SCA | Quick News | October 30, 2026
Hill is our Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Contemporary Arts
At last! We can finally announce that Gabrielle L＊Hirondelle Hill, our new Assistant Professor in the Visual Art area, is also a Canada Research Chair, specifically a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Contemporary Arts! Here's how 911勛圖 news summarizes Hill's CRC plans:
Gabrielle L＊Hirondelle Hill examines how Indigenous artists can create and share knowledge on their own terms while challenging the colonial systems that shape art galleries, museums and universities. Her research explores how artistic practice can strengthen Indigenous ways of knowing and support Indigenous resurgence, and what role Indigenous artists can play within institutions built on the dispossession of Indigenous peoples.
Her CRC program includes three interconnected projects: a land-based residency where artists learn through shared activities such as gathering materials and working on the land; a symposium focused on experiences within colonial art institutions and strategies for change; and the creation of new artworks, films and exhibitions. Together, these projects advance Indigenous-led approaches to research, creativity and institutional transformation.
Hill also received an award of $100k from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund, associated with her CRC, to support Facing Away Making Studio, a custom lab at 911勛圖's School for the Contemporary Arts. The lab will provide space for the experimental research that informs her sculptures, drawings, and video works. It will also serve as a hub for collaboration with artists and art-workers, student mentorship, and the organization of land-based residencies and symposiums focused on movement, connection, and collaborative knowledge-building rooted in relationships to the land.
Sinking in the West at the art fair
The SCA's Kathy Slade's Sinking in the West, presented by the Monica Reyes Gallery, is one of "seven coolest things to see at Art Toronto this year," according to Toronto Life. More .
Hill in An Indigenous Present
The SCA's Gabrielle L＊Hirondelle Hill is part of the exhibition An Indigenous Present, running November 7, 2026 - February 14, 2027, at the Frye Art Museum (704 Terry Ave., Seattle). More .
Teyh in Paris
The SCA's Nadia Shihab's recent restoration of Parine Jaddo's 35mm film Teyh (2002) will be presented in Paris on October 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at the Fondation de Enterprise Pernot Ricard. The screening is the first program in La Toile, an ongoing series focused on "apprehending works through the constellations in which they are inscribed". The inaugural program, presented by Taddeo Reinhardt, presents four films that each explore a particular cinematic form "in order to test the issues raised by using one＊s body, voice and gaze to report on an experience and the world that shapes it". More .
Yoon's Time Freed (Beyond Capture)
The SCA's Jin-me Yoon's video installation Time Freed (Beyond Capture), developed with fifteen women with lived experiences of incarceration, runs October 30 每 November 7, 2026, with a Celebration & Catalogue Launch on Saturday, October 31, 2:00 每 4:00 PM, presented by Gallery Gachet (9 W Hastings St., Vancouver) in collaboration with The Circle Project as part of the 2026 Heart of the City Festival. More .
The Brutal Joy in Denver
The SCA's Justine A. Chambers' The Brutal Joy, produced in collaboration with the SCA's Mauricio Pauly, James Proudfoot, and Vanessa Kwan, is running Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at the Studio Loft at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House (1385 Curtis St., Denver, CO), presented as part of the 2026 edition of the Biennial of the Americas. More .
Devries and Underhill talk Bartlett
Join Justin Devries and the SCA's Owen Underhill on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 2:00 PM, at 911勛圖's Gibson Art Museum for a free, informal gallery talk about Martin Bartlett＊s experimental work, presenting in support of the exhibition Martin Bartlett: Begin Anywhere, which runs to February 14, 2027. More .
Yoon and Dodge are up for the Siminovitch
Read Stir Vancouver on Sherry J. Yoon and Jay Dodge, SCA alumni and co-Artistic Directors of Boca del Lupo, who are on the shortlist for the 2026 Siminovitch Prize. Congratulations 每 and good luck! More .
Small File Redux
The Small File team is staying busy. They're hosting two free Small File Maker＊s Forums on November 3 & 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM (PST), moderated by long-time Small File scholars and researchers, including Radek Przedpe?ski, SCA alumnus Mena El Shazly, the SCA's Laura U. Marks, and Alma Garcia. The event will be recorded and shared on their recently-launched Small File video platform, SFTV Public Access. They're holding a SFMF 2026 Watch Party on Tuesday, November 3, from 4:30 PM 每 9:30 PM at Lobe Studio (713 East Hastings St., Vancouver). Get tickets . And the "sustainably online" version of the 2026 festival runs until November 7, 2026. Get tickets . And if you're in Halifax, don't miss VOIDMAXXING (Joy That Kills), curated by SCA alumnus Joey Malbon, running Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 PM, at the Centre For Art Tapes (2238 Maitland Street, Halifax NS). More . And for all Small File news, visit for more.
