AMPD Across the City for Nuit Blanche Toronto
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) champions creativity and positive change at Nuit Blanche Toronto this Saturday, September 23 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. With the theme of ‘Breaking ground’, Nuit Blanche Toronto invites local, national, and international artists to explore ideas centered around the natural world, change, and innovation.
Eight new faces join 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.
AMPD Alumni Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
York University's Cinema & Media Arts and Theatre alumni are set to walk the red carpet at TIFF running from September 7 to 17, 2023.
AMPD alum named new imagineNATIVE festival director
Kahstarohkwanoron Lindsay Monture, who graduated York with a bachelor of arts in film and media studies, has been named the new festival director of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest showcase for film, video, audio, digital and interactive media made by Indigenous creators.
Project champions audiovisual heritage of minoritized communities
Archive/Counter-Archive (A/CA): Activating Canada’s Moving Image Heritage is a seven-year research-creation project focusing on preserving the audiovisual cultural heritage of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black communities and people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Two events at Congress 2023 will demonstrate its ongoing objectives.
Congress 2023 attendees get a taste of the arts at York
York University is known for its vibrant, diverse arts programs and the Arts@Congress Showcase bring Congress 2023 a sampling of this creativity.
AMPD student AJ Lawrence joins history making internship with CBC and HBO Max dramedy “Sort Of”
AMPD Film Production student AJ Lawrence joins the team behind the history-making CBC and HBO Max dramedy Sort Of with a mentorship program for trans and non-binary film professionals to “bridge the gap” for diversity and inclusion on Canadian TV sets.
York University leads groundbreaking research to ensure technology revolution leaves no one behind
York University leads groundbreaking research to ensure the technology revolution leaves no one behind. 36 AMPD researchers join the $318-million Connected Minds initiative to bring equity and inclusion to the murky waters of AI.
