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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 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.
AMPD Championed Creativity at Nuit Blanche 2023
York University’s AMPD joins Nuit Blanche Toronto on Sept. 23, presenting installations, exhibitions, and performances that explore innovation and the natural world.
AMPD Teaching Awards recognize student mentorship, educational innovations
Associate Professor Danielle Robinson and Assistant Professor Robyn Cumming received York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) Teaching Awards in recognition of excellence in mentorship, curriculum and pedagogy.
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.
SSHRC announces nearly $10M for York U researchers in Partnership Grants
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced today nearly $10 million in Partnerships Grants funding for four York University researchers, who study pressing societal issues from both local and global perspectives.
Goldfarb Summer Institute explores contemporary painting, curatorial practices
The 14th annual Goldfarb Summer Institute took place from May 3 to 17, and was presented by the Department of Visual Art and Art History at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.
Anna Hudson’s Inuksiutit Project addresses food sovereignty in Inuit Nunangat communities
Led by Anna Hudson, the Inuksiutit project (IFSNu) brings together Inuit knowledge holders, Elders researchers and non-Inuit academics to advance Inuit self-determination in environmental health policy and research. Using an Inuit-led, community-based ...
Brandon Vickerd’s “The Heights” is a 41-foot lesson in harmonizing history and innovation on a grand scale
Th 41-foot Corten steel sculpture “The Heights” towers over the Keele and Finch gateway evoking how the history of a place informs its present and the future. Drawing inspiration from the one-room Elia Public School that stood near the sculpture’s cur ...