Volume 24
PechaKucha Night Asheville returns to The Grove House for an evening of fascinating presentations from Asheville's most creative and interesting people, all following the beautifully simple PechaKucha 20x20 format: 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each.
The February 20 event is part of "International PechaKucha Day" (2/20/2020 -- get it?).
We're collaborating with AIGA Asheville -- the professional association for design -- for this event, so we'll be exploring design and the designers of WNC through a variety of lenses.
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Doors open at 7 PM and the program begins at 7:30.
When we sell out there will be standing room, so arrive by 7:15 to claim your seat.
Tickets are $10 online through January 31, $11 until 5p February 20, and $12 at the door.
TONIGHT’S SPEAKERS
ERIC PIEPER
Eric Pieper is a co-founder of Homestead Studio with his wife, Ellen. They met working at TOMS Shoes many years ago and it helped shaped a vision for what their own studio would look like someday. Homestead was formed to bring people together, and through honest hard work, build strong establishments that a community can take pride in. Together they strive to follow the tradition of their craft, & believe that every brand already has a unique story waiting to be dug up from the soil.
eric@homestead-avl.com
ALYSSA PHILLIPS
Alyssa Phillips, Vice President of AIGA Asheville, is a graphic designer and the owner of Amp'd Designs, focusing on logo design & branding, web, and print design for small businesses in Asheville. Alyssa grew up in Buffalo, NY, studied graphic design in Brooklyn, and worked for several studios in NYC before relocating to the mountains. Through Amp'd Designs she loves collaborating with entrepreneurs who are passionate about what they do to create design that helps them communicate their values.
alyssa@ampddesigns.com
DAVID HUFF
David snaps photos for some cool clients and organizations hire him to speak about leadership, creativity and communications. For two years he documented the new construction, as a photographer in residence, at the Asheville Art Museum. He likes chocolate. He was a finalist in the inaugural Canon Imagin8tion Project with Ron Howard and made a movie based on stories by his father. He studied psychology in CA, lived in Australia but has yet to visit the moon. Asheville is where he gets his creative mojo.
david@davidhuffcreative.com
CORTINA JENELLE CALDWELL
Cortina Jenelle Caldwell is an Appalachian native descending from generations of Southern, West African, and indigenous peoples. In a few key words, Cortina is an artist, organizer, event designer and community building architect. In addition to having her own consulting-coaching practice, Cortina is the Founder & Creative Director of Artists Designing Evolution, LLC (adé PROJECT).
connect@theadeproject.org
INTERMISSION
BATTLEDECKS:
You take the stage! We’ll show five random images for 20 seconds each; you improvise a talk without knowing what is coming next. The result? Hilarity! Each volunteer receives a free ticket to the next PK Night Asheville on 05.08.2020!!!
YOKO MORRIS
Yoko was born and raised in West Virginia, where her family line goes back generations and generations of subsistence farmers. She has lived in Asheville for 13 years and has had a backyard farm for 3 after moving to 5 acres in Weaverville. It has been steadily successful, with many failures sprinkled in to give her hours of hilarious stories to entertain even the most stone-faced farmer.
yokosmorris@gmail.com
JONATHAN ROSS
Jonathan Ross is an instructor in the Digital Media Technologies program at A-B Tech Community College. He has a background in graphic design, interactive design, audio/video, motion graphics, web design, and opera! Jonathan enjoys the variety of being a jack-of-all-trades and playing with new software and technologies as they emerge. Among other client website projects, Jonathan has also been working on KioSign, a digital signage solution using WordPress as a platform.
jonathansross@gmail.com
GABE SWINNEY
Gabriel is a professional photographer with a decade of marketing experience. He specializes in commercial, architectural, and interior photography; and loves integrating edge technology like drones and 3D imaging into his work. A believer in the importance of relationships in business, Gabriel can often be found at industry conferences, networking groups, and wherever else new friends can be made. His favorite pastime is exploring ancient pilgrimage routes in faraway destinations.
gabe@swinneyphotography.com
If you're new to PechaKucha, go brush up on the details: pechakucha.com If you have questions after that, give us a holler!
If it ain't your first rodeo, we're so eager to see you again. The organizers are thankful for your patience as we dove deeper into the worlds of business-building and human-raising!
