Bag charms bag charms!!! Had a lot of fun making silly little things💫 It brought me back to my roots. They'll be available tomorrow May 8th 5:00-7:30 at @unit.270 for my solo show SUSTENANCE 🥩 Hope to see you there

Solo Exhibition by @tofuuday Opening Fri May 8, 5-7:30 PM Unit 270 📍Chinatown Centre | 2nd FL Emily Au is a emerging artist holding a BFA from Brock University with a Minor in Women and Gender Studies, her work engages mixed-race identity, the racial binary, and the aesthetic and conceptual weight of food. Her work has gained recognition across Canada and internationally, with exhibitions in the Greater Toronto Area, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, and the 2024 Ceramics Excellence Award from the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. For her solo exhibition at Unit 270 curated by Giles Monette, Au presents ceramic works that blur the line between sculpture and subject, positioning food as both object and symbol. Meat, in particular, becomes a lens through which systems of consumption are examined—how resources are distributed, how value is assigned, and how histories of culture are embedded in what we eat. The work reflects food not simply as sustenance, but as a structure shaped by tradition, identity, and culture. Photos by Giles Monette Gallery Hrs: May 9 - May 31 WED 12-6PM THU 12-6PM FRI 12-6PM SAT 12-6PM SUN 12-6PM Access & Care @Unit.270 is on the second floor of Chinatown Centre, which has multiple entrances, most of which include steps. For step-free access, please use the entrance under the awning labeled “Chinatown Centre,” near the “Everyone Needs a Home” sign. There is an elevator and escalator on the main floor that can take you upstairs to the gallery. There are gendered bathrooms that are fully accessible on the 2nd floor during regular mall hours. Upon request, there's a non-gendered and private bathroom that’s not accessible. Seating is available at the gallery as well as masks and hand sanitizer. We highly suggest wearing a mask to protect our most vulnerable community members.

Solo Exhibition by @tofuuday Opening Fri May 8, 5-7:30 PM Unit 270 📍Chinatown Centre | 2nd FL Emily Au is a emerging artist holding a BFA from Brock University with a Minor in Women and Gender Studies, her work engages mixed-race identity, the racial binary, and the aesthetic and conceptual weight of food. Her work has gained recognition across Canada and internationally, with exhibitions in the Greater Toronto Area, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, and the 2024 Ceramics Excellence Award from the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. For her solo exhibition "Sustenance" at Unit 270 curated by Giles Monette, Au presents ceramic works that blur the line between sculpture and subject, positioning food as both object and symbol. Meat, in particular, becomes a lens through which systems of consumption are examined—how resources are distributed, how value is assigned, and how histories of culture are embedded in what we eat. The work reflects food not simply as sustenance, but as a structure shaped by tradition, identity, and culture.  Gallery Hrs:  May 9 - May 31 WED 12-6PM THU 12-6PM FRI 12-6PM SAT 12-6PM SUN 12-6PM Access & Care @Unit.270 is on the second floor of Chinatown Centre, which has multiple entrances, most of which include steps. For step-free access, please use the entrance under the awning labeled “Chinatown Centre,” near the “Everyone Needs a Home” sign. There is an elevator and escalator on the main floor that can take you upstairs to the gallery. There are gendered bathrooms that are fully accessible on the 2nd floor during regular mall hours. Upon request, there's a non-gendered and private bathroom that’s not accessible. Seating is available at the gallery as well as masks and hand sanitizer. We highly suggest wearing a mask to protect our most vulnerable community members.

