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Tell us something we don't know!

This is not new news to those of us working in the arts, but CBC News shared an update about how "the Arts sector contributes billions to Canadian economy," backed with hard economic facts from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, no less (read their report ). We can't help but think about Ireland's recent (and very pragmatic and wise) choice to  here, too. Get with it, Canada! This just makes good financial sense! Read it .

Przedpełski's SMRN talk

The SCA's Laura U. Marks is moderating a public lecture on a "decolonial media archaeology of Gilles Deleuze’s crystal image from Cinema 2: The Time-Image" by Radek Przedpełski on Saturday, November 1, at 10:00 AM (Vancouver time) via Zoom, followed by a Q&A. More info and RSVP link .

Ultrablack of Music Volume 2

The SCA's is one of the contributors to Ultrablack of Music Volume 2, edited by Achim Szepanski (RIP) and Palais Sinclaire, coming this November from and Zer0 Books. More .

Sample dead-wall reveries

The venerable label, , has shared extracts from 's upcoming CD, dead-wall reveries, on their YouTube channel. Listen .

Rah and Gajraj at Pacific Spirit

SCA PhD student , playing parts from his Music for the Augmented Pipe Organ, is opening for Maria Gajraj, who's debuting Invisible Rivers, on November 27, 2025, from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, at Pacific Spirit United Church (2195 W 45th Ave, Vancouver), presented by Publik Secrets. Get tickets .

Nechako screening

The , which has SCA alumni Alexandra McDougall as Artistic Producer, is screening (Produced by , the production company formed by SCA alumni Kathleen Hepburn & Tyler Hagan), on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM, in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Get tickets .

Free Dance Floor Memoirs

Directed by SCA alumnus , 's Dance Floor Memoirs is running Friday, November 7, 2025, from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Arts Centre, here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings, St., Vancouver), presented for free as part of . More .

The Showerhead screening

We're happy to host the 's screening of The Showerhead on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), which will be followed by a Q&A with Zapiro and Craig Tanner, the film's director, moderated by Jean Teillet (board member and Vice-President of PEN Canada), and emceed by South African-born Canadian actress, Kandyse McClure. Also, proceeds from this event are supporting ! More info and tickets .

Critical Futures – out now!

Critical Futures: Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Crisis and Social Transformation, edited by Stuart Poyntz (SFU's School of Communication), Kari Grain (UBC's Faculty of Education) and (deep friend and Associate Faculty Member of the SCA), which "explores the evolving landscape of community-engaged research (CER) in a time of unprecedented social, political, and environmental crises," is out now from the University of Toronto Press. More .

BLOT in Calgary

SCA alumnus and Simona Deaconescu's , performed by Simona Dabija and Maria Luiza Dimulescu, is part of Springboard Performance's 2025 edition of Fluid Fest, running November 1 & 2, 2025, from 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM, at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (111 12 Ave SE, Calgary). More .

Wish You Were Here closing

SCA alumnus 's Wish You Were Here closes Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St SW, Calgary). More .

Walker's printmaking workshop

SCA alumnus is hosting a family-friendly printmaking workshop on Saturday, November 8, from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Vancouver Centre of International Contemporary Art (228 Abbott St, Vancouver). More

Macfarlane and Gold at Mascall Dance

SCA alumni and are Mascall Dance's Body Proof: October 2025 Artist in Residence. More .

Stave Hill Fire

Watch a preview of a film project, Stave Hill Fire, by SCA alumnus on YouTube. Watch it .

Caprara in the Resident Artist Spotlight

The Plastic Orchid Factory shared a "Resident Artist Spotlight" about SCA alumnus on their Instagram. Read it . And then click through to see what Caprara is working on with them .

Lo-Fi Reveries: Small Files for a Small World

Hosted by , the team are presenting Lo-Fi Reveries: Small Files for a Small World, an online roundtable discussion on November 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM (PST), via Zoom, featuring SCA alumni and , Mehdi Shiri, and the SCA's Laura U. Marks (the founder of the SFMF), moderated by Radek Przedpełski. RSVP .

SFMF Online Edition

Miss the IRL screenings at ? Don't sweat! The 2025 edition of the is streaming online "in glorious low-resolution" from ⁣November 3 – 9, 2025. Get your ticket .

Crash-Course Workshop on Mixed Music

Following up his "Spectral Mixing Workshops," SCA alumnus is presenting a new "Crash-Course Workshop on Mixed Music," starting November 16, 2025. Find more info and enroll .

Free soup in the gallery!

is going to "activate" her Soupson on Thursday, November 6, from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, at SFU's Gibson Art Museum (SFU Burnaby), presented in support of the Gibson's inaugural exhibition, , which runs to February 15, 2026. More .

Bodies in Resonance

SCA alumnus and Guadalupe Martinez are presenting Bodies in Resonance, "an exploration of dance, voice, and composition," on November 22 & 23, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, at The Post (110 – 750 Hamilton St., Vancouver). More .

Live Music at VPL

The Vancouver Public Library's "Live Music at VPL" programing at the Central Branch (350 West Georgia St., Vancouver) is free and well-curated – and not just because a good number of SCA folks have been (and will be) performers. Check out everything .

Chien-MacCaull sound scores Fragile incanto

SCA alumnus produced the "sound score" for 's , which was performed at the Teatro dei Rinnovati in Siena, Italy, on October 29, 2025. More .

Chipman works Contra 

Eric Cheung, recipient of the 2025 Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, is presenting Contra on November 28 & 29, 2025, at 8:00 PM, at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver), with SCA alumnus as Technical Director and Lighting Designer. More .

2021

Combining "theatre, AI, and video-game storytelling," 2021 by Cole Lewis, SCA alumnus , and Sam Ferguson is running January 9 – 18, 2026, at various times, at Mitu580 (Unit A – 580 Sackett St., Brooklyn, NY). More .

Stories Across Time and Memory

SCA alumnus joins Bo-Young Kim for "Stories Across Time and Memory," a public discussion on November 1, 2025, at 1:30 PM, in Room 319 at Emmanuel College, Victoria University at the University of Toronto (75 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto). Get tickets .