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Rebecca Chaperon

Great escapes.

There is more below the canvas that is pulling us in or whisking us away.

MONTECRISTO Blog: The Flats Summer Block Party

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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.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Martha Sturdy's "Breaking" at Winsor Gallery

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Martha Varcoe Sturdy’s “Breaking”

Amazing grace.

Winter seems late in leaving the Winsor Gallery as Martha Sturdy slows the seasonal transition and asks her audience to slow with it in a new series of works entitled “Breaking”.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Artist and Designer Martha Sturdy

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Artist and Designer Martha Sturdy

In from the outdoors.

Martha Sturdy’s company, Sturdy Living, made her a household name. At 71, she hasn’t left this other life behind, per se, but it’s safe to say that she is looking beyond it.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: The Flats

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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.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Capture Photography Festival

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Capture Photography Festival

Snapshots.

Many months ago, Kim Spencer-Nairn mused about an idea: Vancouver should have its very own photography festival.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Artist Kathy Zhang

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Artist Kathy Zhang

Sitting pretty.

Although Kathy Zhang’s work can easily be called things of beauty, her elaborate realist paintings of ornate home interiors find a comfortable milieu in this city, where the artistic practice is often laden with critical theory and conceptualism.