Seventy-five years after the fighting stopped, evidence of the world’s deadliest global conflict can still be found in almost every home, community and aspect of American life. WWII legacies survive in suburban attics, memorialized in public spaces and the ways in which Americans view the world itself.
Visual
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.
Bomber Boys: Portraits from the Front
Featuring a series of candid portraits reproduced from a secret stash of World War II images, ephemera, and a diary from 1945, the exhibition highlights the combat, crew, and camp life of the 445th bomb squadron of the 12th Army Air Corps stationed on Corsica and in Italy (the same outfit featured in Catch-22.)
POP Power from Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation
From Campbell’s Soup to Mickey Mouse, and from comic strips to balloon dogs, POP Power from Warhol to Koons celebrates the evolution of Pop art, a perennial movement that revels in the new and the now, the celebrity and the commodity, and art made accessible for all.
Volunteers of America Window Display Series
Visit storefronts to see their window dressings turned art-installations!
Melissa Cole
Melissa Cole will be the featured artist for October. It’s been 18 months since we’ve featured her and it’s exciting to have her back. She’s one of the most popular and beloved artists on our region.
WHERE THE AIR IS CLEAR
Real and imagined spaces; environments constructed to evoke a sense of calm; finding joy in the moments, big or small, tangible or surreal; Where the Air is Clear is a body of sculptural works that celebrate reconnecting, centering, and finding one’s breathe.
Wood, Watercolor, & Words
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery is honored to present Hank Chiappetta first solo show in Spokane. Hank’s passion is cutting into wood and allowing forms to appear—the musings of both conscious and unconscious mind.
EXIT-X-IT: Mixed media installation by Tom O’Day
This exhibition by recently retired art faculty member Tom O’Day will open to the public as a work in progress from the opening to the closing.
Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour Show
The 13th Annual Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour will move online this year because of Covid-19, with the virtual show opening on Saturday, September 26, at 8:00 a.m. Over three dozen, well-known, regional artists are participating.
October Guest Artist: Mike DeCesare
Photography is Mike DeCesare’s first language, expressed in images that draw the viewer inside a scene to see, feel, interact with, and add their personal interpretation of a place or a time when light, color and form combined to create a unique and memorable human experience.
Recent Grads
See artwork by recent Whitworth graduates, Marissa Gibson, Daniel Miller, Rachel Prior, Katelyn Rinehart and Rebecca Young. The Bryan Oliver Gallery is currently open by appointment only.
2020 Arts Awards
Spokane Arts announces 2020 Arts Award winners & kicks off Arts Month! Winners of the 2020 Spokane Arts Awards were announced at the annual event on Saturday, September 26, which was held as a live-streamed broadcast from Lucky You Lounge. The Arts Awards serve as the kick-off for Arts Month, the month-long celebration of arts and culture in Spokane to coincide with national arts and humanities month in October.