10/13/2017 - 10/14/2017

— Portland Center Stage in The Armory—

Portland is known for our Maker culture. To celebrate our community, WeMake is bringing international and local designers, makers and artists to talk about the creative process on stage in our third annual WeMake Celebrates: A DESIGN CONFERENCE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF MAKING. 

This year we explore Experiments in Process. Before there is ever success or failure, there are experiments.

The details:

Friday, October 13 – at The Armory in Portland’s Pearl District 

9 am – 5:30 pm (Doors open at 8 am)

6 pm – After-Party at Wacom

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

• Interaction Design, Artists, and Tinkerer, Kelli Anderson , Brooklyn
• Graphic Artist Luke Choice (aka Velvet Spectrum), Australia/LA
• Brooklyn Type Designer, Nicholas Misani,  Milan/NYC
• Illustrator & Designer, Mauja Waldia, India/Portland
• Artists, Author +, Adam J Kurtz, Toronto/Brooklyn
• Experimental Artist Craig Winslow, Portland/Portland
• Emcees, Jolby/Portland

5×5— 5 minutes, 5 slides with local creative entrepreneurs: Anthony Scott, Asa Bree Sieracki, Tyesha Snow, Saul Koll and Ian Williams

Performances by: 

Ural Thomas—Musician & Storyteller and B. Frayn Masters—Writer, Storyteller, Producer

Sponsors:

Wieden+Kennedy, Wacom, Aquent, The Study, Klum House, Widmer Brothers