For Reinaldo Gil Zambrano, the Spokane Print and Publishing Center co-founder and board member, Spokane Print Fest is about all creating awareness of printmaking.
For Reinaldo Gil Zambrano, the Spokane Print and Publishing Center co-founder and board member, Spokane Print Fest is about all creating awareness of printmaking.
In a 1937 letter to Herbert Kimbrough, dean of Washington State College’s School of Music and Fine Arts, abstract expressionist painter Clyfford Still wrote, “During the summer of 1936, while (colleague Worth Griffin) and I were painting on the Indian reservations in the State of Washington, we were struck by the abundance of valuable and colorful material that is offered the creative worker. We came to the conclusion that something should be done to bring this material more forcibly to the attention of the people of the state, and potential artists, in particular, in a way that is not possible in the class rooms at the State College...”
The way a piece of art is interpreted depends on who’s looking at it. The viewer may be spot on with the artist’s intension or they might see something the artist never considered.
When D. Lish’s Burgers owner Hunter Schertz stumbled upon pictures of Mindy Allen’s brilliant artwork on Facebook, he knew she would be the perfect chef to add a pinch of creative charm to the exterior facade of his North Division Street restaurant.
It happens sometimes that after spending enough time with someone, a friend or co-worker, you begin to dress alike. You show up to the office only to find you’re both wearing stripes, or you meet for coffee and see your friend wearing a similar shade.
There are countless artists capable of painting a beautiful landscape. Capturing the exact angle of a ray of sunlight, every single leaf on every single tree, a field of bright, colorful flowers, a rushing river or babbling brook – they nail every detail.
Spokane Public Library has rolled out a new collaboration with local artists to create custom library-inspired designs for a whole line of fun goods, including T-shirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers, bookmarks and limited edition library cards.
With a new year taking shape, Artist Claire Rae Edmo is starting on an adventure as the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-In-Resident with the Spokane Falls Community College Fine Art Gallery.
If you’ve driven past the McDonald’s on Tacoma Avenue near the County-City Building, you’ve likely seen a large glass vase of flowers dominating the restaurant’s facade for the last 25 years. Commenters on Reddit have speculated for years that the sculpture was done by Dale Chihuly, a world-renowned glass artist who got his start in Tacoma and is credited for shaping the glass-art scene in the ...