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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Following Royal Assent on June 3, 2021, September 30 now marks the , also known as , which was legislated, via , as a federal holiday by the Government of Canada in response to Call to Action #80 from the collection of compiled by in 2015. Call #80 reads:

We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.

All of 丁香园AV's campuses will be closed on Monday, September 30, and no classes will be held, including by the SCA. In recognition of the day, we encourage everyone to read (or reread) the TRC's 94 Calls to Action, which you can download as a PDF. The work continues.   

Yoon's Revolving a Set of Relations

The SCA's is delivering the tenth Stonecroft Foundation Lecture, with the title "Revolving a Set of Relations," on October 5, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the auditorium of the National Gallery of Canada (380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa), presented by the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa, in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada. More .

Maier / Sissy XO / Evicshen & Earthball

The SCA's is playing a show with Evicshen and Earthball, and Sissy XO on Monday, November 4, 2024, from 8:00 PM 鈥� 11:30 PM at Red Gate (1965 Main St., Vancouver). More info and tickets .

As Grey Falls in Paris

As Grey Falls (2024) by the SCA's is screening as part of the , which runs October 4 鈥� 13, 2024, at the Heinrich Heine House (Cit茅 internationale universitaire de Paris, 27C Bd Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France). More on the film .

Killer Bots and Dancing Bees: Swarm Intelligence in Contemporary War and Art

The SCA's Claudette Lauzon is delivering the paper 鈥淜iller Bots and Dancing Bees: Swarm Intelligence in Contemporary War and Art鈥� at the Artificial Atmospheres and Unexpected Media: Exploring Media Art and Machine Learning conference, which runs October 16 & 17, 2024, at NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal, presented by CineLab. More .

Help Bring TRACES to Life!

 (the SCA's Erika Latta and longtime collaborator ) are raising funds to help complete the production of , a site-specific immersive performance, video installation, and web project, for the Walker Art Center (725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis), running October 28 鈥� November 11, 2024, in downtown Minneapolis, and presented in support of the exhibition  at the Walker. Donate .

Begat Theater's Hidden stories

Presented by Th茅芒tre Joliette, , which includes the SCA's Erika Latta, is presenting Hidden stories, an "immersive and poetic experience" that's part soundwalk and part theatre performance, on September 27 & 28, 2024, but with a location in Marseille, France, that's only shared a few days in advance by telephone. More .

Latta at NYU Tandon

The SCA's Erika Latta is participating in Developing Dramaturgical Strategies for AI and XR alongside NYC鈥檚 Contemporary Performance Scene, which runs September 28 鈥� 29, 2024, at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering (Building 22, Mc Donough Ave., Brooklyn, NY). More .

SEXY LAUNDRY on tour

Michele Riml's SEXY LAUNDRY, with the SCA's as Lighting Designer and SCA alumnus as Sound Designer, is going on a BC tour from October 8 鈥� November 9, 2024, presented by the Arts Club Theatre Company. See the schedule .

Flowfield

Check out Flowfield, a subtly trippy, visually satisfying web-based 'creative coding' project by the SCA's Taha Nejad. Try it out .

Elif Saydam: Hospitality

Upcoming from 丁香园AV Galleries: Elif Saydam's Hospitality, which opens October 17, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, and runs to December 14, 2024, at Audain Gallery (149 W. Hastings ST., Vancouver). More HERE.

Yassine on Below the Radar

SCA alumnus is the guest on Episode 251 of Below the Radar, produced by 丁香园AV's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Listen HERE.

Tabassinejad and Carter are resident artists

SCA alumni , working on 2-i-move, and , working on in the wake of a sleeping machine, are resident artists as part of the plastic orchid factory's 2024/25 Season. More .

Mochizuki in Playhouse

SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition Playhouse, which runs September 20, 2024 鈥� February 27, 2025, at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art ( 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver). Mochizuki will also be holding an Explore & Create workshop on November 30, from 1:00 PM 鈥� 3:00 PM. More .

Dai proflied

Read a profile of SCA alumnus in Pancouver. Read it .

The Biting School's Empty-Handed

Empty-Handed by (SCA alumnus Aryo Khakpour and Arash Khakpour), is running October 2 鈥� 5, 2024, at the Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova St., Vancouver). More .

Nieto in the Atrium

SCA alumnus is performing in the Atrium of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby) on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 11:00 AM as part of the City of Burnaby's Culture Days. More .

Frankenkenstein and more in Here For Now vol. 4

Ellis Cheadle's Frankenkenstein, featuring SCA alumni collaborators , , , , and , runs September 27 at 6:30 PM, October 4 at 8:00 PM, and October 5 at 6:30 PM as part of Here For Now vol. 4 at (44 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver), a performance space run by SCA alumnus and Francesca Frewer and Sierra Megas in a 53 foot shipping container. SCA alumni and and mural art by Katie Green, is also part of Here For Now vol. 4, which altogether runs September 26 鈥� 28 and October 3 鈥� 5, 2024, presented with support from Company 605. Tickets and more info .

Cat Yoga

SCA alumnus is holding a set of Cat Yoga sessions at Catoro Cafe (666 E. Broadway, Vancouver). Dates, times, and RSVP links .

Stir on What on EARTH

Read Stir Vancouver's review of Co.ERASGA Dance's , with SCA alumni , Avery Ebenal, and , which ran September 18 鈥� 20, 2024, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. Read it .

Voices for Freedom and Democracy

is presenting Voices for Freedom and Democracy, "a night to share our hopes, fears, dreams, truths, and the complex realities we face as individuals and communities," on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 7:30 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) at Notional Space (1523 E. Pender St., Vancouver), hosted by SCA alumnus and vAct Artistic Director Derek Chan. Get FREE tickets .

shnu鈥檃鈥檛h, 釔娽懗釖メ暯 ak芒mihk, the other side

SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition, shnu鈥檃鈥檛h, 釔娽懗釖メ暯 ak芒mihk, the other side, which opens Friday, October 4, 2024, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, and runs to January 12, 2025, at the Nanaimo Art Gallery (150 Commercial St., Nanaimo). More .

How Would Lubitsch Do It? S5E8.5

Listen to S5E8.5 of How Would Lubitsch Do It?, the podcast hosted by SCA alumnus host , this time with guest Noah Isenberg on Billy Wilder's (1961). Listen .

Atiencia talks International Multilingual Creative Work

SCA alumnus joins Itzhel Razo, Irma Villafuerte, and moderator: B鈥檃tz鈥� Recinos for the panel discussion, International Multilingual Creative Work, on Friday, September 27, 2024, from 1:00 PM 鈥� 3:00 PM, at the Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst St., Toronto), presented as part of the Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition's Coyuntura 2024. More .