Art

The early years of Art on the Green were a true testament to just how much the volunteers, artists and art buyers wanted the event to happen.

Collaboration of years in the making, the “Yes, And” Gallery builds on a longstanding relationship between two Spokane organizations.

Did you eat yesterday? Hopefully, the answer is yes. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that in 2011, the average American consumed nearly 1 ton of food throughout the year, or approximately 2,700 calories per day. According to Science Direct, family farms produce 80% of the world’s food.

On the walls of Spokane City Hall’s Chase Gallery, neon acrylic shades peek through oil-painted scenes of nature, and, more specifically, depict what happens when disaster strikes.

In a way, the team at Urban Art Co-op are a little like elves at the North Pole. They work yearround for a single event, Scoops and Bowls, that brings cheer, or handmade bowls and ice cream, to attendees at Manito Park.

Growing up, Margaret Kidwell spent her time immersed in a universe bursting at the seams with fabrics, bobbins and fictional superheroes. Now working by day as a Republic, Washington, campus supervisor for Spokane Community College, the innovative designer has discovered her true calling crafting out-of-this-world looks after-hours as a fandom fashionista.

Angel Luna will showcase a series of clay figures this Friday that reflect life in the fields and his upbringing in a farmworker family – a tribute to the stories often left untold.

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.