what is OCAD…? I mean, i can see it’s a university for art and design, but beyond that, is it anything special…?
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what is OCAD…? I mean, i can see it’s a university for art and design, but beyond that, is it anything special…?
winkle1701, 
fergus30, and 1 other are discussing. 
winkle1701 11:32 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
No. I recall it was partially created to handle the additional influx of high school graduates due to the double cohort.
fergus30 11:34 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
that’s a boldfaced lie.
fergus30 11:36 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
my grandmother went to OCA (the Ontario College of Art) which eventually became OCAD in the 1960s. She went there in the 1940’s and studied with members of the group of 7.
winkle1701 11:38 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Which one was started up to handle the double cohort then?
I recall there being one.
winkle1701 11:39 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Ah it’s the UOIT, sorry I got it confused with OCAD
fergus30 11:41 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
oh yea, UOIT was created for the double cohort
winkle1701 11:43 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
The “O” in both names threw me off 😛
fergus30 11:35 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
it’s basically an art and design school. It has a few major programs: graphic design, marketing, art, sculpture, and media arts. It also has masters degrees in museum studies, curatorial studies, an MFA program and education.
It’s probably one of the best arts universities in the country.
blurr1974 11:39 am on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
oh, cool.
my friend told me that “OCAD is coming at” him, which I assumed meant he was being recruited. Messaged him back for clarification, but he also mentioned how that was the school he wanted to attend after high school. Sadly, that didn’t happen (bad car accident, he was in a coma for weeks, followed by years of rehab, lost finer mobility in his hands, so he can’t draw anymore…) It’s amazing how things turn out…
eriksodo 12:11 pm on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
i just got chills reading that. very cool