Horrific floods. Political uprisings. Fred Lambrou, owner of Greenport-based Artists Gallery, a 16-year-old gallery that specializes in Haitian art, has seen it all.

And while unsettling events like recent floods that have wiped out entire towns affect the artists - some of whom may find trouble moving about or managing resources - for Lambrou, it's part of a natural ebb and flow of business and politics.