“Carpet Family” by Jack Craig in “Protist” at Volume gallery
1 Jack Craig: Protist (Volume Gallery) Plant, animal or fungus? Craig’s work features petrified objects formed from melted synthetic carpet. Through August 12
2 At the Precipice: Responses to the Climate Crisis (Design Museum of Chicago) A cross-media exhibition exploring denial, fatalism and the role of design at a time of irreversible damage. Through October 30
3 Three Climates/Tres Climas (MANO) Thirteen artists, weavers and designers explore the ways textiles can connect us through time and space. Through October 1
4 2023 Exhibit Columbus (Columbus, Indiana) At “Public by Design,” the fourth Exhibit Columbus exhibition, design and the community become one through thirteen installations. August 25-26
5 LIGHT CYCLES: Forty Years of TRON in Games and Film (Chicago Gamespace) Learn about TRON and its history—from a cult-favorite film to a world-famous franchise to a cultural phenomenon. Through August 27
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.
