OCAD University

OCAD University (OCAD U) is the oldest and largest art, design and media institution in Canada, founded in 1876 and located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

OCAD consists of two campuses, north and south, and has three faculties , including the Faculty of Art, the Faculty of Design and the Faculty of Liberal Arts.

OCAD University offers its programmes through its faculties of art, design, and liberal arts and sciences, as well as alternative programmes.

OCAD University offers more than 30 fields of study, with most of the variety in these fields at the bachelor's level.

Every year more than 6,000 students study at OCAD, of whom about 5,000 are undergraduate students and more than a thousand are graduate students, and international students from more than 50 countries make up about 21% of the capacity.

Why OCAD University?

Students at OCAD University learn to adopt an informed practice and approach to building their professional community and gaining the experience and skills needed for a career, and they acquire these through placements in the university environment, internships, professional practice courses, etc.

The galleries of the Ontario College of Art and Design include the Onsite OCAD U college gallery, the Student Gallery, the Graduate Gallery and the Xpace gallery, each of which has its own specific use.

The Onsite OCAD U college gallery is a professional gallery, created in 2007, which hosts the work of national and international artists and designers every year.

The Student Gallery displays the work of current OCAD students and graduates who have recently received their degrees.

The Graduate Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting graduate students and members of the research faculty.

The Xpace gallery is located off the OCAD campus and provides an opportunity to exhibit the work of emerging artists.

More than 40,000 designers work at OCAD University, and OCAD also holds the position of the third largest centre of concentration of visual artists and entertainment professionals in North America.