Projects

XINEMA and UNIT/PITT are proud to present Light grows wild, a programme of experimental films presented in conjunction with the to carve without cutting exhibition, curated by Asia Jong. This collection of works by Emma Roufs, Bram Ruiter, Daniel Robin, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Carolee Schneemann, Tiziana La Melia, Maryse Larivière, Carolynne Hew, and Sarah

Activations and Events

Free Admission

Artist Bios

Printed MatterUNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness is excited to announce the exhibition to carve without cutting, curated by Asia Jong. The exhibition will unfold simultaneously across the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden & Public Park in Vancouver’s Chinatown, from August 31 to September 28, 2024 with an opening reception

ecco landscape: The Art of Sound MappingSound maps have re-emerged as a popular medium for recontextualizing and re-presenting land and ecology, blending artistic and creative practices like soundscapes and experimental aural interventions with scientific, analytical methods such as geographical data analysis. Given that the discipline is so enmeshed with technological advancement, the practice is highly

Documentation

Film Info

Fairy Clocks Workshop

Artist BiosXINEMA x UNIT/PITT present Budding: an experimental film programme curated by Kasper Feyrer and Kara Hansen.Sunday, July 28, 8:30pmThe Garden – UNIT/PITT 2954 West 4th AveThis programme included moving-image portholes by BC-based, Canadian and international experimental filmmakers that have influenced Feyrer and Hansen’s individual and shared interest in queer ecological intimacies and parasitic film

A Transparency Machine event will occur on Wednesday July 24, 7:00PM, in UNIT/PITT’s gallery with poem-texts selected and projected by Scott Inniss, Jenny Penberthy, and Leah Sharzer.The Transparency Machine Event asks a writer to select a poem-text written by someone else and to facilitate a 20-minute discussion about it. The texts selected by Scott, Jenny, and Leah will

To celebrate UNIT/PITT’s first summer in its new gallery space, we are offering a three-month summer studio residency opportunity for an individual, collaborative, or collective of artists whose work can engage with our garden space and gallery, culminating in an exhibition in October 2024.We are now accepting expressions of interest for the residency program. The

Film Screening in the Garden at UNIT/PITTft. Kasper Feyrer, Tamara Henderson, Peter Lipskis, Sam Perry, and Al RazutisOrganized by XINEMASunday, April 28, 2024, 8pmTotal program time: 76.5 minThis program is a part of the 2024 Capture Photography Participating Events.Please join us on Sunday, April 28th for 𝙉 𝘿𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚, an experimental film screening and gathering organized

Dates:December 21, 2023: Online releaseJanuary 13, 2024: Live performance and cassette tape release at UNIT/PITTFeaturing sound works by: In The Are, goddaughter, Spiral Remix, J Ward, Tiffany Muñoz, Aila, May Flower, Olivia Valenza, Hank Bull, and Aaron Oliver.Sound of the Sun, Volume II is here to accompany you through the darkest day of the year. Created for the Winter Solstice of 2024, this compilation

Alyson Bucharest, Sauha Lee, Kiyoshi WhitleyCurated by Catherine de MontreuilNov 25, 2023 – Feb 3, 2024Opening Reception November 25 7PMUNIT/PITT is pleased to present the group exhibition Blue Greens Workers with works by Alyson Bucharest, Sauha Lee, and Kiyoshi Whitley. The presentation of Blue Greens Workers marks UNIT/PITT’s inaugural exhibition at our new gallery location, following three years of

LISTEN NOW: https://soundcloud.com/user-929382892/sets/sunCurated by Catherine de Montreuil and Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes Recording, mastering, and project support from Nick ShortArtwork by Martin Steuck, Catherine de Montreuil, and Marisa Kriangwiwat HolmesDates:June 20 – Album release dateJuly 4 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Broadcast on CJSF 90.1 FM with Marisa + CatherineJuly 20 – Cassette Launch event

Strategies for Survival (1986) is an archives project produced by UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness, re-presenting the partial proceedings of Strategies for Survival: State of the Arts/The Art of Alternatives, An International Conference for Artists, organized by the Vancouver Artists League, and held at the Commodore Ballroom, June 9th, 10, and 11th, 1986.In 1986, the

I spy… a disposable camera mail art project 2020-2022 is a beautiful full-colour publication featuring photographic contributions by all 46 artists who participated in the I spy… project over its 3-year span. The project was a meeting of poetry with no frills photography held across three summers; wherein UNIT/PITT mailed a unique written prompt and

UNIT/PITT Double Book Launch at Or GalleryI spy… Project Catalogue 2020-2022 + ReIssue Year 2 AnthologyMay 30, 2023 from 5:00-8:00 PM, with remarks at 6:45PMRefreshments and snacks will be servedGenerously hosted by the Or Gallery for UNIT/PITT and ReIssue at 236 E Pender St, Vancouver, BCThis event is free and open to all. Please register through

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, STORYTELLERSDeadline: March 24, 2023ABOUT THE PROJECTAs Earth tilts towards the Sun, light, growth, and activity are at their peak. Plants lush and expressive stretch into long bright days of gratuitous photosynthetic activity. Animals are awake, insomniac, exploratory—or at rest in shady reprieves. As light increases, so too does the heat:

I spy 2022…the online exhibition ran from November 30 to February 28, 2023. I spy… is a mail art program created by UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness. This year, 30 participating artists were mailed a disposable camera and a unique text prompt written by poet, editor and writer Jane Shi. They were instructed

A selection of art rock, experimental film, visual art and community projectsThe 8th edition of Wrong Wave Festival, curated by Liquidation World (Katayoon Yousefbigloo, Maya Beaudry, David Biddle), runs from July 5-31, 2022. The Liquidation World Guide to Maximizing Your Autonomy is the most expansive Wrong Wave Festival to date, with events and exhibitions in