SCA | Quick News | July 23, 2021
Yoon, Lin and Mochizuki in A Lingering Shadow
The SCA's Jin-me Yoon and SCA alumni Anchi Lin and Cindy Mochizuki are part of A Lingering Shadow, which runs July 28 to August 12, 2021, at The Polygon Gallery, co-presented with Centre A and curated by Henry Heng Lu, Helga Pakasaar, and SCA alumni Justin Ramsey. More HERE.
Daniel's Scholarly Impact of the Week
The SCA's Henry Daniel is featured on SFU's Scholarly Impact of the Week site. Read about Daniel's ongoing research project, Contemporary Nomads, HERE.
Alzamora at Westben
SCA MFA student Mar Alzamora is part of a virtual Performer-Composer Residency with Westben in North Campbellford, ON. As part of her residency, Alzamora led a Deep Listening public workshop, and her cohort ensemble will premiere a composition, "Parasomniac Dance: A Mosaic of Translucent Memories," on Westben’s Digital Venue on Monday, July 26, 2021, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (ET). RSVP HERE. Find out more about the residency HERE.
SCA and The Mother Tongue
rice & beans theatre's production of Jasmine Chen's The Mother Tongue Project at the Gateway Theatre – featuring SCA alumni Pedro Chamale, Derek Chan, Howard Dai, Johnny Wu, Caroline MacCaull, Sammy Chien, Anthony Lee, and Jamie Sweeney behind the scenes, and presented as part of rice & beans' DBLSPK program – is offering a Free / pay-what-you-can online presentation and discussion tonight, Friday, July 23, 2021, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT). RSVP HERE.
Prost's Bellingham
SCA alumni Brendan Prost's "lyrical Pacific Northwest drama" Bellingham will "premiere throughout Europe on August 15," thanks to ShortsTV, who acquired broadcast rights. Congrats, Brendan! More HERE.
Charles talks ŚЌE,ЌÁL / Microphone
Watch a great video from the Surrey Art Gallery featuring SCA alumni Roxanne Charles discussing her 2017 work ŚЌE,ЌÁL / Microphone, which is part of the gallery's permanent collection. Watch it HERE.
Malbon for Hem Netjer
SCA alumni Joseph "Joey Chaos" Malbon gets into the shadowy goth zone for this video for Hem Netjer. Watch it HERE.
Basanta at Art Omi
Check out a bunch of work by SCA alumni Adam Basanta, done as part of his Art Omi residency. See them HERE.
Hekademia at the VQFF
SCA alumni Gloria Mercer's film Hekademia is playing as part of the "It's Only the End of the World" shorts programming at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, which runs August 12 – 22, 2021. More HERE.
Art Action Earwig in Conditional Belonging
Art Action Earwig, the "multidisciplinary performance collective" of SCA alumni Minah Lee and artist Wryly Andherson, are part of the exhibition Conditional Belonging, running July 24 – September 18, 2021, at Access Gallery. More HERE.
Laiwan in Resistance as an Act of Public Pedagogy
SCA alumni Laiwan will be part of the FREE online event "Resistance as an Act of Public Pedagogy" on July 27, 2021, at 11:30 AM (PDT), with Zainub Verjee, Shaheen Merali, Linda Mvusi, and Rikki Wemega-Kwawu, co-presented by the Western Front and Centre A. More HERE.
Morelli @ Le Sabord
SCA alumni Didier Morelli is joining the art / literary criticism team at Éditions d'art Le Sabord. More HERE.
Press for Vines
More good press for the Vines Art Festival, which was created by SCA alumni and festival director Heather Lamoureux in 2015. Read it HERE.
Friesen's Tu
SCA alumni Suzanne Friesen's film Tu is playing as part of the international short fiction program at the 2021 Beirut International Women Film Festival. More HERE.
Here Comes the Sum
SCA alumni Amanda Sum was profiled in the latest print edition of Vancouver Magazine – Here Comes the Sum! Keep your eyes open for a copy. Find out more about Sum and her work HERE.
Mochizuki, Tsang, and Strom in conversation
In case you missed it in real time, here's the video archive of SCA alumni Cindy Mochizuki and artist Henry Tsang, who both have exhibitions at the Surrey Art Gallery at the same time, in an online conversation with Surrey Art Gallery Curator and SCA PhD candidate Jordan Strom. Watch it HERE.
Feng and Smith showing in Covid times
SCA alumni Kathy Feng and Paige Smith look back at their experiences presenting work during COVID. Read it HERE.