SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) is a non-profit, artist-run centre in Canada dedicated to developing and supporting the work and visibility of culturally diverse artists.
MONITOR 13 - Open Call
Sharlene Bamboat and Priya Sen are curated the next edition of MONITOR: South Asian Experimental Film + Video. Submit by November 16, 2018.
LEARN MORELands and Seas of Bones
SAVAC is pleased to co-present this experimental short film program at the Toronto Queer Film Festival.
LEARN MOREGhost Landing
How do severed architectures become sites of memory? SAVAC is pleased to co-present this program of short films at Regent Park Film Festival
LEARN MOREWeather to Store
In partnership with FADO Performance Arts Centre, SAVAC is pleased to present Weather to Store, a durational performance by artist Kristina Guison.
LEARN MOREDemons in Paradise
SAVAC is happy to co-present Demons in Paradise by Jude Ratnam with Workman Arts/Rendezvous with Madness and ANBU (Abuse Never Becomes Us). It is a groundbreaking documentary about Sri Lanka's devastating civil war.
LEARN MOREMeet and Greet
SAVAC is hosting its annual open house for all art students. Come out and meet the SAVAC Team and Community.
LEARN MOREMaría Alejandrina Coates
Through a year-long residency, curator María Alejandrina Coates will research and design a program for BIPOC artists working at the interstices of computer programming, art, and activism
LEARN MORERealpicnik
SAVAC’s annual summertime picnic, Realpicnik, is coming up soon. Join us on Sunday 29 July 2018.
LEARN MOREBreathing Room
Breathing Room is a site-specific multi-part installation by Toronto-based artist Myung-Sun Kim for our new series: Natural Interruptions.
LEARN MOREPandi
In partnership with Tangled Arts + Disability, SAVAC will be screening Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam's film Pandi, which looks at mental health in South Indian communities.
LEARN MOREWe Look At Animals Because
In partnership with Critical Distance, and curated by Nahed Mansour and Toleen Touq, SAVAC is pleased to present We Look At Animals Because, an exhibition that gazes on animality.
LEARN MOREViews on the 4th
Visual artist Sameer Farooq will present his views on the topic of art as reporting to inaugurate our new speaker series, Views on the 4th.
LEARN MOREKAPSULA
We are thrilled to present a collaborative special issue of Kapsula Magazine that explores the notion of “spaceless place" by delving into the SAVAC Archives.
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