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Pecha Kucha Night: San Luis Obispo vol. 06
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Back for volume six and celebrating their first year of slide show awesomeness, Pecha Kucha Night: San Luis Obispo is presenting another night of cultural karaoke.
Visual and super sonic, volume six is a digital percussion of music, photography, design, fine art, wheeled objects, and a little bit of nature tossed into the mix.
Fast-paced and wired for the masses, volume six presenters are a mix of professionals, academics, eccentrics, students, and artists, who are brave enough to break the 'death by PowerPoint' mold.
Presenters for PKN vol_06 are:
• Darren Clarke_musician
• Jeff Jamieson_furniture + art
• Tracy Taylor_fine artist
• Bill Mulder_bikes
• Donna Duerk_gardener + professor
• Barry Goyette_photographer w/ Inga Swearingen_vocalist
• Inga Swearingen_vocalist w/ Barry Goyette_photographer
More about the presenters can be found here.
Japanese for "the sound of conversation," Pecha Kucha Night is a digital presentation event where each participant is given 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide to share their works and ideas freely, giving a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show. With no specific theme or topic, presenters are provided a forum to render their creativity into a free-flowing non-stop time slot. No breaks. No interruptions. One right after another. It is similar to a Salon from times past, with organizers encouraging event participants and the audience to gather, discuss and socialize.
Held several times a year and originally devised and shared by Tokyo based Klein Dytham Architecture, the local collective is dedicated to seeing the Pecha Kucha philosophy and conversation included as an element in San Luis Obispo’s cultural landscape. They have garnered support from designers, artists, students, professionals and musicians who are all committed to joining the San Luis Obispo conversation. Sponsored by Steynberg Gallery and the generosity of Eric Meyer.
Details:
Pecha Kucha Night: San Luis Obispo vol. 06 will be held:
:: Saturday November 8th, 2008, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo
:: conversations start @ (19:00) 7:00pm
:: presentations start @ (20:20) 8:20pm
:: $1.00 donation at the door
CONTACT:
Email:
pechakucha.slo@gmail.com
Presenters for PKN vol_06 are:
Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke was born and raised in England and was performing in pubs and clubs in London as young as age 13. Renowned as an outstanding guitarist, record producer, published songwriter and mentor, Darren Clarke made San Luis Obispo his home 15 years ago & founded Music Lab in 2003, now known as Modern Music Academy. MMA specializes in Guitar, Song Craft & Production. Darren has a degree in Contemporary Music & Music Business & he thrives on training others to be successful musicians.
www.modern-music-academy.com
Donna Duerk
I grew up in North Carolina and have had a garden since elementary school and a camera since my first Brownie Hawkeye at twelve. Architecture at Cal Poly brought me to California in 1981. I got serious about photography in an underwater class with Mike Francis who said, "Make sure that the fish's eye is in focus!" The underwater film gear got stolen, the world turned digital, I turned into a Master Gardener, and the world of cacti and succulents opened a fascinating new venue of exploration in addition to the usual flowers. So, here I am.
Barry Goyette
Barry Goyette is a photographer/designer based in San Luis Obispo. He completed his studies at Cal Poly in 1989, and specializes in photographing people for advertising. Goyette also provides interior and graphic design services for a number local commercial clients. His photography and design work is also regularly seen in association with a variety of non-profit organizations including the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo, Ballet Theatre of SLO, DeyoDances, Transitions Mental Health, and The San Luis Obispo Symphony.
Goyette is a regular contributor to the local arts scene, producing numerous exhibits of contemporary photography over the past 18 years.
http://www.barrygoyette.com
Jeff Jamieson
Jeff Jamieson was born in 1960 and has been making art for 32 years.
He has concentrated on small-scale works for the last 5 of those 32.
He is still finding and seeing good new things.
He will show some of the new small-scale works at David Patton in Los Angeles in April.
Bill Mulder
We are a loose confederation of bicycle riders that do it from a different perspective. Tall bikes are nothing short of a parade when riding down a street. One has to try really hard not to have a positive reaction to a tall bike passing by. We strive to inspire individual creativity, community giving, and having a good time while doing it "Posse Up" and ride high with us!
Inga Swearingen
While she readies her album for a 2009 release, Inga Swearingen continues to grow and evolve as an artist; playing everything from jazz vespers in San Francisco to Tanglewood with James Taylor and a Prairie Home Companion. She incorporates her experiences to enhance her skill as a singer who conjures with her audience. She concludes, "I want an audience to feel uplifted and connected. I want them to know that they can make music more a part of their lives. It's a wonderful profession, I love what I do."
http://www.ingaswearingen.com/
Tracy Taylor
Tracy’s studio occupies the second story of a century old rural general store surrounded by vineyards, in Edna Valley. Although she specializes in watercolors, she also loves to paint in oils. Self taught, Tracy sold her first painting at fourteen.
While living in Hawaii early in her career, she became fascinated with painting the local tropical fish and since then has sold hundreds of thousands of aquatic watercolor posters worldwide.
Tracy's portfolio can be viewed at tracytaylor.com
