SCA | Quick News | November 1, 2024
HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL
SCA alumni Krystal Silverfox and Michelle Sound are in a two person exhibition, HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL, which runs October 30 – December 20, 2024, at the DIANA gallery (127 Henry St., New York), presented by Macaulay & Co. Fine Art and Ceremonial / Art. More HERE.
TRACES (after Sophie Calle) in BOMB
Jarek Pastor interviews Ivan Talijančić and Rachel Jendrzejewski for BOMB Magazine about WaxFactory's presentation of TRACES (after Sophie Calle), featuring the SCA's Erika Latta (co-founder of WaxFactory), which is a site-specific immersive performance, video installation, and web project for the Walker Art Center (725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis), running October 28 – November 11, 2024, in downtown Minneapolis, and presented in support of the exhibition Sophie Calle: Overshare at the Walker. Read it HERE.
One hundred more installation
The video installation version of the SCA's Justine A. Chambers and Laurie Young's collaborative work, One hundred more, is running to December 1, 2024, at 32 Lisgar St. and Park in Toronto, presented as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art. More HERE (including a short audio commentary by Chambers).
16 tumultuous years at The Globe
Read J. Kelly Nestruck's reflections on 16 tumultuous years as The Globe and Mail’s theatre critic, featuring a cameo by SCA alumnus Maiko Yamamoto and the SCA's James Long (who's also an SCA alumnus), who are the co-founders of Theatre Replacement (with Yamamoto as Artistic Director). Read it HERE.
Amorphous Folk Collective
The SCA's Ben Rogalsky is performing as part of the Amorphous Folk Collective at Cumberland's Woodstove Music & Arts Festival, which runs November 1 – 3, 2024, at different venues around the village. More HERE.
Manual Assembly: Fragments of a Whole
SCA alumnus Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill is part of the exhibition Manual Assembly: Fragments of a Whole, which runs November 12 – December 21, 2024, at the The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University (83A York Blvd., Toronto). More HERE.
Speakable S01E03
Listen to S01E03 of Speakable, the new podcast from the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology with host Milena Droumeva, this time featuring part one of a two-part conversation with Sarah Louise Turner and Bee Brigidi from SFU's Centre for Educational Excellence about the question, "How did the pandemic impact academia?" Listen HERE.
Stir on All Yesterday’s Parties
Read Stir Vancouver on Vancouver New Music's All Yesterday’s Parties 50th (51st?) Anniversary celebration, featuring SCA alumni Matthew Ariaratnam and Sapphire Haze (Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong) and Andromeda Monk and Anju Singh, on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 7:30 PM at VIVO Media Arts Centre (2625 Kaslo St., Vancouver). Read it HERE.
Undaunted Creation: PTC’s Next Act & AGM
Playwrights Theatre Centre (PTC) are inviting everyone to Undaunted Creation: PTC’s Next Act & AGM on Monday, December 9, 2024, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Progress Lab (1422 William St., Vancouver), which will "usher in" their new leadership team of SCA alumni Davey Samuel Calderon and Melanie Yeats and Joanna Garfinkel, and celebrate the tenure of Heidi Taylor, their outgoing Artistic & Executive Director and SCA alumnus! More HERE.
Dear Friends &.
The next edition of Dear Friends &., the monthly reading series hosted by the Western Front and The Capilano Review (which has SCA alumnus Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross as Art Editor), is November 7, 2024, at 7:30 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) at the Western Front (303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver), featuring Cody Caetano, Dorothy Trujillo Lusk, and Fred Wah, hosted by Cap Review's Literary Editor, Deanna Fong. More HERE.
Telling it Bent calling
the the frank theatre company, which has SCA alumnus Fay Nass as Artistic and Executive Director, is calling for youth (ages 14 – 25) participants for their upcoming Telling it Bent "interdisciplinary writing workshop," set to run February 10 – May 16, 2025. The submission deadline is November 14, 2024, at 11:59 PM (PST). More HERE.
ti-TCR 20: On Collective Care
The latest web folio from The Capilano Review (which has SCA alumnus Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross as Art Editor), ti-TCR 20: On Collective Care, edited by Emma Jeffrey, "examines the potential of art and writing to expand our capacity for empathy and care on a collective scale, and to activate tangible forms of community-building." Read and download it HERE.
Five Minutes With... Saugstad
Read a "Five Minutes With..." blog interview by The Dance Centre with SCA alumnus Anya Saugstad, who's also the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award recipient. They ask about Saugstad's practice and her work Paper Mountains, which runs Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 8:00 PM at the Dance Centre (677 Davie St., Vancouver) as part of Dance In Vancouver 2024. Read it HERE.
