Pecha Kucha Night at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery

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Pecha Kucha Night at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery Designed to keep presentations short and passionate, Pecha Kucha Night allows creative people to come together to share their ideas.

Lancaster, CA March 17, 2011- The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery will open its doors on March 19, 2011 from 6-8 pm for Pecha Kucha Night, an international phenomenon which has occurred in over 340 cities world-wide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat,” Pecha Kucha Night (pronounced peh-chak-cha) allows each participant 20 slides, with 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. The format is designed to keep presentations short and passionate, allowing creative people to come together to share their ideas, works, and thoughts in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The social networking event provides an opportunity to interact with creative thinkers and a wider public audience through exploration and interaction with the presenter’s current research topics or work process. The event is free and open to the public.

The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery’s first Pecha Kucha Night will feature presenters: artist Nuri Amanatullah, with “Open Spaces, Public Spaces;” Antelope Valley College English professor, Charles Hood, “The House that Jack Built;” Pepperdine University art history student and LMAG Best of Exhibition winner Rheagan Martin on “Nature/Industry;” Antelope Valley College art professor and artist Christine Mugnolo speaking on the “What Does Talking Look Like;” Lise Patt on the “Institute of Cultural Inquiry;” and Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery Curator Nicholas West on “Mapping the World.”

For additional information on the museums programs and exhibitions, please contact the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery at 661-723-6250 or lmagreceptionist@cityoflancasterca.org

About The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery

Founded in 1986, the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery is dedicated to advancing an appreciation of art and history in the Antelope Valley. Operating two sites—the Museum/Art Gallery and the Western Hotel Museum—LMAG is not only a repository for historical artifacts important to the preservation of the unique character of the Antelope Valley, but also a place where audiences—residents and visitors alike—may experience exhibitions of fine art and participate in a variety of art and history-based programs. LMAG offers a schedule of exhibitions, as well as lectures, workshops, Family Day activities, film and musical events.

General Information– The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery is located in Lancaster, California at 44801 North Sierra Highway, one-half block southwest of Lancaster Boulevard and across the street (west) from the downtown Metrolink depot. For more information about LMAG and its programming, call (661) 723-6250 or log on to www.cityoflancasterca.org/Index.aspx?page=67.

Museum Hours and Admission– The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm; it is closed Mondays, holidays, and between exhibitions. Admission is free, except to specially ticketed events.

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Image Credit:

Charles Hood, “The House that Jack Built,” 2011.

 

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