SCA | Quick News | June 28, 2024
Happy Birthday, Jasper Rose
As we head into the long weekend (the SCA will be closed Monday, July 1, 2024), we'd like to wish Jasper Rose – the "best friend" of SCA's Ryan Tacata who, like a very good dog, made a guest appearance in Tacata's recent talk as part of the Bonnie Sherk symposium on on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco – a very happy birthday!
Model Is the Message launched
The SCA's Judy Radul, Daniel Young, Reza Negarestani, Rodolfo Sousa Ortega, Romulo Moraes, and editor Mohammad Salemy celebrated the launch of the new anthology, Model Is the Message, produced by the Richmond Art Gallery, The New Centre for Research & Practice, and &&& Books, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Or Gallery (236 E. Pender St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Tao of Phiel
The SCA's Stefan Smulovitz and Hadis Fard are presenting Tao of Phiel, "a collaborative interactive sound and visual art installation inspired by elephant communications," at the 2024 edition of Bass Coast, which runs July 12 – 15 in Merritt, BC. More HERE.
Hill's M*****
SCA alumnus Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill's exhibition M***** opens Friday, 5 July, at 7:00 PM and runs to August 31, 2024, at Mercer Union (1286 Bloor St., West, Toronto). More HERE.
Veda Hille Sisterhood
Including SCA alumnus Lucien Durey on vocals and Casio, the Veda Hille Sisterhood is playing Friday, June 28, 2024, at Green Auto Body (1822 Pandora St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Your Old Way Kind of Vision closing
Closing June 30, 2024: Your Old Way Kind of Vision, curated by Daina Warren and featuring work by Siku Allooloo, Catherine Blackburn, Wally Dion, and SCA alumnus Charlene Vickers, presented by ECU's Aboriginal Gathering Place and Libby Leshgold Gallery. More HERE.
Chimerik 似不像's Virtual Live Art Database
Chimerik 似不像, which has SCA alumni Caroline MacCaull and Sammy Chien as co-artistic directors, are presenting their Virtual Live Art Database on August 8, 2024, at 2:00 PM, in the Backspace area of Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Ave., Toronto), presented as part of SummerWorks. More HERE.
Cleave and Ybarra in conversation
Read a conversational interview between SCA alumni Sena Cleave and Faune Ybarra about Cleave's work in the exhibition Ravelling Seams: Visioning Hope, curated by Ybarra, which is running to August 8, 2024, at Massy Arts Society (23 E. Pender ST.,, Vancouver). Read it HERE.
Cleave and Gana's Slow Practice zine
SCA alumnus Sena Cleave and their collaborator Ysabel Gana have produced a beautiful "zine / publication" that grew out of Cleave's work with The Only Animal, lead by Artistic Director and SCA alumnus Barbara Adler, on the notion of Slow Practice. Pick a copy up while supplies last at Massy Arts Society (23 E. Pender St., Vancouver), which is presenting the exhibition Ravelling Seams: Visioning Hope, featuring Cleave, Allison Chow, and Rawan Hasa, curated by SCA alumnus Faune Ybarra, which runs to August 8, 2024. More HERE.
bring back as souvenirs closing
If you're in or around Calgary, SCA alumnus Snack Witch Joni Cheung's bring back as souvenirs at The New Gallery (208 Centre St. S, Calgary), closes June 29, 2024. More HERE.
Jesuino's Slow Dance Project
As part of his grad work, SCA MFA student Kevin Jesuino is seeking volunteers – self-identifying gay, bi, queer and/or trans-males between the ages of 19-99 living in Vancouver or surrounding communities – to participate in his Slow Dance Project, which is a "creative inquiry/study on male intimacy in public and private urban spaces." More HERE.
McDougall at Heart of the City
Vancouver Moving Theatre has announced SCA alumnus Alexandra ‘Ali’ McDougall as the new Artistic Producer of the Heart of the City Festival. Congratulations, Ali! Find out more about the festival HERE.
Off Script video
Here's the video archive of Off Script, a performance and dual book launch on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at UBC's Liu Institute for Global Issues, featuring SCA alumni Charlene Vickers and Dylan Robinson (Associate Professor in UBC's School of Music) as participants, co-organized by the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics (VLC) at The New School, with support from the Vancouver Art Book Fair Projects. Watch it HERE.
Kahanoff at EMMEDIA
SCA alumnus Sharon Kahanoff was announced as the new Artistic Director for Calgary's EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society. Congratulations, Sharon! And great choice, EMMEDIA. More HERE.
does it make me naive if i’ve never been part of something where i’ve meant more to them than they did to me?
Listen to SCA alumnus Amanda Sum's new "suite" of songs, does it make me naive if i’ve never been part of something where i’ve meant more to them than they did to me?, on Spotify or Apple Music. Also, don't miss the record release concert on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 7:30 PM at The Cultch's Historic Theatre (1895 Venables St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Lacunae: The spaces that could be
Lacunae: The spaces that could be, featuring SCA alumnus Kaila Bhullar, Phoebe Bei, and Rawan Hassan, opens July 11 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM and runs to July 27, 2024, at Centre A (205 – 268 Keefer St., Vancouver), presented as part of Centre A's SLOW Relations + Practices: Emerging BIPOC Artist Residency, which Bhullar, Bei, and Hassan are all part of. More HERE.
