Prospective students worldwide can now experience AMPD 24/7, 365. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has unveiled a new virtual tour resource to showcase its 300,000-square-feet worth of facilities, share student stories and highlight experiential education opportunities. The AMPD Virtual Tour allows visitors to view state-of-the-art facilities associated with different departments …
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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 …
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AMPD Championed Creativity at Nuit Blanche 2023
AMPD Championed Creativity at Nuit Blanche 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 …
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AMPD Teaching Awards recognize student mentorship, educational innovations
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. “It is always a pleasure to welcome new colleagues who bring original ideas and diverse perspectives to AMPD and York University. This year’s cohort of incoming AMPD faculty members bring extensive international experience, research and artistic …
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Sculpture by York professor debuts at Keele and Finch
By Alexander Huls, deputy editor, YFile 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. Brandon Vickerd The seed of “The Heights” began in 2020, …
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Tim Whiten wins big with the the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts and Gershon Iskowitz Prize
A Torontonian is one of six artists to win a prestigious award for his contributions to Canada’s arts community. The Canada Council for the Arts revealed the 2023 recipients of the Governor General Awards on Tuesday. Tim Whiten, 81, is an image maker and creator of cultural objects from Toronto, and one of the six award …
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 Final Mile Club: Brendan Fernandes on Getting Started
In the newest installment of the Final Mile Club podcast, multidisciplinary artist Brendan Fernandes shares practical tips on securing funding as an artist. Grounded in lived experience as a York University alumnus of AMPD’s Visual Arts BFA program, Fernandes talks about the importance of maximizing available resources, documenting the creative process, articulating the meaning of …
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Professor Emeritus Tim Whiten wins AGO’s 2022 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
The Prize recognizes an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada and includes the opportunity of a solo exhibition at the AGO. Whiten, 81, is a Toronto artist with a 50-year career. His drawings, sculptures, installations and performances draw on his knowledge of spiritual practices from around the world, including Zen Buddhism and Jewish …
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