HARDCORE / CASUAL RAISES MORE THAN $4500 FOR 2015-2016 VGA PROGRAMS

On Thursday, June 25th more than 130 guests turned out for HARDCORE / CASUAL, VGA Gallery's first annual benefit party held at Emporium Arcade in Wicker Park, co-chaired by VGA Board members Ross Hersemann and Jen Rhodes. VGA's Jonathan Kinkley and Chaz Evans bestowed Katie Salen Tekinbaş with the inaugural VGA Global Illumination Award for Deep and Significant Contribution to Video Games and Computational Art.  During the course of the night guests enjoyed open bar, hors d'oeuvres, a performance by Pizza Pals, unlimited game tokens, and VGA Gallery art prints. Lucky raffle contestants won an exciting array of prizes including: Adler Planetarium memberships and After Dark Tickets, Arcade Brewery Swag Packs, Avant-garde Games: Playing with Technoculture (by Brian Schrank), MCA Tickets, Neo-Futurist Tickets & Publication, Steppenwolf Theatre tickets, The Last of Us Remastered (PS4), and a VGA Print Pack. More than $4500 was raised for FY16 programming. Thanks to all who came out for this epic night!

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