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Winter Courses now Open
Get the most out of winter, join our courses and immerse yourself in creativity. In-person and online options available. Register today!
Q&A with Maya Bielinski
Maya teaches Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship: Creating in the Age of AI. Starts Feb 17, online.
"Creative entrepreneurs today are living at the intersection of three active fault lines: technology, law, and society's idea of originality are all moving beneath our feet. This course is relevant because it equips students with knowledge and skills to keep their balance and thrive as artists and entrepreneurs."
What Students Are Saying
"An outstanding experience. I learned more than I thought I would about Unity and C#, and about game development in general. Egan puts an impressive amount of time and forethought into offering constructive feedback on assignments, which is both valuable to students' learning and encouraging for those of us taking courses in fields we're new to. Kudos to the OCADU SCS team for another accessible, richly conceptualized program."
—Game Design Studio 2: Mechanics and Gameplay, Summer 2025
Instructor Profile: Jennifer Wigmore
Jennifer Wigmore’s practice spans figurative and abstract works and often explores the entanglements of art making and pedagogy. She teaches Intermediate Painting Studio: Portraiture and Art and Craft Fair Success: How to Sell Your Creative Work at the SCS.
CS Online Gallery Exhibition: Highlighting the Overlooked
OCAD U School of Continuing Studies presents an online exhibition showcasing artworks from participants in the ArtWorksTO program.
OCAD U Enters Partnership with Memorial University
OCAD U’s School of Continuing Studies is making art and design education more accessible beyond the GTA thanks to a new partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Instructor Profile: Heather Gentleman
Heather Gentleman is a narrative artist who finds inspiration in literature, anthropology, and mythology. Her work is found in private and corporate collections in Canada, the US, Asia, France, and Great Britain. Last summer, she participated in the Arctic Circle Residency. Heather teaches Drawing Skills Studio courses in the SCS.
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Fall Courses now Open!
Join our courses and get creative this fall. In-person and online options are available. Register today!
Instructor Profile: Omid Ettehadi
Omid Ettehadi is a senior product designer at CBC/Radio-Canada, working on a wide array of products spanning web, mobile app, and voice platforms. For him, crafting innovative solutions that genuinely enrich users' experiences is of the essence. Omid teaches User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design at SCS.
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Featured Instructor: Christina Sookram
Christina Sookram's article Preparing Students for the Class of Life is published on the Project Management Institute (PMI) website.
Instructor Profile: Aisha Ali
Two new courses with Aisha Ali will launch this spring and summer, Intermediate Sewing Skills Studio and Sustainable Textiles Repair Studio. Their work emphasizes craftsmanship and collaborative processes.
What Students are Saying
Illustration by Maliha Ali
"This course was a terrific experience! Blender is a difficult and complicated piece of software, so making it accessible is quite an achievement. The instructor is friendly, supportive, and knowledgeable."
Student from 3D Animation Studio 1: Introduction to Blender, Fall 2025
Instructor Profile: Patrick Grimwood
Patrick teaches 3D Animation Studio 1 and 2.
Student Profile: Andrés Peña
Andrés Peña earned two micro-credentials and stacked them towards the completion of the Digital Media Skills Certificate. He is a member of the SCS Creative Professionals Network.