Eight bridges connect the San Francisco Bay, so it is an apt name for a gallery platform that brings the Bay Area art world together.

Our mission is to maintain a vibrant gallery scene, despite restrictions on travel, celebrations and other larger gatherings. We want to support our artists by informing and entertaining curators, collectors and critics with potent online exhibitions of their work.

On the first Thursday of every month, we will launch 8 shows of artists relevant to the Bay Area. They may be working in this place, long considered an epicenter of change, or deeply engaged in the conversations the Bay Area holds dear, whether it’s related to technology, the environment, social justice or sexual identity, to name a few. In addition, each month will highlight the crucial work of a Bay Area non-profit arts organization.

Founding Committee

Claudia Altman-Siegel, Kelly Huang, Sophia Kinell, Micki Meng, Daphne Palmer, Ratio 3, Sarah Wendell Sherrill, Jessica Silverman, and Elizabeth Sullivan

Ambassador Committee

Sayre Batton & Maja Thomas, Joachim & Nancy Bechtle, Matt Bernstein, Sabrina Buell, Wayee Chu & Ethan Beard, Natasha Boas, Douglas Durkin, Carla Emil, Matt & Jessica Farron, Lauren Ford, Ali Gass, Stanlee Gatti, Brook Hartzell & Tad Freese, Pamela & David Hornik, Katie & Matt Paige, Putter Pence, Becca Prowda & Daniel Lurie, Deborah Rappaport, Komal Shah & Gaurav Garg, Laura Sweeney, The Battery, Robin Wright, Sonya Yu & Zack Lara

Sponsors

Lobus, The Space Program

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Gagosian – Giuseppe Penone and Hans Ulrich Obrist

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gagosian-online-in-conversation-giuseppe-penone-and-hans-ulrich-obrist-tickets-136702636265?aff=GagosianEvite

In a talk organized for 4x8-bridges, Giuseppe Penone and Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries, London, will discuss the artist’s practice, which is deeply engaged with nature […]

4 x 8-bridges “Missions and Ambitions” Talks (Part 1)

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1K-eZKsLSNCMdiToeZZuwQ

We invite you to explore 4×8-bridges “Missions and Ambitions” Talks, a series of livestreamed conversations with Bay Area art-world movers and shakers across two sessions. Part 1 will feature Glen Helfand, curator and Associate Professor at CCA San Francisco and adjunct professor at Mills College, Oakland, in conversation with: Claudia Altman-Siegel, Altman Siegel; Aimee Friberg, CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions; Kelly Huang, KCH Advisory; Karen Jenkins Johnson, Jenkins Johnson Gallery; and Jessica Silverman, Jessica Silverman.

CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions – MASAKO MIKI, MARCUS LESLIE SINGLETON & AMY LINCOLN: CULT IG Live Discussion

https://www.instagram.com/cultexhibitions/

Artists Masako Miki, Marcus Leslie Singleton, and Amy Lincoln each make work addressing the social issues and perspective of our times. Join the artists in a Instagram live conversation with CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions director Aimee Friberg about each artists practice. Join us @cultexhibitions at 4 pm PST on January 26.

San Jose Museum of Art – Prisons and Poetics with Reginald Dwayne Betts

https://ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4fzrqQi2SeaTpG0158CoJQ

A poetry reading and conversation with award-winning American poet, memoirist, and educator Reginald Dwayne Betts. Betts uses poetry and literature to speak to the failures of the current criminal justice system and to create ideas for change.

4 x 8-bridges “Missions and Ambitions” Talks (Part 2)

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WoSGU1olTaKsgvIy6EhUiQ

We invite you to explore 4×8-bridges “Missions and Ambitions” Talks, a series of livestreamed conversations with Bay Area art-world movers and shakers across two sessions. Part 2 will feature Lauren Schell Dickens, Senior Curator at the San Jose Museum of Art, in conversation with: Sophia Kinell, Phillips; Daphne Palmer, Fraenkel Gallery; Chris Perez, Ratio 3; Elizabeth Sullivan, Pace Gallery; and Sarah Wendell Sherill, Lobus.

Hosfelt Gallery – In Conversation: Rachel Federman and Todd Hosfelt

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-ioqjkjG9B9SOtkZ6eY8vVgJ7rszDp2

Rachel Federman, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at The Morgan Library and Museum, and Todd Hosfelt, founder of Hosfelt Gallery, will discuss the gallery’s current exhibition ASSEMBLED: Bruce Conner / Jean Conner / Anonymous / Anonymouse / Emily Feather / Signed in Blood, on view at Hosfelt Gallery through March 6.

/ (slash) – Bay Area-Based Curators in Conversation

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g41uLhwPR9-2qdEoHjU-eQ

Bay Area-based independent curators Juana Berrío, Naz Cuguoğlu, Sam Vernon, and Leila Weefur, who are each organizing an upcoming exhibition at /, will be in conversation about the practice of curating now and into the future.

