SCA | Quick News | May 13, 2022
Daniel in Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter
The SCA's Dr. Henry Daniel is moderating a panel, Negotiating for Black Flourishing within Academic Institutions, as part of Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter, a set of talks and panels on May 14, 2022, from 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM (PDT), both in-person at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson Street) and via Livestream. The SCA's Albert St. Albert Smith and SCA PhD student Edward Sembatya are both also performing as part of the event. Co-hosted by the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, you can find the full schedule and RSVP links HERE. UPDATE: Watch the entire proceedings HERE.
Yoon on the shortlist
The SCA's Jin-me Yoon has made it to the shortlist for the 2022 Scotiabank Photography Award, which is "Canada’s largest and most prestigious peer-nominated prize for lens-based art," with the winner receiving "$50,000 in cash, a solo Primary Exhibition at the 2023 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, and a book of their artwork published and distributed worldwide by Steidl of Germany." Congratulations, Jin-me! More HERE.
Dongnier in Barcelona
The SCA's NiNi Dongnier is giving an artist talk and a presentation of her work as part of Mei Huang and Jaume Suau Martínez’s new book publishing and panel discussion, China Today: Minorities, Culture and Society, on May 18, 2022, co-organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Barcelona and the Inter Asia Research Group, Autónoma University Barcelona. More HERE.
Shihab's Jaddoland
The SCA's Nadia Shihab's film Jaddoland is screened on US public television on May 12, 2022, on the WORLD Channel's America ReFramed series, presented in partnership with the Migrant Madonna exhibition at LA's SOLA Contemporary, which closes May 14.
Tabassinejad's Game [2Vancouver]
SCA alumnus Pegah Tabassinejad presented Game [2Vancouver] on May 12, 2022, at VIVO Media Arts Centre. Game [2Vancouver] is an "interactive performance to explore questions of place, desire, boundaries and ways in which we relate to others," featuring Tabassinejad "wandering around the city," accompanied by SCA alumnus Aryo Khakpour as a camera operator. Tabassinejad will be in conversation with Sam Kinsley, Marzieh Mossavarzadeh, and Nastaran Saremy about the work on Sunday, May 15, at 2:00 PM at VIVO. More HERE
SCA in IGNITE!
SCA alumni Sarah U 余衍晴 and Garvin Chan and current SCA students Teighan Hauff and Lauren Han are participating in the 2022 edition of IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival, which runs May 18 – 22, 2022, at The Cultch's historic theatre. More HERE.
O'Callaghan on Iguana
Iguana, the new album by Vancouver's Hard Rubber Orchestra, lead by John Korsrud, includes SCA alumnus James O'Callaghan's composition a bilateral, a symmetry. Check it out on Bandcamp.
Peace Country reviewed
Read a review by Jocelyn Stevens in SFU's The Peak of SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale's Peace Country, produced by rice & beans theatre in collaboration with Playwrights Theatre Centre, which ran April 27 – 30, 2022. Read it HERE.
SCA in Spells For Chinatown
Ziyian Kwan's Spells For Chinatown, featuring SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter and Marisa Antoinette Gold and jo passed, Juolin Lee, Sarah Wong, Justin Calvadores, Ralph Escamillan, Kage Eileen, and Lisa Gelley Martin, is being presented again on Thursday May 19 and Sunday May 29, 2022, at 5:00 PM at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in celebration of Asian Heritage Month, co-produced by Dumb Instrument Dance, the Powell Street Festival, and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. More HERE.
Collecting Plum Blossoms reviewed
Nercya Kalino reviews Collecting Plum Blossoms, the SCA BFA 2022 Graduating Exhibition (which ran April 14 – 23 at SFU Galleries' Audain Gallery), for SFU's The Peak. Read it HERE.
All Bodies Dance Project screening
SCA alumnus Carolina Bergonzoni and Harmanie Rose will be giving a talk to support the online screening of All Bodies Dance Project's films Near/Far and Sanctuary on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 7:30 PM (PST), presented by The Bulkley Valley Concert Association. More HERE.
Brown and Cooper talk skills
SCA MA students Shauna-Kaye Brown and Kittie Cooper are running a free, online FCAT PRO WORKSHOP about "conference and presentation skills" on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (PST). RSVP HERE.
Laiwan in Unmoored, Adrift, Ashore and Erasures: Cultural Activism and Periodicals
SCA alumnus Laiwan is a panelist in the Or Gallery's multipart symposium and screening Unmoored, Adrift, Ashore on May 19 — May 21, 2022, organized by Jamie Hilder (ECUAD), Anselm Franke (HKW), Denise Ryner (Or Gallery), and Jordan Wilson (NYU). More HERE. Also, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has shared the video for the panel discussion Erasures: Cultural Activism and Periodicals, featuring Laiwan in conversation with Frederick Thomas Edwards, John Kozachenko, and Joyce Jenje Makwenda, which was presented by the Belkin and the Western Front in support of Laiwan's exhibition Traces, Erasures, Resists, which ran at the Belkin from January 7 – April 10, 2022. Watch HERE.
