Shireen Alihaji is a First Gen, Ecuadorian-Iranian, Muslim and Disabled artist. Her intersections inspire her to create space through the intersection of art and technology. Given how we remember is pivotal to healing, her work uses memory as a central gaze to uncensor the imagination and mirror our infinite reflections. With over a decade supporting labor unions with media justice work, she has developed a social arts practice across all her projects.

Silverton Creative District

Discipline: Interdisciplinary

Sonoma State University

Sophia Felder was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and has been a permanent resident of Denver, Colorado since 2010. Sophia is currently working to preserve statewide historical sites and structures as a Historical Preservations Grant Contract Specialist with the State Historic Fund based out of History Colorado. Sophia’s love of global cultures, history, and identity led her to complete an undergraduates in Anthropology with a minors in Spanish from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and will be continuing her education by enrolling in Adams State Universities Masters program in Cultural Resource Management. Her own cultural heritage has taken her to Colombia, the West Indies, and New Orleans to find the interconnectedness of these groups within the Americas and the greater global communities.

Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc.

South Asia Cultural Association (SACA)

Southwest Roots Music, Inc.

Spokane All City Jazz Ensembles