Wednesday, October 15

Creative Research Pecha Kucha 2025

By VCUarts Qatar

Qatar Week 2025

Date and time

Location

Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University

601 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220

Agenda

2:10 PM - 2:17 PM

Presentation by Roberto Ventura

In the Artificial Intelligence (AI) deluge on higher education in 2023-24, IDES needed to understand three things: how its students were engaging with AI; how to establish an internal pedagogical eth...

2:17 PM - 2:24 PM

“DUBIOUS” by Simone Carena

To be “dubious” suggests a reaction to polarized opinions. DUB, as in dub music, dubbing movies, interpretation. IO (or BIO), Italian of “I", as myself, my life and my personal perception. US, as in ...

2:24 PM - 2:31 PM

Presentation by Michael Royce

In this presentation, I will discuss my painting practice as one shaped predominantly by improvisation. Each painting unfolds slowly over the course of months or years, enabling the gradual revelatio...

2:31 PM - 2:38 PM

Presentation by Nathan Ross Davis

Water With Water is an experimental publishing platform founded in Doha that explores the possibilities of print and design beyond commercial constraints. Through zines, artist books, apparel, and co...

2:38 PM - 2:53 PM

INTERMISSION

2:53 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation by Luiza Dale

In this presentation, Luiza will speak about her work over the past year—her first as full-time tenure-track faculty at VCUarts. She will share design commissions encompassing publications and graphi...

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM

Presentation by Cherif Amor, PhD

This line of inquiry is based on a collaborative pilot exploratory study that sits at the intersection of design, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology. This funded pilot study aims to investigate ...

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM

Presentation by Kate Sicchio, PhD

Bridging choreography, visual notation, and computational thinking, my current work investigates how marks—whether hand-drawn, digitally generated, or algorithmically produced—can function as instruc...

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM

“The Material Image” by Levi Hammett

Levi Hammett’s creative practice is grounded in the belief that making is the interface through which artists and designers engage with—and shape—the world. He approaches object-making as a material ...

3:21 PM - 5:00 PM

RECEPTION

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Highlights

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About this event

Arts • Design

The Creative Research Pecha Kucha returns for Qatar Week 2025, bringing together faculty from VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Qatar to showcase the breadth of creative inquiry across our two campuses.

This lively event highlights the meaningful research and projects developed within the School of the Arts, spanning diverse domains and disciplines. Faculty will share forthcoming initiatives, recently completed works, and long-term research objectives in the fast-paced Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide, 6 minutes and 40 seconds per presentation.

The result is a dynamic afternoon of ideas, connections, and cross-campus dialogue that celebrates the innovation and scholarship driving both campuses.

The faculty participants from the Doha and the Richmond campuses to be announced soon.

Open to the Public

Organized by

VCUarts Qatar

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