Cineworks selects A Safe Distance
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society have selected SCA alumni Gloria Mercer and Aidan West's "feminist thriller" A Safe Distance for Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch 2022 program in the Main Component stream. Congratulations, Gloria and Aidan! More HERE.
Kotowich in Talking Truths and workshopping De-colonial Perspectives to Creative Embodiment
SCA alumnus Jeanette Kotowich joins Emilie Solstice-Tait, Brian Solomon, Lara Kramer, and creator and facilitator Olivia C. Davies for Talking Truths: The Power of Circles on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (PT) / 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (ET) / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (AT). More HERE. Kotowich is also offering a workshop on De-colonial Perspectives to Creative Embodiment on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at The Dance Centre, where she's an Artist-in-Residence. More HERE.
Bruton's Q&A and show
Read a Q&A with SCA alumnus and, with Lesley Hinger, Co-Artistic Director of New Works Calgary, Rebecca Bruton, done in support of the Calgary's National Music Centre upcoming pretension of works by Bruton and Hinger on May 15, 2022, at 12:00 PM. Read it HERE.
Carter's Omote (面)
SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter is presenting a collaborative work-in-progress film, Omote (面), produced with Miya Yurnbull and including music by SCA alumnus Stefan Nazarevich, online on May 16, 2022, at 5:00 PM (PST) as part of the Digital Art Vernissage, presented by Yume. Digital Dreams. Watch it on Youtube Live or Facebook Live.
Doug and the Slugs and Me in MONTECRISTO
Read MONTECRISTO Magazine on SCA alumnus Teresa Alfeld's Doug and the Slugs and Me, showing at the 2022 DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Read it HERE.
Davachi, Rahi, and Maier
Upcoming! A solo and augmented pipe organ show with Sarah Davachi, SCA alumnus George Rahi, and the SCA's Stefan Maier on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 8:00 PM, plus an artist chat at 7:15 PM, all at the Pacific Spirit United Church (2195 W 45th Avenue). Presented by the good folks at Vancouver New Music. More HERE.
Angus' call
SCA alumnus Britt Angus is working on an "interdisciplinary project combining visual art, dance, music and film," and is searching for "a visual artist, ideally with an overhead-projector who is interested in exploring painting in conversation with two dancers," with the goal of creating "a psychedelic immersive experience which will evolve to become a live performance and workshop." The planned shooting date is June 24 – 26, 2022. Visit her website for her biography and portfolio, see a sample of her research towards this project HERE, and check out her Berlin-based art collective Chaos Emblematic. If this call sounds interesting to you, reach out to Britt at chaosemblematiccollective@gmail.com.
Basanta's database paintings
SCA alumnus Adam Basanta is having an exhibition of his "database paintings" from May 14 – June 20, 2022, at Montreal's ELLEPHANT, and is offering a guided walk through on Saturday, May 14, 2022. More HERE.
Ariaratnam's Music for Spirits
The Music for Spirits series of concerts organized by SCA alumnus Matthew Ariaratnam has been reorganized to take place at Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park on May 15 and June 2, 16, and 23, 2022. Click HERE for the schedule and lineup, which includes Ariaratnam as well as SCA alumni Lief Hall and George Rahi (Gamelan Bike Bike).
Murdoch moves to P.E.I.
SCA alumnus Corbin Murdoch is the new Managing Producer for P.E.I.'s The River Clyde Pageant, which was co-founded by the SCA's dearly remembered Ker Wells and SCA alumnus Megan Stewart in 2015. More HERE.
Szoke profiled
Read a profile of SCA alumnus and Brock University Associate Professor of Visual Arts Donna Szoke HERE.
Lim and Blenkarn showing asses.masses
SCA alumni Milton Lim and Patrick Blenkarn, working with with Laurel Green and David Mesiha, are presenting their "video game + theatre project" asses.masses at Toronto's The Theatre Centre on Thursday May 12 and Saturday May 14, 2022, as part of the Hybrid by Design Festival. They're also holding an online discussion on Friday May 13 with Dr. Kristopher Alexander from Toronto Metropolitan University. More HERE.
Koochakzadeh-Yazdi workshop
SCA alumnus Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi and Stephanie Sherriff are running an online workshop on DIY And High-Speed Approach to Creating Audiovisual Works from August 8 – 12, 2022, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (PDT), presented by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Standford. Purchase tickets HERE.
Sum's Edge of Goodness
Listen to Edge of Goodness, a new tune by SCA alumnus Amanda Sum, HERE.
Vines' Artist Survival & Healing Fund fundraiser
Vines Art Festival, which was founded by SCA alumnus and festival director Heather Lamoureux in 2015, is having a fundraiser for their Artist Survival & Healing Fund on May 18, 2022, at 6:30 PM at the Eastside Studios (550 Malkin Avenue). Performers Include: Chelsea D.E. Johnson, Maiden China, King Fisher, Toddy, erica hiroko isomura, DJ Kota, and Oliver Barnes. More HERE.