For Kids
SAGA supports the expansion of The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture’s “Monday Movies.”
Cultural
Grantee
Cultural
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.
Film
Grantee
Ugly Cousin Productions
Native filmmakers Misty and Hope Shipman-Ellingburg receive SAGA support to create a short film exploring the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Cultural
Grantee
Diane Covington
Tribal elder and Sanpoil/Spokane artist Diane Covington will hold ten workshops throughout 2020 integrating art making and artistic practice, seasonal stories and lessons.
Dance
Artist
Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Dancers
Bon Odori is the “Beauty of Japanese Dance”. We are a traditional Japanese dance group that loves to perform as well as teach Japanese folk dances to audiences, wearing colorful traditional kimonos or yukatas. This style of Japanese dance is performed during the Obon Festival, a Japanese festival time of Gathering, Gratitude and Celebration. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom that honors the spirits of one’s ancestors and has a 500 year history. Our instructor is Jacqui Pierce, a 14-year student of Wakahisa-kai Asian Traditional Dance & Music Foundation, Inc. We are accompanied by vocalist Narong who sings traditional Japanese folk songs.
Cultural
Artist
Spokane Taiko
Spokane Taiko is “Thunderous Entertainment” (Chey Scott, Inlander). We are a non-profit community group founded in 1997 that plays the traditional music and rhythms of Japan on Taiko drums and other instruments. We are a performing group that also conducts hands-on workshops, where the audience gets to play the big drums. The culture that surrounds the art of taiko is one that involves patience and discipline in every aspect of our lives. We perform and do workshops with all ages.
Visual
Artist
Tracy Poindexter-Canton
Tracy Poindexter-Canton is a mixed media artist in Spokane, Washington. Through collage, vibrancy and portraiture, Poindexter-Canton examines Black American identity and melding literary imagery with visual art. An eclectic assortment of media and materials are incorporated into her work – often including acrylic, oil pastel, ink, feathers, beads, magazine clippings, bubble wrap, scrapbook paper, nylon cord and found objects.
Music
Artist
Matthew A.S. Bogue
Matthew A.S. Bogue was born and raised in Spokane, WA. He has been in the Graphic Design field for the past 17+ years, currently partner and creative director with a local digital design and development studio called Houdini Interactive. They specialize in Experiential Marketing, where they blend the digital world with physical installations. He has been heavily involved in the art and music scene for most of his adult life.