B
ill and Karma Simmons work as a team. They
have created public works at Comstock Pool; the
Lincoln Street Gateway in Spokane; the exterior of
the Spokane Convention Center; Johnson Mill River
Park and Waste Water Treatment Plant in Coeur
D’Alene, Idaho; and the Superior Street and Highway
95 off-ramp in Sandpoint, Idaho.
REGIONAL REPORT
SPOKANE ARTS
Soon to be installed on the University District Bridge,
Rooted and Soaring are being created from polished
steel and will be dedicated this spring on the north
and south ends of the bridge. These works were
designed by Spokane artists Lea Anne Lake and
Shani Marchant. The artwork was designed during
the design phase of the bridge and is being fabricated
at the time of this writing. Shani Marchant is a
Spokane painter and artist known for watercolors and
oil paintings. Her artistic partner on this project, Lee
Anne Lake, passed away in 2015. Prior to her death,
Lee Anne created numerous public art works around
the U.S.
Soon a new sculpture will appear in Manito Park
to commemorate the swans that have resided at the
“duck pond” over the years. This bronze is being
created by Spokane artist Vincent De Felice. The
work is sponsored by Washington Trust Bank and will
be installed adjacent to the pond.
Richard Warrington was commissioned to create We
Are Marshall by Dr. Suzan Entwistle Marshall and
her family as a gift to the city. The sculpture, which
is six feet tall and made of Corten steel, was installed
along the Centennial Trail immediately west of the
Monroe Street Bridge. This work is dedicated in
memory of Dr. John O. Marshall who passed away in
2016.
Coming later this year at the Combined Sewer
Overflow (CSO 26) tank plaza directly north of the
City of Spokane Downtown Library on Spokane
Falls Blvd., will be art works by Spokane Tribe
artist, Jeff Ferguson, and Colville Confederated
Tribe artist, Virgil “Smoker” Marchand. The
CSO program includes the construction of large
underground concrete storage tanks to hold excess
wastewater until storm surges subside and the
wastewater can be sent to the city’s Riverside Park
Water Reclamation Facility. As part of this program,
the city has committed to delivering above-ground
benefits for citizens when it builds such underground
infrastructure.
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