Gallery/Museum

Squid and Beard is working to help art institutions tell the stories of both their spaces and the art that lives within (and beyond) their walls.  Helping the art world bridge the gaps between their spaces, the artists, and their patrons by using different forms of media makes it possible to digitally associate the various components of the museum experience for the modern viewer.  We strive to write the definition of the legacy of the modern art show; its “thumbprint” can be archived in the most technologically innovative ways available (digital panorama, documentary video, and more) which makes it possible to preserve the show, its social relevance, and to assert its place in the canon of art history for generations to come. Communication is key in matters of outreach, fundraising and archiving, so let us help create that dialogue among those integral parts of the gallery.

Far Off and All Aflame

The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative hosted artist and writer Anthony Restivo in his first performance based work “Far Off and All Aflame: Pushing Against the Real.” In the artists own words: “I am going to live in this gallery for three weeks. Using simple materials, I will create a sparsely decorated space intended to bring an observer out of the mundane. Central to the piece is an exploration into our relationship to violence. Once in the space, the observer will be asked a question. I will make a record of their answer on the wall of the gallery. This... Read More ››

Reko and Frank

Making of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative’s new mural, painted by Frank Buffalo Hyde and Reko Rennie in conjunction with the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Read More ››

Anthony Restivo/Adam Smith

The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative presents Anthony Restivo’s “Far Off and All Aflame” with original composition “Sun Ritual” by Adam Smith. Read More ››