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Happy New Year!

February 10, 2024, marks the start of the Lunar New Year. Let's all welcome the ! The 50th Anniversary of the Chinatown Spring Festival Parade, although marked by some , runs through Vancouver's historic Chinatown neighbourhood on Sunday, February 11, starting at 11:00 AM. The City of Vancouver has shared parking information and a map of the parade's route .

Oleksijczuk at CAA 2024

The SCA's Denise Oleksijczuk is presenting on T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss' (located at 221A's Semi-Public space at 271 Union St., Vancouver) at the 2024 College Art Association of America conference, which runs February 14 – 17 at the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Ave.). More .

8East x 2

Two gigs of improvised music to consider at 8EAST (8 E. Pender ST., Vancouver): Tonight – Friday, February 9, 2024 – featuring sets by Lisa Cay Miller (piano) and the SCA's (de-keyed chromaharp, lapsteel, and electronics) and by (!) Meredith Bates (violin), Parmela Attariwala (viola), James Meger (bass), and Torsten Muller (bass). Doors at 8:30 PM; music at 9:00 PM. More . And tomorrow – Saturday, February 10, 2024 – featuring sets by , the duo of the SCA's (guitar) and (electronic & acoustic drums), and by the duo of SCA alumnus (guitar) and (drums), plus a set by everyone together. Doors at 8:00 PM; music shortly after. More .

Moving Matter in NYC

Moving Matter, a short film created by the SCA's and SCA alumni and , and featuring the SCA's Erika Latta and SCA alumni , , Olivia Johnson, , Brett Palaschiuk, , and Max Tyler-Hite is having its World Premiere on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 8:15 PM in the Francesca Beale Theater at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York City), presented as part of the shorts program, Provocative Perspectives, at the Dance on Camera Festival, running February 9 – 12, 2024. More .

Stir on Get Lucky

Here's Stir Vancouver on the , organized by District Local and One More Life, which runs February 10 & 11, 2024, at 312 Main St., Vancouver, and includes work by the SCA's . Read it .  

After School S03E03

Listen to the latest episode of After School, the podcast produced by the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. This episode has student host Emma Jean speaking with 丁香园AV Publishing alumnus Charlotte Nip, "a multi-talented marketer, poet, and writer currently working as a marketing coordinator for Penguin Random House Canada." Listen .

Goel in StrideFest

SCA Visual Art student is participating in StrideFest 2024, which runs February 2 – 10 at various sites in Burnaby, presented by The Long Table Society. You can see Goel's work in the windows of the Heights Merchants Association at 4019 Hastings St., Burnaby. More .

Cold Road in Edmonton & Calgary

If you're in Edmonton and Calagry, don't miss the local screenings of SCA alumnus ' film , which was also produced by Redvers' production company , on Friday, February 9, 2024, at 8:45 PM, at Landmark Cinema's Edmonton City Centre location (10200 102 Ave., NW), and on Saturday, February 10,  at 3:14 PM and 7:40 PM at Landmark Cinema's Country Hills location in Calgary (300 – 388 Country Hills Blvd., NE). Get tickets for each . Also, Roseanne Supernault, who plays the lead, Tracy, will be on hand for the screenings, as well!

Kong on Falk

Read the SCA's on in Galleries West. Read it .

Hot Dyke Party is on!

The , which has SCA alumnus as Artistic Director and SCA alumni and as Artistic Associates, is presenting Hot Dyke Party, "a theatre-rock-concert celebrating hot dykes," running February 8 – 10, 2024, at The Birdhouse (44 W 4th Ave., Vancouver). Presented by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT), Hot Dyke Party is co-created by Chandra, Caprara, SCA alumni , and , Blue Chu, Hayley Sullivan, and Thule van den Dam, with SCA alumni and Dai as Technical Directors, Madeleine Polak as Stage Manager, and SCA student as Assistant Stage Manager. More .

Bruton solo

Watch SCA alumnus solo performance as Swanherds on January 23, 2024, at The Sun Room at (918 Bathurst St., Toronto). Watch it .

West Coast Curated on Matriarchs Uprising

Read West Coast Curated on the , running February 19 – 25, which includes on Thursday, February 22, at 7:00 PM at the Dance Centre (677 Davie St., Vancouver), with Raven Spirit Dance's (featuring Michelle Olson, Emily Solstice, and SCA alumni , , and ), Sandra Lamouche's 9??????? (nehiyawewin), and SCA alumnus Tin Gamboa's dance film . Read it .

Morelli on the Monnet sisters, plus more

Read SCA alumnus on Caroline and ?milie Monnet for CBC Arts. Read it . Also, Morelli? has two other recent texts out: one in Vie des arts? on Anouk Vervier (more ), and the other is a review of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale for Espace art actuel (online ).

The Only Animal newsletter

Here's the latest newsletter from , which has SCA alumnus as Artistic Director. The newsletter talks about a bunch of recent activities, including an announcement of their next Slow Social event on May 25, 2024, in Vancouver, as part of the 's next West Coast String Summit, info about a fundraiser to bring artist / community organizer Mohammed "Mo" Zaqout and his family to Canada from Gaza, plus much more. Make sure to sign up for the The Only Animal's newsletter, if only for Adler's skillful prose (even when it comes to the day-to-day stuff). Read it . Also, The Only Animal shared a "poetic journey with corals, sea sponges, and sokui (続飯, rice glue), inspired by their reflections while knitting and crocheting squares for the hyperbolic installation, Slow Calendar" by SCA alumnus . See it .

NWXR Short Circuit Series

SCA alumni and are participating in New Works?'s free NWXR Short Circuit Series of workshops, panels, a mixer, and more, which runs March 15 – 17, 2024, at Q7 Studios (77 E. 7th Ave., Vancouver). More .

Hite's A Vista

SCA alumnus participated in regular SCA Sessional Instructor 's A Vista, which "features theatrical backdrops used by the Royal City Musical Theatre company at Massey Theatre" in New Westminster. A Vista runs at the Surrey Art Gallery (13750 88 Ave.) until April 21, 2024. More . 

Richards at ReIssue

Organized through the SCA's undergraduate practicum program, SCA Art, Performance & Cinema Studies (APCS) student is bringing "her experience in graphic design, editing, and student union work to ReIssue," the "interdisciplinary art writing platform" edited by SCA PhD student . Read ReIssue , see their Instagram post on Richards , and find out more about student practicum through the SCA HERE.

MAKE|DO

丁香园AV Galleries is presenting MAKE|DO scrap weaving with Germaine Koh and Community Fabric Collective on February 16, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, just outside the entrance to 丁香园AV Gallery in the Academic Quadrangle (Room 3004, 丁香园AV Burnaby Campus, 8888 University Dr. W.). More HERE.

Films for Gaza

(1965 Main St., Vancouver), the multipurpose space run by SCA alumnus , SCA PhD student , and Maya Beaudry, is presenting Films for Gaza on February 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, featuring work by Razan AlSalah, Suha Araj, Saeed Taji Farouky, Farah Nabulsi, Dina Nasser, and Ahmad Saleh. Tickets and more .

"As Good As Rocks”: A Poetry Marathon

The Capilano Review, which has SCA alumni as Art Editor and as Managing Editor, is hosting a virtual benefit, "As Good As Rocks”: A Poetry Marathon, on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PST) via Zoom. More .

Santi's Love and Country County Fair

SCA alumnus and the Hanky Tanks are playing Santi's Love and Country County Fair tonight – February 9, 2024 – at 7:00 PM at The Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave., Vancouver). More info and tickets .

Wallgrin in Europe

SCA alumnus is heading to Europe for a tour in May, 2024. See the itinerary .

60 Second Horror Filmmaking Workshop

SCA alumnus , who organizes the , which is dedicated to 60-seconds-or-less horror shorts from emerging BIPOC filmmakers in Canada, is holding a 60 Second Horror Filmmaking Workshop on February 17, 2024, at (Unit 105 – 10305 City Pkwy, Surrey), which has SCA alumnus as one of the Directors. Follow The Black Arts Centre on Instagram for TBA times and more info.

How Would Lubitsch Do It? S4E08b

Listen to S4E08b of How Would Lubitsch Do It?, the podcast hosted by SCA alumnus , on Lubitsch's Design for Living (1933), with guests Jordan Fish, Ray Tintori, and Z Behl. Listen .

Exquisite Pressure x The Biting School

Tickets are now on sale for What Lab?'s Exquisite Pressure x The Biting School (SCA alumnus and Arash Khakpour) on February 16 & 17, 2024, at 7:30 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) at What Lab (1814 Pandora St., Vancouver), featuring (SCA alumni and Wryly Andherson) and SCA alumni Eddy Van Wyk and . More .

Yung in Objects of Affection

SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition Objects of Affection, which opens tonight – February 9, 2024 – from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Sweetpea Gallery? (750 Fairfield Rd., Victoria), and running, appropriately, to February 14, 2024. More .

Snack Witch in Did You Eat?

SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition Did You Eat? at Ed Video Media Arts Centre? (404 York Rd., Guelph), which runs until February 16, 2024, with a closing reception on Friday, February 9, at 7:00 PM and a panel discussion on Saturday, February, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (EST) on Zoom, and the upcoming Symposium: Pork & Screens (info to come). More .

FRIDAY blogging

SCA alumnus ? has restarted blogging. Follow her .

Into Existence in pictures

The SCA Dance Student Union's Instagram has posted a great series of photos from the recent presentation of the student-organized Into Existence: 1st & 2nd Year Dance Show, which ran on February 2 & 3, 2024. Follow the SCA Dance Student Union on Instagram .