Tahos / Lin in Helsinki?
SCA alumnus Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin) 輿假踮 is at M-Cult in Helsinki?, Finland, for a research project, "In Between: Wetland and Park Forest," working within local urban nature areas. More .
The Array: Supermassive Black Hole
Presented by Upintheair Theatre (which has SCA alumni Jesse Del Fierro and Jessica Hood working behind the scenes) and What Lab, The Array: Supermassive Black Hole, ran October 21 每 23, 2026, at 7:30 PM at What Lab (1814 Pandora St, Vancouver), included a collaborative performance by danielle Mackenzie Long and SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter. Read more about the show , and read a review of the show by Stir Vancouver .
Reveal Yourself at The Polygon
Reveal Yourself, featuring SCA alumnus Marita Michaelis and Justin Perdomo from Still Depths, are (hopefully!) playing at The Polygon Gallery (101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver) as part of their "Demonic 80s Aerobics" themed Halloween party on October 31, 2026, from 8:00 PM 每 1:00 AM. More .
Koochakzadeh-Yazdi promotes Stanford
SCA alumnus Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, who's a doctoral candidate in Music Composition in the Department of Music at Stanford University, is the star of a new promotional video for the university, shared on the Stanford Vice Provost for Graduate Education's Instagram. Watch it .
Bad Behaviour choose Ross
SCA alumnus Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross' The Longest Way to Eat a Melon was included in a reading series bibliography compiled by the Toronto-based Bad Behaviour Collective, which is available to purchase through Art Metropole. More .
Sumiko in Nature in Victoria
SCA alumnus June Fukumura's Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization is running November 12 & 13, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Intrepid Studio (2-1609 Blanshard St., Victoria). More .
CERi Awards
911勛圖 Community-Engaged Research Initiative is calling for nominations for the 2026 CERi Awards, which recognize outstanding community-engaged research at 911勛圖. The deadline is November 13, 2026. More HERE.
Loscil playing NeuzTec!
SCA alumnus Scott Morgan (Loscil) is playing Thursday November 12, 2026, at the Greenhouse (1411 Quadra St., Victoria), as part of NeuzTec!: Festival of Experimental Sound Design and Multimedia Technology, presented by Garden City Electronic Music Society. More .
Vascular Necrosis press
Read Stir Vancouver ( and ) and The Georgia Straight () on SCA alumnus Jordyn Wood's Vascular Necrosis, which ran October 7 每 18, 2026, at The Nest, directed by SCA alumni Daniela Atiencia with SCA alumni Paula Viitanen Aldazosa (Set Design), Jonathan Kim (Lighting Design), David Mesiha (Sound & Video Design), Claire Brown (Apprentice Stage Manager), Kayleigh Sandomirsky (Production Manager), and Jack Chipman (Technical Director) as part of the creative team, and produced by Touchstone Theatre and Glitch Theatre.
Nieto's Butoh Movement
SCA alumnus Salom谷 Nieto held a Butoh Movement workshop on October 27, 2026, at 6:30 PM, at Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver), presented as part of the Stand Festival. More .
Magdy and Bedward talk Black Zombie
SCA alumnus Doaa Magdy (Founder & Director of the yearly film festival and content hub Horror in Seconds) was in conversation with director Maya Annik Bedward after a screening or Bedward's Black Zombie, a documentary tracing "the evolution of the zombie from colonial Haiti to contemporary Hollywood," on October 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM, in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema here at 911勛圖's School for the Contemporary Arts, presented by Reel Causes. More .
Omote (?)
SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter and Miya Turnbull are presenting their collaborative work Omote (?) on October 24 & 25 in Calgary (as part of Fluid Fest), on October 29 & 30 in Lethbridge, and on November 6 & 7 in Edmonton. More .
Through the Wormhole＊s Work in Progress Series
Through the Wormhole Theatre Co. (which includes SCA alumnus Lachlan Harris-Fiesel, Sarah Carter, Katie Gherasim, Jae Gonzales, Lauren Han, Carlo Marchet, Rosemary Morrison, and TJ Tan) launched "Through the Wormhole＊s Work in Progress Series" on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at their studios (1811 Pandora St., Vancouver), with a free showing of (extended) by SCA alumnus Sara van Gaalen, which "explores the relationship between self-care and consuming media" More . Keep your eyes open for more from the Wormhole!
