--- title: "Member Spotlight: Kelly Todd of Under Review" description: Kelly Ashton Todd's Under Review, is an environmental dance film series that has and will be shot at various American National Monuments. image: https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Project2.jpg --- - [Visit our Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/Fractured.Atlas) - [Check out our latest tweets](https://twitter.com/fracturedatlas) - [Join us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fractured-atlas/) - [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fractured.atlas/) - [Check out our Tumblr](https://fracturedatlas.tumblr.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) [Fractured Atlas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) ## Inciter Art ### a writing, co-learning, and resource sharing space for an arts ecosystem with big ideas and bigger questions. [«  View All Posts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org) ![Member Spotlight: Kelly Todd of Under Review](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Project2.jpg) ![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) ![Molaundo Jones](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Molaundo.jpg "Molaundo Jones") Post by Molaundo Jones By [Molaundo Jones](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/molaundo-jones) on October 21st, 2019 Print/Save as PDF # Member Spotlight: Kelly Todd of Under Review [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/artists-and-members) - Share: - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/member-spotlight-kelly-todd-of-under-review](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/member-spotlight-kelly-todd-of-under-review) ![Kelly Todd poses with plants against a black background](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Creator2.jpg?width=200&name=Creator2.jpg)Kelly Ashton Todd is a director, choreographer, and environmental activist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has been a member of Fractured Atlas for almost two years and her fiscally-sponsored project, *Under Review,* is an environmental dance film series that has been shot at various American National Parks and Monuments. By drawing attention to public lands that are threatened to be opened for industrial development, the series aims to promote the protection of America’s disappearing wilderness.    **How has Fractured Atlas benefitted your artistic practice?** Fractured Atlas has benefitted my project and artistic process by assisting with reviewing my grant proposals, creating resources for grant and residency applications, and [allowing my donors the ability to make a tax deductible donation](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/fiscal-sponsorship). Fractured Atlas has taken care of the business side of production that I was missing during my training so that I’m able to focus on the actual creation process. **How has Fractured Atlas benefitted your revenue generation?** Fractured Atlas created a simple platform where I can have all my finances in one place for donors. They provide ease by sending automatic responses to donors and sponsors. **![Two people standing across from each other in the desert with a rock formation backdrop](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Project2.jpg?width=1920&name=Project2.jpg)What specific Fractured Atlas services/programs have you used?** I am currently using [the Fractured Atlas fundraising campaign platform](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/). I have also used their advisory services for guidance on grant writing and to help review my website. **Why do you think artists and organizations should become members of Fractured Atlas?** For one, Fractured Atlas is an organization that truly supports **artists.** And I have found that my donor’s appreciate the ability to make tax-deductible donations. Fractured Atlas also sends monthly emails in regards to [grant and residency opportunities](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/upcoming-grant-deadlines-and-opportunities-9-19-19-938912d373e1) which helps to make the grants research process so much easier. **![Kelly Todd leans against a wall in a dance studio with another dancer stretching across from her](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Project%204.jpg?width=4032&name=Project%204.jpg)** **What has been one of your biggest challenges as an artist or for your arts project and how did you push through it?** My biggest challenge right now is the difficulty that I have been met with in my efforts to marry environmental advocacy with dance and film. Fundraising is difficult, especially in a city full of incredible artists. But I’m pushing through the challenges by trusting the universe and receiving support and encouragement from my loved ones and community that inspires me to keep creating.   **Do you have any upcoming events that people should know about?** I’m currently in post production for *Under Review: Katahdin* which takes place in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument outside of Penobscot, Maine, and is the second film in the *Under Review Series*. The film tells the story of “The Giving Tree,” highlighting the modern day relationships of man and nature. I am displaying how we use trees as a day-to-day resource, creating a large industry spanning from the initiation of logging all the way to final product productions. The Katahdin community is divided on their support for the protected status of the monument. Half of the community is fighting to continue logging in the timber industry to support their families and the other half is fighting to protect the natural and wild habitats within the monument. Keep an eye out for the film April 22, 2020. **What is your biggest accomplishment as a result of being a Fractured Atlas member?** My biggest accomplishment since I’ve been a Fractured Atlas member has been receiving a Brooklyn Arts Fund Grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council as well as grant from the Puffin Foundation. You can learn more about Under Review and Kelly at [www.kellyashtontodd.com](http://www.kellyashtontodd.com/) and follow her work on Facebook and Instagram at @kellyashtontodd. [More posts by Molaundo Jones](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/molaundo-jones) ### About Molaundo Jones Molaundo Jones is a visual artist, entrepreneur, and arts adminstrator. 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