3 Minute Wonders
3 Minute Wonders: 28 artists, 10 slides, 20 seconds.
Venue: TAP Studios, North Road Westcliff on Sea SS0 7AB
Time: 8 - 10pm
Metal are offering 28 practising artists / creative practitioners the opportunity to work on presentation skills in a new five week programme. Each participating artist will be asked over the course of the five weeks to create their perfect 3 minute presentation to convey the essence of their work or a particular idea or piece. Peer support, food and drink, fantastic networking and a friendly atmosphere will take away the usual fear of public speaking.
The format has been inspired the popular Pecha Kucha events. Pecha Kucha was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", the format is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds.
3 minute wonders will ask each participating artist / creative practitioner to choose 10 images X 20 seconds resulting in a three minute presentation. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace. Peer support is vital, therefore the audience will be made up of the 28 presenting artists. Each week special guest speakers, after making their presentation will be available to offer practical advice followed by a Q&A session.
The programme runs from Tues 23 March 2010 – 20 April 2010 with guest speakers each week.
23.03.10 – Week one: Introductions
30.03.10 – Week two: First 7 artist's presentations.
Guest speaker Mario Borza / Artist
06.04.10 – Week three: Second 7 artist's presentations.
Guest speakers Pat And Trevor / Artists
13.04.10 – Week four: Third 7 artist's presentations.
Guest speaker Lucy Harrison / Artist
20.04.10 – Week five: Fourth 7 artiists presentations.
Guest speaker Hugh Dichmont / Tether Artist's collective
The programme is free. Sign up now by emailing
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