Bridge Projects was launched in 2017 with a series of LA-based salons and in-studio events hosted by founding directors Cara Megan Lewis and Linnéa Spransy, engaging a diverse community of artists, scholars, and collectors. A recurring interest throughout these conversations has been a perceived need to think more carefully and creatively about the ongoing relations between contemporary art, spirituality, and religion. These projects have been particularly focused on Los Angeles, recognizing the rich, complex histories of this global cultural center that include both vibrant artist communities and many religious communities. Identifying these roots here in LA, Bridge Projects creates space for exploring questions at the interfacing of these communities, addressing the ways contemporary art continues to engage the lineages of religious thought and tradition. Bridge Projects opened its first home in Hollywood in October 2019.