Old Hotel Art Gallery Director Samantha Copas shares a laugh with her daughter, Ava Copas, 10, while leading a summer arts class. The gallery hosts arts and crafts classes for […]Read More
Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz focuses on telling the stories of his community, for his community. NWPB’s Rachel Sun interviewed Ruiz about that work, and his approach to collaborative storytelling through poetry.Read More
El galardonado poeta Ricardo Ruiz se centra en contar las historias de su comunidad, para su comunidad. Read More
The shelves in each room of the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello, Washington, are stacked with an eclectic collection of local arts and crafts. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB) […]Read More
Othello teens brainstorm ideas for what kinds of activities and jobs would be most interesting to them at The Lighthouse Community Center. (Credit: Marci Miller / Rural Development Initiatives) Listen […]Read More
When Jessika D. Williams takes the stage as Othello, she sometimes doesn’t know if she’s reacting as the character or herself. Williams, 35, has never felt this way in a role. But playing Othello as a Black woman amid nationwide protests against systemic racism, she sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.Read More