For Kids
Seven days of events are held in the City of Spokane to raise awareness of and activism around the inequities and racism that Black mothers and other birthing people of color face.
Artists of Color
Grantee
Artists of Color
Visual
Artist
Maria Georgescu
I have always been drawing ever since I was a kid. I would always bring my sketchbook with me everywhere I went. I always loved to use art as a way to express what was on my mind in a way that words could not articulate. I have grown to have a strong attachment with acrylic painting over the years and bringing an image to life on top of layer after layer of dried paint. Art is a journey I have learned to be significant in finding myself through exploring the blank pages of a sketchbook to the expanse of a canvas.
Visual
Artist
Luu Melon
Luu Melon is a Mexican comic artist/writer based in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in the Southside of Milwaukee, WI, Melon has been influenced by the urban landscape of their city and its diverse populations. Now as a Washington resident Luu aims to capture many more interesting perspectives in their work. Through an inclination of observation as a way to engage with others, Luu strives to create comics that are rooted in empathy and self-reflection. Major themes in their current work includes issues of identity, class, trauma, and childhood. Luu is currently working on their first graphic novel project, Gray Area, an explorative character study that explores themes of generational abuse and childhood trauma, and how these things can essentially flaw your own sense of self.
Visual
Artist
Kiara Lime
Kiara Juliette Lime is a Filipino-American author and illustrator based in Spokane, Washington. She holds a BFA in Illustration from the Pacific Northwest College of Art located in Portland, Oregon.
Visual
Artist
Vincent Keele
I am an expressionist painter living and working in Washington with a focus on creating paintings that embody movement, energy, and light. My work puts cognitive thinking in the foreground, letting the viewer discover things along the way. Each artwork is painted with a mix of expressionism and abstraction, with bold colorful flowing lines. I am looking to speak to the existence of our being from the analytical to the sublime.
Visual
Artist
Quinn Marie
Hello there! I’m Quinn Carl, creator behind quinnwillmadeit. I’m an artist by trade and a preschool teacher by day!
I specialize in digital portraits, murals, and prints. My dream is to get more colorful murals in the town of Spokane, WA (or anywhere really, the world needs more art)!
Cultural
Grantee
Olivia Evans, James Pakootas & Devonte Pearson (T.S. The Solution)
A two-day festival will bring the community together, inspire, uplift/ showcase the BIPOC peoples of Spokane in music and the arts and a film score residency exploring Colville stories will be hosted by Panoramic Dreams.
Cultural
Grantee
Spokane Chinese Association
After dealing with the setbacks of Covid-19, the Chinese Association Board has made a decision to “go big” for the Lunar New Year in 2023.
For Kids
Grantee
Sindhu Surapaneni
Surapaneni will install a canvas print of her painting in a handful of
public schools across Liberty Lake and Spokane, working closely with each school to
determine size and placement.
Music
Grantee
The Smokes
Alexander and Slater will hold youth songwriting workshops, kicked
off by a performance by The Smokes. After a performance, the band provides an
explanation of their songwriting process and a workshop focused on improvisation and
incorporating personal experiences into art.
Visual
Artist
Gatieh Nacario
I am a visual artist/muralist. I have 3 murals in the city; 1 in the Garland District Alley and 2 at M.A.D. Co. Lab. Studios. My medium is acrylics. I am a member of River Ridge Association of Fine Arts. Presently, my arts are displayed at Shadle Park Library and Indaba Coffee.