We Can Create

If you work anywhere in the creative industry, We Can Create is for you.

We Can Create 2011 is New Zealand's biggest art and creative industries showcase that draws together people from around the world to share perspectives and present their work.

Curated by communications agency The Church, We Can Create features both up-and-coming talent and seasoned professionals over two days of seminars surrounded by satellite events and exhibitions and is an opportunity for Kiwis to connect with the top creative thinkers and doers on the planet.

It's an annual celebration of all things art and design - graphics, fashion, animation, illustration, motion graphics, typography, sound design, live audio-visual art, interactive and experiential marketing, fine art, music, product design and more.

We Can Create is an all-inclusive event by creatives for creatives.

Twelve incredible speakers have confirmed:
1. Kris Sowersby, the kiwi typographer who won a Certificate of Excellence from the Type Designers Club in New York;
2. Karin Fong from Imaginary Forces, named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People;
3. Frank Kozik, credited with single handedly reviving the “lost” art of the concert poster;
4. KesselsKramer, the leftfield Amsterdam advertising and publishing agency behind campaigns for Nike, Parool and Levi's;
5. Morag Myerscough, Britain’s multiple award-winning, integrated graphic design powerhouse;
6. Eric Rodenbeck from Stamen Design; whose mission is to extend the boundaries of online media and live information visualisation
7. Sara Blake an illustrator, designer and fine artist from New York;
8. Eike Koenig of HORT, a constant pioneer in re-inventing the visual language of contemporary graphic design;
9. New Zealander Chris Graham is best known as the Director of Sione’s Wedding and his talents extend to making feature films, TV commercials and music videos;
10. Visual web artist Rafaël Rozendaal from Brazil who uses the internet as his canvas
11. London-based The Rumpus Room, whose innovation and creativity has seen them combine real world, interactive and social platforms for Coca Cola, Xbox and MAC
12. NZ's foremost photorapher of architechure Patrick Reynolds, renowned for his work with both built and unbuilt environments.

Event listed by Rebecca Lawson

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