After spending the last three years working to unite the worlds of art and gaming under one roof, the Video Game Art Gallery will soon have a roof to call its own. The local nonprofit announced today that on August 11 it will level up to a brick-and-mortar location at the Bloomingdale Arts Building alongside the 606. The institution will be a first of its kind cultural outlet in Chicago and one of only a few in North America.
As part of a strategy to fund VGA Gallery, Evans and Kinkley have set up the 800-square-foot space at the onetime metal-stamping factory at 2418 W. Bloomingdale to double as a quirky Airbnb rental five days a week, when it’s not being used for art openings or events. Starting August 11, the gallery will be open to the public on Wednesdays from 5 to 8 PM and Sundays from noon to 5 PM.
