RT @YorkUnews: Museum of Toronto partnered with a group of York design students to create an AR app and site-specific installations as part….

Connected Minds has awarded its first round of Team Grants to researchers using technology to build a healthier, more just society. AMPD faculty members are among those leading this work. Read more: . #YUResearch #YUPositiveChange

As part of the @imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival closing night at the @ROMtoronto, Professors Archer Pechawis and Professor Susan Blight reimagined the Jingle Dress with LED lights that pulse in time with the powwow drum. Watch the video: #AMPD.

AMPD alum Mitchell Marcus (BA '04) is leading the transformation of Toronto’s former Downsview Airport! ✈️ As executive director of site activation & programming, he’s turning an industrial site into a new vibrant destination. Read more: . #AMPD

RT @YorkUniversity: York design students are bringing Toronto’s basketball legacy to life through AR! Partnering with the Museum of Toronto….

In a recent interview with the Playwrights Guild of Canada, AMPD Theatre alumna, Mercedes Isaza Clunie (BFA ’23), discusses her award-winning play, 'Gringas,' & how her time at York helped shape her voice as a playwright. Read more: #AMPD #StudyTheatre

AMPD Design students are bringing Toronto's love of basketball to life through AR! 🏀 The Museum of Toronto partnered with Design Lab to create an app & public installations for ‘Home Game: Toronto Loves Basketball’. Read more: . #AMPD #YUPositiveChange

Fourth-year Visual Arts student Caroline shares her recent experience in the Global Eco-Arts Residency at York’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica! 🌱🎨. Learn more: #LasNubes #AMPD #StudyAbroad

AMPD Professor Syreeta Hector's solo-performance 'Black Ballerina’ has ended its six-year run! The piece explored the intersections of race, identity and classical ballet through Hector’s personal lens. Read more: Photo credit: Kate Dalton

AMPD alumni made their mark at the 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards! 🏆 . See the full list of alumni winners and nominees:

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a Theatre production? Theatre students Paige Thompson and Vasilisa Filippova, together with Professor Gavin McDonald, describe how backstage roles can lead to new pathways. #AMPD #StudyTheatre.

Thank you, Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng, for six years of visionary leadership at AMPD. An internationally respected scholar and dedicated advocate for the arts, we are deeply grateful for the lasting impact she has made and wish her every success in the future!

Congratulations to Professor Ali Kazimi on receiving the 2025 Fire Horse Award! This honour celebrates Professor Kazimi's exceptional contributions to the film and media arts community in Canada and beyond. Learn more: #AMPD #FireHorseAward

AGO has launched a new Joyce Wieland exhibit with strong AMPD connections! Several AMPD faculty and alumni contributed to the exhibition catalogue, including Professors Anna Hudson, Sarah Parsons, and Professor Emeritus Joyce Zemans. Learn more: #AMPD

Former head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, Nick Nurse, received an honorary doctor of laws degree at our convocation ceremony last week! He spoke on creativity, teamwork and how basketball connects to jazz — then passed around his NBA ring! Read more:

We're excited to welcome Professor Brandon Vickerd as the next Dean of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, beginning a five-year term on July 1, 2025. Learn more:

Join Professor Melissa Davis at the Harbourfront Centre this Sunday, June 29, for an afternoon of gospel and inspirational songs as part of the Summer Music in the Garden Series! Admission is free. Learn more:

Celebrating the Class of 2025! 🎓 . Last Friday, we celebrated AMPD graduates as they crossed the stage and reached a major milestone in their academic journeys. Congrats to all graduates! We look forward to seeing where your path leads next💫 . #YorkUConvo .@YorkUniversity

AMPD alumni took centre stage at the Canadian Screen Awards! 👏 From sketch comedy and animation to documentaries, our grads brought home major wins, demonstrating the impact of AMPD alumni across Canada’s screen industries. Learn more: #AMPD

RT @YorkUPresident: Congratulations to all the @YorkuAMPD and @YorkULAPS graduates who crossed the stage at #YorkUConvo this morning, and t….