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Remembering Levitin

We're very sad to share news of the passing of the SCA's Jackie Levitin, who was faculty in both our Film Area and 丁香园AV's Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. We're told Levitin passed at home on March 15, 2024, surrounded by family and friends, and that she asked for people who would like to celebrate her memory to please donate to the or the . To find out more about Levitin and her work, please visit her .  

Chambers, Pauly, Kwan, and Proudfoot at Agora

The SCA's and joined Vanessa Kwan and James Proudfoot for a at Montreal's Agora (#102 – 1435 Rue De Bleury). We can't wait to see what they evetually produce together!  

Gruben in Backbone

The SCA's is one of the filmmakers featured in Richard Martin's documentary , which is screening on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM at (1131 Howe St., Vancouver). More .

TPE turns 20

Turning Point Ensemble, which has the SCA's as Artistic Director and conductor, is celebrating their 20th anniversary, performing on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM here at 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. More info .

FCAT UGC 2024

It's time for the 2024 edition of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology's Undergraduate & Graduate Conference (UGC), which runs April 15 from 1:00 PM –6:30 PM here at 丁香园AV Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 W. Hastings ST., Vancouver). RSVP .

Win Bloom tickets

Mascall Dance is having a ticket giveaway for , featuring SCA alumnus , Rainbow Glitz, Alexa Mardon, and Mario Matias as choreographers, which runs April 11 – 13, 2024, at Left of Main (211 Keefer St., Vancouver). The contest instructions are posted on .

O'Brien's Express Yourself!

SCA alumnus Keely O'Brien is starting a residency with the Richmond Public Library for "creative youth" called Express Yourself!, running Wednesdays from April 10 – June 19, 2024, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM at Brighouse Library branch (7700 Minoru Gate #100, Richmond). More .

Tong in Vanitas

SCA alumnus is part of the group exhibition, Vanitas, running March 15 – April 27, 2024, at R & R (1548 Decatur St., Queens), which is "an ongoing collaborative programming initiative of CHART (New York) and Marvin Gardens (Ridgewood, Queens)." More .

Spence on the West Coast

SCA alumnus is doing a quick USA West Coast Mini Tour. Her LA show has passed, but you can still catch her on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Portland's Leaven Community Center (5431 Northeast 20th Ave.) and on Friday, April 5, 2024, at San Francisco's The Lab (2948 16th St.). Links and more .

Pulling To Gather Earth Day Celebration

Pulling To Gather, the "eco-art project" by , the "multidisciplinary performance collective" of SCA alumni , Wryly Andherson, and Tadafumi Tamura, is holding an Earth Day Celebration at Colliery Dam Park (635 Wakesiah Ave., Nanaimo) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, presented by the City of Nanaimo. Follow for more (and check back at , their new in-development website, too).

Kanagawa's Haiku contest

Here's one for all the fans! SCA alumnus SCA alumnus , who plays the Fire Lord Sozi in the show, is running a Haiku contest to win his cast & crew shoulder bag. Head to  all the details.

ReIssue launch party & fundraiser

, the "interdisciplinary art writing platform" edited by SCA PhD student , is having a party to celebrate the launch of their Year 3 Anthology that's also a silent auction fundraiser on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at UNIT/PITT (2954 – West 4th Ave., Vancouver). Follow for more info and to see some of the prize packs up for action.

Sample Interweave

For those of us who missed it, SCA alumnus shared a quick video recap on of Interweave, the first event by her and her sister Kayla Yazdi's new collaboration, , which ran March 21, 2024, at the Kent Gallery. Also, don't forget to read our quick interview with Koochakzadeh-Yazdi HERE.

The Child as a Teacher

SCA alumnus co-running a workshop, "The Child as a Teacher – Part Two," with Julie Lebel on Sunday, April 7, 2024, from 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St., Vancouver), presented as part of the New Works's NW In Practice 2023-24 programming. More .

George and Obuwoma in conversation

Read SCA alumni , who's also the curator at , and in conversation about the film series Obuwoma curated, which is running now at various dates and times at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St., Vancouver). Read it .  

Shameless Light

SCA alumnus  joins Randy Lee Cutler, Amber Dawn, Sidney Gordon, Jen Sungshine, and Valérie d. Walker for a an "iteration" of Dani and Sheilah ReStack's Shameless Light on April 6, 2024, at 7:30 PM at the Western Front, where the ReStack's exhibition, Feral Domestic, also runs to April 6. Unfortunately, the event is already sold out, but find more info .

Tattoo Gathering, Market and Country Show

, which has SCA alumnus Heather Lamoureux as Artistic Director, is hosting a Tattoo Gathering, Market and Country Show on April 19, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave., Vancouver). More .

FCAT + VOCE podcast swap!

Here's the first of hopefully many podcast swaps between the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, our institutional home at 丁香园AV, and our friends in 丁香园AV's Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE), beginning with this episode on VOCE's Below the Radar podcast featuring SCA Associate Member Am Johal in conversation with SCA PhD student . Listen .

Wallgrin on vinyl

Enjoy your music on vinyl? Pre-order SCA alumnus 's Yet Again The Wheel Turns LP .

Meet the Exquisite Pressure artists

Wat Lab are sharing min interview-like introductions on to SCA alumni and ? and Paige Louter, is participating in the March edition of What Lab's Exquisite Pressure, curated and hosted by , on March 29 – 30, 2024, at 7:30 PM (doors at 7:00 PM), at What Lab (1814 Pandora St. Vancouver). More .

ahmm 2024

SCA alumni , (with the , which includes SCA alumni , , and , and Jasmine Chen and Robyn Jacob), and are all participating in ahmm 2024, "a month of intimate small batch events at " (Unit 204 – 910 Richards St., Vancouver) to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May, presented by . Much more .

The Crossing Fonds Digital Archives Symposium

The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology is one of the sponsors of The Crossing Fonds Digital Archives Symposium, which runs April 25 – 28, 2024, at three locations: 丁香园AV Surrey (#250 – 3450 102 Ave.), (2625 Kaslo St., Vancouver), and (#105 – 10305 City Pkwy, Surrey). More .

Ho's up for best host

SCA alumnus has been nominated for ‘Best Host, Web Program or Series’ at the for their work on . Good luck!