Art sought as tribute to Mike Cmos

The Spokane Arts Commission is looking for artists, architects or teams of artists from the region to create works to enhance site improvements at the city Wastewater Treatment Facility. The art will be a tribute to Mike Cmos, the facility employee who died in an accident there last year.

Application deadline is Aug. 30. Applicants must live in Washington, Idaho or Oregon.

For more information, call Karen Mobley at the Spokane Arts Commission, 625-6079, or e-mail kmobley@spokanecity.org.

Urban art

The West Boone Center Head Start building, 2427 W. Boone Ave., is getting a makeover.

Artist Tom Quinn and several volunteers began painting a large, color-by-number mural on the side of the building Friday.

The project is part antigang measure, part community pride, part neighborhood relations and part memorial to Katie Schmidt, a 23-year-old woman who died of cancer last year. Her mother, Pamela, works at the center.

The project was conceived by the center’s manager, Bernadette Powers, who wanted to raise the center’s profile in the neighborhood and let nearby residents know about the family support services and programs it provides, often for free for income-eligible families.

For information about the mural or the center, call Powers at 279-6911.

Kudos

Meaghan Palmer, an 8-year-old Spokane dancer, was named the Scottish Highland Dance U.S. Interregional Champion in a recent competition in Mount Vernon, Wash.

She is the first winner from Washington state and the youngest dancer in the competition’s history to place in the 11 and under age category.

Classes and workshops

•Charles Askegard, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and teacher at the School of American Ballet, will give intermediate and advanced master classes the week of Aug. 15-19 at 416 W. Sprague Ave.

Advanced classes will be held from 9 to 11 a.m., and intermediate classes will be taught from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The cost of each class is $15.

For information, call the academy at 838-5705.

•The Spokane Art School is offering Summer Art Camp for elementary schoolchildren through Aug. 12. Students will study a new art theme every week, such as Greek mythology and pop art.

The class times are Monday through Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $250 per week, and students are asked to bring their own lunch.

For information call the school at 328-0900.

•Monart Drawing School is offering day camps for children ages 4 and 5 who want to draw dinosaurs Aug. 2 through 4 at Spokane Art Supply, 1303 N. Monroe St.

Classes will be available from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $65, and registration is required.

For information, call 230-1880.