Pang's Out of This World
SCA alumnus Lam Tung Pang's first solo exhibition in Canada, Out of This World, runs October 24, 2026 每 January 3, 2027, at the Richmond Art Gallery (7700 Minoru Gate Richmond), with an Opening Reception & Artist Tour on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 2:00 PM 每 4:00 PM. More .
Kotowich, Margolick?, and von Waldenburg? in EDAM's November Choreographic Series
SCA alumnus Jeanette Kotowich? joins Rebecca Margolick? and Ra?na von Waldenburg? for EDAM's "November Choreographic Series" at ?EDAM Studio Theatre? (303 E 8th Ave?., Vancouver), running November 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, & 14?, 2026, at 7:00 PM, with a ?post-show Artist Talk-Back on November 4. Get tickets .
Gibson's Music on the Mountain
SCA MFA student and drummer Kevin Romain, who's part of the Madeleine Elkins Trio, played Wednesday, October 21, 2026, launching the Gibson Art Museum's new "Music on the Mountain" programming stream, which coincides with the exhibitions Here to Play: Variation for Sixteen Hands and Martin Bartlett: Begin Anywhere, both running to February 14, 2027. More .
interplay_2027
Led by SCA alumni and co-artistic producers Caroline Chien-MacCaull and Sammy Chien-MacCaull, interplay_2027, a festival of live online performance, is running February 10 每 13, 2027. More .
Lamoureux stepping away from Vines
Wow! SCA alumnus Heather Lamoureux, the founder of the annual Vines Art Festival and (with Manuel Axel Strain) Co-Artistic Director at Vines Art Society, is "stepping away from her role," but will "remain connected to Vines as an advisor." Congratulation on your work with Vines Art Society, Heather! We're looking forward to what's next for you! Read more at Stir Vancouver .
Live at 8EAST: 04. 11. 2026
Feven Kidane (Trumpet), Nebyu Yohannes (Trombone), SCA alumnus Matthew Ariaratnam (Guitar), Nikko Whitworth (Double Bass), and Adrian Avenda?o (Drums) are played two sets to celebrate the release of Live at 8EAST: 04. 11. 2026, the first album 每 also featuring this same hot quintet 每 in the NOW Society's new 8EAST Recording Project on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 8EAST (8 E. Pander St., Vancouver). More .
Red Demon reviewed
Read Stir Vancouver's review of the Canadian Premiere of Hideki Noda＊s Red Demon, with SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale as the eponymous demon, which, having run October 8 每 18, opened The Firehall Arts Centre's 2026每27 season, produced by rice & beans theatre (which has SCA alumnus Chamale as Artistic Director) and Gokko Creative Society. Read it .
East Van Panto: Hercules
You know the winter season is coming soon when Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto, this time offering their take on Hercules, is ready to go! Written by SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale with Marcus Youssef, and with SCA alumni Jami Reimer, Sophie Tang, Cindy Mochizuki, and Daniel O＊Shea as part of creative team, East Van Panto: Hercules runs November 18, 2026, 每 January 10, 2027, at The Cultch's York Theatre (639 Commercial Dr., Vancouver). Read more at Stir Vancouver .
Secret Ingredients reviewed
Stir Vancouver reviewed Secret Ingredients by SCA alumnus Keely Rois O＊Brien, which was the 2026/27 season opener at Gateway Theatre, running October 14 每 17, 2026. Read it .
North by Northwest on Martin Bartlett
Margaret Gallagher of CBC Radio's North by Northwest spoke with Justin Devries and Matt Rogalsky about Martin Bartlett and his work, and the exhibition , which runs to February 14, 2027, at 911勛圖's Gibson Art Museum (and including a great series of related public events). Listen .
Obuwoma at Gachet
SCA alumnus Ogheneofegor Obuwoma joined Rain Cabana-Boucher and Gloria Wong in afterlives and entanglements, which ran October 15每24, 2026, at Gallery Gachet (9 W Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
CBC talks Yaga, Franky talks reading
Read the CBC News on Yaga, the "witchy" new Crave show staring Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, and featuring SCA alumnus Ezra Franky. Read it . Also, Franky talked to CBC Books about how she "loves reading complex ＆witchy＊ women." Read it .
Sparvier-Wells at the Fox
For your springtime calendar, SCA alumnus Virginia Jessica Sparvier-Wells is playing Tuesday, April 13, 2027, at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St, Vancouver), presented as part of Music on Main's A Month of Tuesdays programing. More HERE.
The Chien-MacCaulls in Denmark
SCA alumni and Caroline Chien-MacCaull and Sammy Chien-MacCaull are in Aarhus, Denmark, for an artist residency with Blue Cliff, as part of the ?bne Scene program at Godsbanen. More .
