Arts The Flats Second Annual Summer Block Party Sociable commentary. The sun is high in the sky and summer is here; and for many, that means it’s the season for a neighbourhood block party. Several new exhibitions are opening at the Flats on Saturday, July 12; various gallery events are scheduled from noon to 6:00 p.m.
Arts Sarah Macaulay Artistic freedom. In order to succeed, Sarah Macaulay of Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, advises, “you have to feel a deep confidence that everything’s going to be alright.”
Arts The Flats Critical mass. More than 12 contemporary art galleries have relocated to the Flats, a gritty yet up-and-coming patch of stubby concrete buildings, dusty auto shops, and railroad tracks clustered around East 1st Avenue between Main and Clark.