UROC celebrates FLOW Northside Arts Crawl with activities July 28-30
UROC celebrates this year's FLOW Northside Arts Crawl with free activities centered in its current art exhibits and a special event with Twin Cities artist Don Walker. Hosted by the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition, FLOW is a three-day festival of creativity, showcasing multi-disciplinary Northside artists of all ages and experiences at various locations around the community.
FLOW activities taking place at UROC:
Thursday, July 28—Self-guided tours; pop-up exhibit; poetry; films
• 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m.—Self-guided tours of three of UROC's exhibits: Embrace Humanity: paintings by Donald Walker; Together; photos by Sarah Sampedro; and Genetic Ancestry DNA Portraits by Lynn Fellman. Pop-up Arianne Zager gallery.
• Noon to 1 p.m. — Lester Batiste poetry reading and workshop
• 5 to 7 p.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters button maker program
• 5 to 7 p.m. — TruRuts presents Northside filmmakers with film loops, artist talks, pop-up film maker lab
Friday, July 29—An evening with artist Donald Walker; poetry, pop-up Arianne Zager gallery
• 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Pop-up Arianne Zager gallery
• Noon to 1 p.m. — Lester Batiste poetry reading and workshop
• 5 to 7 p.m. — Reception with artist Donald Walker
• 6 p.m. — Artist talk by Donald Walker on the inspiration behind his Embrace Humanity exhibit at UROC.
Saturday, July 30—African/African American storytelling; pop-up Arianne Zager gallery
• 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Pop-up Arianne Zager gallery
• 1 p.m. — Minnesota Black Storytellers Alliance micro-festival