Ontario College of Art & Design
Logo of OCAD University
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Former names
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Ontario School of Art (1876–86) Toronto Art School (1886–90) Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design (1890–1912) Ontario College of Art (1912–96) Ontario College of Art & Design (1996–2010) |
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| Motto | Imagination is Everything |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1876 |
| Endowment | C$9,576,604 |
| Chancellor | Catherine Delaney |
| President | Sara Diamond |
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Academic staff
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200 |
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Administrative staff
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485 |
| Students | 6,072 |
| Undergraduates | 4,882 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada 43°39′11″N 79°23′28.3″W / 43.65306°N 79.391194°WCoordinates: 43°39′11″N 79°23′28.3″W / 43.65306°N 79.391194°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | AICAD, AUCC, CBIE, COU, IAU, |
| Website | www |
OCAD University (/ˈoʊkæd/ OH-kad), formerly the Ontario College of Art and Design, is a public university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school is within the Grange Park neighbourhood, and adjacent to the Art Gallery of Ontario. The school is Canada's largest and oldest educational institution for art and design. OCAD U offers courses through the Faculties of Art, Design, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and alternative programs. The enabling legislation is Ontario College of Art and Design University Act, 2002.
The University's beginnings stretch back to the project of the Ontario Society of Artists whose objectives included the development of art education in Ontario. The Ontario Society of Artists passed the motion to "draw up a scheme" for a school of art on 4 April 1876, and the first School of Art opened on 30 October 1876, funded by a government grant of $1,000.
In 1971–72, Roy Ascott radically challenged the pedagogy and curriculum structure of the College.
In 2008, OCAD president Sara Diamond changed the pedagogy. She emphasised 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. in 2010, Tom Travis, then president of Dalhousie University in Halifax, was conducted a confidential review of how OCAD was managed. He found that the number of senior faculty and administrators was excessive. He recommended that deans be given more autonomy. Sara Diamond adopted most of his 30 recommendations, for example, giving department deans more power.
OCAD University has had a number of names over time.
OCAD offers a Bachelor of Arts (Visual and Critical Studies).
The school combines a studio-based education with liberal studies, which is recognised 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).
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