Artist Frances Grace Mortel has converted her studio at The Hive into: Tastas at Kidkid (Rip and Wind), a work-in-progress site-responsive multimedia installation series. Come visit the installation.

Artist Frances Grace Mortel has converted her studio at the Hive into a work-in-progress-site-responsive multimedia installation series. She will have her studio open for the public to experience during the following times:
February 21 (Sat) @ 2-8pm - Opening Reception
February 24 (Tue) @ 4-7pm
February 25 (Wed) @ 4-7pm
February 26 (Thu) @ 4-7pm
February 27 (Fri) @ 4-7pm
February 28 (Sat) @ 2-8pm - Closing Reception
Materials: found/used denim garments, straight pins, safety pins, thread, jute twine, needles, seam ripper, bleach, projectors, monitor, 85 lbs. of rice, transducer, amplifier, media players, media storage, digital recordings, time with family, time away from family, 2024 to present
The components of the work have been installed in response to the specificity and problems of the site/studio. Guests are requested to remove shoes/outdoor footwear as they enter the space. Engagement with the materials and structures is encouraged: you may touch the materials, go under the sculptures, sit, and lie down. While nothing has been permanently constructed, please do not displace and remove anything from the room.
The audio-visual archives have been recorded in the cities of Manila, Hong Kong, Spokane, and New York from different times (2013, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026) and include various moments of gathering and assembly.
Visitors and workshop participants may contribute their own clothing/textile and digital recordings (audio and video) to be added in the installation as part of the collective archive and placemaking.
About the artist:
Frances Grace Mortel (b. 1987, Manila) is an artist, filmmaker, and community organizer. She is the Co-Executive Director for Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane and Asians for Collective Action, a member of Washington Filmworks Equity Committee, serves on the board of Spokane Film Project, and programs films at Spokane International Film Festival. Her site-responsive installations involve unmaking and perpetual maintenance—exploring labor and care through digital and physical archives—often thinking about displacement and extraction while mapping out collective memory through moving image and placemaking. Fran lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and completed her MFA at Bard College in New York.
AGE GROUP: | High School | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Learning & Lectures | Craft & DIY | Arts & Culture |
| Mon, Jan 26 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Tue, Jan 27 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jan 28 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, Jan 29 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jan 31 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Feb 01 | 12:00PM to 4:00PM |
MEETING & STUDY ROOMS
Have a study session, lead a training, or teach a free community art class in our free event and maker studios with flexible scheduling.
Events A: Seats 40
Events B: Seats 24
Events C: Seats 24
Events A, B, & C can be combined to seat up to 96
Studio E: Seats 32 and can be used for art workshops, crafting get togethers, or any group gathering
TRANSPORTATION
Free parking
Bike parking
Electric car charging stations
STA Bus Route: 90
SERVICES
Artist residencies
Spokane Public Schools Teacher Training Center
Spokane Virtual Learning with Spokane Public Schools