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AMPD community featured across city festivals and showcases throughout the summer
Students, alumni and faculty from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) have been bringing their work to public spaces and...
AMPD community members recognized at 46th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Order of Canada honours three AMPD community members
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AMPD community featured across city festivals and showcases throughout the summer
Students, alumni and faculty have been bringing their work to public spaces including Vector Festival 2026 and Toronto Made: The World in a City Illuminated.

AMPD community members recognized at 46th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards
AMPD community members were among this year’s recipients at the 46th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

Order of Canada honours three AMPD community members
Three honourees from AMPD are among seven members of the York University community appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

AMPD Visual Arts PhD student completes artist residency in Costa Rica
During a month-long artist residency in San José, Costa Rica, PhD Visual Arts student Shannon Garden-Smith explored how everyday surfaces can shape artistic research and studio practice.

Across teaching and research, AMPD professor advances inclusive design
Professor Shital Desai from the Department of Design is advancing a more inclusive approach to how technologies, research and learning environments are designed.

AMPD community earns 22 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations
Community members from AMPD were recognized as part of this year’s Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations.

AMPD alumni earn 28 wins at 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
AMPD alumni were among this year’s Canadian Screen Award winners, earning 28 awards across film, television, documentary and digital media.

Professor Marissa Largo receives 2025-2026 AMPD Research Award
Professor Largo's work bridges art education, cultural studies and contemporary art criticism, and explores questions of race, gender and Asian diasporic art in Canada.

Four AMPD faculty recognized at 2026 President’s Research Awards
Four faculty members from AMPD were recognized at the annual President’s Research Awards, celebrating real-world impact and scholarly achievement across York’s research community.

