Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers, performers and artists to meet, network, and show their work in public.

The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system, each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor. This is a demand that seems to be global - as Pecha Kucha Night, without any pushing, has spread virally to over 120 cities across the world. Find a location and join the conversation.
For more information, visit http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

The Call for Entries is on the streets! Submissions are due Thursday, July 11th!

Submission Requirements:

Brief description of your work (300 words or less)

Three images of your work up to 3 megabytes (1000 kb per image)

Email Submission to pechakucha@detroitsynergy.org

For more information visit the international website: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/detroit