The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative

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The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative is a small, non-profit art gallery located near the Belmont Bridge that uses its presence in Charlottesville to affect change in the community. According to their website, the goal is to to be a "creative hub that uses art and design as a vehicle for civic engagement." [1]

History

The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative was founded in 2004 by Zach Worrell and Greg Antrim Kelly to serve as a place for small-scale exhibits. [2]

Matthew Slaats served as executive director from 2013 to July 2016. [3] Alan Goffinski served as Interim Director starting in December 2016 and was appointed the new Executive Director in June 2017. [4] He will be leaving in the spring of 2022 to take a position as a radio producer at WNYC. [citation needed]

Projects

Staff

Board of Director

  • Carrie Worrell, President
  • Elvira Hoskins, Secretary
  • Aaron Flynn, Treasurer
  • Bryce Fletcher
  • Rachel Thielmann
  • Sophie Zunz

Former Board Members

Notable events

The Bridge PAI managed a $50,000 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. City Council questioned how the money was being spent in early 2016. [6]


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References

  1. ↑ Web. About the Bridge PAI, Website, Bridge Progress Arts Initiative, retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Web. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Meet Your Nonprofit, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 13, 2017, retrieved December 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Web. Three years after cultural plan, arts nonprofits still seeking steady funding, Aaron Richardson, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 20, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Web. Staff + Board, The Bridge Progressive Arts Institute, retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ {{cite web|title=Staff + Board | The Bridge PAI|url=http://thebridgepai.org/staffboard/%7Cauthor=%7Cwork=%7Cpublisher=The Pridge PAI|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=December 27, 2016}
  6. ↑ Web. City Council wants more information on Play the City grant, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 5, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.

External Links

http://thebridgepai.org/ official site] [[Category: 2004 establishments

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