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UNIT/PITT welcomes Nadia Mahamoor
It is our pleasure to announce that Nadia Mahamoor is joining UNIT/PITT as part of Shumka Centre’s Art Apprenticeship Network 2022. Nadia will be working alongside Rachel Lau and Brit Bachmann to curate a speaker series in response to I SPY…a disposable camera project. Thank you to the Shumka Centre and Emily Carr University of…
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La Commune Revisited
Last year, Dr. Roxanne Panchasi in collaboration with UNIT/PITT presented La Commune 2021, a 10-week virtual free school on the Paris Commune of 1871. The program, which is still available online, features open access readings, an interactive timeline of key historical events, and weekly episodes of radio 1871, an original podcast where Roxanne interviews other…
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UNIT/PITT Selected Runner-Up for 2021 Lacey Prize
To have our work be seen and to be shortlisted for the 2021 Lacey Prize means so much to us, particularly this year as UNIT/PITT continues to adapt to the pandemic/post-pandemic cultural landscape. The board and staff of UNIT/PITT would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Eunice Bélidor, Curator of Quebec and Canadian Contemporary Art at…
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2021/22 Board of Directors
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Andrea Valentine-Lewis, who is joining returning board members Aileen Bahmanipour, Sara Ellis, Jennifer Huang, Michael C.K. Ma, Madison Mayhew, Roxanne Panchasi, James Spetifore and Alena Webber to form the 2021/22 Board of Directors. Keep scrolling down to read their bios. This year’s slate was confirmed at our Annual General Meeting on August 8,…
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UNIT/PITT welcomes Lauren Lavery and Rachel Lau
Thank you for tuning in to U/P’s programming over this last year. Behind the updates and social media posts is a dedicated staff and board of directors, but they haven’t all been properly announced. Leading up to our Annual General Meeting on August 5, 2021, we want to share a long overdue introduction to the…