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On April 6, 2024, the Integrative Arts program held its inaugural showcase, titled “Into the Kaleidoscope,” at the 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education in downtown Toronto. The event featured an array of works by Integrative Art ...

Article by JJ Mokrzewski for Excalibur On Friday, February 23, York University Motion Media Studio (YUMMS) held the last of their INDUSTRY TALKS series. Hosted by Associate Professor Ingrid Veninger, the talk featured legendary Canadian filmmaker R.T. ...

Iris Ng, a BFA ('01) alumna, is set to receive a spotlight alongside legendary director Raoul Peck at the 2024 Hot Docs festival. Hot Docs will be celebrating the remarkable careers of cinematographer Iris Ng and director Raoul Peck, according to an an ...

On March 6, 2024, The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the nominees for this year's Canadian Screen Awards. Among the nominees are over 40 York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) alums in diverse ca ...

York University Professor, Dr. Janine Marchessault has been named one of the five recipients of the esteemed 2024 Killam Prize. She has been honoured for her work in community based and site-specific public art exhibitions, research-creation, and publi ...

On May 27, 2024, students will embark on a cultural journey in the Philippines with the “Philippine Folk Dance and Culture” course offered by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance, and Design at York University. Led by dance ethnographer, speciali ...

York University's Noam Lemish, a Professor of Jazz Studies, has earned a nomination for the upcoming 2024 JUNO Awards in the Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) category for his most recent album. The announcement was made on February 6 at CBC ...

Over the years, Karen Burke - Chair of the Department of Music at York University and artistic director and co-founder of the Juno award-winning Toronto Mass Choir, has played a crucial role in shaping the landscape of Black gospel music education. Her ...

About this Episode: Join award-winning strategist, documentary producer and AMPD Theatre alumnus Shayna Haddon, as she shares her expertise in the field of creative strategy and networking. Haddon talks about the importance of mastering digital skills, ...