SCA | Quick News | May 6, 2022
Silverfox makes the longlist
SCA alumnus Krystle Silverfox is on the longlist for the 2022 Sobey Art Award. Congratulations, Krystle!
Shihab in the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
If you're down in LA, make the time to catch the SCA's Nadia Shihab's film Echolocation, which is screening Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 7:00 PM as part of the shorts program "The Look and Sound of Truth" in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. More HERE. Shihab is also on a FREE panel with Ana Carrizales, Carmen Pollard, and moderator Sarah Shamash about Filmmaking and Motherhood on May 8, 2022, presented by the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. More HERE. And Shihab and SCA alumnus Teresa Alfeld are both participating in DOXA's Visionaries programming, presented by the Directors Guild of Canada. More HERE. Also, read SCA | Quick News | April 22, 2022 for more about SCA folks at DOXA, including Jocelyne Chaput's "Focus on Editing" DOXA Industry conversation with Greg Ng.
Bitter / Weber in Spaces of No Control
The SCA's Sabine Bitter and her longtime collaborator Helmut Weber were part of a panel discussion and screening, Spaces of No Control, on May 03, 2022, at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York. This event follows up on the exhibition, Space of No Control, which ran October 1, 2020 – February 19, 2021, at the Austrian Cultural Forum, too, featuring Bitter / Weber, Tony Cokes, VALIE EXPORT, Hans Haacke, Francis Ruyter, Taryn Simon, and Kay Walkowiak, and curated by Walter Seidl. More HERE.
Ghosh teaching pottery
SCA alumnus Aakansha Ghosh is teaching beginner and intermediate pottery at Café au Clay (1612 W. 3rd Ave., Vancouver). More HERE.
Tabassinejad's Game [2Vancouver]
SCA alumnus Pegah Tabassinejad is presenting Game [2Vancouver] on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 7:00 PM at VIVO Media Arts Centre (2625 Kaslo St. Vancouver, BC). Admission is FREE. 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 about the performance, and more HERE about the public conversation event.
Sum in Different than Before
Watch a teaser trailer for Mayumi Yoshida's Different than Before, featuring SCA alumnus Amanda Sum as an actor and musician, which is being released as part of the explorASIAN Festival on May 20, 2022. Watch it HERE.
Valentine-Lewis curates Tkaczyk
SCA alumnus Andrea Valentine-Lewis curated a distance, a heart felt, an exhibition by Eric Tkaczyk, which is opening tonight (May 6, 2022) at 6:00 PM at Duplex Artist Society (1889 Franklin Street), and then available by appointment until the May 25. Find out more about Valentine-Lewis and her work HERE.
SCA in rEvolver
Upintheair Theatre's 2022 rEvolver Festival has good SCA alumni representation, both on and off stage: including Torien Cafferata in Controller; Arthi Chandra, Howard Dai, Hannah Meyers, and Montserrat Videla Samper in Passenger Seat; sound design support for Holy Moly by Stefan Nazarevich; Sena Cagla, Howard Dai, Alexa Fraser, Evan Medd, Hannah Meyers, Brian Postalian, Pascal Reiners, Amanda Sum, Meagan Woods, Montserrat Videla Samper, Christian Ching, and Stefan Nazarevich in Rumble Theatre's New Societies; and Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan as participants in Real Talks. Check out the full schedule HERE.
Lavery on Lippard
SCA alumnus Lauren Lavery read Lucy Lippard's I See / You Mean during her month-long artist residency at The Sointula Art Shed. Read her reading review / diary / reading journal via ReIssue, which has SCA alumnus Casey Wei as editor. Read it HERE. Also, ReIssue is about to launch a print edition of their Year 1 Anthology. Keep your eyes peeled!
Work the Summer Film Camp
The Cinematheque is looking for folks to work their upcoming Summer Film Camp, which takes place here at our place (SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). But hurry: application deadline is May 18. More HERE.
Durey is an undecimals admin
SCA alumnus Lucien Durey is one of the "admins" of the "mail art exchange project" undecimals, which has just sent out the "first crop of postcards for the 2022 Handshake exchange," which follows these parameters: "Artists are assigned a month during which to prepare an audio file to share with the group. The tracks are not attributed to individuals until the exchange ends, encouraging speculation and guesswork." This iteration includes Alison S. M. Kobayashi, Antoine Bédard, Bopha Chhay, Brennan Kelly, Chance Lovett, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Lillian O'Brien Davis, Lyndl Hall + Richard Clements, Nina Platiša, Patrick Cruz, Rose Butch, and Vanessa Brown. Listen to the project as it develops HERE.
Frewer and Mitsuhashi sell out!
All three shows of the plastic orchid factory's presentation of Francesca Frewer and SCA alumnus Erika Mitsuhashi's The shape of something changes as you move through it – featuring sound by Jack Jutson and Liam Butler of the Pender Street Steppers, costumes by SCA alumnus Jae Woo Kang, SCA student Jack Chipman as technical director and also working with Mitsuhashi on projection design and with the SCA's Kyla Gardiner on lighting design – are now sold out. Congrats!
