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Maier's Third Skin

The SCA's has a new release, Third Skin, available as a free download from the Vienna-based netlabel ETAT. Listen . 

Winter Count: Embracing the Cold

The SCA's  is part of the exhibition Winter Count: Embracing the Cold, which "brings together perspectives on winter's impact across diverse cultures and artistic expressions," running to March 22, 2026, the National Gallery of Canada (380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa). More .

Governor General鈥檚 Awards in Visual and Media Arts Exhibition

The SCA's  joins the other recipients of the 2025 Governor General鈥檚 Awards in Visual and Media Arts for the Governor General鈥檚 Awards in Visual and Media Arts Exhibition, which runs December 4, 2025 鈥� May 3, 2026, at the MacKenzie Art Gallery (3475 Albert St, Regina, Saskatchewan). More .

Marks and Hatefinia in DC

The SCA's Laura U. Marks presented the paper, "J*nn Media," at the Middle East Studies Association conference in Washington, DC, on Sunday, November 23, 2025, as part of the 's panel, "Secret Histories (and Possible Futures) of Middle Eastern and Islamic Media." which also featured SCA PhD student 's talk, "Mirrors, Screens, and the Imaginal Realm: A Persian-Islamic Perspective on Cinematic Ontology." More .

TPE's Songs and Poetry

Upcoming! The Turning Point Ensemble, which has the SCA's as Artistic Director and conductor, is presenting Songs and Poetry, featuring Robyn Driedger-Klassen and Fides Krucker, on December 5 & 6, 2025, at 7:30 PM, at Annex Theatre (823 Seymour St, Vancouver). More info and tickets .

Loving a Disappearing Image

The SCA's Laura U. Marks' essay, "Loving a Disappearing Image," originally published in the Fall 1997 issue of Cin茅mas (and also included, in revised form, in Marks' , published by the Minnesota University Press in 2002), was republished in Issue 11 of Found Footage Magazine. Read it .

Le Soleil on Morelli

Read Le Soleil on SCA alumnus discussing the inspiration for his curation of the , set to run February 28 鈥� April 19, 2026, highlighting some of the works he's selected. Read it .

Lewis, Blenkarn, Ferguson, and Martin talk 2021

Listen to Cole Lewis, SCA alumnus , and Sam Ferguson talk with Gabrielle Martin, the Artistic Director of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, about their show, , which is running as part of the 2026 PuSh Festival. Listen .

Stir on PuSh

Here's Stir Vancouver's overview of the upcoming edition of the , which includes  by the SCA's  (with sound by the SCA's and lighting by James Proudfoot),  by SCA alumnus  (with SCA alumni , , and as Artistic Performers, and SCA alumni as Dramaturge and as Technical Director), and  by Cole Lewis, SCA alumnus , and Sam Ferguson. Read it .

Van Mag on the East Van Panto

Here's Vancouver Magazine on 's annual holiday show, The East Van Panto, this time presenting , which runs November 19, 2025 鈥� January 11 (), 2026, at The Cultch's York Theatre (639 Commercial Dr, Vancouver). Also, not only is Theatre Replacement's Artistic Director SCA alumnus (who Van Mag included in their ), but there's also a few SCA folks behind the scenes (and on keys!), including (Co-Writer, with Marcus Youssef),  (Scenic Illustration), (Lighting Design and Apprentice Stage Manager), (Technical Director), and (alternating nights on keys with Veda Hille). Read it .

Stir on the new cuts

Stir shared about the new "austerity budget" from the City of Vancouver, which will reduce arts funding in the city by 12 percent (approximately 6 million), as well as reduce funding for other much needed civic services and spaces. Read it . Meanwhile, the Vancouver city police will receive $50 million more for their budget, which was . And yet, somehow property taxes will be frozen, even though, according to , Vancouver already has the lowest property taxes in Canada. Affordability is an enduring problem in the Lower Mainland, to be sure, especially (but not only) in Vancouver, which is significantly tied to the  and . Nevertheless, there are solid numbers that demonstrate the value of supporting the arts. Some members of city council might properly consider reviewing the report shared by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, which concludes that the "." Seems like a worthwhile "investment" (to use their language) to us! Furthermore, a thriving Arts and Culture Sector fosters considerable knock-on economic value, too, from the innumerable other small business that directly provide goods and services to the sector, to audiences going to bars and restaurants and using whatever else they might use when they're out to see an event or exhibition. 

Johal talks Indian Summer

, a friend of the SCA and former Director of the Vancity Office of Community Engagement, spoke with the Georgia Straight about the future of the , where he has recently become the Artistic Director. Read it . 