Lee at The Dance Centre
SCA MFA student Lee Su-Feh is teaching a dance dramaturgy workshop at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver) on November 10, 2026, from 1:00 PM 每 4:00 PM. More .
GEMS Vancouver are seeking volunteers
Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) Vancouver are seeking volunteers to help screen films for their GEMFest 2027 programming teams and read scripts for their Screenplay Competition. In exchange, all GEMS volunteers receive a complimentary GEMFest 2027 festival pass and 1-year GEMS membership. Find out more .
Bridge in the Whistler Film Festival Doc Lab
SCA alumnus Beau Han Bridge's feature documentary, The Promise of Happiness, has been selected for the 2026 Whistler Film Festival Doc Lab, which is "a professional development program offering mentorship, story development, and industry networking for documentary filmmakers, culminating in an in-person program during the Whistler Film Festival + Content Summit, December 2 每 6, 2026." More .
The New York Muslim Film Festival
SCA alumnus Hassan Babar is the Artistic Director & Co-Head of Programming for the New York Muslim Film Festival, which had it's inaugural run on October 11, 2026, at the SVA Theatre in NYC. More .
Lee interns at New Works
SCA student Alice Lee is the new Community & Communications Intern for to New Works. Read a profile of Lee they shared on their Instagram .
Halloween Weekend: A Cabin in the Woods
SCA alumnus Santi Henderson, who's booking events at China Cloud Studios (524 Main St., Vancouver), is hosting a Halloween Weekend: A Cabin in the Woods on October 30 & 31, 2026, from 7:30 PM 每 2:00 AM, featuring his group Santi and The Hanky Tanks. Get tickets .
Through the Wormhole's Halloween bash
Through the Wormhole Theatre Co. (which includes SCA alumnus Lachlan Harris-Fiesel, Sarah Carter, Katie Gherasim, Jae Gonzales, Lauren Han, Carlo Marchet, Rosemary Morrison, and TJ Tan) are holding a Halloween bash on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 7:30 PM 每 10:30 PM, at What Lab (1814 Pandora St., Vancouver). Get tickets .
Wallgrin's Underworld Songbook
SCA alumnus Wallgrin's new record, Underworld Songbook, realized under the guidance of Dr. Persephone Rivers and Dr. Karen Erebus at the illustrious Bronze Age Feeling Institute, is available on .
Silverfox talks Apprehension with CBC Indigenous
SCA alumnus Krystle Silverfox talked to CBC Indigenous about her work Apprehension, on display at the 2026 Art Toronto fair, which "uses beading to bring healing and care to mother's '60s Scoop story." Read it .
Sum's Rooted In My Mind
Listen to Rooted In My Mind, a new song by SCA alumnus Amanda Sum on Bandcamp .
Morelli in print
SCA alumnus Didier Morelli has a conversation with Katie Lawson about "Curating (as) Performance at Manif d＊art" in issue , and has the text "Holding space or the sintering of snow" in on the theme of The Grid.
Theatre Replacement's Friend-raiser
Theatre Replacement, which has SCA alumnus Maiko Yamamoto as Artistic Director, is holding a "Friend-raiser" on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, from 6:00 PM 每 8:00 PM, at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave., Vancouver), featuring a behind-the-scenes preview of the upcoming HOLD ON LET GO festival by Yamamoto, SCA alumnus Cindy Mochizuki reading "2027 new year's fortunes," and "delicious and beautiful cakes" by SCA alumnus Keely O＊Brien. There are only 30 seats and you can only get tickets by donating $150 (or more) to TR. Donate .
Silverfox in White Noise
Annie MacDonell and SCA alumnus Krystle Silverfox are in the exhibition White Noise, running October 30, 2026 每 January 17, 2027, at the Two Rivers Gallery (725 Canada Games Way, Prince George), with an Opening Reception on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 PM. More .
Bracewell at Venice
SCA MFA student Wyldie Bracewell's Two things in the world seem to be only once, an installation for field recordings and found recordings from Vancouver and Venice, accordion, magnetic tape, and other fragments, was presented as part of the 2026 Venice Music Biennale, with Caterina Barbieri as Artistic Director, which ran October 10 每 24. More .
The Right Thing To Be Doing in Brooklyn
SCA alumnus Sarah K. Finn is presenting The Right Thing To Be Doing January 14 每 17, 2027, at JACK (20 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY), as part of The Exponential Festival. More .
Some Days acquired
Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, who are participating in the 2026 Toronto Art Fair, tell us that SCA alumnus Lauren Crazybull's 2026 painting, Some Days, was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada. Congratulations, Lauren! More .