Cultural partner with Art Toronto
artverb* is proud to be a cultural partner with Canada’s international fair for modern and contemporary art.

Friday, October 28: 12 PM – 8 PM
Saturday, October 29: 12 PM – 8 PM
Sunday, October 30: 12 PM – 6 PM
Monday, October 31: 12 PM – 6 PM

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B
255 Front Street West, Toronto

http://www.arttoronto.ca

1⁄e Edition Toronto
artverb* is a proud supporter of the first annual Toronto international art book fair. Come join us and see what it is all about.

October 28–31, 2016
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

For more information about Toronto’s International Art Book Fair Click here

artverb* would like to formally introduce the latest addition to our green fleet.

HIRO is a revolutionary art shipping truck that raises the bar in art transportation standards here in Canada.

HIRO is a 2016 Hino 195, with an alarmed 20ft box and 95.5″ tall inside, air ride suspension, GPS tracking with alarm integration, 2500 lb lift gate, and a Thermoking 680 reefer unit.

Taking over a year to make, this custom made truck is like no other.

The goal was to create a superior art shipping truck with:

• the best in climate control
• increased truck and cargo security
• more toughness for city driving

HIRO has a sophisticated Thermoking reefer that runs independently from the truck. It precisely regulates temperature & humidity by heating and cooling the truck. With electric standby power and satellite communicated alarms and data retrieval, Hiro is a step above the competition. The client will now be able to track their valuable shipment using GPS satellite technology.

The truck box has a unique construction and design never before done in Canada. It’s made to an international art shipping standard. Combining special non-temperature transferring materials, poured foam in the walls, roof and floor and a triple door offer superior temperature stability.

The curtain wall is a unique artverb* feature in HIRO. Besides increasing security the movable curtain wall is also another temperature barrier that prevents weather from entering the truck and limiting drastic temperature fluctuations that can occur when loading or unloading in extreme weather conditions.

HIRO like YOSHI has the best in commercial truck security. Both trucks have BABACO ignition locks and alarm systems that protects the cargo area. The trucks can only be opened by an artverb* representative carrying a unique security key and performing a sequence of procedures otherwise the alarm will sound.

The goal with HIRO was to improve security by integrating the latest in satellite technology. artverb* is one of the only Canadian art shipping companies to offer GPS Tracking with alarm integration.

Excerpt from the Canadian Art Summer Issue 2015 regarding artverb’s principles on Art Installation:

“Using professional art installers will give you piece of mind that the art will not fall off the wall,” says Ryan Barrett of Toronto’s artverb*, naming one of every collectors’s greatest fears. Barrett states that the most common mistakes he sees in his business are people hanging works using wire, explaining that “professional art installers will always hang directly from two D-rings, so the artwork will not get ‘out of level’ over time,” and using the wrong weight of hardware. He reveals, “Our rule is to double the weight, so if the artwork weighs 40 pounds, we’ll hang it with two 50-pound rated hooks, meaning it has 100 pounds of wall support and is in a proper safety threshold.” In a collector’s home toolkit, Barrett recommends having “a tape measure, a hammer, premium-quality hardware, laser and spirit levels, a stud finder and a cordless drill. Also, a roll of thin, low-tack green painters’ tape, for marking the wall instead of leaving messy pencil marks.” His installers each travel with no less than six highly accurate levels. They are also equipped with adjustable museum hanging hardware that can save the day when confronted with large, heavy works or uneven walls.

Download the Canadian Art Magazine Collecting Guide

DX Design Auction May 29, 2015
artverb* is a proud partner of the DX Design Auction. All proceeds will support DX’s education programs, curatorial initiatives and the permanent collection.

FRI, MAY 29, 2015
5:30-7PM Champagne Preview hosted by Spafax
7-10PM General Admission & Live and Silent Auction
Location: Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street

Don’t miss DX’s first-ever design auction!

Go to the official website to buy your tickets and preview the auction.