Art

Riverfront Park has welcomed a new addition this summer: a sculptural mosaic bench in the Sister Cities Connections Garden, following its June 21 unveiling at the Taste of Asia Festival and Philippine American Friendship Celebration.

In the beginning, the world was dark.

With summer finally peeking over the horizon, local nonprofit Terrain is returning with its annual celebration of arts, Bazaar.

Ken Spiering and his welding students put the finishing touches on their steel creation “Mountain Sheep” during the early morning hours of May 4, 1974, the first day of Expo ’74. Walking upstream against the traffic of eager visitors to put their equipment away, they had no idea what a landmark their life-sized sheep would become.

To many, buttons are just what keeps a shirt from falling off. But to the Idaho State Button Society, they are pieces of history, art and culture that anyone can enjoy.

When the decadeslong dream of opening an art gallery became a reality for Spokane artist Michael Dinning last month, one thing he didn’t want to do was hang his own work in it.

When Betsy Pozzanghera crafts one of her novel bags, there is always a captivating story behind the leather she used to make it. A cat-scratched couch salvaged from the landfill. A mother’s beloved fringe jacket and gloves. A souvenir animal hide from a trip to South America.

Lungala Rubadiri took a long trek from Los Angeles to the Lilac City for the 40th annual ArtFest, a pilgrimage he’s made at least six times. Though it has been five years since his last visit, he is happy to return to the city’s unique arts scene.

For some, the first day of summer is simply what the calendar says: June 20.

In more ways than one, a little really does go a long way when it comes to zines.

Rusty nuts and bolts, discarded links of sturdy metal chains – where most people see junk, Ray Egger sees art.

This month, the Chase Gallery is featuring four artists with four perspectives, all in one show.

Inside an iconic 1910 building, Spokane neon history now shines among layers of memorabilia and vintage prints of regional landmarks. It's a dream of artist Chris Bovey, who moved from a Garland District store to the Boulevard Building's larger space, 1905 N. Monroe. Bovey's Vintage Print + Neon and the Spokane Neon Museum hold a grand opening Saturday.

From staff reports

Several times throughout the state’s history, Washington has been witness to just how powerful fire can be.

DENVER — A historic 200-year-old painting of President George Washington stolen from a storage unit last year was recently recovered, according to the Englewood Police Department. The early 1800s painting was reported stolen in January 2024 from a storage facility in the 3300 block of Santa Fe Drive. It remained missing until investigators received an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip earlier this ...

On the top floor of Entropy – the art gallery, record and vintage store located downtown – Karen Mobley is showing off some “Big Doodles.”

For artist Joel Stehr, his favorite part of the creative process is “the satisfaction of having a vision in your head and coming to an end product.”

On a table in the Saranac Art Gallery, which was displaying the work of late artist Leslie LePere from Feb. 7 to March 1, sister Louise Kodis paused at a tin containing at least one hundred rainbow decal stickers, with a note above labeled “Take One.”