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.
We invite everyone to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Day! Join us in this free event, captivating cultural presentations from Spokane Chinese dancers, Filipino American Dance group, Japanese Bon Odori dancers, Marshallese Group and Spokane Mele Ohana, food vendors, and Asian food potluck.
From Friday, March 31st through Saturday April 1st, join us for a Terrain Gallery fundraiser show featuring artwork from a variety of local artists. Each artwork will be available to purchase for $200 each! It’s a fun way to get your hands on artwork from coveted local artists at incredible prices, and a great way to start building that art collection of yours. All proceeds go directly toward keeping the gallery open, free to participate in, and free to the public.
Join us for our February Gallery Show, Curse of the Nostalgic Amnesiac, featuring Wenatchee artist, Chad Yenney.
Through surrealistic compositions made from vintage American advertisements, Yenney uses collage to explore social and environmental issues while investigating the paradox of the USA’s idyllic narrative and an unfiltered history.
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.
Join us for our January Gallery Show, Color Forms, with traveling artist, Michael Sonnichsen.
Michael Sonnichsen is an artist who employs geometry and color to dazzle the eyes and evoke nostalgia.
5,000 Red Envelopes with $16,000 worth of Certificates inside, Swag Bags, Live Performances, Lion Dancers, Dragon Dancers and Fireworks Start at 7 pm
SPOKANE’S LARGEST, ALL-LOCAL, WINTER ART MARKET RETURNS! 70 Booths of amazing art and handcrafted goods — think visual art, clothing, jewelry, ceramics, skincare, home goods, paper goods, and more — on all three floors of River Park Square.
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.
Chase Ogden returns to his roots on the Spokane River to make a film highlighting the need to protect the water for future generations.
Spokane Falls Community College’s Fine Art Gallery will be hosting a fascinating and poignant new exhibit from November 1 – December 1. Scenes from an Underpass is an ode to human development, stubborn vegetation, sprawl, guts, growth and decay. Drawings are translated into sculptures and displayed with a collection of small studies and samples, each a memento honoring their place within the urban ecosystem.
A vibrant and entertaining family-friendly anthology of tales featuring the legendary hero of Native American mythology. According to Coyote is an encounter with the richness and vitality of Native American culture using age-old traditions of music, dance, and theatre. Written by John Kaufman, the play will be directed by Kauffman’s niece and performed by Nez Perce actor, Kellen Lewis. According to Coyote will warm the hearts of young and old alike. *Produced by Spokane Ensemble Theatre and One Heart Native Arts and Film Festival.
The region’s largest multi-media art and music event is back! Featuring 354 artists, 12 bands, 12 literary readings, 22 films, and 5 dance performances, and attracting thousands of attendees, Terrain 13 is a celebration of new energy and fresh ideas from all over the artistic spectrum.
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