PTC's Workshop Series 2024
Next up in Playwright Theatre Centre's Workshop Series 2024 is SCA alumni Heidi Taylor (PTC's Artistic & Executive Director) leading "Mapping a Creative Project: Out of your head and into the world" on Wednesday, July 3, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Progress Lab (1422 William St., Vancouver). SCA alumnus Davey Samuel Calderon (PTC's Dramaturg, Public Engagement) finishes the series with "The Show Will Go On: The Basics of Running a Smooth Event" on Friday, July 12, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, which runs online and at Progress Lab. More HERE.
Grapefruit girl aesthetic
Please enjoy this curious video by SCA student Cleo Luna June in which she does a "grapefruit girl aesthetic" makeup application to a soundtrack that includes a reading of excerpts from Yoko Ono's 1964 book Grapefruit. Watch it HERE.
Transient Rhythms call
Transient Rhythms, "an exhibition that speaks to the history, impact and perseverance of DIY music and art spaces in Vancouver," isn't an SCA-related project (it's by Claudia Goulet-Blais and Jefferson Alade, who are MFA students at Emily Carr University of Art + Design), but perhaps some SCA folks might want to answer their call for works. More HERE.
The Biting School's workshop
SCA alumnus Aryo Khakpour and Arash Khakpour, the brothers behind The Biting School, are offering another workshop on "Physical Experiments in Theatre Making and Performance," running July 6 & 7, 2024, from 10:30 AM – 4:15 PM, at hopbopshop studio (150 McLean Dr., Vancouver). Space is limited, so book now if you'd like to participate. Price and more info HERE.
Music for Palestine: A night of live performances in Solidarity
SCA student Vanessa Lefan is playing Music for Palestine: A night of live performances in Solidarity, a benefit concert for Crips for eSims for Gaza, tonight – Friday, June 28, 2024 – at KW Studios (111 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Hatzi-Blaak's Alive
Listen to Alive by SCA student Leif Hatzi-Blaak. Listen HERE.
Branching Songs Ensemble
The Branching Songs Ensemble, which includes SCA PhD student Simon Overstall and Julie Andreyev, Keira Madsen, Myles Veltenhill, and Giorgio Magnanensi, are playing in Xwayxway (Stanley Park) on July 20, 2024, presented by the Stanley Park Ecology Society. More info to come HERE.
Adler's mini exhibitions
SCA alumnus Barbara Adler, who's the Artistic Director of The Only Animal, is presenting a "rotating program of media and textile works" (including excerpts from Koiker, which you can see a sample of HERE) in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre's gallery’s "alcove" from June 22 – August 18, 2024, presented as part of Adler's summer residency at the Centre (5714 Medusa St., Sechelt, BC), which includes a few more upcoming events, as well. More HERE.
Support Horror in Seconds
Horror in Seconds, the film festival dedicated to 60 second (or less) horror shorts by BIPOC filmmakers created and organized by SCA alumnus Doaa Magdy, has announced Friday, December 13, 2024, as their opening night, once again at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St., Vancouver), but they need some support. Donate if you can HERE.
How Would Lubitsch Do It? S5E04.5
Listen to S5E04.5 of How Would Lubitsch Do It?, the podcast hosted by SCA alumnus Devan Scott, this time featuring an October 20, 1940, episode of the radio program The Screen Guild Theater with Ernst Lubitsch, Claudette Colbert, and possibly Jack Benny. Listen HERE.
Lin / Tahos in Time Changes Everything // Everything Changes Time
Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos) is part of the exhibition Time Changes Everything // Everything Changes Time, running June 24 – 28, 2024, at Vacant Assembly (266 Montague Road West End, QLD, Australia), presented as part of the ISEA2024 (29th International Symposium on Electronic Art). More HERE.
Hot Dyke Party at Pride
Hot Dyke Party, which includes SCA alumni Arthi Chandra, Cindy Kao, and Hannah Meyers (plus Blue Chu, Hayley Sullivan, and Thule van den Dam), will be playing August 2, 2024, as part of The Birdhouse's Pride programming on Granville Island (1457 Anderson St., Vancouver). Follow The Birdhouse on Instagram for ticket announcements and more info.
Sum talks sh*t with Friedenberg
SCA alumnus Amanda Sum is the guest on the latest episode of Talking Sh*t with Tara Cheyenne, the podcast by SCA MFA student Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg. Listen HERE.
The End Zine 01
Join SCA alumni Fegor Obuwoma and Lauren Han and other contributors for the Launch Party (with live readings and music) for Issue 01 of The End Zine, produced by the "literary press" Semipermeable (which has SCA alumnus Kenna Clifford as Editor-in-Chief), on July 7, 2024, at 7:00 PM, at 648 Kingsway St., Vancouver. More HERE.
Yamada in RIOT
SCA alumnus Tomoyo Yamada is performing as part of RIOT, a sketch comedy group produced by by Little Mountain Lion Productions' Matt Clarke, on July 7, 2024, from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main St., Vancouver). More HERE.