Mochizuki and Kai talk stories best told at twilight
SCA alumnus Cindy Mochizuki will be in conversation with Shizuka Kai on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), presented in support of Mochizuki's exhibition, stories best told at twilight, which runs to November 17, 2024. RSVP HERE.
Oke in the Spotlight
SCA alumnus Jullianna Oke is in The Dance Centre's "Member Spotlight" for November on their blog. Read it HERE.
Beyond Chinese: How Identity Shapes Artistry
Derek Chan (陳嘉昊), who's the Artistic Director of Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT) and an SCA alumnus, joins Natasha Chew, Nancy Lee (李南屏), and Yilin Wang (王艺霖), and host Charlie Smith (Pancouver's Editor) for Pancouver's panel discussion, Beyond Chinese: How Identity Shapes Artistry, on Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, in the Montalbano Family Theatre (Level 8) at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Library (350 W Georgia St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Tiny Dreams: Ecomedia and Small File Web Art
Watch "Tiny Dreams: Ecomedia and Small File Web Art," a Small File Media Festival workshop by Joni Schinkel from August 24, 2024, presented at 312 Main St., Vancouver. Watch HERE.
River Clyde Pageant up for Org of the Year
The River Clyde Pageant, which has SCA alumnus Megan Stewart as artistic director, is nominated for Organization of the Year for the PEI Arts Awards. Good luck!
Micro Grant Info Session
As past micro grant recipients from the Cinevolution Media Arts Society, SCA alumni Doaa Magdy and Faune Ybarra and Amira Abdel-Male will be sharing their projects at Cinevolution's Media Art Micro Grant Info Session on November 8, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM via Zoom. RSVP HERE.
Workin’ it Out with TCP
Workin’ it Out, the "creation support platform" run by SCA MFA student Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, is calling for applicants, with a deadline of November 17, 2024. More HERE.
Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging British Columbia Choreographers
Named in memory of Louise Bentall, a long-time board member of DanceHouse and SCA alumnus, applications are now open for the Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging British Columbia Choreographers, administered by DanceHouse, with a submission deadline of January 26, 2025. More HERE.
Crazybull's 221A Fellowship Talk
SCA alumnus Lauren Crazybull is giving a 221A Fellowship Talk on November 16, 2024, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at 825 Pacific Street, Vancouver. More HERE.
Clala Project in Off-Dance In Vancouver
The Clala Project (SCA alumni Tomoyo Yamada, Charlotte Telfer-Wan, Sam Mason, and Christian Ching) is part of New Works and the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre's co-production of Off-Dance In Vancouver: Sunday Sampler, which takes place November 24, 2024, at 11:30 AM at the Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver). More HERE.
VORTEX | 4D Sound + Dance Jam
SCA alumnus Rachel Helten is facilitating VORTEX | 4D Sound + Dance Jam, which runs Tuesdays in November, 2024, from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, featuring Alex Penney as DJ on November 5 & 12 and SCA student Vanessa Lefan 樂凡 on November 19 & 26, at Lobe Studio (713 E Hastings St, Vancouver). More HERE.
Iahtail screening Clutesi
SCA film (minor) student and Skoden Indigenous Film Festival alumnus Akira Iahtail is hosting a film screening of George Clutesi’s Prophecy (1979), The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980), and Dreamspeaker (1976), followed by a discussion with curator Aliya Boubard, on November 13, 2024, from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (639 Hornby St., Vancouver) More HERE.
Gan's BIPOC classes
SCA alumnus Natalie Tin Yin Gan is hosting a BIPOC only six-week series of Foundation in Contact classes, running Sundays from October 27 – December 1, 2024, from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM at EDAM (303 East 8th Ave., Vancouver). More HERE.
Obuwoma talks The Spirit Has Eyes Toward Longing
SCA alumnus Fegor Obuwoma will be in conversation about The Spirit Has Eyes Toward Longing, which she curated while curator-in-residence at Artspeak, on November 2, 2024, at 6:00 PM at Artspeak Gallery (233 Carrall St., Vancouver). The Spirit Has Eyes Toward Longing runs to December 14, 2024, at the gallery.
Lefan in Jade Fest
SCA student Vanessa Lefan 樂凡 is performing on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 7:30 PM at Performance Works on Granville Island (1218 Cartwright St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 2024 Jade Music Fest. More HERE.