Sound of the Sun, Volume I

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)

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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SOUND OF THE SUN, VOLUME 1: CALL FOR PITCHES

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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Ada Dragomir, Alger Ji-Liang, Ana M Tonso Alonso, Angie Rico, Atheana Picha, Celina de Leon, Chloe Hardmon, Dani Neira, DANI YOUR DARLING, Dax Heaven, Hannah Dubois, Jake Kimble, Julia Chang, Kaila Bhullar, Kara Ditte Hansen, Karl Hipol, kathy feng, Louie Villanueva, M.V. Williams, Marv Houngbo, Melanie Evelyn, Pari, Samantha Walters, Sara Wylie, Sarah Madgin, Sarah Wong, Snack Witch aka Joni Cheung, Soloman Chiniquay, Timothy Fernandes, Zuleyma Prado: I spy…3

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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Roxanne Panchasi: La Commune 2021 Free School

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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Taking photos & making books: a conversation with Soloman Chiniquay and Louie Villanueva

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.pub: an online art writing magazine by UNIT/PITT

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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Svava Tergesen, Ryley O’Byrne, Rebecca Wang, Rachel Lau, Phoebe Huang, Mona Fani, Katayoon Yousefbigloo, Jaz Whitford, Jackie Dives, Gloria Wong: I spy…

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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U/P at 8EAST

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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Agonyklub Poetry Reading?

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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Wrong Wave 7 by NuZi Collective

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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Caitlin Chaisson, Juan Cisneros, Sharona Franklin, Heather Kai Smith, Splenda, Temporary Investments: #tearitdown2018

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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