SCA | Quick News | March 28, 2025
Saadatpajouh's NWXR 2025: Beyond the Stage
SCA MFA student is presenting a free "open studio sharing" of the work done for New Works' NWXR 2025: Beyond the Stage on Sunday, March 30, at 2:00 PM at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver), with an Artist Talkback at 3:00 PM. Working with SCA MFA student , SCA alumni , and Alexa Mardon as co-facilitators and the SCA's as an "external eye," Saadatpajouh lead a series of workshops "exploring how movement, extended reality (XR), and sensory experiences can transform urban spaces into participatory landscapes." Participants in the workshops included SCA alumnus , SCA student , and Sam Davis, Andy Dongan Liu, Lance Lim, Mermaid Li, Danielle Mackenzie Long, Ove Holmqvist, nazanin oghanian, Aleksandar Zecevic, Kaili Joei Che, and Kira Radosevic. More .
Honorary degrees for Truax and Kunuk
It's always nice to see the deserving candidates for honorary degrees from SFU, which are given out as part of the regular Convocation events. This time, we'd like to highlight two of the recipients: Barry Truax, who was nominated by the SCA's , will receive his degree as part of the ceremony on Wednesday, June 11, while , who was nominated by the SCA's Simone Rapisarda, will receive his as part of the ceremony in October. Find out more about Truax and Kunuk and the other recipients HERE.
Pavsek's As Grey Falls and The Latest News from Deseret
The SCA's Chris Pavsek's is screening on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 3:15 PM at the Robert Brent Auditorium in the Sebastopol Center for the Arts (282 S. High St., Sebastopol) as part of the . Also on Sunday, March 30, but at 2:30 PM, Pavsek's is screening at the Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor) as part of the .
Yoon's Scholarly Impact of last Week
Sure, being a recipient of a "," which is "Canada鈥檚 highest honour of artistic excellence and outstanding contributions to visual and media arts," might be a great honor, of course. But to top it off, the SCA's was also the focus of last week's Scholarly Impact of the Week. All joking aside, read more HERE.
Slow Fashion Show
The SCA's Laura U. Marks was the MC and a model (joining SCA alumnus and The Polygon Gallery curator ) for Germain Koh's at the Museum of Anthropology on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Find out more about this events and other future events .
VASU Art Sale
Attention SCA artists and creatives! Here's a message from the :
The VASU Art Sale is back and happening on April 8, 2025, from 3:30 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM on the fourth floor of the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver)!
We鈥檙e looking for participants to showcase and sell their artwork. This opportunity is open to students and alumni working in any medium.
Key Details:
- Handle your own sales and transactions.
- We鈥檒l assist with setup, takedown, and event supervision.
- You (or a representative) must be present at your table during the sale.
Can鈥檛 find someone to manage your table? No worries 鈥� reach out to us at contact611studio@gmail.com, and we鈥檒l do our best to help.
If you are interested, please fill out the Google Forms () and we will get back to you asap!
Morelli on Montreal's public art
Read SCA alumnus on Montreal's public artworks for CBC Arts. Read it .
Obuwoma's geographies of longing
SCA alumnus 's geographies of longing will be exhibited at the SFU's Harbour Centre Lounge (515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) from April 5 鈥� December 20, 2025, curated by SFU Galleries' Kimberly Phillips (who's also an Associate Faculty Member of the SCA) and presented as part of the 2025 Capture Photography Festival. More .
Learn with O'Callaghan
SCA alumnus is "opening up another workshop series in May-June 2025 for up to 20 participants who want to improve their audio mixing skills in electroacoustics, electronic dance music, sound design, or acoustic recordings." More .
African Cinema Now! Again!
Curated by the Akojo Film Collective (Kika Memeh and SCA alumnus ), the next round of African Cinema Now!, "a series dedicated to contemporary African Cinema by and about Africans on the continent and in the diaspora," starts with Rungano Nyoni , screening April 4 鈥� 6, 2025, at the Vancouver International Film Festival's VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St., Vancouver). More .
Places, Sounds, Portals, Worlds: A Soundscape Ecology Immersion
SCA alumnus and Edzi鈥檜 are running Places, Sounds, Portals, Worlds: A Soundscape Ecology Immersion, an "interdisciplinary eco-arts residency," from June 8 鈥� 13, 2025, on Cortes Island, presented by Hollyhock. More .
Make New Friends: A Puppet-Making Workshop
SCA alumnus and Kyla Gilbert are running "Make New Friends: A Puppet-Making Workshop" on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM at the Dunbar Community Centre (4747 Dunbar St., Vancouver). More .
Macaulay & Co. take Vickers and Silverfox to PLURAL
With works by SCA alumni and and by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Macaulay & Co. Fine Art will be in Booth 136 at Montr茅al's PLURAL Contemporary Art Fair, which runs April 11 鈥� 13, 2025, at the Grand Quay, Port of Montreal. More about the fair .
Graveyards and Gardens in Cambridge
SCA alumnus and Caroline Shaw are presenting on Friday, March 28, at 8:00 PM and Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 PM (with a post-show Q&A moderated by Sharan Leventhal, a Boston Conservatory at Berklee faculty member) and 8:00 PM, at Arrow Street Arts (2 Arrow St., Cambridge, MA), presented as part of the Celebrity Series of Boston. More .
Talking and Dancing with Tara Cheyenne
SCA MFA student Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg () is holding a "Talking and Dancing" workshop on April 12 & 13, 2025, from 10:00 AM 鈥� 4:00 PM in our studios here at 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. More .
Friedenberg Talks Sh*t with McGlashen
Listen to the latest episode of Talking Sh*t with Tara Cheyenne, the podcast by SCA MFA student , this time with guest Emma McGlashen, the Creative Director of Murmuration Theatre Co. Listen .
CinnaMoon Collective in Guelph
The (Irma Villafuerte and SCA alumnus ) are presenting Surrendered Spirits on March 28, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the Guelph Youth Dance Studios (42 Quebec St., Guelph, ON), presented as part of From Words to Action: IBPOC Touring Network in Communities 2025. More .
Morelli talks Street Actions
If you're in Montr茅al, SCA alumnus is giving a talk, "Street Actions: Women Performing in Montreal and Toronto in the 1970s," on April 2, 2025, from 2:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM in Room 1041 at 680 Sherbrooke West, presented by the McGill English Department. More .
Dai in The New Canadian Curling Club
SCA alumnus was part of Mark Crawford's show The New Canadian Curling Club, which ran February 25 鈥� March 23, 2025, presented by Neptune Theatre. More .
Misyrion on the road
SCA student and are going on tour this April. Here's the itinerary: Vancouver on April 16, Kelowna on April 17, Nelson on April 18, Kamloops on April 19, Edmonton on April 23, Calgary April 24, Saskatoon on April 25, Winnipeg on April 26, and Regina on April 27. Ticket links .
asses.masses in Portland
SCA alumni and are bringing the experience to Portland's PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St., Portland, OR ) on Saturday, March 29, 2025, starting at 1:00 PM. More .
HEAVEN FM in FTA
(the interdisciplinary arts company formed by SCA alumni , , and ) are presenting HEAVEN FM from May 30 鈥� June 1, 2025, at the Th茅芒tre d'Aujourd'hui (3900 Saint Denis St, Montr茅al) as part of the Festival TransAm茅riques, with Gan as the project lead and SCA alumni , , and , and Juolin Lee as co-creators. More .