The City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Division’s next round of Art of Recovery projects will be implemented throughout Santa Monica in the coming weeks and months. A variety of projects by Los Angeles-based artists will be unveiled and will focus on celebrating Black History Month, commemorating lives lost to COVID-19, fostering connection and sharing the experiences of physical distancing over the last year, and giving life to imagined written choreographies from insid

Type of art/cultural activity: Nonprofit Gallery/Visual Arts Programming Name/Position: Marisa Caichiolo/Founder, Executive Director Years working and/or living in Santa Monica: at Bergamot Station since 2011 What are your organization’s 1-2 most important programs? First, our Artists in Residence and Curatorial Residency programs build creative communities by employing local, national and international artists and curators, working internationally through our partner museums

Founder of the Building Bridges International Art Foundation, an international non-profit organization based in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, conceived to be a platform for critical thinking and research; local and international programs in Los Angeles; art residences. He has been part of the curatorial team of several international biennials, such as the Casablanca Biennial, Morocco, the Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates; Biennial of the Americas, Denver, Colorado;