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Looking back at 2055
2015-16 was UNIT/PITT’s 40th anniversary. At various points in its history, it seemed unlikely that the Pitt would survive to see its 40th year. (And if you want to know more about all of that, Allison Collins wrote a great recap of our history back in 2012.) Since we had already looked back at the…
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Why Am I Afraid To Love hits the streets of Vancouver
Street posters, up until end of February Artist’s talk and Valentine’s Day reception, Saturday February 13, 7pm Installation in UNIT/PITT Reading Room until February 27 If you’re seeing some intriguing messages on your local poster kiosk, there’s an explanation. Monique Levesque’s work Why Am I Afraid To Love? is now available for viewing all around…
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January at UNIT/PITT: Graeme Wahn, Monique Levesque, Musik Klub 3
We’re getting ready to start 2016 at UNIT/PITT. Look for Graeme Wahn’s exhibition Mother Hastings Time Capsule, opening Friday, January 15; Monique Levesque’s public project Why Am I Afraid To Love?, beginning at the same time and building up to a reception on February 13; and a new edition of Musik Klub on Friday, January…
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Why you should donate to the Pitt, part two
Your donation — whether it is a monthly sustaining donation, or a one-time donation of any size — will help the Pitt show and support new, unknown, and under-acknowledged artists well into the future. The Pitt has supported new artists and new ideas for 40 years now. We’re governed and run by artists, and committed…
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Why you should donate to the Pitt
This has been a great year for UNIT/PITT. This fall was the 40th anniversary of the day in 1975 that students from the Vancouver School of Art rented the premises of a defunct shoe store in the main floor of the Avalon Hotel and founded the Helen Pitt Gallery. We have been through a lot…