arts
The intimacy of The Living Room at Centre A
March 22, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer When the art world so often feels unapproachable, Henry Heng Lu and Hau Yu Wong envisioned an exhibit where visitors can feel like they’re at home. By making the space more intimate, Lu and Wong hope to “challenge the oftentimes inaccessible, highly curatorial nature of a contemporary art gallery.” Located in Centre A in Sun Wah Centre, The Living Room is displayed alongside Revisiting the Asianadian. This is where issues of The Asianadian magazine are available for patrons to read. They are also available in Centre A’s library. Both exhibitions are free to attend. My friend…
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The Journey Here delves into the behind-the-scenes work of advocacy
March 22, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Hosted by Steve Dooley, the executive director of SFU’s Surrey campus, The Journey Here is “a podcast that profiles the stories of community builders from all walks of life.” From students sparking social change to professors…
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Spring 2022 Gallery Guide
March 15, 2022By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Massy Arts Gallery | Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists | Free | On until March 31 [caption id="attachment_121445" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image courtesy of @inspiringindigenous via Instagram[/caption] Since opening in September 2021, Massy…
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ArtsLIVE celebrates SFU’s unique arts community and cultural identity
March 14, 2022By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate SFU ArtsLIVE has hit the ground running this semester, with weekly live performances and pop-ups across all three campuses. Co-presented by the Student Experience Initiative and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs, ArtsLIVE is cultivating spaces to…
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Monday Music: Songs to listen to when you realize you’re in a toxic relationship with your university
March 14, 2022By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor SFU refuses to let me leave with a degree and it’s starting to feel a little obsessive. Despite trying to do everything right, my degree keeps getting extended one semester at a time. I get…
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Upcoming local production bad eggs explores women’s agency across mythologies
March 9, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Following a staged reading in 2019, SFU alum and playwright Jessica Hood is bringing her first full-length play, bad eggs, to your screens as an online film-theatre hybrid. The play tells the story of partners…
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Rebekah Stevens finds healing through traditional Indigenous beadwork
March 8, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer The relationship between an artist and their art is what makes their work reach people in ways words can’t identify. For Rebekah Stevens, the Indigenous studies and linguistics student behind @beksbeads on Instagram, this relationship…
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Peacemaker takes a lesser known DC Comics character to new heights
March 8, 2022By: Emma Best, Peak Associate Content warning: mentions of sexual harrassment in the second to last paragraph. When James Gunn’s rendition of The Suicide Squad was released in theatres last August, it was surprising to hear that the first DC Extended…
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Celebrating Hong Kong culture and community
March 8, 2022By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor When it’s pouring rain out, I usually want nothing more than to curl up with a blanket and a good book at home. But on one dreary night near the end of February, I…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Feb 28–Mar 13
February 28, 2022By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate SFU ArtsLIVE: Banana Bread and Shawn Bullshields | March 1, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | FREE | Convocation Mall Presented by SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs and the Student Experience Initiative, ArtsLIVE hosts live pop-ups and performances.…
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