(Updated flyer) Step into a world between seasons 🌱✨ Where light meets shadow, and creativity blooms. THE BLOSSOMING — Spring Equinox Art Exhibit 🌸 Opening Night: Fri, Mar 27 | 5–7:30 PM 🎨 Gallery Hours: 12–6 PM (Sat 28 & Sun 29) 📍 Unit 270 Chinatown Centre, 222 Spadina Ave Showcasing the art from: @mariachernovv @lovecatchoo @gratian.art @emilyeliseillustrator @cz1881 @artby.kylay @jeff_stirling @zoartist_jjj @junekima.rt @gilesmonette Prints, stickers and affordable art available!! An evening of art, energy, and transformation. Come celebrate the shift into spring with us 🌙💫 #TheBlossoming #SpringEquinox #TorontoArt #ArtExhibit #CreativeCommunity ArtVibes

Zoey’s exhibition at Unit 270 marked the gallery’s first artist residency and was a complete success. The project created space for Zoey to focus on new work, connect with the community, and build momentum that is already pushing his career forward. A meaningful part of the residency was the intergenerational aspect of having his father there with him throughout the process, helping and supporting the work behind the scenes. Thanks to everyone who came through and spent time with Zoey and the show.

SL0226 — Toronto Pop-Up March 7–8 12–8PM 222 Spadina Ave, Unit 270 Experience the knitwear in person. Limited past season pieces + accessories available exclusively in-store. See you there!

@shakeelrehemtulla_ceramics and @foodstupid collaborated on this full alphabet cup series for Zoey's solo exhibition Type. Ceramic cup made by Shakeel and typography by Zoey. Solo Exhibition by @foodstupid Currated by @gilesmonette   Opening Feb 13 4-7:30 PM Unit 270 📍Chinatown Centre | 2nd Fl Unit 270 is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by Zoey Martinovic, a Toronto-based typography artist whose practice is grounded in asemic writing. Curated by Giles Monette, the exhibition brings together new works that examine language at the point where meaning dissolves and design, pattern and style takes precedence. Asemic writing, marks that resemble text but resist legibility form the conceptual foundation of Martinovic’s practice. Rather than communicating through readable language, his work approaches writing as a visual system, where gesture, rhythm, spacing, and repetition carry the weight. Letters lose their function, and writing becomes image. The exhibition extends this inquiry through the material choices rooted in Martinovic’s own lived experience. Rooted in his years working in the service industry, Martinovic’s practice employs found objects as a way of carrying lived experience into the work. Elsewhere, he pays homage to his late grandmother by painting on garden tools once used while tending her garden together. With TYPE, Martinovic approaches the exhibition as a proof-of-concept towards producing more large-scale murals throughout Toronto.  Gallery Hrs:  Feb 13 - Mar 1 WED 12-6PM THU 12-6PM FRI 12-6PM SAT 12-6PM SUN 12-6PM Access & Care @Unit.270 is on the second floor of Chinatown Centre, which has multiple entrances, most of which include steps. For step-free access, please use the entrance under the awning labeled “Chinatown Centre,” near the “Everyone Needs a Home” sign. There is an elevator and escalator on the main floor that can take you upstairs to the gallery. There are gendered bathrooms that are fully accessible on the 2nd floor during regular mall hours. Upon request, there's a non-gendered and private bathroom that’s not accessible. Seating is available at the gallery as well as masks and hand sanitizer. We highly sug

@stephvonawesome show at @unit.270 🍟🍓🥪🍦😋 . . . . . . #torontoart #torontoblogger #stephanieavery #popart #kawaii

Solo Exhibition by @foodstupid Currated by @gilesmonette   Opening Feb 13 4-7:30 PM Unit 270 📍Chinatown Centre | 2nd Fl Unit 270 is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by Zoey Martinovic, a Toronto-based typography artist whose practice is grounded in asemic writing. Curated by Giles Monette, the exhibition brings together new works that examine language at the point where meaning dissolves and design, pattern and style takes precedence. Asemic writing, marks that resemble text but resist legibility form the conceptual foundation of Martinovic’s practice. Rather than communicating through readable language, his work approaches writing as a visual system, where gesture, rhythm, spacing, and repetition carry the weight. Letters lose their function, and writing becomes image. The exhibition extends this inquiry through the material choices rooted in Martinovic’s own lived experience. Rooted in his years working in the service industry, Martinovic’s practice employs found objects as a way of carrying lived experience into the work. Elsewhere, he pays homage to his late grandmother by painting on garden tools once used while tending her garden together. With TYPE, Martinovic approaches the exhibition as a proof-of-concept towards producing more large-scale murals throughout Toronto.  Gallery Hrs:  Feb 13 - Mar 1 WED 12-6PM THU 12-6PM FRI 12-6PM SAT 12-6PM SUN 12-6PM Access & Care @Unit.270 is on the second floor of Chinatown Centre, which has multiple entrances, most of which include steps. For step-free access, please use the entrance under the awning labeled “Chinatown Centre,” near the “Everyone Needs a Home” sign. There is an elevator and escalator on the main floor that can take you upstairs to the gallery. There are gendered bathrooms that are fully accessible on the 2nd floor during regular mall hours. Upon request, there's a non-gendered and private bathroom that’s not accessible. Seating is available at the gallery as well as masks and hand sanitizer. We highly suggest wearing a mask to protect our most vulnerable community members.

