April 1 2025
OTTAWA, ON – Carleton University’s Bachelor of Media Production and Design (BMPD) MPAD: 4000 Capstone Project is a year-long experiential learning course that allows MPAD students to practice and demonstrate the skills and tools learned in the Bachelor of Media Production and Design program.
Students have worked with community organizations and partners to produce multimedia projects and expand their digital and media storytelling skills. Working with community and industry partners, students developed a digital media product that tells a story about the partner organization. During this academic year, students brainstormed, ideated, and planned projects that fulfilled their partner’s needs and executed these projects by the end of the winter term for their final exhibition. The projects showcase student’s skills in areas like app design, video, graphic design, AR storytelling, and website development.
One of the student groups is working with the Carleton Wellness Centre to build a mental health app titled, Raven’s Wellnest. Student Maryam says, “Our goal with this app is to give students a space where wellness and productivity work hand in hand. We know university life can be overwhelming, so we’re creating a tool that not only helps students stay organized, but also prioritizes their mental health — because you can’t thrive academically if you’re not taking care of yourself first. Our app is designed to be that gentle support, right in your pocket.”
Another group of students is working on a digital archive of the watching territory exhibition in Dunton Tower and enhancing the archive through Augmented Reality (AR) in partnership with surveillART: care-laboratory for disruptive exhibitionism. Students in this group have said, “Our main goal with our capstone project is to expand the artworks beyond the confines of the exhibition, breaking through spatial boundaries to exist beyond its walls.”
In partnership with Re: Climate, students created a campaign called ‘Sustainabull,’ reflected on their work: “Through a social media campaign and two documentaries, we set out to educate, spread awareness, and empower people to spot greenwashing and challenge deceptive marketing.”.
The exhibition title, Gateways: to the future, was chosen by the students in the class, to represent the fact that the exhibition is a gateway for students as they complete the BMPD program and head towards their future.
Dr. Stéfy McKnight, the instructor of MPAD 4000 says “This year we have a constellation of projects that look at pressing political and social issues such as decolonization, climate change, community arts advocacy, equity in journalism, hate, and the polycrisis. I am so proud of our students and their ability to tell these stories in ethical, care-full, and interactive ways. They should be very proud of the work they’ve done and what they have accomplished over the last eight months. I can’t wait to see where they are heading next!”.
Students exhibiting work are:
| Adaeze Ogochukwu Okolo Adrienne Prawl Almog Benhanoh Alyssa Johnston Angela Tran Boyi Tan Brianna Legros Charlotte Ashby Connor Eales Danielle Mulligan Elisha Côté |
Erik Fitzgerald Hailey David Harnur Sandhu Hongyi Zheng Jasmine Lee Birks Jonathan Eldred-Ascolese Kathleen An Padua Leona Ding Malik Maadarani MJ Rheault-Kihara Martin Nguyen |
Maryam Abdelrahman Mikenna Rehel-Sutherland Nadja Radakovic Nataly Hilan Patricia Xu Shelna Matheis Tomas Cavanagh Tristan Yelle Tyson Nguyen Victoria Lawson Zedong Lin |
The exhibition will be held in Richcraft Hall, on Carleton University campus.
Date: April 10th, 2025, at 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Richcraft Hall Room 4114 and 4115, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
For more information, contact Hailey David, a featured group member.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Media Production News, News, Student Showcase
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