Creative Growth – Cocktails with Creative Growth

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-with-creative-growth-tickets-136978485337

Learn about Creative Growth’s history, relationship to Art Brut, and the artists presented in the 4×8-bridges week during a cocktail hour conversation with Tom di Maria and Sarah Galender Meyer from Creative Growth, and Anton Stuebner, long-time supporter and Director of Catharine Clark Gallery. Registration is required, and the cocktail recipe will be sent in advance.

CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions – Masako Miki and Dr. Natasha Boas: Studio Visit and Discussion

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/masako-miki-and-dr-natasha-boas-studio-visit-and-discussion-tickets-137039263125

Join artist Masako Miki and independent curator and writer Dr. Natasha Boas for a discussion of Miki’s new public art commission of 9 bronze sculptures in San Francisco’s Mission Bay, which will be unveiled later this winter. Miki and Boas will discuss the new bronze forms of Miki’s ongoing Shapeshifter series, and give sneak peeks into her studio practice in Berkeley, as she prepares for her third solo exhibition New Mythologies with CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions. CULT Director Aimee Friberg will facilitate a Q&A after the discussion.

CCA Wattis Institute – Lecture by Miguel López on Cecilia Vicuña

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/miguel-lopez-on-cecilia-vicuna-tickets-131558656483

Overlapping memories related to his friendship with the artist and reflections on her work, Miguel López introduces Cecilia Vicuña’s sharp creative practice in the form of a letter addressed to the artist. He shares his intimate perspective on working with Vicuña over many years, as well as the enormous impact of her visceral entanglements between words and seed, sound and thread, quipu and blood.

Jessica Silverman Gallery – Talk with Ali Gass and Conrad Egyir

https://zoom.us/j/92860103959

Detroit-based Ghanaian artist Conrad Egyir will be in conversation with Ali Gass (Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art San José) on Zoom. The artist will discuss his new paintings for 4×8-bridges and his upcoming Facade Project with ICA San José in summer 2021.

Hashimoto Contemporary – Conversation Between Gallery Artist Joel Daniel Phillips with Scott Stulen (Philbrook Museum of Art) and Poet Quraysh Ali Lansana (Tulsa Artist Fellow)

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c2_j-8B6QJe8rw4l7pAQJg

Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present artist Joel Daniel Phillips in conversation with Philbrook Museum of Art Director Scott Stulen and poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. The three will discuss “Killing the Negative”, a collaborative series of works by Phillips and Lansana exploring an untold history of censorship within the Great Depression-era Farm Services Administration.

BAMPFA – To Hell and Back: Artists Explore the Post-2020 Landscape

https://bampfa.org/event/livestream-hell-and-back-artists-explore-post-2020-landscape

Acclaimed recording artist/musician PC Muñoz, together with Robert Moses, founder of the dance company Robert Moses’ Kin, and performance artist and composer Cellista take a deep dive into how artists can create and thrive in a post-2020 world. Be prepared for some crowdsourced creativity as well.

Marrow Gallery – TWFive: “Spectacular Nothing”

Marrow Gallery 548 Irving Street, San Francisco, CA

Marrow Gallery presents Spectacular Nothing, an exhibition of new works from Bay Area based artist duo, T.W.Five. Using hand cut vinyl to create immersive installations, T.W.five offers a distinct lens […]

Altman Siegel – Soft Network: Reclaiming Network

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkSpQkBKQXeYZ8VOaWpGLw

The content that each artist has contributed to the Altman Siegel online viewing room as well on Rachel Comey’s website and in her NYC store will be introduced by each participant in this conversation. The group will also workshop new methods of activating online spaces and marketplaces as a means of addressing shifting concerns of cultural production and survival during this transformational time.

Ever Gold [Projects] – Reimagining Artist/Dealer Relationships

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693679908?pwd=QlRGRDRqS2w2Q2xEcGlMYnRDMGZsZz09

Join us for a conversation about reimagining artist/dealer relationships with artist and former dealer Mieke Marple and artist manager and curator Maya Futrell. We will examine whether the model of […]

Altman Siegel – Alex Olson and Suzanne Hudson, A Platypus Glows Under Blacklight

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VTVU-O_SSKaanarQ_HOyzw

Altman Siegel is pleased to present artist Alex Olson in conversation with art historian and critic, Suzanne Hudson. The two will discuss Olson’s current solo exhibition at the gallery, A Platypus Glows Under Blacklight, and more broadly how it sits within the painter’s broader practice.

BAMPFA – Virtual Art Lab Drop-in Session

Have you been missing the experience of making art in a collaborative space? The company of other people’s creative processes can be a catalyst for new ideas, inspiration, and spontaneity. Join facilitator Alayna Boots Tinney for a virtual drop-in art session in the spirit of BAMPFA’s Art Lab, using any materials and techniques you choose. All ages welcome.

Headlands Gallery – Community Rapid Response Fund

In late 2020, Headlands developed a Community Rapid Response Fund (CRRF) to provide fast, direct and unrestricted support for work made by artists in partnership with other individuals and organizations in their communities that address vulnerable populations or social inequities. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into 2021, we are now calling for applications for another round of the CRRF, which provides an award of $1000 towards the completion of a project in-progress. Letters of interest will be accepted until February 8, with funds to be distributed in late February.