Solo Exhibition by @foodstupid Currated by @gilesmonette   Opening Feb 13 4-7:30 PM Unit 270 📍Chinatown Centre | 2nd Fl Unit 270 is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by Zoey Martinovic, a Toronto-based typography artist whose practice is grounded in asemic writing. Curated by Giles Monette, the exhibition brings together new works that examine language at the point where meaning dissolves and design, pattern and style takes precedence. Asemic writing, marks that resemble text but resist legibility form the conceptual foundation of Martinovic’s practice. Rather than communicating through readable language, his work approaches writing as a visual system, where gesture, rhythm, spacing, and repetition carry the weight. Letters lose their function, and writing becomes image. The exhibition extends this inquiry through the material choices rooted in Martinovic’s own lived experience. Rooted in his years working in the service industry, Martinovic’s practice employs found objects as a way of carrying lived experience into the work. Elsewhere, he pays homage to his late grandmother by painting on garden tools once used while tending her garden together. With TYPE, Martinovic approaches the exhibition as a proof-of-concept towards producing more large-scale murals throughout Toronto.  Gallery Hrs:  Feb 13 - Mar 1 WED 12-6PM THU 12-6PM FRI 12-6PM SAT 12-6PM SUN 12-6PM Access & Care @Unit.270 is on the second floor of Chinatown Centre, which has multiple entrances, most of which include steps. For step-free access, please use the entrance under the awning labeled “Chinatown Centre,” near the “Everyone Needs a Home” sign. There is an elevator and escalator on the main floor that can take you upstairs to the gallery. There are gendered bathrooms that are fully accessible on the 2nd floor during regular mall hours. Upon request, there's a non-gendered and private bathroom that’s not accessible. Seating is available at the gallery as well as masks and hand sanitizer. We highly suggest wearing a mask to protect our most vulnerable community members.

Join us at Unit 270 this Saturday, Jan 31, for a colouring workshop with Steph Avery. Spend the afternoon delving into Stephanie's strange and wonderful brain with a colouring workshop of her illustrations! Included in the workshop is a small take-home zine and colouring pages created and designed by Stephanie.  Come by, meet Steph, and take part in a hands-on extension of her exhibition. The workshop is link in the bio. 📍 Unit 270 🗓 Saturday, Jan 31

Hold onto your butts, this Saturday we’re having a colouring day at the gallery. Featuring many of the high-brow illustrations that are tucked away in the mystery bags. Plus you get a lil’ zine! How can you resist? That answer is, you cannot!! . Join us at Unit 270 this Saturday, Jan 31, for a colouring workshop with Steph Avery. Spend the afternoon delving into Stephanie's strange and wonderful brain with a colouring workshop of her illustrations! Included in the workshop is a small take-home zine and colouring pages created and designed by Stephanie. Come by, meet Steph, and take part in a hands-on extension of her exhibition. /e/colour-with-steph-tickets-1981370623873?aff=oddtdtcreator 📍 Unit 270 🗓 Saturday, Jan 31 2-5 . PS. Don’t my nails look cute? Let’s see if they last until the weekend 💅