"In the beginning, it was just one experiment after another, trying to get what I say in my head onto the camera." _ Self-taught photographer @pauloctavious went from buying cheap lights at a local hardware store to leading shoots for Nike. _ Get a lesson in photography and lighting from Paul at the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center c/o @VirgilAbloh this Saturday, June 22. Registration opens tomorrow via Event Pass in the SNKRS app. #NikeLabChi 🎥: @pauloctavious

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"Making art is really physical. Trust yourself, don't worry about what it should look like. Let it surprise you." _ Multidisciplinary creative Alyx Harch uses color in multiple mediums to bring her ideas to life. _ Now, as one of the mentors chosen by @virgilabloh to lead workshops at the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center, @_harch is bringing her unique vision and hands-on approach to help strengthen the fabric of Chicago's creative community. _ Join Alyx at the Re-Creation Center for Visual Arts workshops on Saturday, June 15. Registration opens this evening in the SNKRS app via Event Pass. Download SNKRS now to reserve a spot. #NikeLabChi

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"I feel that sense of responsibility to be a good example to students, young people, being creative in Chicago and trying to find a voice." _ Chuck Anderson, founder of creative studio @nopattern, found a way to turn his love for art and sport into a career, collaborating with brands like Nike and the Chicago Bulls. _ Now he's paying it forward to Chicago's youth as one of the mentors selected by @virgilabloh to lead community-focused workshops at the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center. _ Join Chuck for a graphic design workshop at the Re-Creation Center this Saturday, June 8. Registration opens Wednesday via SNKRS event pass. Download SNKRS now to be one of the first to reserve a spot. #nikelabchi 🎥: @pauloctavious

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"I think in order to do really good and interesting work you have to be really ready to fail, and fail really hard." _ Craig Reschke and Ann Lui of @futurefirm use architecture to transform spaces big and small. _ Join Future Firm this Saturday for a lesson and demonstration in transforming neighborhoods in the name of play at the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center c/o @virgilabloh. Registration opens tomorrow via Event Pass in the SNKRS app.

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"My advice is to do one thing really well, and through that you'll find you can expand that discipline's potential." Thomas Kelley of @norman.kelley. _ Through architecture and design, Norman Kelley is drawing the blueprint on speeding up the analog world. _ Take a detour from digital as the duo guides you through creating 1:1 hand drawings at the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center "c/o" @virgilabloh. Registration opens in the SNKRS app tomorrow via Events Pass. 🎥: @pauloctavious #nikelabchi

3,185 Likes, 48 Comments - @nikechicago on Instagram: ""My advice is to do one thing really well, and through that you'll find you can expand that..."