AMPD Launched New Virtual Tour
Prospective students worldwide can now experience AMPD 24/7, 365. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has unveiled a virtual tour resource to showcase its 300,000-square-feet worth of facilities, share student stories and highlight experiential education opportunities.
AMPD hosted National Portfolio Day for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, the York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has been chosen to host the only Ontario event for National Portfolio Day (NPD), which provides artistic high-school students the chance to meet with art and design schools from around the world, receive feedback on their portfolios and get tips on preparing a successful university application.
AMPD Championed Creativity at Nuit Blanche 2023
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) champions creativity and positive change at Nuit Blanche Toronto this Saturday, September 23 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. With the theme of ‘Breaking ground’, Nuit Blanche Toronto invites local, national, and international artists to explore ideas centered around the natural world, change, and innovation.
AMPD Teaching Awards recognize student mentorship, educational innovations
Associate Professor Danielle Robinson and Assistant Professor Robyn Cumming received York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) Teaching Awards in recognition of excellence in mentorship, curriculum and pedagogy.
Eight new faces joined the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) welcomes eight new faculty members this fall.
Sculpture by York professor debuts at Keele and Finch
Designed by Brandon Vickerd, artist and professor of visual arts at York University, the 41-foot sculpture made out of Corten steel is titled “The Heights” and is meant to evoke how the history of a place informs its present and future.
Tim Whiten wins big with the the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts and Gershon Iskowitz Prize
AMPD Professor Emeritus Tim Whiten is an image maker and creator of cultural objects from Toronto and one of the six award winners to receive the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGArts) this year.
Alum Abraham Oghobase joins MoMA’s distinguished Forum on Contemporary Photography
AMPD alum Abraham Oghobase (MFA 2022) joins The Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) distinguished Forum on Contemporary Photography, Decentering the Document, in New York City on April 19, 2023. Oghobase will speak and exhibit works alongside six other artists united by their critical use of photographic forms and their ties to the artistic scene in the port city of Lagos (Èkó), Nigeria.