Mayor Jim Chase’s devotion to art manifests in a portrait unveiling that took place on Aug. 28, in the art gallery named in his honor at City Hall.
The unveiling took place on the 61st anniversary of the March on Washington.
Spokane City Council President Betsy Wilkerson shared at the event, “Why is he iconic? Because no other mayor in the history of Spokane has anything named after them … We have a gallery, we have a Chase Youth Commission and we have a middle school named after a man who cared about kids.”
During his term, Mayor Chase implemented a 1% rule for the arts, dedicating a portion of large city construction costs to go toward public art.
Watch the event via the accompanying QR code or at youtu.be/MaNimqA_vTY?si=8x5D8d3L3Mo_GnOa.