Make no mistake: there are rich cultural offerings throughout Spokane. From the annual Gathering at the Falls Powwow to the South East Asia Cultural Association’s events featuring internationally-renowned musicians and dancers, to Fiesta Spokane (the Hispanic Heritage Festival), Unity in the Community, and so much more. These events and gatherings weave together music, food, dancing, art, storytelling, and more, creating celebrations of heritage while welcoming people of all cultural backgrounds.
Seventy-five years after the fighting stopped, evidence of the world’s deadliest global conflict can still be found in almost every home, community and aspect of American life. WWII legacies survive in suburban attics, memorialized in public spaces and the ways in which Americans view the world itself.
Featuring a series of candid portraits reproduced from a secret stash of World War II images, ephemera, and a diary from 1945, the exhibition highlights the combat, crew, and camp life of the 445th bomb squadron of the 12th Army Air Corps stationed on Corsica and in Italy (the same outfit featured in Catch-22.)
Spokane has earned its fine symphony the hard way, through sacrifice, dedication, talent and risk. Meet the exceptional men and women who have sustained and propelled the Spokane Symphony into its 75th year.
From Campbell’s Soup to Mickey Mouse, and from comic strips to balloon dogs, POP Power from Warhol to Koons celebrates the evolution of Pop art, a perennial movement that revels in the new and the now, the celebrity and the commodity, and art made accessible for all.
Visit storefronts to see their window dressings turned art-installations!
“3 Minute Mic” is Auntie’s monthly poetry open mic, held every first Friday at 8pm. Free. Online via Zoom; find the Zoom details an hour before the event on Auntie’s Bookstore Facebook page.
This exhibition by recently retired art faculty member Tom O’Day will open to the public as a work in progress from the opening to the closing.
The 13th Annual Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour will move online this year because of Covid-19, with the virtual show opening on Saturday, September 26, at 8:00 a.m. Over three dozen, well-known, regional artists are participating.
Screening over 70 films challenging systemic injustice, stigma, and targeted oppression, this social justice film festival is presented by the Social Justice Film Institute, Northwest Film Forum, and Meaningful Movies Project.
Spokane Arts announces 2020 Arts Award winners & kicks off Arts Month! Winners of the 2020 Spokane Arts Awards were announced at the annual event on Saturday, September 26, which was held as a live-streamed broadcast from Lucky You Lounge. The Arts Awards serve as the kick-off for Arts Month, the month-long celebration of arts and culture in Spokane to coincide with national arts and humanities month in October.
Nicole strives to connect others and create the most value for the viewer through her intricate levels of detail.
For Kids