SCA | Quick News | April 20, 2026
Boisjoly is a Guggenheim Fellow!
The SCA's has been appointed to the 2026 class of Guggenheim Fellows in the field of Fine Arts. Congratulations, Ray Ray! See all of the Fellows .
Marks' Legacy Award
Congratulations to the SCA's Laura U. Marks, who joins Mark Jaccard and Kelley Lee as the 2026 recipients of 天美mv天美's Legacy Award, which "recognizes a senior-career researcher (at the rank of Full Professor) who has set a standard of excellence and inspired change to the way research or research-creation in their domain is approached, conducted, or conveyed, beyond the specific findings of their work." Meet all of the recipients HERE.
Priest's pleasure drenching… and The Null Cipher Suite
The SCA's 's pleasure drenching… is being performed by the ensemble Apartment House, with Priest himself on lap steel guitar, on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at London's St Mary-at-Hill (Lovat Ln, London, UK). More . Also, Priest's new book, a long poem titled The Null Cipher Suite, has been published by Noxious Sector Press, featuring a forward by 天美mv天美 English's Jeff Derksen. More .
The Latest News from 'Deseret' in DOXA
The Latest News from 'Deseret' by the SCA's is screening on Sunday, May 10, at 8:30 PM, at The Cinematheque (131 Howe St, Vancouver), presented as part of the 2026 edition of the DOXA Film Festival. More .
The Brutal Joy in Edmonton
The Brutal Joy by the SCA's and her collaborators James Proudfoot and the SCA's is running April 24 & 15, 2026, at 7:30 PM, at Mile Zero Dance (9931 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB). More .
SOLUM | SOIL in Chicago
, a dance film produced collaboratively by The SCA's and SCA alumni and , screened as part of Chicago's Bridge Art NFP Bridge Video Spring 2026 Feature Film lineup. More .
Silverfox on the longlist
SCA alumnus is part of the 2026 Sobey Art Award longlist for the Circumpolar region. Congratulations and good luck, Krystle. See the longlist .
Brkovi?'s updates
SCA alumnus shared several great updates: he's been accepted to Concordia University's Individualized Program PhD, starting September 2026; he met with Dejan Slavuljica, the head of the Design department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, to "discuss opportunities at SCA's undergraduate and graduate programs;" he played a set as Poskok at HRAM, a listening bar in Sarajevo; and he's organizing VideoSync, "a video art festival in Montreal in the Spring of next year, in collaboration with former ."
End of Greatness
Read Stir Vancouver () and the Vancouver Sun () on , the new work by SCA alumnus and , which ran April 16 – 19, 2026, at The Cultch's Historic Theatre.
Robinson's Cap Review workshop
Presented with , , an SCA alumnus and a professor in , is hosting a two-day workshop, organized in response to ’s short story .
?Day 1: Tuesday, May 12st, 2026. 1:30pm-4:00pm. ?
?Meeting Point: Museum of Vancouver?
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Day 2: Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. 1:00pm-3:30pm. ?
Meeting Point: Burrard Civic Marina ?
Registration Fee: $45 / Free for Indigenous participants
More info and RSVP .
Submit to BC Studies
BC Studies, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to the exploration of British Columbia's past and present "cultural, economic, and political life," is calling for article manuscripts, research notes, case comments, photo essays, scholarly podcasts, soundworks, and digital media. More .
CBC Arts on O’Brien
Read CBC Arts on SCA alumnus 's exhibition, Secret Ingredients, which is at the Richmond-Brighouse Station, Richmond, until March 1, 2027, presented as part of the Capture Photography Festival. Read it .
Crazybull's Reception and Artist's Tea
SCA alumnus Lauren Crazybull's exhibition "Reception" is running April 16 – May 15, 2026, at 221A's Project Space (825 Pacific St., Vancouver), presented as the culmination of her 18-month 221A Fellowship. More . Crazybull is also be holding an Artist’s Tea event on April 25, 2026, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, also at 825 Pacific St., Vancouver. More .
Woodward's cop shop
The Mainlander Editorial Collective shared the editorial, "Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s," about the choice to put a police training facility in the former location of London Drugs in the Woodward's Complex, where the SCA's is also located. Read it .
Real estate and art
There was an interesting back-and-forth about the relationship between the arts and real estate in the journal October and Hyperallergic (and probably other outlets since) that arguably pertains the Vancouver (as well as other larger cities globally). Read Josh Kline's "New York Real Estate and the Ruin of American Art" , and Aruna D’Souza's "Unlike Josh Kline, I Choose New York" .
Anza-Burgess' 3MT
Rose Anza-Burgess, a current PhD student in 天美mv天美 Faculty of Education, and also an alumna of our MA program, was one of the finalists for 天美mv天美's 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) event on April 9 at 天美mv天美 Surrey. Although Jonas A. Eschenfelder was the winner, congratulations to Rose, too. As part of the promotion of the event, 天美mv天美 shared a great profile of Rose (and all the other contestants). Read it HERE.
Sound's Wherever You Are
SCA alumnus Michelle Sound gave an artist talk on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ceremonial / Art Gallery about her work, , which is on display one the outside of the BC Hydro Dal Grauer Substation (944 Burrard St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 2026 Capture Photography Festival. For more about Capture, including Sound's work in it, read from Vancouver Magazine.
UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season
Presented by on April 25, 2026, at 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (at 1422 William St., Vancouver), get tickets for UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season, an experimental performance by SCA alumnus that explores "grief through a 90s-style fictional TV procedural called Agent Faraway: Ghost Detective," presented with his collaborators SCA alumni , , , and , as well as elika mojtabaei ????? ???????, Ira Jordison, Stephen Beaver, Jennifer Burgmann, and Donna Soares, and with SCA alumnus as dramaturg. Get tickets .
Damān Vol 01
The Ghamar Collective ( 天美mv天美 alumnus and SCA student ) are joining Bahar Khazei (Fide), IHA, PIU, Ephemeral Objects, and Xel, for Damān: Vol 01, a funrasier for Iran organized by SCA alumni and (Xel) featuring electronic music and live visuals, on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, at Atelier 254 (254 E. Georgia St., Vancouver). Get tickets .
The Goh Band plays
The Goh Band (SCA students and ) are performing on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7:30 PM (doors), at Unit/Pitt (2954 West 4th Ave., Vancouver) as part of the series curated by SCA MFA student Alex Calgagno, sharing the night with the duo of (SFA staff and alumnus) and Chris Kelly. If you can't make that bill, The Goh Band will also be playing with Jacob Audrey Taves, Molena, Sys_Exy and Friends, and Gunnera, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at (965 Main St, Vancouver), presented by Teflon Spine.
Sound design by Banihashemi
SCA student is the Sound Designer for Theatre Northwest's production of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, running April 23 – May 20, 2026, at Theatre Northwest (#36 – 556 N. Nechako Road, Prince George). Get tickets .
Stir on rEvolver Festival
Read Stir Vancouver on , running May 22 – 31, 2026, at The Cultch (various venues), which includes several SCA folks: (Stage Manager for ); and Stefanie Infantino (Director/Dramaturg and Production Designer, respectively, for ); (Playwright for ); , , and (Lead animation artist, Director of photography, and Composition/foley artist, respectively, for ); (again) and (Director and Dramatur, respectively, for ); (Director of ); and and (Playwright and Composer, respectively, for ). Read it .
Johnson and Ermacora in conversation and screening Concrete Turned to Sand
SCA alumni and will be in conversation about their latest film, Concrete Turned to Sand, on May 2, 2026, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre here at the 天美mv天美 School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 2026 edition of the DOXA Film Festival. More . Concrete Turned to Sand screens Wednesday, May 6, 7:00 PM, at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St, Vancouver) and Saturday, May 9, at 8:15 PM, at the The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St, Vancouver). More .
Han, Wu, and de Kroon in IGNITE!
SCA student and SCA alumus are participating in 's "Telling It Bent Showcase," which is running as part of GERMINATE, the opening event of the 2026 edition of the , on May 13 at 8:00 PM at The Cultch's Historic Theatre (1895 Venables St, Vancouver). Also, SCA student is presenting her work MOB on May 16 at 8:00 PM, also at the Historic Theatre. More .
Lip Service
The Blackout Art Society are presenting Lip Service by (SCA alumnus Natalie Tin Yin Gan and Ashley Whitehead) on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 7:30 PM, at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver). Get tickets .
BIPOC Intro to Contact Workshop
SCA alumnus Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍) is hosting a BIPOC Intro to Contact Workshop on May 2, 2026, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at (303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver). More .
Rainforest Reverb
SCA PhD student 's Jeita was included as part of Rolling Ryot's "large-scale, immersive, multichannel sound art experience," Rainforest Reverb, presented as part of Austin's Fusebox Festival, which ran April 15 – 19, 2026. More .
Ecodyeing + Poetry with Oostenbrug
SCA alumnus is presenting the "gentle, hands-on workshop" Ecodyeing + Poetry on April 29, 2026, from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, at the Kiwassa Neighbourhood House (2425 Oxford St, Vancouver), presented as part of TexTile biblioTeca. More .
Ariaratnam and Arboleda in Mildlife
SCA alumni and Marc Arboleda are part of the cast of Cory Thibert's , which is screening at Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 3:30 PM, at Landmark Cinemas Surrey (15051 101 Ave, Surrey), presented as part of the Sundar Prize Film Festival 2026. More .
Sold out – Walkley, Huang, and Sachar
SCA alumnus joins Kay Huang and Simran Sachar for Co.ERASGA's Studio Salon Series: Spring 2026 on April 29 at 5:00 PM, at What Lab (1814 Pandora St, Vancouver). The event is SOLD OUT, but check the info .
Patchbay open house
Run by SCA alumni Charlie Cooper and c. o. valenza, the at the Elm Park Fieldhouse (5837 Larch St., Vancouver) is hosting an Open Studio from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM. More .
On Briser la glace / Splitting ice
Read Chenoa Baker in the Observer on , the Québec City Biennial, curated by SCA alumnus , which ran February 28 – April 19, 2026. Read it .
Outten at Artspeak
SCA MFA student is having a "special presentation" exhibition at (233 Carrall St, Vancouver) from May 18 – 30, 2026. We'll share more info as it becomes available!