Painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, screenprinting, photography, architecture, textiles, crafts, and so much more. If you love the visual arts, don’t miss First Fridays, presented by the Downtown Spokane Partnership. Find your new favorite gallery via our interactive art map.
Check out featured artist Marsha Marcuson’s great paintings in her show “People Watching” and then the wonderful collages of guest artist Claudia Smith during the months of August/September at Avenue West Gallery.
Tobe Harvey, Shanda Lee Stinebaugh, and Josh Hobson at Saranac Art Gallery in August! Opening reception Friday, August 6, 5 – 8 p.m. Closing reception/artist talk Friday, August 27, 5 – 8 pm.
Enjoy Randy Haa’s fused glass work at Pottery Place Plus for the month of August!
Spokane Arts created three new mural programs this year to increase opportunities for less experienced
artists to connect with public art projects, learn from experienced muralists, and gain valuable skills.
Installation is underway now on a variety of these projects, putting local artists to work on murals large
and small. Mural apprentices are working alongside experienced muralists on large scale court mural
projects, and a mural workshop and mini-mural projects are creating first mural opportunities for a wide
range of artists.
The Library commissioned three sculptures and purchased portable artwork for new libraries in accordance with the City of Spokane’s public art policy, requiring one percent of the construction budget be dedicated to public art. The artwork is one component of a much larger project, a $77 million, voter-approved bond to remodel four existing libraries and build three new ones. In commissioning artwork, Spokane Public Library aims to create a friendly, engaging atmosphere for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Each sculpture is site-specific, meaning it was designed specifically for the Library location where it will be installed, using input from the Library staff and board members, building architects, construction team, city arts commissioners, and more.
Katey Mandley is an artist and art teacher in Spokane, Washington. Katey attended Gonzaga University as a painting student of local legend, Bob Gilmore. Her inspiration comes from what she loves in life and her painterly style and draftsmanship show integrity to the process. Katey is most well known for her portraits, but also enjoys exploring the patterns found in nature.
I record my surroundings through digital media and photography
New to Spokane, I tend to call myself a diehard creative more than an ‘artist’. In the 1980’s I started a cottage industry in bas relief sculpture, both with wearable and wall art. Eventually I returned to my first love of painting, experimenting in oils and acrylic, primarily with color and composition. In those, my ‘Montana years’, I was raising my wonderful daughters as well as keeping up with the occasional life drawing class. I took classes at the U of M in printmaking, history and generally ‘expanding the mind’ as we used to say, and I still say it. Being a creative is a state of mind.
I am an artist, focusing on the intricacies of everyday life. What excites me most about what I make is that I’m on a path of discovery and exploration of paint as subject, object, material, and texture. The paintings have great depth, their surfaces have 100s of layers of paint. It wasn’t until I carved my first gouge that I was hooked. I was able to reveal the history of the painting and what was locked within. The piece had innocence and potential to be something heroic, and full of information and wonder. My love for exploring paint as object is still fueled by that single gouge, however I manipulate the pieces surface with new tools and applications.
Kel explores the chaos of consciousness through a variety of mediums, including film photography, drawing, painting, and written word.
I am currently a digital media creator with my ipad. I also do photography, permanent makeup, and tattooing!
Born and Raised in Spokane, Desire attended Gonzaga University for art. Her creative focus is largely reserved for custom client work at this point in her career. Utilizing both hand drawn and graphic work, she creates large scale paintings and murals. In addition, she offers the classic art of hand painted logos and signs.
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