2012 Schedule
YU Contemporary
Portland, Oregon
September 13–16, 2012
Videos from 2012

Thursday, September 13

7pm-Late
Holocene

Opening Party

Kick off XOXO with an open bar and music by The Kleptones. (Ages 21+ only.)

Friday, September 14

9:30am-6pm
YU Contemporary

Market

Our favorite creators share and sell their work downstairs, with a hack cafe, signings, hands-on demos, and food from the best of Portland’s food cart scene.

10:30am
YU Contemporary

Opening Address

Our welcome address starts at 10:30am, where we’ll run through why we started this thing and introduce you to the rest of the day’s activities.

11am-6:30pm
Multiple Venues

Social

A series of events around town, your chance to experience the first day of the Market and our food carts, and an opportunity to meet and explore Portland other 'XOers.

7pm-Late
YU Contemporary

Arcade

Play some of the best of the modern indie gaming scene, with a focus on experimental multiplayer games, and meet the designers who made them.

7pm-Late
Holocene

Music

A genre-bending lineup featuring YouTube’s ukulele star Julia Nunes, nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot, legendary mashup artist The Kleptones and California indietronica duo The Limousines.

Saturday, September 15

9:30am-6pm
YU Contemporary

Conference

On the first day of talks, hear from indie creators of all kinds—musicians, filmmakers, comic artists, game designers, and more—who creatively used the Internet to find their audience, build a community, and make a living doing what they love.

9:30am-6pm
YU Contemporary

Market

Our favorite creators share and sell their work downstairs, with a hack cafe, signings, hands-on demos, and food from the best of Portland’s food cart scene.

7pm-Late
YU Contemporary

Film

Screenings of some of our all-time favorite video projects, complete with director Q&A.

7pm-Late
Multiple Venues

Pub Crawl

There are more breweries in Portland than any city in the world. We’ll send you out to our favorites within walking distance, including Green Dragon, Cascade, and Dig A Pony.

Sunday, September 16

9:30am-6pm
YU Contemporary

Conference

On day two, hear the stories of the technologists behind the platforms being used to rewrite entire industries, from film and music to publishing and fine art.

9:30am-6pm
YU Contemporary

Market

Our favorite creators share and sell their work downstairs, with a hack cafe, signings, hands-on demos, and food from the best of Portland’s food cart scene.

7pm-12am
Union/Pine

Etsy's XOXO After-Party

Drinks and snacks and hugs and kisses. We miss you already. Live performances by pocketknife, Craft Spells, and DJ JD Samson (from Le Tigre).