I will be participating tomorrow night in the first Pecha Kucha Night Tampa Bay at Romeo’s Gallery in Ybor City, and I’ll be talking about the future of public art in the Tampa Bay area.

Yes– in 6 minutes and 40 seconds, I will discuss the current state of public art locally, draw attention to innovative projects outside and inside the area, and talk about where we might go from here. Nine other folks will be doing the same thing with design-related topics of their own choosing. Crazy!

So what is this whole Pecha Kucha thing, anyway?

Pecha Kucha Night Tampa Bay
Fri., Oct. 10, 7-10 p.m.

Emerging Tampa Bay Architects, with CreativeTampaBay, is hosting Tampa’s first installment of Pecha Kucha Night on Oct. 10, 7-10 p.m. The event takes place at Romeo’s Gallery (1515 7th Ave., Ybor City) during Archifest, a month-long celebration of architecture and design in Tampa Bay. This event will give local architects, artists, designers and creative personalities a chance to present their work and ideas—and to enter into a dialogue about design. Each participant will present 20 slides in 20 seconds, for a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. (Slides will advance automatically, encouraging the presenter to be concise and stay on topic.) The presentations provide for a lively evening full of exciting ideas, beautiful images and good discussion about design; the evening begins with a reception that includes beer, wine and light appetizers. For more information about Pecha Kucha Night, go to www.pecha-kucha.org. For more information about Archifest, go to www.aiatampabay.com.