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VIVA Alliance We are an Iranian visual arts platform that supports & celebrates artists in Vancouver, BC.

10/14/2026

๐™๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ โ€” ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎโ€จPerformed by Artist Anna Ugolkova and Varvara Zhemchuzhnikova

Presented as part of ๐™‹๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™” โ€” VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Exhibition at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (Roundhouse CC )on September 13, 2026.

Anna Ugolkova (Anna Ugolkova ) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the emotional, physical, and imaginative relationships between people, objects, and environments. Working across site-responsive installation, performance, sound, and sculpture, she recontextualizes found materials and familiar objects to examine how they carry traces of memory, use, absence, and change.

The performance was supported by the Province of British Columbia. The full video of this performance will soon be available on VIVA Allianceโ€™s YouTube channel.

Videography by Modi Hosseini

10/06/2026

๐ŸŸข September 9โ€“16, 2026, ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ brought together seventeen artists working across different materials, approaches, and perspectives, creating a space for exchange between artistic practices and the wider public. The exhibition was presented in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, with support from the Province of British Columbia.

๐ŸŽฅ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ โ€” VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (Roundhouse CC )

Video by Modi Hosseini (Modi Hosseini )

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VIVA Alliance is pleased to join the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival as a Community Partner for ๐˜ผ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™...
09/25/2026

VIVA Alliance is pleased to join the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival as a Community Partner for ๐˜ผ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ, supporting public outreach and community engagement with the festival.

๐˜ผ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ, directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari, arrives at VIFF for its Canadian Premiere following its world premiere in the Official Competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

Set in contemporary Iran, ๐˜ผ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ tells the story of a doctor arrested for secretly treating injured protestors. Following the closure of his practice, and with his faith in the future shattered, he decides to take his own life. Determined there is no way forward, he visits his siblings and mother, intending to say goodbye โ€” but things do not go as planned. Encountering affection, concern, and companionship in the presence of his family, the certainty of his decision slowly begins to crumble.

๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—” ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: VF26VIVAABL5OFF
โ€จUse the code when purchasing tickets through VIFF. Maximum two tickets per customer, per screening. Valid from September 16th.

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ โคต๏ธ

Friday, October 2 ยท 8:45 PMโ€จLindsay Family Stage at Granville Island

Thursday, October 8 ยท 4:00 PMโ€จThe Park Theatre

Sunday, October 11 ยท 8:30 PMโ€จFifth Avenue Cinema ยท 19+

VIFF 2026 takes place October 1โ€“11.
For film details, tickets, and screening information, visit link in bio.

Exhibition views from ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, presented September 9โ€“16, 2026 at the Ro...
09/25/2026

Exhibition views from ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, presented September 9โ€“16, 2026 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

VIVAโ€™s annual exhibition has become one of the organizationโ€™s central programs, supporting artists through public presentation, curatorial dialogue, artist talks, performances, and other forms of engagement. Presented in partnership with the Roundhouse, the exhibition places contemporary art within an accessible public setting, expanding opportunities for public encounter and engagement with the arts.

This year, Plasticity brought together seventeen artists selected through an independent jury process. The 2026 jury included Hangama Amiri, Steven Hubert, and Lorilee Wastasecoot. The exhibition was curated by Shadi Shadbahr and guest co-curator Anahita Ranjbar.

Participating artists:
Claire Anderson ยท Katya Anderson ยท Mahboubeh (Mona) Goudarzi ยท Sara Janti ยท Mark Johnsen ยท Nic Khorana Latulippe ยท Golriz Rezvani ยท Maya River ยท Jason Stovall ยท Keeyan Suazo ยท Anna Ugolkova ยท Hadis Vahidi ยท Melisa Valipour ยท Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky ยท Cristina Wang ยท Shadi Zahiri

For the full exhibition brochure and curatorial texts, please visit the link in bio.

๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ was supported by The Province of British Columbia and the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

โŸถ What makes VIVAโ€™s annual exhibition especially meaningful is the way many individual practices come together, with eac...
09/23/2026

โŸถ What makes VIVAโ€™s annual exhibition especially meaningful is the way many individual practices come together, with each work entering into dialogue with the next within a shared public setting. From September 9โ€“16, ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ was visited by close to 1,000 people over the course of eight days.

The installation day brought the artists, curators, and VIVA Alliance team together, working alongside one another as the exhibition took form.

With thanks to The Roundhouseโ€™s team and staff for their support throughout the installation. ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ was supported by the Province of British Columbia and the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

๐Ÿ“ธ Modi Hosseini

09/17/2026

On the final day of ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, the exhibition closed by refusing an ending.

Video showing Katya Andersonโ€™s ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ, 2026, at The Roundhouse Exhibition Hall.

The ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป is now available on VIVA Allianceโ€™s YouTube channel, .This conversation is p...
09/15/2026

The ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป is now available on VIVA Allianceโ€™s YouTube channel, .

This conversation is part of the public programming for ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ and explores her practice and the development of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ.

Watch via link in bio ๐Ÿ”—

Image of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ at Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity residency program, courtesy of the Artist (Katya Anderson )

โŸถJoin us online this Monday for a virtual artist talk with ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, presented as part of ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, VIVA Allianc...
09/12/2026

โŸถJoin us online this Monday for a virtual artist talk with ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, presented as part of ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Exhibition.

Anderson will discuss her artistic practice and the development of ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™ก๐™–๐™œ๐™š, followed by a conversation and audience Q&A.

Presented in collaboration with ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น, a dynamic Vancouver-based artist collective that brings together artists from diverse backgrounds through focused practice sessions and shared artistic exchange.

The conversation will be moderated by Shadi Shadbahr, Executive Director of VIVA Alliance and co-curator of Plasticity, with Amir Tamadon of Orange Easel.

๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐™‹๐™ˆโ€จOnline via Zoomโ€จ๐Ÿ’ปRegister via link in bio or on our website at vivaalliance.ca/events

๐™‹๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™”โ€จSeptember 9โ€“16, 2026โ€จPresented with The Roundhouse

โŸถThis Sunday, join us for a live performance by ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ as part of ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ.Activating her installation ๐™๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐Ÿฎ...
09/11/2026

โŸถThis Sunday, join us for a live performance by ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ as part of ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ.

Activating her installation ๐™๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, Ugolkovaโ€™s performance explores shifting relationships between the body, objects, and the surrounding environment.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ“The Roundhouse Exhibition Hall

Free and open to the public.

๐™‹๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™”
VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Exhibition
September 9โ€“16, 2026
Presented with The Roundhouse

โŸถ Join us this Saturday for a ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ presented as part of Plasticity, VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Exhibition.P...
09/10/2026

โŸถ Join us this Saturday for a ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ presented as part of Plasticity, VIVA Allianceโ€™s 4th Annual Exhibition.

Participating artists ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น will discuss their practices and the works presented in the exhibition, followed by an audience Q&A.

The conversation will be moderated by Shadi Shadbahr, Executive Director of VIVA Alliance and co-curator of Plasticity, with Bahar Mohazabnia, Vancouver-based freelance curator.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€จ๐Ÿ“Roundhouse Exhibition Hall
Free and open to the public.

๐™‹๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™”โ€จSeptember 9โ€“16, 2026โ€จPresented at The Roundhouse

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