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OCAD University
The Sharp Centre for Design and other OCAD facilities as seen from McCaul StreetEstablished 1876 Type Public university President Sara Diamond Admin. staff 156 full-time; 229 part-time Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Campus Urban Students 2767 Full Time, 700 Part Time Colours silver Affiliations AUCC, IAU, COU Website ocad.ca OCAD University ( /ˈoʊkæd/ oh-kad; OCAD U) is Canada's largest and oldest educational institution for art and design.[1] It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on McCaul Street beside the Art Gallery of Ontario. OCAD U offers courses through the Faculties of Art, Design, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and alternative programs.
Contents
History
Curriculum
In 1969-70, Roy Ascott radically challenged the pedagogy and curriculum structure of the College.[2]
In 2008, OCAD president Sara Diamond changed the pedagogy after the institution became a university. She emphasized academics over studio time and required full time instructors to hold an advanced degree. There was some controversy as two faculty resigned over the changes.[3]
Sharp Centre for Design
In 2004 work was completed on a new expansion. The "Sharp Centre for Design", designed by architect Will Alsop, of Alsop Architects, in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright Architects Inc.[4] It consists of a box four storeys off the ground supported by a series of multi-coloured pillars at different angles and is often described as a tabletop.[5] The $42.5 million expansion and redevelopment has received numerous awards, including the first-ever Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award, the award of excellence in the "Building in Context" category at the Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards, and was deemed the most outstanding technical project overall in the 2005 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.
Name changes
OCAD U has had a number of names over time.[6][7]
- Ontario School of Art, 1876–86 founded by the Ontario Society of Artists to provide professional training in art.[8]
- Toronto Art School, 1886–90
- Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design, 1890–1912
- Ontario College of Art (OCA), 1912–96
- Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), 1996–2010
- OCAD University, 2010–present
Academic degrees
The school combines a studio-based education with liberal studies, which is recognized with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), a Bachelor of Design (BDes), an Interdisciplinary Master's in Art Media and Design (MA, MFA or MDes), a Master of Fine Arts in Criticism and Curatorial Practice (MFA), a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes), an Executive Master of Design in Advertising (EMDes), a Master of Design in Inclusive Design (MDes), and a Graduate Program in Digital Futures (Graduate Diploma and MA, MDes, MFA).
Student gallery
OCAD also runs a student gallery, located at 285 Dundas St. West, east of Dundas and McCaul. The exhibitions on display are specially curated and feature submitted works by students at the school.[9]
Notable faculty members
Faculty and staff of OCAD University have included
- Barbara Astman
- Bill Buxton
- Ian Carr-Harris
- Martha Ladly
- Arthur Lismer
- J. E. H. MacDonald
- Jock Macdonald
- Allan Fleming
- Richard Fung
- Lisa Steele
- George Reid
- Maurice Vellekoop
- Norman White
Notable alumni
- Peggy Adam - French comic book artist, illustrator
- Myfanwy Ashmore - conceptual artist[10]
- Barbara Astman RCA - artist, photographer
- Yank Azman - actor
- David Blackwood - Canadian artist
- George Bures Miller - installation artist
- Jack Bush - abstract expressionist painter, member of the Painters Eleven
- Meryn Cadell - writer, performance artist
- Franklin Carmichael - painter, member of the Group of Seven
- Robin Cass - filmmaker, producer
- Aimee Chan - graphic designer, Miss Hong Kong 2006, actress
- Brian Donnelly (artist) - painter
- George Dunning - artist, illustrator
- Wallace Edwards - illustrator
- Frank Faubert - politician, final Mayor of Scarborough
- Ed Furness - comic book artist
- Gregory Gallant - comic book artist, writer
- Max Gimblett - artist
- Emanuel Hahn - sculptor, coin designer
- Rachel Hayward - actress
- Wade Hemsworth - songwriter
- Peter Ho - singer, producer, actor, model
- Cleeve Horne - painter, sculptor
- James Archibald Houston - artist, children's author
- Barbara Howard, RCA - Canadian artist and wood engraver
- Eli Ilan - sculptor
- Michael Ironside - actor, director
- Clark Johnson - actor, director
- Carlos del Junco - musician
- Garry Kennedy - conceptual artist
- Christopher Kier - encaustic painter
- Maya Kulenovic - painter
- William Kurelek - artist, writer
- Monte Kwinter - politician
- Martha Ladly - designer, musician
- Robert Lougheed - Canadian artist
- Irene Loughlin - performance artist, writer
- Wayne Lum - sculptor, commercial artist
- Duncan Macpherson - cartoonist
- Michael Martchenko - illustrator, illustrated Robert Munsch stories
- Jean Mathieson - animator
- Doris McCarthy - landscape artist
- Ross McLaren - artist, filmmaker
- Claire Mowat - writer
- Walter Tandy Murch - painter
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - musician, actress
- Lucille Oille - sculptor, illustrator
- Kim Ondaatje - painter, photographer, filmmaker
- Oscar Orenstein - politician, artist
- Harley Parker - painter
- Lee Patterson - actor
- James Picard - painter, teacher, humanitarian
- Kelly Richardson - video artist, photographer
- William Ronald - painter, founder of the Painters Eleven
- Floria Sigismondi - photographer, director
- Anne Simpson - poet, novelist
- Michael Snow - installation artist, filmmaker
- Rudolf Stussi - painter
- Rick Switzer - sculptor
- Paul Szep - cartoonist[11]
- Rirkrit Tiravanija - installation artist
- Maurice Vellekoop - artist, illustrator
- Lea Vivot - sculptor[12]
- Simon Wilcox - musician
- Dick Wilson - actor
- Elizabeth Wyn Wood - sculptor
- Noreen Young - producer, puppeteer[13]
See also
- List of Ontario Universities
- Ontario Student Assistance Program
- Higher education in Ontario
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
References
- ^ AUCC - Publications and Resources
- ^ Wolfe, Morris. OCA 1967-1972: Five Turbulent Years. Toronto: Grubstreet Books, 2002. ISBN 0-9689737-0-1
- ^ http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=55364f60-24ab-4b40-8071-b73b2c01cd23&k=64956
- ^ The Colorist: The Sky Line: The New Yorker
- ^ "OCAD’s ‘Tabletop’ comes out on top – Daily Commercial News". Dailycommercialnews.com. http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/article/20051124100. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ Roshuowy, Kristin (27 April 2010). "OCAD graduates from college to university". Toronto: Toronto Star. http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/article/801308--ocad-graduates-from-college-to-university. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Institutional Name Change Background". OCAD University. 2011-03-02. http://www.ocad.ca/about_ocad/name_change/background.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
- ^ "Student Gallery". Ocad.ca. http://www.ocad.ca/about_ocad/galleries/student_gallery/about.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Little Mathletics: Myfanwy Ashmore Interview". Archived from the original on 25 April 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060425032156/http://www.littlemathletics.com/mashmore.php. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Paul Szep". spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAszep.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Lea Vivot Sculptor and Bronze Sculptures". leavivot.com. http://www.leavivot.com/. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Noreen Young". thehumm.com. http://www.thehumm.com/2004/2004-09/atc-09-2004.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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