
Nominate a Student for the Dean’s Leadership Award!
The Dean’s Student Leadership Award recognizes undergraduate AMPD students, who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, service and commitment to improving community and experience for students across AMPD and beyond.

Felicia Mings joins the Art Gallery of York University as curator
Mings comes to the AGYU from the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the academic curator in the Department of Academic Engagement and Research.

New Heritage Minute Celebrates Oscar Peterson
The Heritage Minute dives deep into Peterson’s roots in the Montreal working-class Black neighbourhood of Little Burgundy.

A Message in Honour of Black History Month
Along with education, art and design have been integral within Black histories, both in the US and in Canada. This message is just one part in an ongoing conversation among many throughout AMPD and beyond.

Digital Media student Cindy Vu a Finalist for “Womxn at Ubisoft” Challenge
Vu's design presented an operator with an ability to use the terrain (in this case, the lights) in order to completely change the scope of a battlefield.

Curating Presence in Acute Palliative Care: 2021 Goldfarb Lecture
Drawing on her creative clinical experiences in Acute Palliative Care, Professor Brennan will examine the ways in which the curatorial model might be expanded to consider how aesthetics can serve as a form of care for people facing the end of life.

Christina Petrowska Quilico Appointed to Order of Canada
This year Professor Christina Petrowska Quilico was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.). The award recognizes "her celebrated career as a classical and contemporary pianist, and for championing Canadian music", and it comes as a well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to Canadian musical heritage and her impactful career.

Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng Praises AMPD Community on RED FM
On Thursday December 10 our dean, Sarah Bay-Cheng, appeared as a guest on 88.9 RED FM to discuss the challenges facing art schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.