Sammy Chien | New Media Residency
From April 28th to May 16th, we will be welcoming Sammy Chien as the inaugural artist-in-residence at Centre A’s new media studio. During his time at Centre A, Sammy will be working on research and development for a solo interdisciplinary new media performance piece, We(a)ves. This work will investigate migration, race and gender politics, transcultural […]
A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Prints
A talk by Dr. Asato Ikeda (Fordham University Art History) Wednesday, March 28 | 5pm SFU Harbour Centre Room 7000 (7/F, Lohn Policy Room) How do we—and can we at all— talk about sex, gender, and sexuality of early modern Japan without imposing contemporary North American values and preconceptions? This question was central to […]
Two Films and a Talk with Trinh T. Minh-ha
March 15 and 16 | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St. #200, Vancouver) Join us for a very special program with Trinh T. Minh-ha: Centre A and The Cinematheque, with support from SFU David Lam Centre and SFU Institute for the Humanities, welcome renowned Vietnamese-born artist, writer, and scholar Trinh T. Minh-ha for a special two-night […]
Rungh Re/Launch Party at Centre A!
Saturday, Feb. 10 from 7 to 10 pm Centre A (2nd floor, 268 Keefer St.) We’ll be celebrating the return of Rungh Magazine with the launch of its newest issue on Saturday, Feb. 10. Join us for a night of readings, music, and performances. A selection of past and present issues will be availabe […]
Ali Kazimi’s Random Acts of Legacy (Vancouver screening)
Friday, Feb. 9 from 7 to 10 pm Emily Carr University of Art and Design 520 East 1st Ave. Along with Rungh Magazine and its partners, we’re delighted to invite you to the Vancouver screening of Random Acts of Legacy, a 2016 documentary film produced and directed by Ali Kazimi. We will be joined by Professor […]
Lost Islands, Future Islands: A TARP Talk with Joanne Leow
January 27th, 2pm at Centre A 268 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC This event takes place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. The (post)colonial port cities of Vancouver and Singapore are built on contested lands: unceded and speculated on in the case of Vancouver, and in Singapore, ever expanding with […]
Wishy-Washy Bodies
An exhibition by Bigo Curated by Mijoo Park Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 27, 7 to 10 pm Participatory performances every Saturday at 4 pm In Wishy-Washy Bodies, artist Bigo interrogates the agency of the body and the boundaries of our corporeal existence. Her works probe the ways we delineate the body, from units of measure, […]
Reading Group
From October to December, Danelle Ortiz, Y Vy Truong, and Simon Grefiel are hosting a weekly reading group at Centre A, Tuesdays 7-9pm. We will be reading a variety of texts that include fiction, poetry, and critical theory. Broad issues and areas of study will include Asian diaspora, decolonization, cultural criticism, and art criticism. For […]
Curator’s Talk with Ying Tan | SFU Harbour Centre
Saturday, Sept. 9th, 2 pm Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings St. 2270 Sauder Industries Policy Room Join us for a talk with Ying Tan, curator at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), as she shares in detail about her curatorial practice, the history of the CFCCA in the diverse art ecology […]
STATIONERY @ CHINATOWN NIGHT MARKET
STATIONERY @ Chinatown Night Market Aug 25-27, Sept 1-3 Join CENTRE A for our final two weekends at the Chinatown Night Market, where we have been hosting various events and projects by artists and curators every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 6-10pm, from May 26 to September 3. STATIONERY pays homage to the stationery booths of […]
