SCA | Quick News | July 20, 2026
Before and Inside: Three Textured Views
The SCA's and her longtime collaborator are presenting Before and Inside: Three Textured Views at gezwanzig (Gumpendorfer Str. 20, 1060 Wien, Austria) from July 17 – August 28, 2026, curated by Walter Seidl. More .
So Far So Near downtown
A Vancouver City commissioned version of SCA's 's So Far So Near (2026) is on the big screens at Granville and Robson, presented as part of the city's Platforms: The Teachers Among Us program. More .
SOLUM I SOIL goes to India
SOLUM I SOIL (2026), created by the SCA's and SCA alumni and , is screening as part of the MANIFEST Dance-Film Festival, running July 29 – August 2, 2026, in Auroville, India. More .
1984:AGAIN
Upcoming from : 1984:AGAIN by , an SCA alumnus and Theatre Terrific's Artistic Director, running September 10 – 13 & 17 – 20, 2026, at the Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island (267 Old Bridge Walk). With Jesuino as Director and Playwright, and SCA alumnus as Stage Manager, 1984:AGAIN is an adaptation of , "drawing terrifying parallels to modern day surveillance, disinformation and politics." More .
East Van Panto: Hercules
It's already almost that time of year again! Single tickets are now on sale for 's East Van Panto: Hercules, written by SCA alumnus (with Marcus Youssef), and with SCA alumnus as Lighting Designer and Illustrations by SCA alumnus , running November 18, 2026, to January 3, 2027, at The Cultch's York Theatre (639 Commercial Dr, Vancouver,). More .
BC Arts Council Strategy and Action Plan
Feedback on the arts in BC? Give your suggestions the BC Arts Council .
Sum gets some Amplify BC
Aha! We've spotted SCA alumnus in this list of 84 recipients of Amplify BC grants from Creative BC. Maybe some of the other groups in the list include other SCA students or alumni? If you (under a pseudonym) or your group is included, please let us know! See the full list .
Call for purple jingle dresses
SCA alumnus shared a special invitation to "all jingle dress dancers to bring or make a purple jingle dress for our 2nd year special at Cowessess Powwow," which runs August 11 – 13, 2026, at the Cowessess First Nation in so-called Saskatchewan. More about the event.
Great Northern Arts Festival
Not only were works by SCA alumni and in Ceremonial/Art's exhibition at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, which ran July 8 – 13, 2026, but SCA alumnus performed, as well. View the schedule .
GoFundMe for Tam
Oh, no! SCA alumnus has shared that SCA alumnus has suffered some serious-looking injuries, including "significant dental damage," because of a bike accident. If you'd like to support her recovery, you can donate at this .
VACT's Multilingual Creation Program
SCA alumnus (rice & beans theatre) was one of the facilitators for VACT's Multilingual Creation Program, which ran July 7 – 10, 2026, at Odd Meridian Arts's Morrow, More .
Stir on Vines
Here's Stir Vancouver on Vines Art Society's , founded by Vines Co-Artistic Director and SCA alumnus , which runs August 5 – 15, 2026, at parks around Vancouver. Read it .
Some changes in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology...
As an unfortunate result of "ongoing transformations to the post-secondary sector and the publishing industry in Canada" – which is another way of saying ongoing global instability, financial and otherwise, and perhaps also the way-too-fast rise of AI – 51猎奇入口Publishing is being folded into SFU's School of Communication. This means that the Master of Publishing is being closed, as well. Read more HERE.
Gachet's drop-in community art workshops
, which has SCA alumnus as Director / Curator, is holding a season of free, drop-in community art workshops in Oppenheimer Park and Pigeon Park, led by artists and community facilitators, with all materials supplied and light refreshments provided. Participants are also invited to produce work for Gallery Gachet’s 17th Annual Oppenheimer Park Art Show. Here's the schedule: Oppenheimer Park Workshops: Tuesdays, July 14 – August 4, 3:00–5:00 PM & Pigeon Park Artist-in-Residence Workshops: Tuesdays, July 14 – September 15, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM.
Tides & Moons: Herring Capital
SCA alumnus 's Tides & Moons: Herring Capital is part of the exhibition Lure, running June 6 – August 23, 2026, at the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). More .
CAG walkthrough
CAG’s Assistant Curators, Aretha Pereira and Daniel Pickering, are giving a walkthrough of the gallery’s spring 2026 exhibitions, including SCA alumnus Douglas Watt's , on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM (555 Nelson St., Vancouver). More .
Reveal Yourself stormed out – again!
, featuring SCA alumnus and Justin Perdomo from , had their rescheduled , opening for a screening of (with SCA alumnus as the !), once again canceled due to weather! One of these days, or so , they'll get to rock the deck!
