SCA | Quick News | January 12, 2026
Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
Originally devised as a capstone project for CA 451 and CA 452, taught by the SCA's Ryan Tacata, and premiered in the Live Acts Festival in 2024, 's Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? features SCA alumni , , , , , , , , and , plus photography and videography by SCA alumnus , and sound design by SCA Music & Sound student . Running January 29 – 31, 2026, at (#202 – 1814 Pandora St, Vancouver), tickets for Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? are available .
The Peak on Be True to Your School
Read a thoughtful article by Ashima Shukla in SFU's The Peak on our recent SCA alumni fundraising auction, Be True to Your School, with all proceeds going towards upcoming student-centred programming at the SCA's Audain Gallery. This point by Shukla stood out as particularly key:
I see this exhibition as both a warning and an invitation, a reminder of what is at stake, and what we stand to lose if we fail to imagine more sustainable futures for cultural education.
Read the whole thing .
Truax joins the Order (with Nardwuar)
Congratulations to Barry Truax, Professor Emeritus in SFU's School of Communication (with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from SFU, which technically means us!), who was appointed to the at the end of December 2025. Truax joins and , and many others.
PuSh's six world premieres
As Stir Vancouver tells us, there are being presented as part of the 2026 edition of the , including by SCA alumnus (with SCA alumni , , and as Artistic Performers, and SCA alumni as Dramaturge and as Technical Director), Plastic Orchid Factory’s Catching Up to the Future of Our Past (which also has SCA alumnus Jack Chipman working several behind-the-scenes jobs), and Remember that time we met in the future? by Montreal’s Lara Kramer, which is in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here at the School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), co-presented with Matriarchs Uprising. Other SCA representation in PuSh includes by the SCA's (with sound by the SCA's and lighting by James Proudfoot), and by Cole Lewis, SCA alumnus , and Sam Ferguson, and with the SCA's Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez behind-the-scenes. Check out the full PuSh lineup . Also, listen to Chambers talk about the Brutal Joy on the PuSh Play podcast .
PuSh presents: Luanda Casell
The is presenting a free talk by writer, performing artist, and theatre director on February 5, 2026, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre here at the School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), presented with . RSVP .
The past tense is always longer – reviewed
Read Isha Musampa's review for C Magazine of the exhibition , curated by Ana?s Castro, which included work by SCA alumnus . Read it .
Chimerik 似不像 talks interplay_2026
Read Stir on 's (with SCA alumni and as Co-Artistic Directors) participation in , which ran online from January 8 – 11, 2026, presented in partnership with New Works XR. Read it . Also, Caroline Chien-MacCaull spoke with The Source. Read it .
Santi on the list
The editors of Vancouver Magazine included SCA alumnus 's in their list of the best arts and culture events of 2025. Read it .
SCA (behind the scenes) at the Warrior Festival
Anais Mateusz West's , with SCA alumni (Lighting Designer), (Costume & Scenic Designer), (Technical Director), (Assistant Stage Manager), and (Voice Coach), and SCA PhD student (Additional Sound Design) behind-the-scenes, and The Search Party's , with SCA alumni (Lighting Designer) and (Technical Director) behind-the-scenes, are part of the Warrior Festival, which runs February 11 – March 29, 2026, at The Cultch's ork Theatre, Historic Theatre, and Vancity Culture Lab. See the whole schedule .
Capture's 2026 Selected Exhibitions Program
The Capture Photography Festival just announced their 2026 Selected Exhibitions Program, and it includes SCA alumnus 's , running March 27 – April 10 at the (144 E. 6th Ave., Vancouver) and the group exhibition , running at the (335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver), which includes SCA alumni , , and . See all of the exhibitions .
Vickers in The Chromophiliacs
SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition The Chromophiliacs, running January 24 – April 4, 2026, at the Richmond Art Gallery (7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond). More .
Listenings – in print!
Listenings, the publication produced in support of the exhibition series , curated by Candice Hopkins and (SCA alumnus and a Professor in UBC's School of Music), is available now, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, ICI, and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery with Information Office. More .
Morelli curates Street Actions
Curated by SCA alumnus Didier Morelli, Street Actions: Women Performing in Montréal and Toronto, 1970-1980 runs from January 16 – June 13, 2026, at OPTICA, un centre d'art contemporain (5445 avenue de Gaspé, espace 106, Montréal). More .
