DONE!

Sculptor Jas Hugonnet presenting at PKC Vol. 01

Folks, thank you for filling Knightsbridge and making the first Pecha Kucha Night in Canberra a success. Keep an eye on this here site for more photos and reportage from the event, plus profiles of all the speakers on the night, and everything you need to know about Pecha Kucha Canberra Vol. 02. But first, we need a little lie down....

HOW TO

No excuses now... you got the venue, you got the speakers, you got complimentary copies of POL OXYGEN magazine, you got the good folk of Knightsbridge Penthouse pouring drinks... wht you haven't got is an excuse not to be at Pecha Kucha Canberra Vol. 01! We're looking forward to seeing you there!

WHO'S WHO

It's not long now... and we now happily present the speakers list for Pecha Kucha Canberra Vol. 01. In alphabetical order,

YI EVANS photographer
JAS HUGONNET sculptor
CHRISTEY JOHANSSON illustrator
MARCUS PIPER designer
GREG WADDINGTON architect
NICK WILLIAMS photographer
LUKE WONG photographer
TIM ZUBER architect

..and their presentations are looking good. Don't take our word for it though. Get to the venue early and see for yourselves.

Our house DJ for PKC Vol. 01 is none other than Canberra favourite Shunji. Well-known for his fluid eclectic deck work, we’re most pleased to have him spinning pre and post PKC. With thanks to Knightsbridge, and Shunji himself; check his profile here.

Also, many thanks to our latest sponsor Aesop, who are providing gift kits to all our speakers. Cheers Aesop!

ANOTHER REASON TO ARRIVE AT PKC EARLY!

We’re very happy to announce that the multi-award winning design/art/architecture bible POL OXYGEN is supporting Pecha Kucha Canberra, and even better for you, are providing copies of the mag for free to a limited number of early-comers. So be sure to get to Knightsbridge Penthouse early on the night of the 26th to secure a seat, and a copy of POL OXYGEN magazine, absolutely free!

4 WEEKS TO GO!

We here at PKC central have been busting moves to Europe's stirring hair-rock anthem 'The Final Countdown', as it is only 4 weeks till we kick the Canberra event off in fine style at Knightsbridge. Be sure to get to the venue in Mort St Braddon early to sort a seat, and check
the tunes from the Knightsbridge DJs (details on those to come soon!) before presentations kick off at 7pm. Remember that PKC is a free event, and seats are allocated on a first come/first served basis. We’d hate to have you view proceedings from the pavement, but latecomers may have to do just that!

And it's 1 week to go for submissions!
That's right, interested parties have just one week to lodge your presentation submission before the September 12 deadline. Send us a brief written explanation of what you want to present (no more than 100 words), a short bio, and up to 5 low-res (72dpi) images that would form part of your presentation to pechakuchacanberra@gmail.com. We’ll keep your submission on file, so if you’re not selected for PKC Vol 01, you may be selected for future events. As you can imagine, curating PKC is a pretty significant and inspirational part of the process for us, and we’re loving what we’re seeing!

Something else to remember is that Pecha Kucha is not another stuffy forum where tired stars of the profession wax lyrically to and for themselves; it’s a democratic system that encourages all-comers. We’re not interested in glowing CVs and references from Koolhaus, we’re interested in ideas. So keep them coming, students, beginners, chancers, schemers and pros alike!

OUR INTERSTATE COMPATRIOTS PT. 02

Do check the Pecha Kucha folk in Brisbane, who are staging their first event on the 12th of September. Details found in the links bar, just over there to your right....

OUR INTERSTATE COMPATRIOTS PT. 01

Some images from Pecha Kucha Nights in Sydney (top 2) and Melbourne. Be sure to check their sites for updates on their events. Well worth the trip!