The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative is a small, non-profit art gallery and creative center at 306 Main Street with an entrance from Water Street.
The chief executive officer is Amber Smith. [1]
Mission and Vision
The mission of the Bridge PAI is as follows:
"The Bridge builds, strengthens, and supports creative connections by providing financial resources, workspaces, and collaborative opportunities to empower the greater Charlottesville community."
The vision of the Bridge PAI is as follows:
"We envision a vibrant, accessible arts community that improves cultural, social, environmental, and economic possibilities for our creative world."
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. For most of its time, the space was located at the southeastern terminus of the Belmont Bridge on Monticello Road but moved in 2023 after the building was sold for an expansion of the restaurant Lampo. [2] [3]
Former directors
- Matthew Slaats served as executive director from 2013 to July 2016. [4] * * *Alan Goffinski served as Interim Director starting in December 2016 and was appointed the new Executive Director in June 2017. [5] He will be leaving in the spring of 2022 to take a position as a radio producer at WNYC. [citation needed]
- Jay Simple [citation needed]
Projects
Board of Director
- Courtney Commander, Chair
- Jess Walters, Vice-Chair
- Zora Heard, Secretary
- Patricia “PK” Ross
- Daisa Pascall
- Marissa Blair
- Mack McLellan Jr.
Former Board Members
- Andy Block
- John Casteen
- Frank Dubec
- Holly Edwards
- Bryce Fletcher
- Aaron Flynn (former treasurer)
- Susan Jacobson
- Elvira Hoskins (former secretary)
- Bob Hughes
- Lynelle Lawrence
- Marc Lipson
- Tim Miano
- Rachel Thielmann
- Carrie Worrell (former president)
- Sophie Zunz
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]
Map
References
- ↑ Web. About, The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, Virginia, retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Bridge PAI is moving to the Downtown Mall, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, February 8, 2023, retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ Web. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Meet Your Nonprofit, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 13, 2017, retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Web. Staff + Board, The Bridge Progressive Arts Institute, retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ↑ Web. City Council wants more information on Play the City grant, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 5, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.