SAGA is pleased to help support the creation of Chelsea Martin’s next novel, “Art School.”
Grantees
Spokane Arts Grant Awards (SAGA) funds multiple programs and projects three times every year through a competitive application process. Grant winners carry out arts related activities in the Spokane area during the twelve months following their award date. Awards can be for any amount up to $10,000.
SAGA defines the term “arts” by observing our community’s creative activity. We live in a region populated by many cultures, talented in varied crafts and trades, and curious about learning and engaging in technique, expression, and artistic community. SAGA has funded blacksmithing and glassblowing, cultural art forms such as canoe making, performance, exhibition, education, therapy, and individual artistic development. We have also funded arts-based businesses and new collaborations.
SAGA stands on the principle that creatives should be paid for the work they do and we educate both the broader community and the artistic sector that creative work has value.
2023 was SAGA’s seventh year serving the Spokane region. At the end of its seventh year, SAGA had funded 171 proposals providing a total of more than $800,000 dollars to local artists, organizations, and businesses. Below we provide a complete list of each of our awardees since our first year of funding in 2017.
View just the most recent year’s winners here.
Madeline McNeill and Maura Garcia
A multimedia project of the true story of the two artists meeting in Spokane in 2020.
Stage Left Theater
In 2020’s pandemic climate, Stage Left Theatre continues to seek new ways to create art as they shift to creating content while adhering to safety protocols and mandates.
Neato Burrito
Neato Burrito is receiving SAGA funding to support a live-streaming service for local and regional talent.
YWCA Spokane
YWCA will equip survivors of Domestic Violence with the technology and support they need to capture their stories.
Community-Minded Television
With operational support from the Spokane Arts Grant Awards, CMTV will continue to represent underserved populations.
Skyler Oberst
With SAGA support, Oberst and his team will film, edit, and promote three pilot episodes to facilitate community building and civic-minded engagement in the Inland Northwest.
Donell Barlow
Creature Teacher Yoga, will provide a cultural resource with mindful movement to the Native population in Spokane.
Neil Martin
The artist’s first solo exhibition at Object Space gallery in Spokane, 2021.
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.
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.