Northwest Profiles #3504 2022 April

The Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoe- Spokane Tribal member, Shawn Brigman, has mastered the art of building what he calls the Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoe. Learn about his fascinating journey in creating traditional and non-traditional canoes.

Adventurer in Art- Spokane area-based artist Melissa Cole shows us her version of art, and her ability to use her love and talent as an artist, as a vehicle to teach others how to open up their artistic sensibilities.

Dreaded Warrior- Orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Omy Karoreo aka Dreaded Warrior, has founded Impanda, a non-profit recording studio in East Central Spokane, where youth and residents can create music and art, transforming pain into purpose.

If You Build It- Spokane Valley is building a new modern Performing Arts Center that will rival anything between Minnesota to Seattle. This state of art facility will be the home of the Spokanve Valley Summer Theater and offer large musical productions and a vital educational component.