This year, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will showcase ambitious short and feature-length work created by talented members of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) community.
Brett Thompson is a long-time York University web developer who, in his spare time, went from the couch to becoming a coach in the sport of CrossFit. Read more about Thompson’s adventures in squats, weightlifting and encouraging others to pick themselves up and keep moving forward.
A compelling bioart project leverages climate geoengineering in an unlikely way: it introduces poetry into a plant’s biology through dew and in the process makes a profound statement about climate change, biodiversity and the interconnectedness of humans and the environment.
Jenifer Papararo, the director and curator of the Art Gallery of York University, is the featured speaker for the 2020 Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts presented by York’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. The lecture will take place Feb. 5 starting a 5 p.m. in room 312, Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts.
In a time of ubiquitous mobile media and computing, predictions for the future of Canada’s screen industries will be discussed on a panel – Unfolding Screens: Envisioning the Future of Media Arts in Canada – as part of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design’s 50th anniversary celebration events on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
With two well-received documentaries under his belt, Professor Patrick Alcedo has proven his ability to tell an evocative and unforgettable story. He sits down with Brainstorm to talk about his documentaries, which showcase Filipino culture, empower the underprivileged and, in his own words, “grip the heart.”
Named after the visionaries who first conceived the project, the new Joan and Martin Goldfarb Art Gallery of York University will solidify York University’s commitment to visual arts. The new Joan and Martin Goldfarb Art Gallery of York University will be headed by Jenifer Papararo, newly appointed director/curator.
As the winner of the Open Your Mind First-Year Free Tuition Contest, Haley Crespo received a credit worth $7,743 in first-year tuition fees from York University. She is now a first-year student in the design program in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design.
The 2019 Summer Institute in the Department of Cinema & Media Arts presents four free public presentations dedicated to media archives and archiving practices. The events are free and open to the public.
Anna Maria Tremonti will draw on her extensive experience as a reporter, correspondent and host to examine the dynamic changes and challenges facing the field of journalism, March 27.