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After School Matters students participate in Summer Youth Workshops in the MCA studios inspired by the Virgil Abloh exhibition.
Photo: Grace DuValYouth Design Showcase
Celebrate youth creativity with an evening of runway shows and design installations presented by the winners of the MCA × Virgil Abloh Design Challenge.
About the Event
Over 300 Chicagoland youth turned something boring or broken into something extraordinary and submitted ideas ranging from a global radio to eco-friendly fashions. Watch short videos produced by Instagram highlighting each of the 5 winners and view their winning designs in person.
The Youth Design Showcase also features creations from design workshops inspired by Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech.” Working with city-wide institutional partners, the MCA welcomed over 1,100 youth from 58 city-wide summer programs to attend free artist-led workshops and explore their creative passions. Youth and supporters of all ages are invited to enjoy the presentations, music, and free food.
We are pleased to announce the winners:
Orkhon Otgonbaatar
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Orkhon Otgonbaatar
@Greenhoodtusla
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Darius Jones
@zoemeifleur
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Zoe Haralambidis
@elemenoco
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Spencer Allan
@rainalenn
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Raina Lenn Santiago
MCA × Virgil Abloh Design Challenge
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Virgil Abloh at work
Photo: Hanna García FleerFROM JUNE 10–JULY 12
Youth Design Workshops
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After School Matters students participate in Summer Youth Workshops in the MCA studios inspired by the Virgil Abloh exhibition.
Photo: Grace DuValIn the summer of 2019, the MCA welcomed over 1000 youth from over 50 organizations for free design workshops inspired by Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech”. Created and facilitated by MCA Artist Guides, the workshops invited young people to design original styles using recycled clothing.