__LA CASA
SCA alumnus 's __LA CASA is currently on one of the five billboard spaces along the Arbutus Greenway (between Fir Street and Burrard Street on West 6th Avenue), presented as part of the City of Vancouver's Launch Pad initiative of their Public Art Program. More .
Postcards to My Younger Transexual Self (or YTS), Ages 0-119
Upcoming! Neworld Theatre's World Premiere production of Christina Cook's Postcards to My Younger Transexual Self (or YTS), Ages 0-119, with SCA alumni as Performer and Choreographer, on Live Scenography, and on Set Design and as Technical Director, running August 25 – 30, 2026, at the PAL Studio Theatre (300 – 581 Cardero St, Vancouver). More .
Thinking For Ourselves
(which includes SCA alumnus , , , , , , , and ) have extended the submission deadline to join Thinking For Ourselves, an "AI-free symposium on anything and everything" on August 1, 2026. Apply by July 21! More .
Secret Ingredients in Toronto
Hello Toronto! SCA alumnus 's Secret Ingredients project is open for business, presented as part of the 2026 edition of Toronto's . Drawing from the submissions she receives, O’Brien will make a cake with a custom message, rendered in delicious icing, and deliver it to your chosen recipient – all for free! After all the cakes are delivered, O’Brien will present a "performance and cake tasting inspired by the cakes and the stories behind them" on Saturday, August 15, at 7:00 PM, and Sunday, August 16, at 3:00 PM, both in the BMO Incubator at The Theatre Centre (1115 Queen Street West, Toronto). Request your cake .
Gamelan Trike Trike's workshops
Gamelan Trike Trike, a project of (which has SCA PhD student as one of its members), is calling for participants "interested in learning how to play gamelan music" to join their "free, hands-on workshop series beginning in September." More .
The Art of Soft Living extended
, an exhibition by Rosanna Li Wei Han (李慧嫻) and SCA alumnus at the Tung Gallery (4/F, Lee Roy Commercial Building, 57-59 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong), has been extended to July 25, 2026. More .
Let Us Mark the Seasons in Love
SCA alumnus 's exhibition, Let Us Mark the Seasons in Love, opens Saturday, July 25, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, and runs to August 18, 2026, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (431 Marine Drive, Gibsons, BC). More .
Stir on Ionesco’s Cabaret
Here's Stir Vancouver on Rumble Theatre's presentation of , running July 23 – 25, 2026, at Progress Lab 1422 (1422 William St., Vancouver), which has SCA alumni , , , and as part of the production. Read it .
Basanta in Bad Objects, Reconsidered
SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition Bad Objects, Reconsidered, running July 16 – September 11, 2026, at SPACS (Floor 3 – 149 W. 27th St., New York). More .
Outten's Mythologies of Manhood
SCA MFA student is part of the exhibition Mythologies of Manhood, which opens Thursday, August 6, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, and runs to September 8, 2026, at D'Aguilar Art Saskia (Virginia Street 8A, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas). More .
Xyshen's ARC Residency
SCA alumnus has shared about her ARC Residency with the Electric Company Theatre. Read it .
Oostenbrug's Slow Social Club
Join SCA alumnus for the Slow Social Club series of events, running July 16 and August 6 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, and September 10, October 29, and November 19, 2026, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, at the Marpole Neighbourhood House (8585 Hudson St., Vancouver), presented by . Activities include ecoprinting on paper, paper recycling with dried flowers, and conifer resist dyeing. More info .
Sethi's Leo
SCA alumnus won the for her work on Inanna Cusi's . Congratulations, Rashi! Watch the trailer .
Klinke's record release show
SCA alumnus is playing a record release show to celebrate the release of on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 8:00 PM (Doors at 7:00 PM), at The ARC Gallery (1701 Powell St., Vancouver), presented by and . Get tickets .
Score to Dance Infinite Realities Workshop
, which has SCA alumnus as Artistic Director, is presenting the Score to Dance Infinite Realities Workshop with Katie Ward on August 9, 2026, from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, at Odd Meridian Arts' Morrow (Unit 204 – 910 Richards St., Vancouver). More .
Berlanga's Accounting for Bleed
SCA alumnus 's Accounting for Bleed ran May 9 – July 18, 2026, in the State of Flux Gallery at the Cultivate Art Commons (Unit 305 – 370 King Street W, Kingston, ON). More .
Butterfield interviewed
Watch an video interview with new SCA Dance alumnus , seemingly done while she was still a student, by Bumbling Bee Studio. Watch it .
Stencils, Prints & Spray Paint Workshop
Join SCA alumnus , the Gibson's Art Studio Lead, for the Sunday Workshop, "Stencils, Prints & Spray Paint," on Sunday, July 26, 2026, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, in the Tuey Art Studio at the Gibson Art Museum at 51猎奇入口Burnaby. It's a free event for 12-year-olds and up, and all materials will be provided. But take note: Registration closes Thursday, July 23. More .