The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto and York University signed a Deed of Donation to implement a Philippine Studies Program. The Philippine Government will donate around $116,000.00 to York University through the Deed of Donation. Consul General Orontes V. Castro signed on behalf of the Philippine Government while Dr. Rhonda L. Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor …
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Prof. Ali Kazimi’s documentary explores little-known struggle of the Sinixt people
Twenty-seven years in the making, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Film Professor Ali Kazimi’s documentary about an autonomous Indigenous people’s struggle to overturn their legal extinction is set to receive its international premiere. The film poster for Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence The film, Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence, is Kazimi’s critically acclaimed, award-winning feature documentary. It recently …
Prof. Christina Petrowska Quilico named 2021 Order of Ontario appointee
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, announced AMPD Professor of Musicology and Piano and world-renowned pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico‘s appointment to the Order of Ontario for 2021. The Lieutenant Governor will bestow the province’s highest honour on Petrowska Quilico at a ceremony to be held on November …
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CERLAC Resource Centre hosts ‘Black and Women’s Voices’ digital collection
A sample of documents that represent “Black and Women’s Voices” is now available in digitized format from the Resource Centre collections of York’s Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). A sampling of “Indigenous Voices” will follow soon (https://vitacollections.ca/cerlacresourcecentre/search). The digitized materials form part of an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) project supported by …
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How “Groundworks” re-stories land through creative reclamation
“Groundworks”, produced by AMPD Professor Ian Garrett with Toasterlab for Vision Maker Media, follows four California Native dance professionals as they create “Groundworks”, a dance performance on Alcatraz Island for San Francisco’s first official Indigenous People’s Day. The one-hour documentary travels from traditional acorn gathering spots to the “Groundworks” rehearsal studio before being shared at …
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York-led symposium explores Indigenous media art archives
A two-day symposium featuring York University scholars and artists brought together Indigenous artists, film and media specialists, archivists, curators, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, memory workers and scholars from across Canada to focus on Indigenous archival methods and protocols.
Research supports development of inclusive technologies to enhance quality of living
York design Professor Shital Desai combines her expertise in robotics with product design to create innovative solutions that are both inclusive and inspired. Shital Desai combines her industry experience in robotics engineering and interactive product design to develop solutions and interventions for the aging population. Desai, an assistant professor of interaction design in York University’s School of the …
York U hosts Ontario’s only in-person National Portfolio Day event following two-year hiatus
Emerging artists and designers have an exceptional opportunity to meet experts from institutions around the world and receive feedback On October 1, representatives from some of the world’s leading post-secondary arts and design institutions converged on York University’s Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts to participate in National Portfolio Day 2022. Hosted by the University’s School …
Nuit Blanche + RUTAS Symposium: A Home for Our Migrations
Nuit Blanche + RUTAS Symposium: A Home for Our Migrations gathers over 60 cultural leaders who will engage with lively dialogues on transnational artistic practices, and artworks responding to growing migration and environmental crises. The Hemispheric Encounters Partnership at the York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) will celebrate the in-person …
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Toronto’s premiere international dance festival and AMPD explore post-pandemic dance evolution
The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) is delighted to be partnering with Toronto’s premiere international dance festival, Fall for Dance North (FFDN), for a cinematic exploration of how the art of screendance continues to evolve post-pandemic. Fall for Dance North Toronto’s 8th annual festival runs from September 17 to …
