Arts builds culture and economies, fueling individual and community transformation. A recent creative vitality study shows incredible creative activity in Spokane County. Like any sector, the arts need big picture leadership and industry support to be successful, and to be central to our region’s prosperity. Spokane Arts embraces this arts sector leadership mission, supporting and advocating for the arts. Spokane Arts is guided by a strategic plan. Spokane Arts has major support from City of Spokane, Spokane Public Facilities District, Downtown Spokane, VisitSpokane, and many private contributors and volunteers. Thank you for encouraging the arts to thrive.
Our Mission
Spokane Arts Team

Melissa Huggins
Executive Director
Melissa@SpokaneArts.org

Mika Maloney
Program Manager
Mika@SpokaneArts.org

Shelly Wynecoop
Grants Administrator
Shelly@SpokaneArts.org
Karen Mobley
Public Art Consultant
karen@spokanearts.org
Katie Smith
Gallery Assistant
spokaneartscontact@gmail.com
Governing Board
Spokane Arts is guided by a board of directors who provide fiscal oversight and governance in support of the organization’s mission. The board of directors is comprised of community volunteers who join with representatives sent by each of Spokane Arts’ founding partners: the City of Spokane, the Spokane Public Facilities District, Visit Spokane, and the Downtown Spokane Partnership.
Brooke Kiener
Spokane Arts Board Chair Whitworth University
Carly Cortright
City of Spokane staff liaison
Karen Stratton
Spokane City Council
Joyce Cameron
Stephanie Curran
Spokane Public Facilities District
Ruth Fitzgerald
Visit Spokane
Reid Johnson
Attorney
Elisabeth Hooker
Downtown Spokane Partnership
Arts Commission
The Spokane Arts Commission is a 16-member, all-volunteer board that promotes and enhances the quality, accessibility and presence of arts and culture. The Arts Commission serves a dual role as an advisory board to Spokane Arts (which is a 501c3 nonprofit) while also advising the city of Spokane on arts policy. The activities of art commissioners vary widely, but include serving on public art juries alongside community members, planning the annual Arts Awards, developing new events or programs to engage the wider community in the arts, advocating for the arts at the city or state level, and much, much more.
Are you interested in becoming a Spokane Arts commissioner, volunteering for the organization, or serving on juries for public art? Email us to find out more at artshelper@spokanearts.org.

MADISON BUSH
NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE
membership@northwestmuseum.org

REMELISA CULLITAN
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

GARRET DAGGETT
ENGIE
garret.daggett@engie.com

GINGER EWING
TERRAIN
ginger@terrainspokane.com

MIGUEL GONZALES
LTNXARTES

CHUCK HORGAN
BERNARDO | WILLS ARCHITECTS
chorgan@bwarch.com

E.J. IANNELLI
FREELANCE WRITER
ej.iannelli@gmail.com

KATIE PATTERSON LARSON
ART SALVAGE
katie@artsalvagespokane.com

DANIEL LOPEZ
ARTIST

CHRIS MACCINI
SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO

EMMA NOYES
EMPIRE HEALTH FOUNDATION

DERRICK OLIVER "D.O"
PROVIDENCE
derrickoliver@gmail.com

CHASE OGDEN
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
cogden2@ewu.edu

EVA SILVERSTONE
SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY

PATTY TULLY
BABY BAR
babybar72@gmail.com

ANDREW WHITVER
AS2
awhitver@gmail.com