For the second year in a row, we are thrilled to partner with
Saranac Art Projects, Spokane’s contemporary artist collective and gallery, to present a special exhibition of visual art created by Spokane artists, inspired by our festival authors. A group of Saranac's artists were given a list of all of our 2025 festival authors and they each chose a writer who inspired them to create a visual art piece. The artists worked throughout the winter on the pieces that will be presented at this exhibition. The gallery is open 12-8 and we encourage attendees to drop by anytime! Special thanks to SAP for collaborating with us on this project!
Here are this year's participating artists and the festival authors they were inspired by:Rebekah Wilkins-Pepiton: Li-Young Lee
Roger Ralston: Tara Campbell
Tobe Harvey: Subhaga Crystal Bacon
Josh Hobson: Juan Carlos Reyes
Mariah Boyle: TBD
Lenora Lopez Schindler: TBD
Note that we have extended a special optional invitation to our festival authors to join us at the gallery from 5:30-7pm as an extension of the private Author's Reception so that authors can continue to gather in community, and attendees can have a chance to meet their favorite authors! Note that refreshments will not be served at the gallery, but it's steps away from both Saranac Public House and Saranac Commons. We encourage our attendees to use this time to gather in solidarity with other artists and community members.
*This event is free and open to the public. Thank you to Saranac Art Projects for your partnership!Please fill out
our festival survey after you have attended this event. The information you provide will help us obtain critical grant funding and will help make next year’s festival even better!
