Professor Jane Tingley has been recognized with the 2025 James Bailey Award for 'Foresta Inclusive: (ex)tending towards', an interactive and multi-sensory installation that translates real-time data. Learn more: bit.ly/3JLJsfi #YorkUAMPD #YUResearch

AMPD Design students travelled to Vancouver over reading week! The trip was student-run and organized by York’s Design Students’ Association Students visited 16 studios and heard from professionals working across product, motion, branding, packaging design and more. #DiscoverYU

Congratulations to our Dance students for an outstanding run of 'Dance Innovations'! Fourth-year students Spencer, Victoria, Alexis, Anisha & Helena walk through the work behind their pieces including choreography, lighting cues, schedules, programs & posters. #DiscoverYU

Our Theatre students recently completed their run of 'Much Ado About Nothing' after an exciting week of performances on campus! Directed by Theatre alumna Allyson McMackon (MFA ’92) with additional text by playwright and actor Erin Shields. 📸 Jeremy Mimnagh #DiscoverYU

Professor Jamie Robinson is starring in the world premiere of 'Moonlight Schooner' at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre! 🎭 The production opens tonight and continues through December 14. Photo credit: Dahlia Katz #YorkUAMPD

What a night at CineSiege 2025! 🎬✨ This year's showcase celebrated the talent of our Film Production students. With awards selected by professional jurors, AMPD's emerging filmmakers were given a moment that celebrated their films on screen. #DiscoverYU #YorkUAMPD

AMPD staff member Daryl Vocat presented 'Regular Sadness' at the Special Projects Gallery earlier this month. Read more on YFile: yorku.ca/yfile/2025/11/… #YorkUAMPD

AMPD Theatre alums Shannon Murtagh (BFA ’20) and Joshua Kilimnik (BFA ’23), co-founders of 'Shifting Ground Collective', have been featured on Toronto Life’s Rising Stars 2025 list! Learn more: bit.ly/4pdVqgU #YorkUAMPD

Why do students choose AMPD? Our programs bridge creative education with career pathways. In this Maclean's feature, learn more about our partnership with Cinespace Toronto through the York U Motion Media Studio (YUMMS). Read now: bit.ly/4pmogvW #YorkUAMPD

A few photo highlights from Dance Innovations 2025! ✨ This year’s performances featured ensemble work & expressive solos showing the range and depth of our Dance students. Congratulations to everyone who brought this incredible showcase to life! 📸 Jeremy Mimnagh #YorkUDance

Rebecca Munce (BFA ’13) has been commissioned to create ‘Petal and Stone,’ a 10,000 sq ft mural in Toronto’s Gardiner corridor for the inaugural Gardiner Wallworks, between The Bentway and Exhibition Place. Learn more: bit.ly/4iIdEF9 #YUPositiveChange #YorkUAMPD

Last week, Digital Media students took part in the program's annual Winter Showcase! Hear from Professor Jane Tingley and fourth-year Digital Media student, Gareth, as he walks us through his project and shares why the showcase is such an exciting space to explore. #YorkUAMPD

We're closing out the year with a look back at the AMPD alumni who shaped 2025. From national awards to major new work and public art, our graduates continue to make a big impact. Read this year's alumni highlights: bit.ly/3YjYe05 #YorkUAMPD #YorkUAlumni

Visual Arts alum Ekow Nimako (BFA ’10), an internationally exhibiting LEGO artist, has created a permanent installation for the new Rouge Valley Community Recreation and Childcare Centre. Watch highlights: bit.ly/48DYMmx #YorkUAMPD

Congratulations to fourth-year Dance student, Jacqueline, on performing in this season's production of ‘The Nutcracker’ with The National Ballet of Canada! Jacqueline shares what this experience has been like from first rehearsals to trying on the iconic costumes. #TheNutcrackerNBC

AMPD Professor Anna Hudson is challenging Visual Arts students to rethink how Inuit sculpture can be shared with the public. Learn more: bit.ly/4iUYegI #YUResearch #YorkUAMPD

Four graduate students from AMPD have received the Elia Scholarship Award! The program provides multi-year funding to support first-year doctoral students poised to make transformative contributions. Learn more: bit.ly/4q6jClu #GradStudiesYU

Congratulations to AMPD Professor Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston on receiving the 2025 Heldt Prize for her new book, 'Randia’s Quiet Theatre: Performing Care and Activism with a Romani Elder'! #YorkUAMPD

AMPD Theatre alumna Miriam Fernandes (BFA '11) has been selected as the Siminovitch Protégé by Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain! Learn more: bit.ly/3YzJOcp #YorkUAMPD

AMPD Professor Bridget Cauthery has contributed to In The Hills magazine, reflecting on her lifelong relationship to the North, and how it's shaped her creative practice and research in dance. Read now: bit.ly/3Y3XbBC Photo (right): David Hou #YorkUAMPD