Stories Through Spaces
Matilda Aslizadeh and SCA alumni and are on the panel "Stories Through Spaces: On the Intersection of Theatre and Film," moderated by SCA alumnus , which runs Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM (doors at 6:30 PM), at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St, Vancouver), presented as part of the . More .
Norillag at Red Gate
SCA alumnus has shared that "True industrial percussionists, , are playing one final show before taking an indefinite hiatus at REDGATE on January 18th. Tickets at the door ($20), doors at 8pm." More .
RWB's Carmina Burana and T’?l: The Wild Man of the Woods
The team at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet reached out with a pair of tickets to giveaway to see their upcoming touring presentation of Carmina Burana and T’?l: The Wild Man of the Woods on February 9 & 10, 2026, at 7:30 PM, at The Centre (777 Homer St., Vancouver). The lucky winner was SCA allumni dancer Avery Ebenal! Have fun, Avery! For more information and to buy tickets, visit .
IGNITE! calling!
, the youth-driven, multidisciplinary arts festival, is calling for short one-act play scripts by emerging artists (ages 13-30) to be presented as part of their next festival in May, 2026, at The Cultch in Vancouver. The deadline is January 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Apply now!
Friedenberg's Carry the One and presenting Wet Mess
SCA alumnus is presenting Carry the One, produced as her graduating MFA project, on Wednesday, January 28 at 4:30 PM and Friday, January 30 at 6:00 PM, at Progress Lab (1422 William St., Vancouver). Get tickets . Also, Friedenberg and the are co-presenting Becoming a Mess: A Drag & Devising Workshop with on February 10, 2026, from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, in Room 4525 (Anndraya T. Luui Studio | Courtyard Studio) here at the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Get more info and a link to the registration form .
Xu on the Quantum Fish School and F-O-R-M
Read SCA student Clara Xu in SFU's The Peak on 's Quantum Fish School, which is in The Cabinet exhibition space until January 31, 2026, on the 4th floor of the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), curated by the SCA's Denise Oleksijczuk. Read it . Also, read Xu's review of F-O-R-M 2025 for The Peak .
Durey talks So Many Feelings
Read an interview with SCA alumnus by Katie Walkley for SFU's The PEAK, discussing 's , which he's performing on January 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM, in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre here at the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), featuring Caroline Ballhorn, Chance Lovett, SCA alumnus , and Mark Wolf, and presented by the Gibson Art Museum in support of the exhibition . Read it .
A Message From Derek
SCA alumnus Derek Chan is stepping down from his role as Managing Artistic Director of Vancouver Asain Canadian Theatre (vAct) to focus on his health. Read his open letter .
The Burning Seed at the Centre: Exploring Where Theatre Ideas Begin
SCA alumnus is hosting the workshop, The Burning Seed at the Centre: Exploring Where Theatre Ideas Begin, on Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 10:00?AM – 12:00?PM, at Pivot Theatre (#5 White Pass Train Station, 1109 Front St., Whitehorse). More .
Snack Witch Joni Cheung in Words Matter
SCA alumnus Snack Witch Joni Cheungis part of the exhibition Words Matter at de Montigny Contemporary (Suite 101, 858 Bank St., Ottawa), opening Friday, January 16, 2026. More .
Sound talks
SCA alumnus is giving an artist talk on January 19, 2026, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, at the University Theatre in UBC Okanagan's Campus Administration Building (1138 Alumni Ave, Kelowna), presented by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies. The talk will also be streamed via Zoom. More .
withintensions calling for truth (and sharing nostalgia)
withintensions, the artist-run monthly publication founded by SCA alumni Opal McLean, , and , is calling for submissions for their next issue on the theme of Truth, with a deadline of January 23, 2026. Find out how to submit . Also, download their last issue on the theme of Nostalgia .
The Natalie Brett Podcast E03
Listen to episode three of the Natalie Brett Podcast, conceived of, and hosted by, SCA alumni and and SCA Music & Sound student . Listen on Apple, Spotify or .
Beg's Where is Home
SCA alumnus 's Where is Home is on display along the Arbutus Greenway in Vancouver (near 6th Avenue between Fir St. and Burrard St.), presented as part of Launch Pad, the City of Vancouver's Public Art Program billboard project. More .
Ross in The Ex-Puritan
Read a conversation between Casper Orr and SCA alumnus for The Ex-Puritan. Read it .
B-Side, Track 12: No More Loopholes Act — with Kelsey Gallagher
Listen to Below the Radar B-Sides Track 12: No More Loopholes Act, with in conversation with Senior Researcher with Project Ploughshares. Listen HERE.