Pacific Northwest College of Art    Portland, OR

Design Week Portland at PNCA and MoCC

Next week, Design Week Portland explores the process, craft, and practice of design across disciplines with 80+ independent events and over 100 open houses. PNCA students, faculty, and alumni are participating, and several DWP events will be held on campus including a Design and Illustration open house. And PNCA’s Museum of Contemporary Craft hosts and/or sponsors various events all week, while Director and Chief Curator Namita Wiggers participates in a number of programs.

PNCA Design & Illustration Open House
C4D, Wednesday 10/9, 4-7pm
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Designing Women Panel Discussion and Pecha Kucha
Swigert Commons at PNCA, Thursday, October 10, 6:30pm
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Ladies’ Happy Hour
Swigert Commons Mezzanine at PNCA, Thursday, October 10, 4:00pm
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Make It Happen: Randy Hunt on Design, Entrepreneurship, and Etsy
Bison Building, MFA in Applied Craft + Design Studio, 421 NE 10th Ave, Tuesday, October 8, 7:30pm
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Jay Harman // Biomimicry: The Next Big Thing. Nature Inspiring Radical Innovation
Swigert Commons at PNCA, 6:30pm reception / 7:00pm lecture
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Design Week Portland Open House
Museum of Contemporary Craft, Wednesday October 9, 4-7pm
The Museum will be free and open to the public as part of the DWP Northwest Open House events.
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Designing Women Panel Discussion and Pecha Kucha
PNCA Swigert Commons, Thursday October 10, 6:30 – 8:30pm,
Free, Registration Required
Panelists include: Julie Beeler, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Sara Huston, and Carrie Strickland; moderated by Namita Gupta Wiggers.
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Future of DIY + Interaction Design
The Lab at MoCC, Friday October 11, 11am – 4pm
Free, Registration Required
Arduino expert Kevin Hoyt on how to use sensors, lights, motors, and controllers to build innovative Internet of Things projects.
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John Economaki on Creative Entrepreneurship
The Lab at MoCC, Saturday October 12, 3 – 4:30pm
Free, Registration Required
Furniture maker turned woodworking tool designer John Economaki and guests discuss entrepreneurship in Portland. Moderated by Namita Gupta Wiggers.
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The Storefront Residency with Jason Sturgill
The Gallery Store, Museum of Contemporary Craft, October 1-19
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Dial D for Design
Hollywood Theater, October 9 at 7pm I $10
Stephen Slappe, Professor of Video & Sound at PNCA, presents a crop of 16mm film gems exploring the world of design and advertising in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
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Share Document
Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books, 2916 NE Alberta St, October 8, 7:30pm
A reading featuring Portland writers who contribute to the discussion about design, and a printed book to capture the evening’s pieces. Readers: Carl Alviani, Jen Delos Reyes, Gary Robbins, Eric Trine MFA AC+D ’13, Namita Wiggers
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