SCA | Quick News | July 12, 2024
The Norman Armour Memorial Fund
Named in honour of SCA alumnus and beloved interdisciplinary artist and non-profit arts specialist , the Norman Armour Memorial Fund will support an award for undergraduate contemporary arts students who have demonstrated a spirit of collaboration and interdisciplinarity through their work and artistic practice. With a fundraising goal of $40,000, support from donors like you will provide students with much-needed funding to pursue their education.
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Thiessen awarded new Serein Properties Award
SCA alumnus Kaleb Thiessen 鈥� who was part of Look Both Ways, the SCA BFA graduating exhibition that ran April 18 鈥� May 4, 2024, at the Audain Gallery 鈥� is the inaugural recipient of the new Serein Properties Award in Visual Arts, which recognizes SCA "students with a talent for sculpture and installation arts." With a generous five-year commitment to fund the new award by , it will be to be disbursed annually in the fall semester. Read more about the award and Thiessen's work . And congratulations, Kaleb!
TRACES (after Sophie Calle)
(the SCA's Erika Latta and longtime collaborator Ivan Talijancic) and playwright Rachel Jendrzejewski are presenting the "immersive, site-specific work" TRACES (after Sophie Calle) on Monday, October 28, 2024, unfolding "in real time across downtown Minneapolis," presenting as part of the Walker Art Center's 2024鈥�25 Performing Arts Season and in relation to the exhibition , which runs at the Walker from October 26, 2024 鈥� January 26, 2025. More .
PantoLand + PantoTown underway
Founded by SCA alumni (who's Theatre Replacement's Artistic Director) and James Long (who's SCA faculty in our Theatre + Performance Area), Theatre Replacement's PantoLand + PantoTown, their "week-long summer camps for kids and tweens," include SCA alumni and as some of the lead teachers. While this year's camps are underway, you can find out more and signup to get notification about next summer's classes .
Slip Slap Trip Wack
The SCA's Steven Hill and are presenting the world premiere of Slip Slap Trip Wack from July 26 鈥� 28, 2024, at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave., Vancouver). More .
image and existence: four timely films on/of palestine
The SCA's is helping to present image and existence: four timely films on/of palestine on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 6:30 PM at The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St., Vancouver), featuring works by Razan AlSalah, Oraib Toukan, Larissa Sansour & S酶ren Lind, and Mary Jirmanus Saba, presented by from with support from the .
Stir on Small Stage's Summer Splash
Read Stir Vancouver on Dances for a Small Stage's , with SCA alumnus as one of the performers, which runs July 16 & 17, 2024, at Please Beverage (222 W 5th Ave., Vancouver). More .
Lewis on the River Clyde Pageant
SCA alumnus , who's the artistic director, lead producer and co-founder (with the SCA's ) of , shared this article,"The River Clyde Pageant: Inventing and Reinventing the Conditions for Planetary Performance," from (former SCA faulty member) in the Spring 2023 issue of the Canadian Theatre Review. If you have access, you can read it (or click through to Stewart's for an alt link).
Tam in The Tempest Project
SCA alumnus is the sound designer and one of the composers for Music on Main's The Tempest Project, which runs July 17 鈥� 22, 2024, at the Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St., Vancouver). More .
Kong on The Prop House
Read SCA alumnus in Galleries West on Griffin Art Projects' , which includes work by SCA alumnus Charlene Vickers. Read it . Also, if you're a Farsi speaker, join Bahar Mohazabnia, Griffin鈥檚 Assistant Curator of Engagement, for an of the exhibition on Sunday, August 18, from 1:00 PM 鈥� 2:00 PM.
Obuwoma's Artist Salon
SCA alumnus is hosting a free, online "Artist Salon" on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 8:15 PM, presented by the Richmond Art Gallery. More . Also, Obuwoma and SCA alumnus are part of the exhibition , which opens (with a tour and reception) on Saturday, July 20, from 2:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM, at the Richmond Art Gallery (7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond), and runs to September 29, 2024.
World New Music Days reviewed
The International Society for Contemporary Music's World New Music Days in the Faroe Islands, which included a premiere of SCA alumnus 's Hair's Breadth, was reviewed. Read it .
Veda Hille Sisterhood at The Cultch
The , which includes SCA alumnus on "voice and sundry noisemakers," is playing September 14, 2024, at 8:00 PM at The Cultch's Historic Theatre, with as the opening act. More .
