The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design celebrated the start of the academic year with a fall faculty reception and teaching awards presentation Wednesday, September 18. “The beginning of a new academic year is a special time; a time of renewal and new possibilities,” said Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng. “As I begin my first […]
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Nine faculty members join AMPD
https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/09/12/school-of-the-arts-media-performance-design-welcomes-nine-new-faculty-members/
Two AMPD professors join the Royal Society of Canada
http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/09/10/six-york-university-professors-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada
Dance prof behind a new pan-University capstone course focused on solving real-world challenges
http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/07/28/innovative-pan-university-capstone-classroom-launches-in-september/
ARTFORUM: Alum & recent sculptor in residence at YorkU, Brendan Fernandes wins the $10,000 Chicago Artadia Awards
https://www.artforum.com/news/bethany-collins-and-brendan-fernandes-win-2019-chicago-artadia-awards-80384
Canadian actor Paul Gross encourages grads to nurture their curiosity, devotion and stubbornness
http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/06/18/canadian-actor-paul-gross-encourages-grads-to-nurture-their-curiosity-devotion-and-stubbornness
Brendan Fernandes returns to his alma mater as Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence
Chicago-based York U Visual Art alumnus Brendan Fernandes (BFA ‘02) is the 2019 Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence at York University. One of the five Ontario artists nominated for a Sobey Art Award, Fernandes works at the intersection of dance and visual arts. During his residency he is developing new work related to two of his recent exhibitions – […]
Global News interviews Prof Malcolm Thurbly about the Notre Dame fire
Notre Dame Cathedral fire threatens future of the world’s ‘most famous’ Gothic building
Prof Brandon Vickerd’s provocative new sculptures speak to the power and connectivity of public art
http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/04/04/provocative-new-sculptures-speak-to-the-power-and-connectivity-of-public-art