Mission

Quite simply, 120710 is a catalyst for art. We believe that a gallery is the fulcrum between the artists and the community. Our mission is to nurture artists, foster the love of art, and build community around art. We feel that the fastest way for artistic growth is through experimentation and iteration. We provide an artistic platform and a creative safe-house to try new ideas and celebrate art. We are a no-profit with 100% of the art sales going to the artists because we want to ensure curatorial integrity. We don’t make money from art sales; we make artists from art sales. 120710 is an experimental gallery showing experimental work and we are always exploring ways to modernize and improve the art-going experience. We are striving to show the best possible art to better inspire and push artists to do their best and make hearts beat the fastest. We do group shows to maximize the number of artists showing and the growth of our community. Furthermore, every show has a new set of curators to ensure diversity. We choose curators, not artists. If you have a strong curatorial idea aligned with our philosophy, send a proposal to info@120710.art. We are ambitious. We believe in the power of a gallery, in artists and the Bay Area, and more generally the potential for catalyzing art.

Story

‘A creative safe house’: Former Cal computer science professor opens experimental art gallery in West Berkeley, West Berkeley’s newest art gallery wants to encourage artists to take risks. Berkeleyside Aug 4, 2023

People

Name	Title	Contributions
Jonathan Bachrach	Director	Vision + Web + Social Media + Production + Crew + BarnRaising
Alicia Duque	Assistant	Crew
Mathew Galvin	Volunteer	Crew + Web
Dave Bizer	Designer	Design + BarnRaising + Advisor
Fran Trainor	Advisor	BarnRaising + Advisor
Bibi Koenig	Alum / Intern	Crew + Social Media + Production + Video + etc
Josh Hash	Alum / Advisor	Early liftoff including First 2 shows + early Web/Store