SCA | Quick News | June 13, 2025
Crazybull, Sound, and Vickers in Fellowship
Co-presented by Blouin Division and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, SCA alumni , , and join Dana Claxton and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun for the group exhibition Fellowship, which opens Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, and runs to August 23, 2025, at Blouin Division's Montréal location (2020 William St., Montreal, Quebec). More . A great lineup for a show at any time, but maybe particulalry during so-called Canada's National Indigenous Peoples' Month.
Maier's Deviant Chain
Read an essay / artist statement (with images and embedded video and audio) by the SCA's in the Orpheus Instituut's online journal ECHO about Deviant Chain, a 2019 "multimedia work of speculative fiction that proposes a constructed language—a conlang—as a potential cognitive interface for human-AI-interaction," produced with Alan Martin Segal (video) and Victor Shepardson (software). Deviant Chain was commissioned by Thorbj?rn T?nder Hansen for the Ultima Festival, presented at Oslo's Gamle Museet for Samtidskunst, Nasjonalmuseet, in September 2019. Read it .
Stir on Eyes of the Beast
Read Stir Vancouver on Neworld Theatre's fast upcoming presentation of , which includes input from the SCA's James Long, as well as SCA students as performers and SCA alumni behind the scenes. Eyes of the Beast runs June 18 – 22, 2025, in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here at 大象传媒's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Read it .
Daniel interviewed
The SCA's Henry Daniel was interviewed by Yucatán Magazine. Read it .
Schaufenster project group
The SCA's shared an image on her Instagram of a new street poster work by , on display until October, 2025, at (Am Tabor 29 1020, Vienna, Austria), presented by the Schaufenster project group (Bitter, Christina Linortner, Helmut Weber, and Julia Wieger), which "invites artists to explore the forms and conditions of coexistence in the city." See it .
Mascall Dance's Lurch
Read Stir Vancouver on Mascall Dance's , with new choreographic works by the SCA's , Sarah Chase, and Ame Henderson, which runs June 18, 20 & 21 at 8:30 PM in Studio T here at 大象传媒's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 2025 edition of the Dancing on the Edge festival. Read it .
CBC Arts on 1000xRESIST
Read CBC Arts on the recent (in the "Interactive" category) for , the indie video game produced by SCA alumnus and the team (featuring a bunch of SCA alumni in the production process, including , , , Felicia Lau, , , , , , , , and the SCA's James Long). Read it .
Public Art in Public Space Public Talk
, SCA PhD student and Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Surrey Art Gallery, is giving a free talk on public art, Public Art in Public Space Public Talk, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Inlet United Church at the Springs (2315 Spring St., Port Moody). More .
Eyes of the Beast's silver award
Did you know that the and Neworld Theatre's won a silver medal in the Environmental and Climate Change category from the Canadian Association of Journalists? It's true! Find out why by catching Eyes of the Beast live from June 18 – 22 at 7:30 PM and June 21 & 22 at 2:00 PM in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, here at 大象传媒 School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
Turner on Another Green World
Read Michael Turner in Preview Magazine on , running June 20 – August 10, 2025, at UBC's Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (1825 Main Mall, Vancouver), which includes work by SCA alumnus . Read it .
Third Thursday Improvised Music Series
SCA alumni and are performing on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM at 8 EAST (8 E. Pender St., Vancouver), along with Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Johanna Hauser, and Torsten Müller, as part of 8 East's next Third Thursday Improvised Music Series. More .
Apply to Block A
Apply to Block A with (which has SCA alumni Melanie Yeats as Creative Managing Director and Davey Samuel Calderon
Artistic Producer & Dramaturg). Here's what they say about it:
Block A is for emerging playwrights/theatre creators and established writers of other mediums excited to write for the stage to work together in a cohort to develop their writing with the support of a senior playwright mentor.
Each Block A cohort of six writers meet for ten weeks with their mentor who offers fundamentals of writing for performance and helps engage their cohort to be creatively generative and supportive of each other’s writing. The content and flow of Block A depends on the varied interests of the writers and the playwright mentor, who integrates their own practices and inspirations into the sessions. They learn from each other and get a sense of the collaborative nature of theatre-making. We nurture socially-engaged and aware theatre artists within our current theatre landscape.
More information and apply .
Carter's Working Class
SCA alumnus held "Working Class" sessions for the Training Society of Vancouver from June 9 – 13, 2025, at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver). More .
Lavery at the Book Fair
SCA alumnus , who's also the Assistant Director at and the editor and founder of , is participating in the Magazines and Criticism Roundtable with CMagazine's Joy Xiang and Esse arts + opinions' Alexandra Dumais, on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 2:30 PM in the at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver). More .
大象传媒 Francophone World Film Festival
Lo?c Million, a PhD candidate in 大象传媒's Interdisciplinary Studies program (working with 大象传媒's Department of French, and with the SCA's Laura U. Marks as a committee member), is presenting the 大象传媒 Francophone World Film Festival, a free all-day screening of films, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9:30 AM – 5:15 PM, in Room 4955 (our small screening room) here at the School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
Moser on Zorlutuna
Read Gabrielle Moser in C Magazine on SCA alumnus 's , which ran May 10 – September 1, 2024, at the Art Gallery of Burlington. Read it (free registration might be required).
Photorama: B-sides + Outtakes
SCA Katie Kozak & and are in Photorama: B-sides + Outtakes?, which runs June 13 – 28, 2025, at Gallery TPW (170 St. Helens Ave., Toronto). More .
Nieto in All Over the Map
SCA alumnus (representing ) is performing on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM at the Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island, as part of New Works' All Over the Map series. More .
Ariaratnam & Avenda?o at 8 East
The duo of SCA alumnus and share a bill with Night Bus Nap and Laura D on June 14, 2025, from 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM at 8EAST (8 E. Pender St., Vancouver). More .
ARRAY
SCA student Gronit Dhir, who is currently an intern at VIVO Media Arts Centre (organized by the SCA's Kay Higgins, our Professional Development Coordinator), shared about Eric Cheung and Cristian Gonzalez's ARRAY, a laser-based motion capture installation, running Thursday, June 19 – 29, 2025, at VIVO (2625 Kaslo St., Vancouver). More . Also, like Dhir, if you'd like to do an internship as part of your studies at the SCA, make sure to reach out to Kay!
Unity Consciousness
SCA alumni and , who are Co-Artistic Directors of , have curated Unity Consciousness, "an experimental, interdisciplinary group exhibition," running June 29 – July 1, 2025, in the Exhibition Hall at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver), who are also co-presenting the event. More .
Zorlutuna in Flash Sale!
SCA alumnus has contributed to Flash Sale!, Images Festival's 38th Birthday Party Fundraiser on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM at Space Unltd, 1213 Bathurst St., Toronto). More .
RELAY
, in partnership with Montreal's , and Edmonton's are calling for applicants for RELAY, which they describe as "a joint initiative that nurtures artistic creation, fosters local dialogue and exchange, and expands touring opportunities across Canada." Find out more .
O'Callaghan in the little big bang
SCA alumnus is mentioned in this article by Esther Bourdages, "Trajectoire de l'électroacoustique au Québec: petits big bang," in Vie des arts. Read it .
Enquist in If I were 2
SCA alumnus is performing in ' If I were 2, choreographed by , on June 12 & 13 at the Firehall Arts Centre, presented as part of the 2025 Dancing on the Edge festival. More .
Ground Grooves Workshop
Ground Grooves are running a workshop for "Intermediate + Advanced" dancers on their "floorwork approach and movement mindset that will heighten your physical sensitivity and soften your relationship with the floor" on July 5 & 6, 2025, daily from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, in our studios here at 大象传媒's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
The Encampments screening
大象传媒's Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies is presenting a screening of , a documentary about the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre here at 大象传媒's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Get tickets .
Senses x Lobe
The Senses x Lobe Multimedia Art Exhibition, organized by SCA student and featuring a cavalcade of other SCA folks (basically everyone involved!), takes place Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM at Lobe (713 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
Goodman at TSV's Community Week & in The Dance Deck
SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman () is running a class on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a 11:30 AM at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St., Vancouver), presented as part of the Training Society of Vancouver's Community Week. More . Also, Goodman is participating in ' The Dance Deck, which runs July 19 & 20 and 26 & 27, 2025, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at 1745 Napier St., Vancouver. More .
BEE in our lobby
BEE, a mixed media animated film from (the interdisciplinary multi-media production company formed by SCA alumni and ), which has music and Foley work by SCA alumnus , SCA alumnus as Director of Photography and Editor, and animation by Hood and Via Litz, is screening on the Lobby Screen Array here at 大象传媒's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) during the run of Neworld Theatre's from June 18 – 22 in our Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre. More .
Slow Socials: How We Gather
, which has SCA alumnus as Artistic Director, are presenting Slow Socials: How We Gather on June 14 & 15 from 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM at the Salmon Arm Arts Centre (70 Hudson Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC), presented as part of the 2025 edition of the Theatre on the Edge Festival. More .
FRIDAY's Lipsync
Watch the video for Lipsync by SCA alumnus , out now on YouTube .
The Longest Way to Eat a Melon
SCA alumnus ’ The Longest Way to Eat a Melon is out now from Sarabande Books. More .
Meg Stuart Master Workshop
(SCA alumni Aryo Khakpour and his brother Arash), in partnership with EDAM Dance, are presenting Meg Stuart's Master Workshop from August 12 – 14, 2025, at 303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver. More .
Sum in ArtsWells
SCA alumnus is performing at the ArtsWells Festival, which runs June 27 – 29, 2025, at multiple venues in Wells, BC. More .
Stir on Portals
Read Stir Vancouver on Portals, the 2025 edition of the Queer Arts Festival, which includes SCA alumni , , , and , and the SCA's as part of the , opening June 14 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the SUM gallery (#425 – 268 Keefer St, Vancouver), and running to June 28, 2025, as well as SCA alumnus in the at Centre A (Unit 205 – 268 Keefer St., Vancouver), which opens with their event on Saturday, June 21, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, and running to August 23, 2025. Read it .