For Kids
Artist Trust Program Manager Lydia Boss provides an overview of how to apply for artist grants.
Cultural
Event: October 17
Stage
Performing arts of all kinds! Plays, musicals, staged readings, opera, and more. Local theater houses include the Spokane Civic Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane Children’s Theatre, and many others. The First Interstate Center for the Arts hosts Spokane’s Best of Broadway series, which brings touring productions of acclaimed Broadway shows like Hamilton. Find out more below!
Stage
Grantee
Square Top Theatre
Square Top Theatre was founded in 2007. It seek to create ongoing artistic collaborations, to tell good stories well, and to create new and enduring work. The organization strive to expand the medium of live theatre and to explore its boundaries while engaging a wide audience.
Dance
Artist
Vytal Movement Dance
Vytal Movement Dance is Spokane’s contemporary dance company. Vytal presents dance in traditional theater and non-traditional spaces including museums, warehouses, and outdoor settings.
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.
Stage
Event: Opens August 25
TheaterFest at the Fox
TheaterFest is a one-day showcase of the performing arts, featuring short performances, activities and workshops for kids and adults to play, learn, and try something new. TheaterFest is free to attend and all ages are welcome. TheaterFest provides community members a chance to preview upcoming shows, engage directly with local performers, and experience a wide range of cultural offerings.
Stage
Event: Opens August 25
TheaterFest at the Bing
TheaterFest is a one-day showcase of the performing arts, featuring short performances, activities and workshops for kids and adults to play, learn, and try something new. TheaterFest is free to attend and all ages are welcome. TheaterFest provides community members a chance to preview upcoming shows, engage directly with local performers, and experience a wide range of cultural offerings.
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.
Stage
Program
TheaterFest
TheaterFest is a one-day showcase of the performing arts, featuring short performances, activities and workshops for kids and adults to play, learn, and try something new.
Cultural
Program
Arts Month
Each October during national arts and humanities month, we celebrate! Join us for a full month of celebrating arts and culture in our region.
SA Official
Program
2024 Arts Awards Nominations
Arts Awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural organizations and local individuals committed to enriching our community through the arts.