According to Coyote is a one-man play written by the late John Kauffman, a Nez Perce actor and playwright. The show is a storytelling of the trickster Coyote of Native American mythology. Narrated by Coyote, the play was first performed by Kauffman at the Kennedy Center in 1978; Kauffman continued to tour the show throughout the Northwest until his death in 1990.
Founded in 2022, Radio Play Co-Lab is a collaboration between Spokane Public Radio’s E.J. Iannelli, Juan Mas of Purple Crayon Pictures, and Scott Doughty and Dahveed Bullis of Spokane Playwrights Laboratory. This new alliance aims to produce high-quality, audio-centric, story-driven broadcast radio which involves and showcases local talent in every step of creation and presentation.
Founded in 1987, the Spokane Area Youth Choirs (SAYChoirs) has had an impact on the artistic culture of Spokane for many years. In August 2022, the SAYChoirs held a summer choir camp for grades 2nd through 6th. This three day experience was attended by 40 students, recruited primarily through social media, and was free to all who registered. As the first camp since COVID-19, the experience gave the organization confidence that not only is this experience needed and valued, but hinted at the need to expand the offerings to serve more students.
The Spokane Sisters’ Art Group is a collective of 13 Muslim women formed in January 2022 around a shared interest for the arts, humanities, and social service. The collective represents refugees from Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan and immigrants from Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Russia. Some of these women have not had the opportunity to explore their artistic side for a myriad of reasons, including a lack of access to an art teacher, lack of childcare, financial limitations to obtaining art supplies, and lack of support. Moreover, some members of the group do not have an adequate opportunity to connect with the Spokane community at large and vice versa due to cultural and linguistic barriers.
Spokane Arts invites you to our newest exhibition featuring artworks from Margaret Albaugh and Frances Grace Mortel, exploring the persistence of Asian diasporic narratives. The show is open April 7 through May 26, 2023.
Arts and culture organizations, businesses, and individual creatives in the city of Spokane will soon be able to apply for covid relief grants, funded by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars distributed by the City of Spokane and Spokane Arts.
The Spokane Arts Asphalt Art Program converts parts of streets and crosswalks into public art installations, enriching local neighborhoods while providing a traffic calming solution. This pilot program will run for a minimum of three years, during which time we will work alongside Spokane neighborhoods and local artists to create art that is painted directly onto our street intersections and crosswalks.
Have you ever seen an artwork that made you look at a familiar landscape in a new way? Spokane Arts invites you to join them for a unique art exhibition, Landscapes Reimagined, featuring artworks from Roxanne Everett and Josh Hobson that explore the beauty of nature from a new perspective. Come explore the creative interpretations of familiar landscapes and be inspired to look at the world around you in a new light.
I grew up always attracted to the arts but fell into the belief that to be an artist was to be a failure and would never money. I am now changing that idea because to not chase your dreams is a failure.
Jaime Crain is a painter and freelance graphic designer based in the Inland Northwest. Jaime works primarily in oil paint, and her work explores the beauty and power of the human mind through themes such as memory, mental illness, and contemporary social issues.
Rusty Jackson performs over 150 shows a year, specializing in Americana music from the 20th century. He also creates his own original music which can be found on all streaming platforms.
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