Meet Our PechaKucha Vol. 12 Presenters

Charlotte McKernan | Modernology

Intern Architect Charlotte McKernan examines the stories in our town’s cluttered roofline in her presentation Modernology.

Christine Sullivan | Felt Words

Designer Christine Sullivan showcases her latest body of work, which gives an ironic twist to a common craft material in her presentation Felt Words.

Lila Pickus | Absence, Augmentation and Replication

In Absence, Augmentation and Replication, designer Lila Pickus explores adaptive reuse architecture as curatorial practice, questioning the role of materiality and authenticity of artifacts in exhibiting place-based stories.

Mollie Toll | Artifacts: Critical Information for Archeologists

In Artifacts: Critical Information for Archeologists, archaeobotanist Mollie Tollreveals the inventiveness, technical and artistic skills in ancient artifacts.

Ramona Sakiestewa | How Did That Become A Thing?

In How Did That Become A Thing?, artist Ramona Sakiestewa muses at how an object is elevated to a fashionable trend and how they have come to influence her work.

Steve Fitch | Arrowheads and Arrows

After decades of photographing the vernacular roadside landscapes across America, Steve Fitch shares his insights on what we can learn about a culture from these remnants.

VOL. 12—ARTIFACTS

Tuesday, December 7 | 6 PM @ Center for Contemporary Arts

VOL. 12 ARTIFACTS features designers, textile artist, photographer, architect, and archeologist ruminating when does something become an object of discovery? What are the qualities that make a material have substantive value? Is an artifact solely the evidence of existence or does it solicit us to reconsider history?

Click on our presenters’ photos to learn more about them and their talks. 

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THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
DONATION-AT-DOOR greatly appreciated.

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DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 PM. EVENT BEGINS AT 6 PM. COME EARLY FOR CONCESSIONS AND CONNECTION OUTDOOR.

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INDOOR MASKING IS REQUIRED, UNLESS EATING OR DRINKING. Please bring a proof of your COVID vaccination OR a CLINICALLY CERTIFIED negative test (within the last 72 hours), AND a photo ID for check-in.

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THANK YOU TO 2021 PECHAKUCHA SPONSORS: SIX BLOOMS AND CCA.

POSTER DESIGN BY SORAKAMOL ANNETTE PRAPASIRI OF SIX BLOOMS BASE ON PHOTO BY VICTORIA MORA.