Fraenkel Gallery – Premiere: Christian Marclay, “No!”, 2019

https://fraenkelgallerysf.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/20-christian-marclay/

At the center of our Christian Marclay exhibition, on view at Fraenkel Gallery until March 25th, is the artist's latest graphic score, No!. Comprised of fifteen collages made from comic book cutouts, the suite forms a score to be interpreted by a solo voice. We are pleased to present a virtual performance of No!, starring vocalist Elaine Mitchener. The performance will premiere in our Online Viewing Room on Thursday, March 4th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT.

The Great Highway – Save The Cliff House Collection Evening Chat

https://outsidelands.org/Event/460

Join us for an online evening chat about the Cliff House History and The Save the Cliff House Collection. Hosted by the Western Neighborhoods Project, The Great Highway and A.C.T. Art Conservation. Art and historical artifacts connected to the Cliff House, Sutro Baths, and Playland, have been steadily auctioned off over the years, removed from public view, and taken out of the city. This remaining group of iconic works belongs to the people and the heart of the city and should stay in San Francisco.

Institute of Contemporary Art San José – Advisors & Auctions: On the Money

For our next ICA Social Club program, Advisors & Auctions: On the Money, join panelists Kelly Huang (KCH Advisory), Adam Green (Adam Green Art Advisory), Amelia G. Manderscheid (Bonhams), and Sophia Kinell (Phillips) with moderator Ali Gass (ICA San Jose) for a discussion on contemporary collecting. Learn about the inner workings of auction houses and art fairs, the benefits of working with an art advisor, and strategies for investing in art.

Nancy Toomey Fine Art – Jud Bergeron Artist Reception

Nancy Toomey Fine Art 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, CA

Meet artist Jud Bergeron in San Francisco on Saturday, March 13rd, from 1pm to 3pm. Bergeron's New Morning exhibition is on view at Nancy Toomey Fine Art through May 3rd. See the artist and his work in the gallery at Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota Street.

Institute of Contemporary Art San José – ICA Social Club: A Curator’s Eye

https://www.icasanjose.org/upcoming-events/a-curators-eye/

ICA Social Club: A Curator’s Eye will be the final arts professional panel of the series. On March 25th, curators Janet Bishop (SFMOMA), Wassan Al-Khudhairi (CAM St. Louis), Tina Vaz (Facebook Open Arts), and Alison Gass (ICA San José) will discuss the curator’s role in the art market from the perspective of their differing institutions. See what artists these curators have their eye on and learn about the important relationships between artist, curator, and collector.

Southern Exposure – Shine Together 2021 Auction

https://soex.org/support/shine-together

On Friday, March 26, join Southern Exposure for a livestream event featuring silent and live auctions (led by esteemed Bonhams Auctioneer Aaron Bastian) showcasing over 125 pieces of gorgeous artwork from some of the Bay Area’s leading new and established artists, entertainment from local performers, and a joyful online gathering of the SoEx community.

K. Imperial Fine Art – Meet the Artist

K. Imperial Fine Art 49 Geary Street, Suite 525, San Francisco, CA

Join K. Imperial Fine Art on Saturday, March 27th from 11-4pm PST to get to know the artist behind the works. Lorene Anderson will be at the gallery to discuss her process and answer questions about her show "Cusp," currently on exhibit.

Asian Art Museum – Global Art Dialogues: Queer Futures

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Join the Asian Art Museum to hear from contemporary artists about how they are using science fiction, speculative narrative, mythology, and future folklore to question and redefine queer futures.

Institute of Contemporary Art San José – ICA Social Club: Speed Dating the Artists

For the final three ICA Social Club programs we will be hearing from artists ICA curators have their eyes on – their ‘art crushes.’ Each program will feature five or six rapid-fire studio visits, sort of like speed dating the artists. You’ll get an overview of their practice and will hear about their work in the ICA Social Club Auction. Program attendees will get early access to the ICA Social Club Auction page for a first look at auction artworks. Our first Speed Dating the Artists program features Maria Paz, Terri Friedman, Anna Valdez, Alyson Shotz, and Caroline Kent.

Altman Siegel – We can decide: A Roundtable Discussion with Zarouhie Abdalian, Jackie Clay, Jenny Gheith, and Xiaoyu Weng

Altman Siegel is excited to host a public discussion over zoom with New Orleans based artist Zarouhie Abdalian and curators Jackie Clay (Coleman Center), Jenny Gheith (SFMOMA) and Xiaoyu Weng (Guggenheim). We can decide, Zarouhie Abdalian’s solo exhibition currently on view at the gallery, will act as a prompt for this group conversation amongst friends and colleagues. Pieces featured in the exhibition will be discussed in context of work the participants have done together in the past.

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Dear galleries,

Please fill out this form with events you want to see included on the 8-bridges website calendar. All events must be submitted up to one week before the launch.

Thank you!