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AMPD Visual Arts PhD student completes artist residency in Costa Rica
During a month-long artist residency in San José, Costa Rica, Shannon Garden-Smith explored how everyday surfaces can shape artistic research and studio practice. Garden-Smith, a...
Across teaching and research, AMPD professor advances inclusive design
AMPD community earns 22 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations
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Justice Fund announced gift to AMPD for Black, Indigenous students’ arts education
A $100,000 donation from the Justice Fund will provide financial support for 14 Black and Indigenous students to attend York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
Royal Canadian Mint Selects Coin Design by AMPD Alum Jai Paek
The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled the latest addition to its fine silver Lunar Year series with the release of coin #3, designed by Jai Paek, a York University alum from the Design program. The 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin — Lunar Year of the Dragon marks ...
AMPD Launches New Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour 360 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 st ...
AMPD hosted National Portfolio Day for second year in a row
For the second year, York University's AMPD hosts Ontario's National Portfolio Day, offering students portfolio feedback and university application guidance.
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.
York University Department of Design Alumni Exhibition at DesignTO Festival 2023
York University’s Department of Design, known for its interdisciplinary approach, celebrates two decades of educating top designers, showcasing alumni projects at DesignTO.
Royal Canadian Mint selects alum Lily Kao to design minted Year of the Rabbit coin
Alum Lily Kao The Royal Canadian Mint marked the lunar new year with AMPD alum Lily Kao's (BDes ‘14) new 1 oz. pure silver coin design in honour of the Year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit Coin follows Kao's Lunar Tiger Coin, released last year in honour of ...
The Inaugural York University Game Jam addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
On November 4 to 6, the first-ever York University Game Jam offered students the opportunity to conceptualize, design, and build a functioning game as a team. Participants created a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time. The tight time perio ...
Shital Desai pioneers accessible interaction design as York Research Chair
Shital Desai is combining her expertise in robotics with product design to create innovative solutions that are both inclusive and inspired. As the principal investigator for AMPD’s Social and Technological Systems Lab (SaTS), she addresses the United ...