SPOKANE, Wash. — Claire Rae Edmo, a Shoshone Bannock and Chippewa Cree artist, is serving as Spokane Falls Community College’s artist-in-residence through March 26, 2026.
Edmo, who grew up on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in southeastern Idaho, is participating in the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program in the college’s new 60,000-square-foot arts building.
“Being Shoshone Bannock and Chippewa Cree, I aim to represent my Indigenous culture to connect and share with others,” Edmo said.
The college hosted a welcome reception for Edmo on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The program offers emerging Native American artists a three-month residency that includes a $3,000 monthly stipend, off-campus housing, studio space, and travel reimbursement. Applications are open to enrolled members of U.S. Federally Recognized Tribes, with priority given to Pacific Northwest tribes.
Artists engage with students and the Spokane community through open studio hours, classroom presentations, public lectures, workshops, and art critiques. Ruby Hospitality, the Sahlin Fund at Spokane Colleges Foundation, and the Associated Student Government at SFCC support the program.
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