to demonstrate that you are a visual communicator and that you are well-equipped to succeed in your first year of study. This can include experimentation in traditional and digital mediums or any combination. Keep in mind that when it comes to your portfolio the most important feature OCAD U looks for is your ability to think creatively, shown in a diverse range of mediums.

Portfolio assessments take place during OCAD U’s study week:

Tuesday, February 17 through Saturday, February 21.

There are a number of ways to present your work during this time. You can attend an in-person assessment; submit your portfolio online through our online portfolio submission portal, SlideRoom, or mail in a hard copy of your portfolio.

• Include a maximum of 10 pieces of your original work in art, design or media, including a creative journal/sketchbook demonstrating your creative process

• You can include works in 2D, 3D, time-based, lens-based, digital or traditional mediums (such as painting)

• Include work that directly relates to the discipline to which you are applying, but make sure you demonstrate your ability to work with a wide range of techniques, materials and subject matter

• If you are coming for an in-person assessment, originals are preferred• If size or fragility is an issue, you may represent the work as a digital image

or photograph• Use the first piece in your portfolio to generate excitement• Show current work to best demonstrate your skill level• Be prepared to explain why you decided to include each piece in your

portfolio or prepare a written component to accompany your pieces if you are submitting online or by mail

• Talk about research that you have done in preparation for your final work• Research OCAD U ahead of time to show your level of interest and

commitment to studying here

For more tips on portfolio preparation, online submission instructions, videos and more, visit ocadu.ca/prospective_students Portfolio guidelines vary by program for upper year applicants and for first year applicants to the Digital Futures program. See website for details.

Above: Photo by Christina Gapic

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HOW DO I MEET ALL THE CONDITIONS OF MY ADMISSION?

Admission to OCAD U’s studio programs (Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts) is primarily based on the portfolio assessment. In the case of the BA in Visual and Critical Studies, admission is based on a combination of a review of the written assignment and your grades. Strong academic skills are essential for your overall success in all areas at OCAD U. After the portfolio assessment/review of written materials, OCAD U will send out offers of admission that are conditional upon successful completion of the following requirements:

Ontario high school students

• Completed Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) • Six grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum academic average of 70%• Including ENG4U with a minimum final grade of 70%

Highschool students from outside Ontario

• Graduated highschool• Equivalent of 70% minimum average in university preparatory courses• Senior level academic English course minimum final grade of 70% and/or

equivalent test

Mature applicants (over 21 years of age at the time of application)

• Satisfactory proof of proficiency in English (a course or a test) You may qualify for transfer credit, direct entry to an upper year, or one of our articulation agreements

Check out ocadu.ca/transferpathways for more information

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTSIf your first language is not English and you have not completed four years of study in an English school system, you are required to provide additional documentation of English proficiency

IELTS: 6.5 overall with no part below 6.0TOEFL: 80 overall with no scores below the following: 19 in Reading, 14 in Listening, 22 in Speaking, and 20 in Writing

Need more info? All your admissions questions will be answered at ocadu.ca/prospective_students

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ADMISSIONS CHECKLIST

Choose your area of study

Submit your application at ouac.on.ca

Receive your email acknowledgement from OCAD U

Present your portfolio through one of three ways (for admissions to a Bachelor of Design or Bachelor of Fine Arts program):• Attend in-person• Make a digital submission

(via SlideRoom)• Mail it in

or

Submit your writing sample (for admission to the BA in Visual and Critical Studies)

Receive conditional Offer of Admission, accept your conditional offer of admission through OUAC and meet all academic requirements and conditions of your offer

Register for your classes online

See you in September!

In Admissions & Recruitment, we make every effort to help with the application process and requirements to ensure that you understand the steps you need to follow to be a successful candidate for enrolment at OCAD U. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

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LOCAL: 416-977-6000 ext. 4869 TOLL-FREE: 1-800-382-6516 EMAIL: admissions@ocadu.ca

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Top: Great Hall photo by Richard Johnson, Bottom: The Sharp Centre for design. Photo by Richard JohnsonRight, on pocket: TODOT: Urban Infographic Pattern by Bri Cleary

LOOK INSIDE:OCAD University’s Open HouseSaturday October 25, 201411 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TOURSFrom October until April we offer drop-in, guided tours every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m. (excluding school holidays/closures)

From May until September we offer drop-in guided tours every Friday at 1 p.m.

No appointment is necessary.Please go to the lobby of our main building, 100 McCaul Street, and meet one of our tour guides for this hour-long tour.

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY Receive guidance on your work from experts from art and design colleges throughout Canada and the United States.

Saturday November 8, 2014Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Reviews from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

It’s a long day full of lineups so show up early!

PORTFOLIO CLINICSSpend the day in the workshop of your choice designed to inform and inspire your creativity. You will either complete a piece of work to include in your portfolio or learn a new skill that will enable you to create new work or prepare you to present your portfolio.

Saturday November 22, 2014

Saturday December 6, 2014

Sunday January 11, 2015

Saturday January 24, 2015

Saturday February 7, 2015

SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAMSYou will have a 5-day focused studio experience that will help you develop a sense of yourself as a vibrant visual communicator and how to build the portfolio that demonstrates this strength.

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ADMISSIONS & RECRUITMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

Office location and hours:Level 3, 230 Richmond Street West, Toronto Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mailing address:OCAD University100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1W1

T: 416-977-6000 x 4869Toll-free: 1-800-382-6516 E: admissions@ocadu.ca

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facebook.com/OCADUniversity

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blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/admissions

Follow our recruitment team as they travel across Ontario, Canada and the world: ocadu.ca/prospective_students

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