Society for Art and Critical Awareness
LISTEN NOW: https://soundcloud.com/user-929382892/sets/sun Curated by Catherine de Montreuil and Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes Recording, mastering, and project support from Nick Short Artwork by Martin Steuck, Catherine de Montreuil, and Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes Dates: June 20 – Album release date July 4 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Broadcast on CJSF 90.1 FM with Marisa + Catherine […]
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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, […]
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UNIT/PITT Double Book Launch at Or Gallery I spy… Project Catalogue 2020-2022 + ReIssue Year 2 Anthology May 30, 2023 from 5:00-8:00 PM, with remarks at 6:45PM Refreshments and snacks will be served Generously hosted by the Or Gallery for UNIT/PITT and ReIssue at 236 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC This event is free and open […]
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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, STORYTELLERS Deadline: March 24, 2023 ABOUT THE PROJECT As 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 […]
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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 […]
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A selection of art rock, experimental film, visual art and community projects The 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 […]
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April 21 – Izzy CenedeseApril 28 – Raine BongonMay 5 – Ella White12-1PM PSTZoom//Free From April 21 to May 5, join UNIT/PITT every Thursday for free, lunchtime artist talks with Izzy Cenedese, Raine Bongon, and Ella White. This online artist talk series is a part of a connecting bridge of projects created by UNIT/PITT. This […]
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I spy 2021…is now live! The online exhibition runs from October 25 to February 28, 2022. I spy… is a mail art program created by UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness. This year, 6 participating artists were mailed a disposable camera and a unique, crowd-sourced text prompt. They were instructed to photograph whatever they […]
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I have sent you numerous letters, but I am not aware whether you have received them. As very probably they are now either in the clouds or in the moon, I write a short resume of what has passed since we have been cut off from the outer world, as I believe that I have […]
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From March to June 2021, writer and scholar (and UNIT/PITT Board Member) Roxanne Panchasi presented a virtual free school focused on the Paris Commune of 1871. The course materials were initially delivered by e-newsletter, as 10 weeks of curated, open access readings that thematically mirrored the major events from 150 years before: WEEK 1: Bienvenue/Welcome WEEK 2: The Election of Paris […]
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Join UNIT/PITT for a free, lunchtime discussion on cameras, documentation, and self-publishing with lens-based artists, Soloman Chiniquay and Louie Villanueva. This event will be a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will not be visible, but they may submit questions and comments through the Chat function. Live Closed Captioning will be available through Rev Live Captions. For additional […]
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ReIssue is an interdisciplinary art writing magazine focused on shaping and sustaining a contemporary west coast discourse rooted in critical engagement with experimental art practices. ReIssue soft-launched at reissue.pub in 2021 thanks to the generous support of Vancouver Foundation’s Systems Change Grant, UNIT/PITT, and VIVO Media Arts Centre. ReIssue is an online magazine for art […]
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I spy… a disposable camera project is a mail art program created by UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness. Ten artists are each sent a disposable camera and a unique text prompt. They are instructed to photograph whatever they want, as long as one photograph responds to the prompt. UNIT/PITT chooses nine photographs from each […]
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On October 8, 2020, UNIT/PITT hosted a Zoom event for Lois Klassen’s artist book project, Reading The Migration Library, as part of Vancouver Art Book Fair’s Art Book Month. Hosted by Jairo Salazar, this event was a double book launch for Crista Dahl’s The Migrators and Carlos Colín’s Tierra Y Libertad / Little México, and […]
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From July 2018-September 2020, UNIT/PITT co-managed 8EAST (8 East Pender Street, Vancouver) with the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW). U/P and NOW took over the space from Selectors’ Records (2015-2018) with the intention of continuing Selectors’ ethos of interdisciplinary collaboration between visual artists, musicians, writers and community members. U/P left the lease in September 2020, […]
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As UNIT/PITT’s inaugural Retail Residency, Agonyklub has curated an evening of readings for your mind’s eyes’ pleasure on Wednesday, February 19 at 8EAST (8 East Pender Street) from 7pm onward. FREE ADMISSION Featuring: KC Wei Colin Osler Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross Nicole Kelly Westman Music playlist by AK. Selections from the AK catalogue will also be […]
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Tear It Down 2019 is an ephemeral group art exhibition on poster kiosks from November 2019 until January 2020. Participating artists were asked to create works in response to Vancouver’s unaffordability and housing precarity. The resulting posters address themes of access and accessibility; body and belonging; class and security. Week 1 — Nov 29-Dec 6 […]
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Wrong Wave is an erratic festival hosted by UNIT/PITT celebrating the intersection of music, performance, visual art and publishing. Curated by NuZi Collective, the seventh instalment will feature the launch of a limited edition publication (Tue Nov 19), and a music showcase (Thu Nov 21) at 8EAST. Tue Nov 19 | ZINE LAUNCH & ARTIST […]
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Works by Caitlin Chaisson, Juan Cisneros, Sharona Franklin, Heather Kai Smith, Splenda, and Temporary Investments will be appearing on poster kiosks around Vancouver from October 24 to December 15. #tearitdown2018 is an art exhibition using poster kiosks instead of a gallery. Street posters are covered up, torn down, and frequently disappear completely, just as the […]
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