Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s “Seeing Red” at Elmhurst Art Museum
1 Chicago Pride Fest (Halsted & Waveland) Another year, another celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and intersex (LGBTQI) culture and pride that turns North Halsted into a rainbow party. (June 16-17, 10am-10pm)
2 Untitled Film (Red) (Elmhurst Art Museum) June marks the unveiling of the museum’s highly anticipated restoration of the original facade of Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House (1952) with artist Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle creating “Untitled Film (Red),” an architectural intervention within the space. (June 10-August 26)
3 NeoCon 50: The Future is Party (The Mart) The commercial design industry celebrates innovation in the field at their fiftieth anniversay by bringing established and emerging design firms and manufacturers together at this annual event. (June 11-12, 9am-5pm, June 13, 9am-3pm)
4 Do Division Street Fest 2018 (West Division from Ashland to Leavitt) The annual Wicker Park festival promises two live music stages, a diversity of local vendors and small businesses, food and plenty of ice-cold beer. For the fashion savvy, Do Fashion features local designer runway shows, and gives a spin of style to your weekend. (June 1, 5pm-10pm, June 2-3, 10am-10pm)
5 Brickworld Chicago (Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center,Schaumburg) Architecture and design will take on a whole new meaning after spending two days with extravagant creations all built from LEGO that come together to inspire the builder within. (June 16, 10am-4pm, June 17, 10am-3pm)
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
