For Kids
Jordan Kennedy, also known as the Forbidden Poet, 2017 grand teen poetry slam champion, is now working on several full length novels and a collection of his more poetry-focused works.
Words
Artist
Words
Words of all types: writing, spoken word, storytelling and more! All genres welcome. Seek out a book club or writing group, mark your calendar for visiting authors, or find ways to tell your story live onstage. If you are specifically interested in poetry, check out our Poet Laureate page, too!
Words
Artist
Trace Kerr
Trace lives in Spokane. Her first love is writing stories about queer teens and magic. THE NAMES WE TAKE is her first novel.
Visual
Grantee
Spokane Print and Publishing Center (SPPC)
With SAGA support, SPPC will be able to purchase the equipment needed to carry out the in-house publishing of their annual work compendium, and pursue gatherings and classes as appropriate.
Visual
Grantee
Hannah Charlton
SAGA is excited to support Hannah Charlton in her research, documentation and display for The Forgotten Book of Women. Her project will begin with seven 9” x 12” pieces in gouache and gold on vegan parchment.
New Media
Grantee
Black Lens News
Black Lens News created a 12-page, full-color insert filled with the photographs of 16 African Americans in Spokane and their stories.
For Kids
Grantee
Spark Central
SAGA is providing support for Spark Central’s “West Central Publishing Union” (WCPU) in order to continue their mission of decreasing the artistic opportunity gap even as their mode of delivery changes.
Music
Grantee
KYRS Thin Air Community Radio
KYRS was granted general operational funding from SAGA to continue to promote and support the arts.
SA Official
Event: May 1
May Virtual First Friday
Join Spokane Arts for our second Virtual First Friday! Even as we Stay Home, Stay Healthy, our community has a wealth of artwork to share. We are hosting an online open gallery with recent work from local artists, hosting a virtual panel discussion, and sharing online events happening throughout the city by local artists and creatives.
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Event: April 3
Virtual First Friday
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.
Stage
Grantee
The Traveling Theater Company for Wayward Artists
Finding Your Light: An Evening of One Act Plays is a three-night theater event featuring 10-15 minute plays written by mentored teen playwrights.
Visual
Artist
Nanette Cloud
Nanette is a shapeshifting webwitch who makes intimate and otherworldly comics as an irreverent act of worship to Goddex’s of chaos, change, and fnord. If you’re interested in working together or buying a commission you can have an out-of-body experience and meet with her at a glimmering pool of lost souls in the ethereal spirit realm, or you can email her.
Visual
Artist
Chrissa Chorvat
I am fascinated by critical theory, and its implications in the realms of both Contemporary Art, and Modernism. I am a video artist, illustrator, designer, painter, and sculptor, with a background in teaching art, glass blowing, and art materials research. I have a B.F.A. in studio art with an emphasis on sculpture from the College of Arts and letters at Eastern Washington University.