SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street New York
NY 10011 United States
Refund Policy
Refunds up to 7 days before event
About this event
Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes
Jessica Hische, David Brandon Geeting, Zoë Pulley, Vanilla Chi: Tickets now available for September’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York!
A lettering artist, photographer, graphic designer and illustrator walk into a theatre. What do you get? A brilliant event!
Already worried about the end of summer? Us too. But we’ve got something to soothe your post-summer blues: another fantastic Nicer Tuesdays event in New York!
This time round we’ll be welcoming the lettering artist extraordinaire Jessica Hische to the stage for a Q&A, to chat about her work for some of the biggest cultural moments in film, books and more. Before that, we’ll enjoy talks from illustrator Vanilla Chi, known for her beautifully ethereal and otherworldly work; photographer David Brandon Geeting, master of the modern portrait and still-life; and designer Zoë Pulley, whose stunning and thoughtful work spans multiple disciplines and media, with an extra special eye for editorial design. Our event partner MPB will also be giving you the chance to win a camera at September’s event! Enter the raffle on site for a chance to walk away with a Sony ZV-E10.
Jessica Hische
When it comes to letters, few do it better – or have more expansive reach – than Jessica Hische. Widely seen as the 21st century’s answer to reviving traditional hand-lettering styles, modifying them for a modern audience and keeping the art alive, Jessica’s career has seen her work on some of the biggest gigs in the land of letters, across all corners of the cultural industry, and even open her own shop. Whether it’s the lettering for Wes Anderson’s beloved flick Moonrise Kingdom or book covers for the world’s biggest publishing houses, we can bet that you’ve seen Jessica’s creations out in the wild (numerous times). At September’s event, Jessica will be sitting down with It’s Nice That’s US editor-at-large Elizabeth Goodspeed to talk about her career to date, and all things letters.
Vanilla Chi
We first spoke to Vanilla Chi way back in 2021, when she was in her final year at the School of Visual Arts, when we learnt that her illustrations and comics were a way for her to explore tricky emotions, present and past. Since then, her style has evolved and solidified into the dreamy, ethereal and otherworldly feeling that she’s now so known for, bright with colours edged with a hazy quality, adorned with delicate patterns and willowy characters. Such a unique vision has earned Vanilla work with The New York Times, YouTube, T Magazine China and many more, while still maintaining a strong personal practice alongside commissions. At September’s event, she’ll give a precious insight into her work and career so far.
David Brandon Geeting
David Brandon Geeting has his fingers in many pies, photographically speaking. When he’s not photographing your favourite singer against a backdrop of horses in his studio, he’s probably taking some high-fashion portraits of cats, collaborating with his wife on a strangely beautiful still life book (the multidisciplinary artist Lina Sun Park) or maybe even capturing a fruit salad themed pregnancy shoot, like you’ve never seen before. But despite all these different avenues, you know he’ll be doing it with his trademark effervescence, adding a squeaky clean and ethereal edge to everyday objects and scenes. He’ll be giving the Nicer Tuesdays audience an insight into his career thus far, and all of the colourful projects he’s thrown himself into along the way.
Zoë Pulley
It feels rare to come across a creative who spreads themselves across numerous disciplines, and manages to excel in all, but the multidisciplinary designer Zoë Pulley is one such person. Working across mixed media, audio, typography and print design, one of Zoë’s stand out projects is the Black Joy Archive, a beautiful publication that “preserves generational narratives of Black experiences”. But at Nicer Tuesdays, Zoë will be telling us about two recent opportunities: her recent artistry residency at the Studio Museum, where she explored the creative potential in the process of deep listening, as well as giving us a firsthand look into an exciting upcoming exhibition.
Timings for the evening: doors open at 6.30pm and the talks will begin around 7pm.
A massive thanks to our event partner MPB. We’re also excited to partner with EBBS, which will be providing each attendee with a complimentary drink (with proof of legal age), and Love Corn, which will be providing some snacks.
Photography and filming may be taken at this event for marketing and promotional purposes. If you do not want to be photographed or filmed, please speak to our team on the day.
If you are in need of disability access, please contact hello@nicertuesdays.com so they can help arrange assistance.
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Terms and conditions
Nicer Tuesdays is an 18+ event; please bring your ID as we will be conducting ID checks at the entrance.
The programme may be subject to slight changes due to unforeseen speaker cancellations or illness. We will endeavour to find appropriate replacements.
Cancellation and Refund Policy: If you wish to cancel your ticket, you will need to contact us a minimum of 10 days prior to the event. We will re-sell the ticket online but in the event that it is not re-sold we will charge a 50% cancellation fee. We regret that no refunds can be guaranteed if requests are received less than 10 days prior to the event. All cancellations must be made in writing.
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