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1. OCAD U Campus Tour

   Take a virtual tour of the OCAD University campus.

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   1. Grange Park

      Grange Park is a beautiful and historic green space located in downtown Toronto. The local community - including OCAD University - works in partnership with the City of Toronto and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) to ensure that the park continues to thrive as a vibrant and accessible destination for all to enjoy. The large lawn in the middle of the park attracts spontaneous bouts of soccer, Frisbee playing, catch and croquet. The large trees provide a cool and quiet spot to read, snack and snooze during hot summer days. The park also includes an off-leash dog park, a splash pad, fountains and a playground. Members of the community can often be spotted practicing Tai Chi in the park in the early mornings, any time of the year. 

   2. George Reid Wing

      The George Reid Wing is the original 1921 campus building of the Ontario College of Art (OCA) and the first building in Canada built specifically for the purpose of the education of professional artists and designers. The wing is named for painter George Reid, an OCA alumnus and then-principal who designed the building alongside then-vice-principal and Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer. 

   3. Butterfield Park

      Butterfield Park is located under the Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design and connects with walking paths to Grange Park, next door. The park is often used to host OCAD U events such as Welcome Day and Orientation programming, or aspects of our annual Graduate Exhibition. There are publicly accessible washrooms positioned between Butterfield and Grange Parks. 
      
      

      An award-winning Toronto architectural landmark, the iconic Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design (often referred to as "the tabletop") was designed by acclaimed British architect Will Alsop, and is suspended over Butterfield Park by twelve multi-coloured steel legs.

      
      pi'tawita'iek: we go up river is a large-scale outdoor mural by Jordan Bennett installed on the south wall of OCAD University’s main building, adjacent to Butterfield Park. Bennett's work grounds the space in Indigenous material culture, and is rooted in the artists' relationships with Mi’kmaq porcupine quillwork. He brings forward and reimagines their graphic patterns, bright colours and inspiring stories. In visiting with these cultural objects Bennett connects with their visual language and furthers this visual conversation through his contemporary influences and experience.

   4. Computer Studio MCA 665

      MCA 665 is one of the two central computer studios for the entire OCAD U community and all desktops come equipped with specialized software and more computer power than your average home computer. Level 6 of 100 McCaul St. is where 2D design programs are housed (Advertising, Graphic Design and Illustration). Most programs will require the use of a computer or laptop. Learn more about our Computer Studios.
      
      

   5. Material Innovation Centre

      MCA 530, 100 McCaul St.
      
      The Materials Innovation Centre is a material laboratory and library accessible to all OCAD U students and faculty. Learn more.

   6. Drawing & Painting Studios

      Level 4, MCA 430, 441, 460, 466, 475, 484-490
      
      The Drawing & Painting Studios support drawing, painting in watercolour, oil, acrylic, traditional figurative and observational practices, digital and materials-based processes, and a range of alternative approaches to art creation.
      
      Learn more about the Drawing & Painting Studios.

   7. Photography Centre

      Level 4, MCA 417
      
      The Photography Centre is equipped with a wide range of facilities, providing students with the opportunity for hands-on learning in areas such as traditional black-and-white (B&W) printing, traditional colour printing, digital printing and a variety of historical and experimental photographic processes.
      
      Learn more about the Photography Centre.

   8. Printmaking & Publications Studios

      Level 3, MCA 375-390
      
      The Printmaking & Publications Studios provide the space and equipment needed for students to explore traditional printmaking techniques, as well as experiment with new technologies and materials.
      
      Learn more about the Printmaking & Publications Studios.

   9. Integrated Media Studios

      Level 3, MCA 353-358
      
      The Integrated Media studios provide students with the space and equipment needed to produce works in film, video, audio, electronics, and virtual reality. MCA 358 supports electronic, robotic, wearable, networked and virtual art and design practices.
      
      Learn more about the Integrated Media Studios.

   10. The Great Hall

       MCA 270, 100 McCaul St.
       
       The Great Hall is the central hub for the university, facilitating many events, lectures and receptions, as well as departmental exhibitions featuring curriculum-based projects by art and design students.
       
       Learn more about the Great Hall.

   11. Ceramics Studio

       Level 2, MCA 253
       
       The Ceramics Studio (MCA 253 and room MCA 158 Mouldmaking) offers an exceptional opportunity to work in a generous studio environment with access to a broad range of equipment designed to support most aspects of contemporary ceramic practice.
       
       Learn more about the Ceramics Studios.

   12. Ada Slaight Student Gallery

       MCA 225 and MCA 228, 100 McCaul St.
       
       The Ada Slaight Student Gallery is a venue where where  students can apply their knowledge and ideas to gain practical experience and exposure within a public domain at the university.
       
       Learn more about the Ada Slaight Student Gallery.

   13. Jewellery Studio

       Level 2, MCA 217-218
       
       The Jewellery Studio provides students with the opportunity to explore the media and practices of jewellery and metalsmithing.
       
       Learn more about the Jewellery Studios.

   14. Textiles Studios

       Level 2, MCA 201 & 215
       
       The Textiles Studio offers students access to equipment, supplies sales and the opportunity to explore production of textiles.
       
       Learn more about the Textiles Studios.

   15. MCA 190 Auditorium

       Auditorium (100 McCaul St.)
       
       Major presentations, speaker series, and lecture-based classes are held in our auditoriums. While the majority of your courses may be project-based courses, you will also take course to develop your research and essay-writing skills. OCAD U programs combine hands-on studio learning with academic courses rich in science and humanities, giving you get an immersive and well-rounded education.

   16. Foundry

       Level 1, MCA 152
       
       The Foundry offers students a facility dedicated to the casting of work in bronze and aluminum utilizing the "lost wax" process.
       
       Learn more about the Foundry.

   17. Fabrication Centre

       OCAD University offers a variety of unique Shops and Studios for students enrolled in studio classes to explore their art and design practices. The Fabrication Centre is located on Level 1 and includes the Wood, Metal, Plastics, Mouldmaking Studios, the Foundry and the Rapid Prototyping Centre. The Shops and Studios offer studio access to students who have been properly trained and demonstrate competence, technical skill and an understanding of relevant health and safety issues.
       
       Learn more about our Shops & Studios.

   18. Dorothy H. Hoover Library

       MCC 215, Level 2, Annex Building 113 McCaul St. (MCC) 
       
       OCAD U Library nurtures a learning ecology extending beyond the classroom and studio, where everyone can engage in historical, critical and scientific inquiry, research, lifelong learning and the celebration of creativity, experimentation and innovation.
       
       The Dorothy H. Hoover Library houses more than 74,000 books, over 750 print journals, over 3,800 videos, as well as special collections such as the Diana Myer’s Artists’ Bookwork collection. The print collection is predominately composed of visual art and design publications, whereas science and social sciences subject areas are more strongly represented within Library’s collection of digital resources. These resources include more than 675,000 ebooks, 56,000 electronic periodicals and hundreds of thousands of streaming videos, images and other digital objects. The Library’s Reference & Instructional services support teaching and research and facilitates use of the collections in all research endeavours.
       
       Learn more the OCAD U Library.

   19. RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers

       Level 3, 115 McCaul St. (MCD)
       
       The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) supports the early-career advancement of all OCAD U students and recent alumni through career development, experiential learning, and creative entrepreneurship programs and services. Learn more about the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers.