SCA | Quick News | May 14, 2021
Double congratulations for Jackson
Double congratulations to SCA alumni . She won both the , which is "given to an emerging or mid-career professional filmmaker, who demonstrates a keen artistic sensibility and forward-thinking approach to the craft, with the potential to lead the next generation of doc-makers," and the for her "hybrid documentary feature project," , at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Congratulations twice, Lisa!
Rapisarda Casanova gets funded
Congratulations to the SCA's Simone Rapisarda Casanova, who received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts to work on PERSEO (PERSEUS), which is currently in pre-production. Find out more .
Yoon talks Dreaming Birds Know No Borders
Watch the SCA's in conversation with Irwin Oostindie, in support of , her video installation at the Maplewood Flats' Nature House on May 8 & 9 and May 15 & 16, 2021. Watch .
Marks' busy schedule continues!
The SCA's Laura Marks will be co-hosting a webinar 鈥� Let鈥檚 get together with a small carbon footprint 鈥� on May 27, 2021, from 10:00 鈥� 11:00 AM (Pacific) with Stephen Makonin (SFU Engineering Science) for the Pacific Aids Network. More . Marks will also be providing a response to presentations by architecture historian Courtney Lesoon and media archeologist Radek Przedpe艂ski about Erdem Ta艧delen's exhibition at Toronto's Mercer Union, with moderation by Sarah Rifky. More .
Garofalo talks Asian Heritage Month
SCA student Caro Garofalo has shared some reflections on SFU's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page about what Asian Heritage Month means to them. Read it HERE.
Urban Subjects reviewed
The ' (the SCA's Sabine Bitter and Jeff Derksen and Helmut Weber) curated exhibition, , part of the Camera Austria series , was reviewed in Ljubljana's Delo. Read it (in Slovenian).
On Chan's yellow objects
Read Janet Smith in Stir Vancouver on SCA alumni and co-founder Derek Chan's , which is running at the Firehall Arts Centre until May 29, 2021. Read it .
Kozak at the VAG
SCA MFA student Katie Kozak will be part of the fast-upcoming exhibition "Vancouver Special: Disorientations and Echo" at the Vancouver Art Gallery, running May 22, 2021, to January 2, 2022. More .
Sapphire Haze!
Hey, music fans! Check out Sapphire Haze, the group comprised of SCA alumni Aysha Dulong (electronics) and Cindy Kao (Violin). Listen .
Laiwan awarded
Congratulations to SCA alumni for receiving the 2021 Emily Award from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. More .
Khakpour helps read
SCA alumni , along with Mida Malek, Panta Mosleh, Soroush Rezaei, and Katrina Teitz, is participating in a FREE "Stage Reading" of an excerpt of Malek's The 鈥楧iverse鈥� Room on May 21, 2021, from 7:00 pm 鈥� 8:15 pm (PST), as part of 's Telling It Bent: Virtual Showcase 2021. More .
Bridge to York!
Congratulations to , who's off to do his MFA this fall at York University in Toronto! Good catch, York! Check out Bridge's work . Are you a recent SCA grad with some good news? Share it with us HERE.
Mitsuhashi spotlighted
Read an "artist spotlight" by on their Facebook page about SCA alumni and collaborator Daniel O'Shea's multimedia installation work. Mitsuhashi was one of the 2020 participants in New Works' "personalized coaching program" plus a Technical Residency. Read it .
Koochakzadeh-Yazdi and McGregor play O'Callaghan
SCA alumni and frequent collaborator Mark Takeshi McGregor will be performing SCA alumni piece Doubt is a way of knowing on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 7:30 PM as part of 's FREE online festival "Listening. Together." Full info .
Morelli on QUADrature
Read SCA alumni on the exhibition QUADrature, which is running on the 's website. Read it .
Frewer and Mitsuhashi in good/terrible
good/terrible: open practice session, an upcoming event at The Dance Centre "gathered and facilitated" by Alexa Solveig Mardon, features SCA alumni and . More .
SCA @ rEvolver
Upcoming as part of : , "a community workshop about dyslexia in creative spaces" lead by SCA alumni and and Sue Jutson (Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator), by (SCA alumni Minah Lee and Wryly Andherson), and The Frontliners, directed by Mercedeh Baroq and written by Zahida Rahemtulla, with dramaturgy by SCA alumni .
WANTED by CAMP
Upcoming in the Vancouver International Dance Festival (): , which includes SCA alumni and .
We're ready for you!
As 91泡芙 is eyeing a return to campus for the fall term, the SCA has already developed and practiced deep safety protocols for in-class instruction. In fact, we've really lead the way! Here's a short video from the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, produced by SCA MA student and featuring music by MFA student , about our work so far! Watch it .
Beda talks digital
The Vancouver International Dance Festival () and are running an event about "pivoting to digital" on Thursday, May 27, 2021, from 1:00 PM 鈥� 2:00 PM (PDT), featuring panelists SCA alumni Allison Beda (), Josh Martin (), and Tamar Zehava Tabori. More .
Mesa @ DOXA
SCA alumni 's Bicentenario is playing as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. More . He's also participating on a panel called Focus on Editing: The Art of the Documentary Trailer. More .
Fukumura workshop
SCA alumni , one of the SCA folks behind the , is hosting a FREE workshop this Sunday, May 16, from 2:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM (PDT). More .
Cheyenne featured
Read a good feature about busy SCA alumni in Stir Vancouver. Read it .
Sum teaser
Watch a teaser for upcoming new music (plus a video) by SCA alumni . Watch it .
withintensions calls for vision
withintensions, the art mag by SCA alumni, is looking for submissions for their upcoming issue on the theme of "Vision". More .
TPE hosts ECM+
, lead by the SCA's , is hosting the local presentation of the Generation2020 Tour on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 7:00 PM, which features work by SCA alumni . More .