Nieto's Impermanent Flower
New Works is presenting SCA MFA student Salome Nieto's Impermanent Flower from May 27 – 28, 2022, at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. More HERE.
Ariaratnam teases
SCA alumnus Matthew Ariaratnam strums and plucks (and pedals?) a teaser for his upcoming new album, Sonic Divination, out May 20, 2022. Listen HERE.
The Biting School in Here For Now vol. 3
The Biting School, which is SCA alumnus Aryo Khakpour and his brother Arash Khakpour, are part of Here For Now vol. 3 on May 20 & 21, 2022, with shows at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM (plus a "Social Hour" from 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM) at Slice Next Door (1636 Venables St., Vancouver). Presented by Here For Now. Tickets HERE.
Goodman in TANZ Bremen
SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman's Container, featuring dance artist Andrea Peña, and Goodman and Caroline Shaw's Graveyards and Gardens are both being presented at the TANZ Bremen Dance Festival, running May 4 – 15, 2022. Watch a trailer for the festival HERE.
Kanagawa on Asian American History 101 and in Yellow Fever
SCA alumnus Hiro Kanagawa was a guest on the Asian American History 101 Podcast in celebration of Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Listen HERE. Kanagawa is also performing in Firehall Arts Centre's presentation of R.A. Shiomi's Yellow Fever, running May 28 – June 12, 2022. More HERE.
Alfeld on CTV and in Stir
SCA alumnus Teresa Alfeld was on CTV Morning Live to talk about her new documentary, Doug and the Slugs and Me, playing at this year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Watch HERE. The documentary was also profiled in Stir. Read it HERE.
Kuebler's Summer Intensive
Radical System Art's Shay Kuebler is running a Summer Intensive here at our place (SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) from July 22 – 25, 2022, from 10:00 – 5:00 PM. Follow Shay on Instagram for more.
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.
O'Callaghan's TOO REAL / FEELS FAKE
Watch the archived livestream for Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+)‘s farewell concert, which included a performance of SCA alumnus James O'Callaghan's TOO REAL / FEELS FAKE. Watch HERE.
Alvarado's Some Things I Still Can't Tell You
SCA alumnus Carla Alvarado's film, Some Things I Still Can't Tell You, which seeks to raise awareness about Crohn's and Colitis, is screening as part of the Concordia Film Festival, running May 5 – 8, 2022. More HERE.
El Shazly on the MPCAS
SCA MFA student Mena El Shazly's video version of The Welcoming – which was a performance that ran from February 24 – 26, 2022, by SCA students Emma Savic Kallesoe, Rebecca Kabesh, Deborah Koesyonoe, Brittany Martyshuk, Ali McDougall, Marita Michaelis, Michelle Shen, Tamlin Vettere, Samantha Walters, Liam Wilkins, and Alexander Zavorotny, and directed by the SCA's Ryan Tacata – is being presented on the grunt gallery curated Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen (MPCAS) from April 15 – October 15, 2022 . Watch a teaser here and find more info HERE.
Peters in Listen, Listen and Dancers Playing Basketball
SCA alumnus Deanna Peters is performing as part of Vancouver Improvised Arts Society’s one day multidisciplinary Listen, Listen Festival, which runs June 2 – 3, 2022, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. Follow the Vancouver Improvised Arts Society on Instagram for more. Peters is also one of the co-creators of Dancers Playing Basketball for Public Energy's Erring Festival, which is running May 6 – 8 & 13 – 15, 2022, at Peterborough's King George Public School (220 Hunter St E.). More HERE.
Edwards plays Gravity Party
Watch a video by SCA alumnus Jenn Edwards' pop group Ptarmageddon playing their song Gravity Party HERE.
Sound's We Take Care of Us
Read about SCA alumnus Michelle Sound's exhibition We Take Care of Us, running April 30 – May 28, 2022, at Ottawa's Gallery 101. Read HERE.
International Dance Day micro-commissions
Watch a set of short dance films, micro-commissioned by The Dance Centre for 2022's International Dance Day, including works by SCA alumni Sarah U and Jholey Triana. Watch HERE.
Kamikaze Nurse's Come From Wood
Watch the new video for Come From Wood by SCA alumnus Casey Wei's rock group Kamikaze Nurse, directed by SCA alumnus Jae Woo Kang. Watch it HERE.
Morelli's Traversée/Crossing
SCA alumnus Didier Morelli has curated Traversée/Crossing, which "looks at the intersections of contemporary art and water sports," with artists Lori Blondeau, Chris Boyne, Michelle Furlong, Mark Igloliorte, Hazel Meyer, François Morelli, Nadia Myre, and Derrick Woods-Morrow, running at Pointe-Claire's Stewart Hall Art Gallery July 10 – August 28, 2022. Follow Morelli on Instagram for more.
withintensions' Sincerely Yours
Grab the latest issue of withintensions, the monthly art mag from SCA alumni. This month's theme is Sincerely Yours. Download it HERE.