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Look Inside 2023

Curious about what goes on each day in Canada's largest art and design university? Join us in-person for OCAD University's 2023 undergraduate open house: Look Inside. This is your chance to:
  • Roam inside one of Toronto’s most iconic buildings and visit our shops, studios and galleries
  • Take part in hands-on studio demos and workshops
  • Talk to faculty, current students, alumni, and staff about your program(s) of choice
  • Meet OCAD U grads to learn about where creativity can take your career
  • Explore creative art and design exhibitions featuring student work

This year's Look Inside: Undergraduate Open House will take place in-person on Saturday, November 25, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

NAVIGATING LOOK INSIDE

Event Map

Going paperless! To reduce waste, we've created a virtual map of the days' events to reference as you explore. There will also be staff and signage on campus to help you get around. Click through to see our upcoming Look Inside events and plan out your day!

Program at a glance

Check out what's happening floor by floor during Look Inside 2023 below.

Alumni Meet & Greet and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD)
 

Fabrication Centre (Shops and Studios)

  • Foundry
  • Metal Studio
  • Mould-making
  • Plastics Studio
  • Rapid Prototyping Centre
  • Sculpture/Installation First-Year Shop
  • Wood Studio

Student Services and Housing Showcase

Student Services

  • Admissions & Recruitment
  • Campus Life
  • Graduate Studies
  • Indigenous Student Centre
  • International Student Support Office
  • Student Wellness Centre
  • Writing & Learning Centre and English for Art and Design (EAD)

Housing Partners

  • Avant
  • Canada HomeStay
  • CampusOne
  • Hoem on Jarvis
  • Parkside Student Residence
  • U of T Housing

Creative Writing (CRWR)

  • Student work on display
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Criticism & Curatorial Practice (CRCP)

  • Tea with a Curator

Digital Futures (DIGF)

  • Student work on display
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Drawing and Painting (DRPT)

  • Drawing Disco

Exhibits

  • Drawing at First Sight - featuring first-year student work from the Faculty of Art and Faculty of Design
  • Sanctuary - featuring Illustration student work
  • Powerhouse - featuring Sculpture/Installation and Life Studies student work
  • The Diaspora Story - featuring Drawing and Painting student work

Indigenous Visual Culture (INVC) 

  • Button-making session
  • Custom stamping

Integrated Media (INTM)

  • Digital display in Great Hall

Integrated Media: Life Studies (LIFE)

  • Microscope workshops and cell painting

Material Art & Design (MAAD)

  • Student work on display
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Sculpture/Installation (SCIN)

  • Clay Modeling Demo

Visual and Critical Studies (VCS)

  • Student work on display
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Experimental Animation (EXAN)

  • Motion Capture Demo

Integrated Media (INTM)

  • Faculty and students available for Q&A
  • Student work on display

Printmaking and Publications (PRPB)

  • Demos
  • Hands-on activities
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Sculpture/Installation (SCIN)

  • Faculty and students available Q&A
  • Installations
  • Student work on display

Drawing & Painting (DRPT)

  • DRPT Painting Studio Group Exhibition - featuring second year DRPT works
  • DRPT-1003 Painting I Group Exhibition - featuring first year DRPT student work in core course Painting I
  • Student work on display in hallways
  • Students working

Photography (PHOTO)

  • Photo booth activity
  • Photo facilities (Digital lab, Darkrooms, Photo Cage)
  • Student work on display

Environmental Design (ENVR) 

  • 11:00 a.m. to 12:30pm and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Alumni and program presentations, tours of the Material Innovation Centre (MIC)
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A

Industrial Design (INDS)

  • Faculty and students available for Q&A
  • Student work on display

Advertising (ADVR)

  • Faculty and students available for Q&A
  • Student work on display

Experimental Animation (EXAN)

  • Rotoscoping Demo

Graphic Design (GRPH)

  • Faculty and students available for Q&A
  • Student work on display

Illustration (ILLU)

  • Collage and Drawing Party
  • Faculty and students available for Q&A
  • Painting Demo
  • Print Demo (collaboration with GRPH)
  • Student work on display

Other ways to connect

Can't make Look Inside 2023? Stay connected with us either virtually or in person at another time. See opportunities below.
Look Inside 2023

Saturday November 25, 2023

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET

100 McCaul Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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