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AMPD Dean Brandon Vickerd’s 'UFO' brought an unexpected scene to downtown Toronto during Nuit Blanche.

Five AMPD researchers have received more than $1 million combined through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Insight Grants competition.

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.

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.

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 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.

Presented annually by the Toronto Arts Foundation, the awards recognize artists, cultural leaders and organizations whose work contributes to the city’s arts and culture sector.

A research project at the Art Gallery of Ontario has gained widespread media attention following the identification of both the artist and subject of a rare 18th-century portrait of a Black woman.

The series explored how contemporary art research can contribute to conversations around cognitive health and wellbeing.