Event Partner

Hear from Nashville's Black Artists and Designers

For Nashville’s first PechaKucha Night of 2021, the Civic Design Center will partner with the Nashville chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAnash) to amplify the perspectives of Black designers, creatives, artists, and architects in the community. With a focus on how art and design can be more inclusive, presenters will share their unique experiences.

PechaKucha Presenters

• Asia Allen, AIA | NOMAnash, Gresham, Smith and Partners Project Architect / Project Coordinator

• Joseph Cole, AIA | NOMAnash President, Culture Architecture & Design CEO

• Valarie Franklin, AIA | NOMAnash Past President, Moody Nolan Senior Associate / Client Relationship Manager

• Jamal Jenkins, artistically known as Woke3 | Writer, Muralist, Director

• Brittany Cole, Career Thrivers

• Whitney Johnson, Assoc. AIA, EOA Architects, NOMAnash

• Brynn Plummer, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Dissocialite Design Co.

• Mustapha Williams, AIA, Gensler Chicago, I-NOMA

About PechaKucha

Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", PechaKucha rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise and keeps things moving at a rapid pace. Each presentation is 6 minutes and 40 seconds long, with a brief introduction.

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It grew into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide.