The School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Visit us at www.sfu.ca/sca.
Part of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology at Simon Fraser University, the School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) offers a dynamic and integrated arts curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level. Our undergraduate programs in visual culture and performance studies, dance, film, music, theatre, and visual art are focused on developing creative artists and scholars who are equip
05/08/2026
A very Vancouver story!
Trove of art by Basquiat, Javier Calleja and others at play in mammoth Vancouver real estate lawsuit A lawsuit related to the collapse of the developer Coromandel Properties includes an art collection purchased for $4.9m that was used as collateral for a loan
05/08/2026
COMPLETE YOUR SCHEDULE WITH US!
There are no prerequisites for these SCA courses:
CA 105
STT-Learning to Listen: Music Theory for Non-Musicians (3)
Arne Eigenfeldt
Online
CA 117
Modern Art History (3) B-HUM
Mon, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 127
History of Dance: From the 20th Century to the Present (3) B-HUM
Karen Thompson
Thu, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 135
Introduction to Cinema (3) B-HUM
Peter Dickinson
Online
CA 136
The History and Aesthetics of Cinema I (3) B-HUM
Christopher Pavsek
Wed, 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 140
Contexts in Creative Music and Sound Practice (3) B-HUM
Arne Eigenfeldt
Online
CA 142
Music Appreciation in the 21st Century (3) B-HUM
Arne Eigenfeldt
Online
CA 149
Sound (3) Quantitative (Q)
Arne Eigenfeldt
Online
CA 160
Introductory Studio in Visual Art I (3)
D100: Mon + Wed, 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
D200: Tue + Thu, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Prerequisites have been waived for all interested students for these SCA courses. Contact [email protected] to enroll!
CA 185
Interdisciplinary Studio – Technical Foundations (3)
Kyla Gardiner
D200: Tue, 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 235
Experimental Film and Video (3)
Nadia Shihab
Thu, 10:30 AM – 1:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 251
Live Acts II (3)
Ryan Tacata
Tue + Thu, 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 253
Co-Lab (4)
Sessional Instructor
Tue + Thu, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 254
Body (3)
Sessional Instructor
Mon + Wed, 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 262
Methods and Concepts: Drawing-based Practices (3)
Sessional Instructor
Mon + Wed, 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
611 Alexander Studio
CA 265
Methods and Concepts: Photo-based Practices (3)
Sessional Instructor
Mon + Wed, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
611 Alexander Studio
CA 278
Video and Projection I (3)
Miwa Matreyek
Tue + Thu, 2:30 – 5:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 319W
Critical Writing in the Arts (3) W
Sessional Instructor
Tue, 5:30 – 8:20 PM
Harbour Centre
CA 333
Film Forms (3)
Topic: Liminal Lensing: Between Lives & Imagination
Simone Rapisarda
Wed, 2:30 – 6:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 334
Film Forms (3)
Topic: Counter Cinema: Archive Filmmaking as Resistance
Chris Chong Chan Fui
Wed, 10:30 AM – 1:20 PM
SCA – 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 354
Social I (3)
James Long
Tue + Thu, 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
CA 386
Film Music: An Overview of the Relationship between Music and Moving Pictures (3) B-HUM
Arne Eigenfeldt
Online
Find out more: www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/2026/fall/courses/ca/
05/08/2026
Tickets now on sale!
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! 🎟️
Tickets are now on sale for Theatre Terrific’s 1984:AGAIN at the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Click the link in our bio to see showtimes and location information!
05/08/2026
As July Project comes to a close, we're excited to share
War & Bedtime - a July Project Showcase
August 21, 2026
7pm
What Lab Studio, 202-1814 Pandora St
Entry by donation at door, suggested $10
Together, over the past few weeks....
We contemplated the ruffles - or is it frills - of a jellyfish
We witnessed rest, an attempt at rest
We threw balls for fun, until maybe it wasn’t fun anymore
Wa watched a dance become a painting become a song become a dance
We wondered if we'd ever meet the Spider King.
Come celebrate the fact that we put pen to paper, metaphorically and actually.
Featuring a gallery exhibition and performances by:
Abeer Siddiqui
Adair Harper
Andrea Tarnawsky
Azlan Nur Saidy
Carol Diaz
Jarin Schexnider
Julian Legere
Keith Lim
Laura Lore
Natalia Martineau
Rook Bridson
Sarah Gallos
Stefan Hannie
Torien Cafferata
July Project is such a special gift. We can't wait to share it with you. 🩵
Image of Rita Spirit's RitaSpirit work Time In Two, photo by Cole Schmidt
04/08/2026
As July Project comes to a close (in late August) we're excited to share War & Bedtime - a Showcase of what we've been working on these past few weeks:
We contemplated the ruffles - or is it frills - of a jellyfish
We witnessed rest, an attempt at rest
We threw balls for fun, until maybe it wasn’t fun anymore
Wa watched a dance become a painting become a song become a dance
We wondered if we'd ever meet the Spider King
Come celebrate the fact that we put pen to paper, metaphorically and actually. Featuring a gallery exhibition and performances by:
Abeer Siddiqui
Adair Harper
Andrea Tarnawsky
Azlan Nur Saidy
Carol Diaz
Jarin Schexnider
Julian Legere
Keith Lim
Laura Lore
Natalia Martineau
Rook Bridson
Sarah Gallos
Stefan Hannie
Torien Cafferata
August 21, 2026
7pm
What Lab Studio, 202-1814 Pandora St
Entry by donation at door, suggested $10
July Project is such a special gift. We can't wait to share it with you. 🩵
Image of Rita Spirit's work Time In Two, photo by
Brutal never looked so good