Loscil's Ash

SCA alumnus has released Ash, his fourth photo zine/EP, which picks up where , his most recent full length recording, lets off. Listen . 

Sethi at Vines

SCA Film student is the new Marketing Manager at , who shared a quick profile on their Instagram. Click through .

Sparvier-Wells improvises in Guelph

SCA alumnus performed as part of the Improvisation Festival at the ImprovLab at the University of Guelph, which ran November 28 鈥� 29, 2025. More .

Secret Ingredients

SCA alumnus presented Secret Ingredients, a "live performance and cake tasting" event, at the Kay Meek Arts Centre (McEwen Theatre 1700 鈥� Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver), from November 27 鈥� 29, 2025, with Sound Design by SCA alumnus . More .

Lefan is artist of the week

Earshot Digital Distribution System chose busy SCA student Vanessa Lefan as their "artist of the week" on their . Good choice! Find out more about Van Lefan .

Coda: As Told by the Living*

, which has SCA PhD student as Director / Curator, and , which has SCA alumnus as Director / Curator, are collaboratively presenting Coda: As Told by the Living*, "a Black Femme artist and thinkers symposium, on & , 2025, at 825 Pacific St., Vancouver (Ground floor of 221a building). And it's free!

The Perelandra Project

Get tickets for SCA alumnus 's The Perelandra Project, which runs December 5 & 6 at 7:00 PM and December 7 at 2:00 PM at Performance Works (1218 Cartwright St., Vancouver). Get tickets .

The OC Season 1 Episode 1: A Table Read Fundraiser

(SCA alumni and ) are presenting The OC Season 1 Episode 1: A Table Read Fundraiser on December 7, 2025, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, at Vines Art Society's Den (825 E. Hastings St., Vancouver), featuring Fukumura, O'Brien, Ashley Aron, Yoshie Bancroft, SCA alumnus , SCA alumnus , Jasmine Chen, Evelyn Chew, Yoshie Bancroft, Shizuka Kai, SCA alumnus , SCA alumnus , Paige Louter, SCA alumnus , Jason Sakaki, Jess Amy Shead, and SCA alumnus . Get tickets .

Loscil mixing Reimer

SCA alumnus  is helping SCA alumnus  mix down soft tongues, their MFA work, into a "." We'll keep you posted! 

Work with rice & beans!

rice & beans theatre, which has SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale as Artistic Director, is looking for a new General Manager. Find out more .

Oakley in Caf茅 Concret 52

If you're in Montreal, SCA alumnus is performing as part of La Sotterenea's Caf茅 Concret 52 on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 4848 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montr茅al. More .

Burnaby's 2025-2027 Public Art Roster

The shared a list of artists in the 2025-2027 Public Art Roster for work around Burnaby, including by SCA PhD student and SCA alumni . See it .

Saadatpajouh works Salam-Shalom

SCA MFA student was the Projection Designer for City Opera Vancouver's presentation of Salam-Shalom: Echoes of Home, which ran Saturday, November 29, 2025, in the Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here at the SCA. More .

BUY ART SELL ART

The SCA Visual Art Student Union is holding its annual Art Sale on December 17, 2025, at the Audain Gallery here at the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .

Meadowlarks screening

Tasha Hubbard's Meadowlarks, which was co-produced by SCA alumnus Tyler Hagan () and Julia Rosenberg, is screening at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St., Vancouver) from December 1 鈥� 4, 2025. More .

vAct Creation Lab Readings

The , which has SCA alumnus Derek Chan as Managing Artistic Director, is presenting its annual Creation Lab Readings on December 9 & 10, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver), featuring new works-in-progress by Tanya Banerjee and elika mojtabaei. Get free tickets .

Bag of Many Nations

Imaobong Udofa, who's an MA candidate at SFU's School of Communication (one of our partners in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology), is screening his documentary film, Bag of Many Nations, which "traces the journey of the 'Ghana Must Go' bag," on Friday, December 5, 2024, from 4:00 PM 鈥� 5:00 PM in Room 1600 at 51社区黑料Harbor Center (515 West Hastings St., Vancouver). Find out more Udofa's project HERE.

FCAT Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology's Excellence Awards, but especially the SCA alumni and (Emerging Alumni Award), the SCA's Andrew Curtis (Impact Award), SCA PhD candidate (Teaching Assistant or Tutor Marker Teaching Award), the SCA's James Long (Community-engaged Research Award), the SCA's Laura U. Marks (Distinguished Researcher Award), and the SCA's Alex Brzezinski, Aimee Rigor, and Gary Wong (FCAT Equity, Community and Care Award). If you'd like to attend the party on December 10, 2025, from 5:00 PM 鈥� 8:00 PM in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre here at the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). RSVP .