Pecha Kucha Night Twenty Slides. Twenty Seconds.

Austin Volume #4

The Pecha Kucha virus has spread to the Third Coast. Begun in Tokyo in 2003, Pecha Kucha Night ("pecha kucha" is a Japanese phrase meaning chit-chat) is a controlled creative convergence of designers, architects and other designers and artists.

Presenters are invited to show their work in a very tight format – 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. And then the next presenter is up. It's like speed dating, but more fun. An evening will feature 10 or so presenters in an informal environment, watched by an energetic and imbibing crowd. Austin is joining a host of cities to celebrate, support and enjoy the work of local designers and creatives.

Staying true to its Tokyo roots, the Austin edition will be grounded in architecture and design, while featuring other creative disciplines as well. We’ll include graphic art, fine art, electronic media, photography, and, of course, music (this is Austin, after all) – anything that can be represented in a series of slides over the course of 6 minutes and 40 seconds will be in play.

Each show starts promptly at 20:20, with doors opening an hour before. Pecha Kucha Nights will feature 10-12 presenters, with a brief break halfway through. Space is limited.

2/12 Featured Presenters:
Jared Ficklin, skatepark activist
Robert Gay, designer/artist, Thoughtbarn
Christian Helms, designer, The Decoder Ring
Nathan Nordstrom (aka Sloke), spray can artist
John Pointer, composer/singer/beatbox artist
Ariel Quintans (aka DJ F**kin'A) digital film/music, Action Figure
Ryan Rhodes, designer, McGarrah Jessee
Miguel Rivera, AIA, Rosa Rivera, Miro Rivera Architects
DJ Stout, designer, Pentagram
Sarah Wilson, photographer