York U AMPD
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Calling all black Theatre@York students! Obsidian Theatre Company is looking for your creative responses to their 21 BLACK FUTURES project. You could receive a $150 honorarium

Join us on Feb 4 for a day of wellness at AMPD, featuring sessions to boost your mental and physical health. All AMPD community members are welcome! Register here: https://ampd.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=107100

Next Friday, YorkU Music will blow you away with their Virtual Ensembles Showcase. Click the link below and ring the bell, you'll want to be the first to see this!

The Film Student Association is hosting a debate night! Join in a discussion of Hollywood hot-takes, or grab some popcorn and watch some heated head-to-heads! Deadline to sign up is today: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSf6CdWE1Bebtxh7im/viewform

3rd year Digital Media student Cindy Vu was named a finalist in the "Womxn Develop at Ubisoft" Game Design Challenge!! https://toronto.ubisoft.com//womxn-develop-at-ubisoft-202/

A HUGE kudos and THANK YOU to Lionel Loueke, our Oscar Peterson Jazz Artist-in-Residence! Loueke just wrapped up a series of masterclasses, workshops and seminars for our student vocalists and instrumentalists!

Hand-on learning is what you receive in York University's Digital Media program. Whether it is building a portfolio of digital works in the studio, showcasing at public events, or taking on paid internships, you can Experience what it means to be a digital artist! https://computationalarts.ampd.yorku.ca/programs/

This week we are hosting two live events for you to learn more about our Digital Media program. Register for our Webinar https://yorku.zoom.us/we/register/WN_zU_v5hQlQZyAdbV8D_I71Q And follow us on Instagram for a "Students Only" event on Thursday!

Tour through York's Digital Media Gallery, with exciting past works from students across every Digital Media Stream: http://dmgallery.apps01.yorku.ca/

The Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival is on now! Get your festival pass and you can enjoy a digital screening of "Meat the Future" a new documentary by York U alum Liz Marshall (MFA 2018) LizMars https://www.goelevent.com/PlanetInFocus/e/MeattheFuture

Our Digital Media program is creating innovative works that will shape the arts and media landscape for years to come. Scroll through this gallery to learn more!

Missed out on the Bachelor of Design (BDes) webinar on Wednesday? That's okay, we got you covered! Watch it on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/vjRUYJWui38

In RGD's Awards of Excellence, FIVE York U Designers took home awards across 9 categories! Talk about owning excellence! https://www.rgd.ca/stud/student-awards//news_post/5909.php

With an education in Design at York University, you can prepare yourself to go pro! Our Experiential Education opportunities introduce you to working professionals and even allow you to study abroad https://design.ampd.yorku.ca/programs/

Today we want to recognize and celebrate our amazing #Design alum, Fiona Yeung (BDes 2015). Fiona went straight from her undergrad to Google, and now she is the Chair for Hexagon UX; a non-profit for women and non-binary folks in UX. https://ampd.yorku.ca/news/fiona-yeung/

We have some exciting virtual events happening this week in our Department of Design. Learn more about our program by registering for our webinar. And keep your eye out here for our Instagram Live event on Thursday! https://events.ampd.yorku.ca//department-of-design-inform/

Take a peak into the spaces and equipment for our Design program. Studio technician Loris Dotto will lead you on a thorough tour of our facilities at York U.

Interested in our BDes program? Scroll though this gallery for more info about Design at York U!

It's Design Week at AMPD! If you are curious about our BDes program, follow us closely this week for content from the Department of Design and attend our webinar on Wednesday Oct 7 More info: https://design.ampd.yorku.ca/#event=40056601

Can digital social platforms re-create the social solidarity experienced in physical gatherings? Brendan Fernandes (BFA 2002) will be exhibiting his new digital work "THE LEFT SPACE" at the AGO on Nov 6! #PeopleofYU https://ago.ca/events/ago-live-brendan-fernandes-left-space

Visual Arts alumni CLIRE Scott (BFA 2016) has a huge lineup of opportunities ahead of her. She sells upcycled clothing and original paintings on her website, she installs artwork in pop-up shops, and she runs a collaborative art platform called York Lane Art Collective (named after a street in Stratford, ON - no relation to our York Lanes!). Needless to say the hustle is REAL for Claire Scott.

Missed out on the Visual Arts & Art History webinar on Wednesday? That's okay, we got you covered! Watch it on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Jhw5EdvRacg

With a #VisualArts education, you don't just sit through lectures. As a #YorkU visual arts student, you receive real, tactile experience in every facet of your education. Whether in the studio, in the gallery, or in our archival collections. #ExperienceYU #ExperientialEducation