Indigenous Student Centre at OCAD U

❗️NEW DATE for ISC Brunch!

🥞 The Indigenous OCADU community is invited to drop in anytime between 11AM and 1PM on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a free brunch in the ISC!

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
🕠 Time: 11AM - 1PM
📍 Location: ISC, 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410
 
Drop in anytime between 11AM to 1PM to grab brunch.

Join us for a beading workshop with Katie Longboat! (.beadwork) Bring your creativity and create a beaded pin! 🎨💫

🗓 Date: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
🕑 Time: 2PM - 5PM
📍 Location: (In-Person) ISC, 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410

Katie Longboat is a Cree and Mohawk beadwork artist from Six Nations of the Grand River. Her beadwork incorporates floral designs, contemporary materials and bold colours to create unique jewelry pieces and beaded artwork. Katie is inspired to create work that is reflective of her family and background, the natural world, and draws inspiration from both Cree and Mohawk styles of beadwork. Katie currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

All skill levels welcome!

Drop-In, no registration required. Refreshments will be provided.

MAAD student Xander Stonefish is now selling beadwork in the Indigenous Student Centre! ✨️

Come check out work that is displayed in the ISC during office hours! Monday to Thursday, 9-5.

Please ask a staff member to make a purchase. *Only cash payments are accepted starting from $30, and %100 of the profit goes to the artist.

🥞 The Indigenous OCADU community is invited to drop-in anytime between 11AM and 1PM this Wednesday for a free brunch in the ISC!

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
🕠 Time: 11AM - 1PM
📍 Location: ISC, 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410

Make an appointment to meet with James Carpenter on Feb 12th! 🦅

There are three 1-hour time slots available. Please email [email protected] to reserve a time slot or use the sign-up sheet in the ISC.

Open to Indigenous OCADU students.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
🕚 Time: 10AM - 3PM
📍 Location: (In-Person) ISC, 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410

• 10AM - 11AM

• 11AM - 12PM

• 2PM - 3PM

James Carpenter is a recognized Indigenous Traditional Healer and Oshkabewis (Helper). His First Nations Ancestry is from the Anishnaabek/Mississauga First Nation of Alderville, Chippewa ancestry from the Traditional territory around the Great Lakes, Oneida ancestry from Upper New York St Cree Nation from the shores of James Bay. He continues to reclaim his Anishnaabek/Chipewyan and Cree languages.

James specializes in providing Indigenous Traditional Healing Services and Sacred Indigenous Ceremonies to children, families, and communities.

🪡 Our Creations Are Deadly - Ribbon Skirt & Shirt Making Workshop

Join us for a three-session Ribbon Skirt & Shirt Making Workshop with Dehmin Cleland in the ISC!
Dehmin will be supporting Indigenous OCAD U students in the making of ribbon skirts and ribbon shirts! No sewing experience is required, and materials and supplies are free!

This program is open to current Indigenous OCAD U students.

🗓 Workshop Schedule:

Making Session #1 – Friday February 28, 12-2PM Making Session #2 – Friday March 7, 12-2PM
Making Session #3 – Friday March 14, 12-2PM

While we hope students can participate in all the sessions, we understand if you are not able to attend all of the dates.

Spots are limited. Please email [email protected] to register!

Dehmin Osawamick Cleland, Ojibwe and Odawa from the Wikwemikong reserve of Manitoulin Island currently residing on Tkaronto. A true testament to her dedication, Dehmin commenced her artistic journey at the tender age of six, diligently crafting her own regalia pieces. Through steadfast commitment, she has honed her skills in sewing and beadwork, which remain integral to her artistic expression. Central to her creative endeavors are intricate floral designs and meticulously crafted beadwork, echoing the heritage and wisdom of the Anishnaabek (all Indigenous Nations).

🎨 Join us for the return of Open Critique in the ISC!

We will be joined by Susan Blight (Delaney Chair in the Indigenous Visual Culture program and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science at OCADU), and Sierra da Silva-Canadien (Coordinator, Indigenous Admissions & Recruitment Support at OCADU).

Open Critique provides Indigenous students, alumni, and community members with the opportunity for dialogue, feedback, and relationship building with other Indigenous artists, including OCAD U faculty, alumni, and special guests. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, current works, and to visit with other Indigenous artists.

Prospective students are encouraged to join us to receive feedback on their portfolio before the OCADU admissions portfolio deadline on February 10th!

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
🕠 Time: 3PM - 5PM
📍 Location: ISC - 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410, with possibility for a hybrid format. Please email [email protected] if you would like to join this session virtually.

Open to all Indigenous artists in the community. Refreshments will be provided. Drop-in, no registration required.

Join us for a screening of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986). 🍿🎥 Hosted by the ISC Student Monitors!

🗓️ Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
🕠 Starting at 6:30PM
📍ISC - 113 McCaul St, rm 410

Snacks and beverages will be provided, all Indigenous students are welcome to drop by and attend.

❄️ ISC Holiday Hours ❄️

ISC staff will be in-office from December 10 - 13, 9am - 5pm.

From December 16 - 20, the staff will be working remotely, and Indigenous OCADU students can still access the ISC via key card access and connect with our team virtually.

University-wide closure from December 21 to January 5, our team will be offline for the holiday break.
We will return to the office on Monday, January 6, 2025!

Happy Holidays!

Join us for our November movie night! Voting for the movie will take place during movie night. 🍿🎥 Hosted by the ISC Student Monitors!

📅 Thursday, November 21st

🕠 6:30PM

📍 ISC - 113 McCaul St, Lvl 4, Room 410

Snacks and beverages will be provided. All Indigenous students are welcome to drop by and attend!