Bridge Projects began in 2017 with a series of LA-based salons engaging a diverse community of artists, scholars, and collectors. Bridge Projects exhibits solo and group shows and commissions new works by local and international artists. Our parallel public program highlights connections among art history, spirituality, living religious traditions, and contemporary art practices.

The origins of Bridge Projects can be traced back to 2013 when Roberta Ahmanson - Bridge Projects Founder and Board Chair - and Los Angeles painter Linnéa Spransy asked one another: why is it so difficult for living religious traditions and contemporary art practice to coexist under the same roof? They both agreed that Los Angeles as a global cultural capital with a vibrant artist community was the ideal place to imagine a space where these complex questions could be explored. From 2017-2019, Bridge Projects Founding Directors’ Cara Megan Lewis and Linnéa Spransy hosted a number of salon gatherings and in-studio dialogues addressing the intersection of contemporary art and living religious traditions while also developing the foundations for a permanent exhibition space. Bridge Projects opens its first home this October 2019.