Join Spokane Arts and Downtown Spokane Partnership as we celebrate a Virtual First Friday! Even as we Stay Home, Stay Healthy, our community has a wealth of artwork to share. Share your #VirtualFirstFriday events with us by tagging Spokane Arts, post links to your events below, or emailing details to Artshelper@spokanearts.org! Artists, tag @SpokaneArts here and on Instagram to show us your new work! We’ll be sharing events, live streams, and artwork all day on Friday, April 3 for you to enjoy from your home.
Music
Live music of all genres and styles, from classical to avant garde. Looking to book a musician or band for a gig? Check out our Artist Roster to find their information or contact the local musician’s union for recommendations.
Spectrum Singers
SAGA will be providing support for Spectrum’s Community Choir, the creation of a choral composition, and the production of multiple choral performances focused on diversity (once performances can be safely held again).
Mr. Sletner
Mr. Sletner is a one man band from Spokane, WA with a penchant for genre bending musical compositions and witty lyricism.
Thomas Tarpley
Currently based in Spokane Valley, Washington, Tom is a native of northwest Louisiana. His first experience in organized music was in the Austin area playing snare drum in the marching band at Del Valle High School just outside Austin, Texas.
Larry Ellingson
My visual work is a kind of additive sculpture, combining assemblage, painting, photography and fabricating. Some pieces have lights and sound. I’m also a sound artist, composing, performing and producing music utilizing electronics, saxophone and found sound.
It’s fun to make stuff that’s interesting to look at. Finding new ways of seeing the commonplace seems like a good idea to me. Many of us daydream and wander through our imaginations. I bring back souvenirs.
Joshua Martel
I paint contemporary abstract and realism. I like to paint large animals and people depicting emotions, through their character. This is a strong way to capture peoples attention and has become my favorite way to tell a story to the public. I strive to stimulate and bring forth new thoughts within the communities I paint in, as well as showcasing their community to bring a sense of pride, joy, and momentum. Art is the universal language that all can understand to some shape or form. My goal as an artist is to use this language to help create positive change that this world deserves.
All We Need is Love
In February we are showcasing a Valentine-themed Group Show entitled: “All We Need Is Love”. The show includes our annual Jewelry Show featuring the “Spokane Jewelers Guild” and our gallery jewelers. If that isn’t enough excitement, from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, we are presenting the eclectic fusion band, “Dreamtime”!
Masterworks 6: Music for Valentine’s Day
Celebrate two of the most influential French composers of the early 20th century – Debussy and Ravel, plus Tomasi’s rarely played Trumpet Concerto performed by guest artist Allen Vizzutti!
First Friday reception with Techno Logic Synth Culture performance at Joe Hedges: Hypercombines
Join us for the final reception for Joe Hedges’ solo exhibit, Hypercombines, at the Chase Gallery! Techno Logic Synth Culture will be bringing the music and helping us celebrate this fantastic show! First Friday reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Joe Hedges: Hypercombines at the Chase Gallery, lower level, Spokane City Hall, 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd. Exhibit open January 3 – March 25. Gallery hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. plus monthly First Friday receptions; 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuck Foster & the Tumbling Dice
We are based in Spokane Washington. Our front man, Tuck Foster has been performing the blues for over 35 years and has been awarded for: “Best Blues Band”, “Best Blues Performer”, “Best Blues Harmonica Player” and, “Best Male Blues Vocalist” by the members of the Inland Empire Blues Society 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018. Tuck has the energy and honesty in his performances not seen in entertainers since the passing of the great Junior Wells. They’re as much a rockin’ dance band as they are a dinner party pleasure. Thus enjoying a huge growth of popularity as a favorite in the forefront of live Blues in the Pacific Northwest! Redefining blues for contemporary audiences, spanning youth and the traditionalist alike!
The band’s mission is Entertainment!
Brad Keeler
Brad Keeler is a multi-instrumentalist, interpreter of vintage music, and singer-songwriter-composer. He performs covers from the past 100+ years and originals from the past 30 years.