Projects

Installation view Sauha Lee's work featuring what she calls "chunks" of paper and foudn materials, which look like stone cubes. Placed on a round green table surface. Collage by Alyson Bucharest in the background, as well as Kiyoshi Whitley's installed sculpture.

Blue Greens Workers

Alyson Bucharest, Sauha Lee, Kiyoshi Whitley

Curated by Catherine de Montreuil

Nov 25, 2023 – Feb 3, 2024

Opening Reception November 25 7PM

UNIT/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

Read more
A black phoenix made from a paper cut-out sits above a pale, muted blue cut-out sun with a face. The background is egg-yolk yellow, and handwritten text at the bottom of the image reads "SOUND OF THE SUN / VOLUME I"

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 dateJuly 4 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Broadcast on CJSF 90.1 FM with Marisa + CatherineJuly 20 – Cassette Launch event

Read more

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, the

Read more

Video Walkthrough: I spy… Project Catalogue 2020-2022

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

Read more
A banner image with paper cut-out sun artowkr, overlaid with text reading: SOUND OF THE SUN / VOLUME I/ MARCH 24 / CALL FOR PITCHES

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 does the heat:

Read more
Two people with their heads out of frame, one in a sleeveless red dress, the other in a dark suit, stand next to each other holding hands. Between them on the white tile floor, large fronds of a palm plant spread between and in front of them. Overlaid with a magenta rectangle accented with a yellow and turquoise circle. Text on the graphic reads “I Spy…2022. Online exhibition. November 30 to February 28, 2023”. The text in white lists the names of 30 artists featured in the exhibition: “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 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, and Zuleyma Prado” On the bottom right corner is the Unit/Pitt logo.

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

Read more
Square image with red background. White and black text stylized horizontally and vertically around the page reading, "2021" and "La Commune"

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/WelcomeWEEK 2: The Election of Paris CommuneWEEK 3:

Read more

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

April 8, 12-1:30PSTZoom//FreeRegister by emailing register@unitpitt.ca

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

Read more
ReIssue stylized font logo in white text against a dark textured background, greens, blues; reminiscent of fish scales, dark underwater scenes, or deteriorating film

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 writing,

Read more

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

Read more

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,

Read more

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 available for sale (cash/credit card only).
RSVP

Read more

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 TALKS
Free

Read more