Girls Night @ GardenStone Creations was a success! Thank you to everyone who participated.  For all those who couldnt make it and/or who would love to come again, we are planning our next Girls Night Out for December 5th 2009.

Ink to Media - Making a Splash of Color in the Spokane Valley- by Justin Lentz and Kurt Schmierer

Ink to Media is the creative brainchild of business partners Justin Lentz and Kurt Schmierer, two reproduction specialists and graphic artist/designers who teamed up to produce, promote, and sell local art.

Using technology and years of experience in graphic design and fine art reproduction, they’ve opened a fine art printing studio and spacious, well lit gallery displaying the work of local and regional artists. The has Gallery introduced a new art show called “The Last Friday” where they feature new art and artists on the last Friday of every month.

Ink to Media’s goals include presenting new ways to show and sell local art, photography and to offer a full range of design features, as well as printing imagery on just about anything clients request, from shirts to tiles, fine art media’s to poster paper and greeting cards.

We have a combined thirty years of graphic design experience that has alllowed us to create the most unique posters from original art to a picture taken at a special event. We have created a place for the artist or hobbyist to come and have fun creating new ways to show and sell their images or original works of art. We’re here to help artist publicize and sell using the gallery and our unique art web site www.spotlightonartists.com this site is designed to sell, show and create art. We are building a collection of unique greeting cards, posters and other art products we also have given artist and the public the ability to create their own greeting cards, jewelry, mugs, tile, shirts and more.

Both men agree that Ink to Media has many talented artists/photographer in Spokane and the surrounding areas. We are excited about bringing talented artists and enthused art buyers together. The Gallery also has one of the largest selections of imagery featuredin  Spokane and the surrounding area available in posters, print’s and originals for your local art gift ideas.

Contact: Karen Mobley
Arts Director
(509) 625-6050

kmobley@spokanecity.org

First Friday Artists Wanted For Future First Friday Events

First Friday, a joint program of the Spokane Arts Commission and the Downtown Spokane Partnership, is seeking artists whose work is ready to show in non-traditional venues such as coffee shops, wineries and other downtown businesses. Artists wishing to have their work considered by venues can send a CD with 10 jpegs or pdf files of art work,a list of the art works represented on the CD, a resume and contact information to Spokane Arts Commission, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99201, Attn: First Friday. This is a referral opportunity only. Venues are responsible for selecting their own artists.

On the First Friday of each month from 5-8pm, downtown Spokane is the place to be, with extended hours at some of Spokane’s finest galleries, artist receptions, live music, great shopping and more!

www.spokanearts.org

Local Hands Northwest is a community based magazine and online resource. It is filled with information about our arts and crafts scene, people and events in Spokane and The Inland Northwest.

Local Hands Northwest magazine contains family friendly content and appeals to readers of every age. It provides an online Artist and Crafter Directory by medium and a Calendar of Events dedicated solely to Arts and Crafts. Our writers are getting into our community in a section called Road less Traveled and exploring new paths in order to outline fresh art tours and find new creativity that’s waiting to be discovered. We have a section in our magazine called In Your Neighborhood, where we take snapshots with small descriptions of the creativity throughout the area. We also have a section called Budding Hands where we highlight arts and craft pieces that are being created by a new generation of artists. It will not be uncommon to spot one of your neighbors in the publication because like we said it is all about community! As an added bonus, all of our issues contain free arts and crafts projects for all ages.

Local Hands Northwest is not just another arts magazine; it is our community’s thumbprint of an art scene. We are the source for uniting, connecting and revealing what’s going on in our community. Better said, we are the Arts & Crafts Community of the Inland Northwest.

Our first issue is due to hit  locations throughout Spokane/Spokane Valley areas in May 2009. We hope you enjoy each and every issue!