AMPD researchers Anna Hudson and Taien Ng-Chan receive CFI funding for cutting-edge projects

This article contains excerpts from a story originally published in YFile. Seven York University researchers have received new infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for a wide range of projects, including two faculty members from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design.  Learn more about the researchers and their work below. […]

AMPD Summer course teaches cultural understanding through movement

Professor Patrick Alcedo’s Summer 2024 course, Philippine Folk Dance and Culture, immersed the students in the world of Philippine dance for three weeks, bringing them into contact with students and faculty from five universities, as well as a national dance troupe, as they learned new steps and movement sequences.

AMPD alumna wins top award at Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Zahra Saleki, an alumna from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has recently won the prestigious “Catherine Bratty Award for Best of Art Fair” at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. “This recognition validates the countless hours and unwavering passion I have dedicated to my craft, says Saleki. “It highlights the […]

Jason Harrow inspires graduands to embrace their creativity

Canadian music industry icon Jason “Kardinal Offishall” Harrow accepted his honorary degree from York University at the June 20 convocation ceremony by reciting spoken word poetry – infused with his signature hip-hop lyricism – to graduands of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design.

AMPD Professor Danielle Robinson receives a 2024 President’s University-Wide Teaching Award

Robinson received the award in recognition of her ability to create an interdisciplinary learning environment where students from diverse academic backgrounds can work collaboratively and approach problems from contrasting directions. That ability has, in part, been channelled into her leadership around the Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) initiative, an experiential education opportunity for students that allows […]

Cinema and Media Studies PhD Graduate earns Governor General’s Gold Medal

York professor awarded nearly $1M for Indigenous metaverse project

AMPD Alumni Shine Bright at 2024 Canadian Screen Awards

At the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) were recognized for their outstanding contributions to film, television and digital media. Their collective achievements resulted in over a dozen Canadian Screen Awards. Going into Canadian Screen Week, more than 40 AMPD alumni were nominated across 28 categories. […]

Councillor Amanda Yeung Collucci Announced New Scholarship for Creative Technologies Program at Markham Campus

Councillor Amanda Yeung Collucci, Ward 6, Councillor for Markham, has established a scholarship award for students studying Creative Technologies at York University's Markham Campus. Councillor Collucci’s Markham Spring Gala event contributed the $25,000 award to encourage students to strive for academic excellence and make positive contributions to society. Councillor Collucci is a York University alum […]

Jamie Robinson receives Nathan Cohen Award, Outstanding Critical Essay for “The Conscious-Casting Conundrum”

The Canadian Theatre Critics Association gives out two major awards, The Nathan Cohen Award for Excellence in Critical Writing and The Herbert Whittaker Award for Distinguished Contribution to Canadian Theatre.