08/12/2024
Check it out, our series Live From Somewhere is nominated!
Spokane Arts is thrilled to announce its 2024 Spokane Arts Awards contenders, comprised of more than two dozen local creatives, arts advocates and arts organizations. The honorees were nominated by their own communities for their efforts to enrich our city through the arts.
Winners will be announced at this year’s Arts Awards Gala themed “The Arts Ecosystem” on Saturday, September 21. The party will be held from 6pm to 9:30pm at Hamilton Studios, 1427 W. Dean Ave., and will include a catered cocktail hour and live performances by area artists. Costumes engendering this year’s theme are strongly encouraged. Tickets go on sale August 19 at www.spokanearts.org.
The 2024 Spokane Arts Award nominees are:
LEADERSHIP:
• Kemuel DeMoville, Drama instructor, Spartan Theatre at Spokane Falls Community College
• Grant Greer, Freelance Lighting Designer
• Rusty Jackson, Director of the Northwest Country Music Association
COLLABORATION:
• Krystianna Livernash and Nadia Hitchcock, co-founders of Heartistry, The Drop-in Watercolor Mindfulness Program at Spark Central
• Michael Stearns, Mallory Battista, Dorian Karahallios of Spokane Sequential, a free quarterly comics zine
• CarliAnn Forthun Bruner and Monica Mota of Kindling Productions, a hub for adult dance and creative opportunities
IMAGINATION:
• The Scattered Roots Collective, a theater ensemble that shares stories of healing through music, dance, spoken poetry and their native culture
• Live From Somewhere, a music video series highlighting local artists in unique surroundings
• Kyle Bender, founder of Skeemn Entertainment, a music and art collective
INCLUSION:
• New Age Warriors, a community engagement organization focused on youth
• Sid Al-Thumali of the Wayward World Podcast, highlighting q***r nightlife artists
• F***y DeVito of Neato Dragito, an all-ages monthly drag show
YOUTH ARTS LEADERSHIP:
• The Youth Leaders of Spokane Children’s Theatre
• Alex Blackmon, Tech Chair and Board Director of Spokane Shakespeare Society
• Olga Loktev, dancer and choreographer
ARTS ADVOCACY:
• Marshall Peterson, Marmot Art Space Curator
• Dahveed Bullis, local teacher, playwright, musician, director, actor and volunteer
• Stephen Pitters, host of Spokane Open Poetry program on KYRS Thin Air Community Radio
For more information on the Arts Awards and this year’s gala, contact Program Director, Jeremy Whittington at [email protected].
Spokane Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering creativity and promoting arts and culture throughout the Spokane region through grantmaking, programming, advocacy and professional development.
