For Kids
5th Annual Spokane Writers Conference, registration required. Free workshops and events.
Cultural
Event: Opens October 26
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.
Cultural
Event: October 17
How to Apply for an Artist Grant
Artist Trust Program Manager Lydia Boss provides an overview of how to apply for artist grants.
Visual
Grantee
Apostrophe Spokane
Apostrophe is a student lead group that exhibits LGBTQ+ students, students of color, and women student artists from six local universities and colleges. Apostrophe will be holding its second annual exhibition of curated student work at an independent gallery space, to be announced, during the month of April 2020 with SAGA support.
New Media
Grantee
Factory Town
Ellen Picken and Rajah Bose started Factory Town to combine their interests in visual art and storytelling. With SAGA support, Factory Town will be creating six kinetic sculptures which transform the familiar handheld “Jacob’s Ladder” toy into an over-sized interactive experience on impermanence.
Words
Grantee
Writers in the Community
Writers in the Community (WITC) at EWU offers free workshops to audiences as varied as inmates, veterans, men and women in recovery, pediatric oncology patients, and elementary, middle, and high school students.
Words
Artist
Davy Jones Nguyen
Davy Jones started writing at a young age under the mentorship of a well-regarded and established community of writers in Denver, CO. Their work focuses on being born into an immigrant family in America, trans/queer identity, love and dogs.
Visual
Event: October 19
Spokane Zine Fest 2019
The Spokane Zine Fest is a Saturday, October 19, public event in downtown Spokane celebrating zines, small press books, comics, drawings, prints, cards, and other small handmade paper goods.
Cultural
Event: September 28
2019 Arts Awards
The 2019 Arts Awards will feature live music, performances by local artists, and much more. Enjoy food & beverages from the great team at the newly opened restaurant and music venue, Lucky You Lounge.
Cultural
Grantee
Spokane Chinese Association
Spokane Chinese Association (SCA) is a non-profit organization that connects and unites people of Chinese heritage in the Greater Spokane area with the purpose of fostering stronger community connections and pursuing a more enriched quality of life.
Cultural
Program
Arts Incubator
Spokane Arts’ Arts Incubator program provides support and resources to fledgling nonprofit arts & culture organizations, offering fiscal sponsorship to groups or organizations who don’t yet have their own 501c3 status.
Visual
Program
Visual Arts Tours
Spokane Arts’ three city-wide arts tours feature venues large and small simultaneously hosting artwork, curatorial projects, and performances. Our SATURATE initiative that spotlights artists of color especially deepens the conversation on race, identity, and culture in our city and beyond.