Spokane Arts names 8 SAGA recipients, U of I opens fall season auditions
Aug. 5—From a pool of 28 applicants, Spokane Arts has selected eight Spokane Arts Grant Awards recipients set to receive a total of $45,500. The winning proposals include projects in bookmaking, film and documentary, theater, culture, aerial performance and arts therapy.
The Spokane Playwrights Laboratory will receive a grant of $5,000 in support of its efforts to provide local writers and playwrights with professional resources. For more information, visit spokaneplaywrightslaboratory.com.
Melanie Hewitt will receive $5,000 for her upcoming “Grown Up’s First Alphabet: An Adult’s Child Book.” Written in a manner resembling popular children’s literature, “Hewitt’s new work forces perspective