After a two month summer break, PechaKucha Night Toronto is back to business! We are excited to be back at the Gladstone Hotel, the hub for arts and design in Toronto. Besides a lineup of eclectic presentations and presenters, we also have a new surprise! Come join us for a night of inspiration, laughter, creative dialogue and of course "chit-chat". Remember to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/PechaKuchaToronto for updates and teasers.
Past Toronto Event: VOL 17
VOL 17
PRESENTATIONS FROM THIS EVENT
The Hidden Spaces
BY KATHY TOTH
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Kathy Toth is an art photographer, and in this presentation she shares a recent photography project about hidden spaces in the city where bridges, drains, and drainage channels become art galleries for graffiti, skate parks for teens. These are all sorts of wonderful things to a small group of people who make creative uses of spaces that are hidden from the common eye.
Presentation of the Day on February 13, 2013.
Corporate Faces
BY TASH JEFFERIES
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Tash Jefferies likes to dress in a colorful way and have big hair, in her work environment. In this funny presentation, she takes a look at typical corporate profile photos, and tries to understand what the people behind them are thinking. (in English)
The Architecture of Our Lives
BY ERROLD BROWN
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Errold Brown has two major passions in life: health & fitness and child developmental delays. This is a personal presentation about how his life has changed drastically after his first child was born. (in English)
18 Tidbits on the Design of Change
BY GREG JUDELMAN
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Today's social, ecological, and business challenges are of such complexity that we cannot tackle them alone. We must engage the energy, ideas, and relationships of diverse participants to imagine, create and activate new possibilities. Designer Greg Judelman of The Moment, an innovation lab, presents an approach to effective collaboration for system and organizational change. (in English)
Hopera
BY MIRELLA AMATO
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Mirella Amato from beerology.ca gives a presentation about the similarities between beer and opera, which has lead to her creating an event called Hopera, "an evening of craft beer and song."
"Presentation of the Day" on May 8, 2013.
Rebranding Math
BY RICHARD CEREZO
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Richard Cerezo loves math, and this has led him to produce PR and videography for math related events at his university. His goal? To give math a public face. In his presentation, he compares the types of mathematicians portrayed by the media vs. the actual mathematicians he deals with in real life. (in English)
Kid in the City
BY SARKIS GHANAGHOUNIAN
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
In response to local politician Doug Holyday's recent comment about how Toronto is not the ideal city to raise children, Sarkis Ghanaghounian (AKA Sako) shares how he, as a city kid, loves growing up in a city and all the cool stuff he gets to experience.
"Presentation of the Day" on April 6, 2013.
The Soudan Project
BY THE SOUDAN PROJECT
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
A group of architects, artists and designers (The Soudan Project) decided to spend 4 days turning a soon to be demolished house into a series of installations that dig into the psyche of a house and reveal its stories beyond bricks and mortar. Each installation represent how the artists answered the question: "What have you always wanted to do to a house?"
Why We Travel
BY ZYGMUNT ("ZIGGY") STRAWCZYNSKI
@ VOL 17
ON SEP 11, 2012
Zygmunt Strawczynski loves to travel. In this presentation, he shares what he's learned from traveling to places that were mostly off the beaten path, and how he realized he could become very rich by selling frisbees at the Tiananmen Square.