For Kids
Pascal Bostic (they/them/theirs) is a storyteller who focuses on photography, filmmaking, and the written word to share their experiences as a queer, nonbinary, and biracial Filipino person.
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Artist
Film
Feature films, short documentaries, upcoming festivals, calls for filmmakers, and more. Mark your calendar for SpIFF, the annual Spokane International Film Festival, going strong for over twenty years. Visit local independent theater gems like the Magic Lantern and Garland Theater, who screen work by local filmmakers.
Visual
Artist
Ezekiel Schmitt
In 2019 I met the most beautiful, warm, and loving person I had ever met. One day in 2020 my fiancee Jamie encouraged me to do painting for fun. Everything clicked for me. It felt more natural to me than the music I had made for 10 years. It fired a passion in my soul that is burning brighter every day!
Visual
Artist
Shannon Spilker
I was born in raised in Spokane, and have always had a love for photography. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I found a love for nature and capturing the beautiful areas our hometown has.
Film
Event: June 29
The Passing On: Award-Winning Documentary Screening & Director Q/A
This beautiful, poetic documentary explores some of society’s most challenging and fraught transitional spaces.
Music
Artist
Gary A. Edwards
My website contains samples from 14 music CDs I composed including classical, jazz, rock, pop, Latin, R&B contemporary gospel, children’s songs, film sountrack music and more.
Visual
Artist
ARCANO
My work is an alchemic process of my emotional states, ideas, life experiences, spiritual and philosophical concepts, or any other external influence that causes a deep impact on the inside and that needs to be transmuted into image.
Film
Grantee
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia creates a new drama about a deaf boy and a compassionate dishwasher.
Film
Grantee
Rachel Baker
untouchable is a comedy short film inspired by true stories about the pains of growing up. Originally a one-woman show, it tells the story of a girl growing up while navigating and overcoming limitations, bullying, and learning what it means to be a “good” person.
Native/Alaska Native
Grantee
Robert Charloe
The project will capture the rich narratives and expressive portraits of Kalispel tribal elders.
Music
Artist
Dookie Trackshoes
Mr. Sletner, also known by his alias Raw B, is far from your ordinary artist. For nearly three decades, he has been a dynamic presence in the Pacific Northwest’s music scene, serving as a music producer, musician, DJ, emcee, and performer. His profound musical background has allowed him to effortlessly blend the realms of hip-hop and electronic music, earning him a devoted following and keeping him at the forefront of musical innovation.
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Artist
Rick Rivera AKA Coach Rick AKA Ricardo Ibarra-Rivera
Rick Rivera AKA Coach Rick AKA Ricardo Ibarra-Rivera is an Actor, Acting Coach, Life/Health/Business Coach and Creative residing in Spokane, WA. A first generation American, born to Guatemalan parents, Rick was born and raised in San Francisco. He discovered theatre in high school (St. Ignatius College Preparatory) and continued pursuing the art and craft of acting through Undergraduate (Santa Clara University) and Graduate (American Conservatory Theatre) degrees.