Wallgrin at Green Auto
SCA alumnus is playing Green Auto (1822 Pandora St., Vancouver) on August 9, 2024, to celebrate the vinyl release of . Get tickets .
BLOT's Perform Europe Grant
, the collaborative project by Simona Deaconescu and SCA alumnus , has received a Perform Europe Grant (with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union), to tour the project across a number of countries in Europe in 2025. More .
Vines needs volunteers
, founded by SCA alumnus and Vines Artistic Director Heather Lamoureux, is looking for volunteers to help with this year's Vines Art Festival, which is running August 7 鈥� 17, 2024, at various parks in so-called Vancouver. More . Also, here's for this years festival.
Tender City: The Silent Slow Dance
Here's a call for participants from SCA MFA student :
Kevin Jesuino invites gay, bi, and trans men to participate in his socially engaged dance project, Tender City: The Silent Slow Dance, as part of his MFA graduating project this summer. Through public silent slow dancing, this project explores the histories of cruising, male tenderness, and urban alienation. There are various activities to join, including a workshop in partnership with the Health Initiative for Men (HIM). For more information and to get involved, please visit .
Ramsey in conversation with Gutierrez
SCA alumnus and Polygon Gallery curator will be in conversation with Martine Gutierrez about Gutierrez's exhibition, , curated by Ramsey (and running to September 29), on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 7:00 PM, at the Polygon (101 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver). More info and RSVP link .
to be held in two hands + Eat in Take out
SCA alumnus and Sonali Menezes's exhibition, to be held in two hands, runs July 12 鈥� August 24, 2024, at Martha Street Studio (11 Martha St., Winnipeg), with a Closing Reception on Friday, August 23, from 5:00 PM 鈥� 8:00 PM, and an Artist Demo Workshop on Saturday August 24, at 1:00 PM. More . Also, Cheung's Soba鈥檚 Corner, "a video work and takeout menu," is being paired with "a collaborative zine and dinner party" in Eat in Take out on Saturday, July 13, 2024, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, at FLUX Media Gallery (1524 Pandora Ave., Victoria), curated by the Dirty Dishes Collective. More .
Saragih at grunt
SCA alumnus Kinar (Kira) Saragih is the new Archives Assistant at the ! Congrats, Kira!
ALLEY FEST 2024
, the rock group with SCA PhD student , are playing 's "all ages" ALLEY FEST 2024 (also a celebration of Red Gate's 20th Anniversary!), which runs July 20 & 21, 2024, from 2:00 PM 鈥� 8:00 PM, in the alley behind Red Gate (1965 Main St., Vancouver). More .
Introduction to Flamenco 鈥� All Abilities
SCA alumnus is hosting two "Introduction to Flamenco - All Abilities" sessions on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM, at Strathcona Park (857 Malkin Ave., Vancouver), presented by the . More .
Novel Echopath
SCA alumnus & Adrian Avenda帽o are playing a release show to celebrate their new album, Novel Echopath, on July 26, 2024, at 8:00 PM, at 8EAST (8 E. Pender St., Vancouver), presented by the NOW Society in partnership with the Create! Eastside Arts Festival. More .
NUMB?DAME?, Easy Feat, Cleo Luna June
Here's a sort-of SCA showcase gig featuring (with SCA student ), (with SCA alumni , , and ), and SCA student at Osito (390 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) on Thursday, July 18, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM. Tickets .
How Would Lubitsch Do It? S5E05.5
Listen to S5E05.5 of How Would Lubitsch Do It?, the podcast hosted by SCA alumnus , this time with guest Tim Brayton on Preston Sturges and (1941). Listen .
Multimedia Artistry & Publishing Panel
SCA alumnus is part of the "Multimedia Artistry & Publishing Panel" on Saturday, July 13, 2024, from 3:15 PM 鈥� 4:25 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Collingwood Neighborhood House Annex (3690 Vanness Ave., Vancouver), presented as part of the Filipino-Canadian Book Festival. More .
Tabassinejad's Game [2 Vancouver]
(1131 Howe St., Vancouver) is presenting a screening of SCA alumnus 's "performance feature film," Game [2 Vancouver], on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 6:30 PM in their Black Box Studio. Email education@cineworks.ca for more info.