by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas Susan drennan Gabriel bunn Susan drennan Gabriel bunn has been a member of Fractured Atlas since July 2018. Her project SuzeMuze Studio presents stories and songs to impact solutions and expand public awareness. SuzeMuze Studio’s work explores critical issues ranging from the rise of suicide rates, #MeToo, PTSD, abuse, healing, addiction, and trauma recovery.

By Lauren Lattimore, Program Associate at Fractured Atlas Photographer and writer Katie Salisbury at the first installation of her exhibition “Thank You, Enjoy” in NYC What is Thank You, Enjoy? Thank You, Enjoy is a photojournalism project and exhibition that tells the stories of immigrants who work in the Chinese restaurant industry in New York through pictures and detailed bilingual captions. It challenges people to consider the working conditions and personal sacrifices of Chinese immigrants, as well as what it means to be American.

by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas Susie Williams and Terry Crane Seattle-based Acrobatic Conundrum creates technically rigorous, ensemble-based circus shows that seek to contribute to a more courageous and connected world. Founded in 2012, the company has been a member of Fractured Atlas since 2015.

At Fractured Atlas, we strive to exhibit a number of core behavioral values in our daily work. Among those is a value that cuts to the heart of how we seek to engage with everyone we come in contact with, whether we’re assisting one of our members or working with our colleagues at Fractured Atlas HQ. It goes without saying: we should all be excellent to each other.

by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas Marsian De Lellis, Los Angeles, photo: William Short Marsian De Lellis is an interdisciplinary artist and writer whose practice incorporates sculpture, objects, installation, and time-based performance. Their work investigates contemporary forms of animism, death, sexuality, and addiction through the use of dolls, artificial figures, cutouts, pop-ups, performing objects, and wearable architecture. Marsian has been a member of Fractured Atlas since 2014.

by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas Aisha Jordan, creator of Hashtag The Show Aisha Jordan is creator of #HashtagTheShow, a sketch comedy web series acted out in live action “hashtags.” The series offers cultural commentary on society from the point of view of people of color.

by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas Ryan Gilliam, founding member and Executive Director of Fourth Arts Block NYC Ryan Gilliam is the Executive Director of Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc). FABnyc’s mission is to strengthen the cultural vitality of the Lower East Side. Through programs and collaborations with local cultural organizations, artists, and neighborhood nonprofits, FABnyc explores how arts and culture can advance community health, inclusiveness, and equity.

by Molaundo Jones, Social Media Specialist at Fractured Atlas André M. Zachery is the artistic director of Renegade Performance Group (RPG), a Brooklyn-based dance company. RPG has been a member of Fractured Atlas since September 2009.

**For a more in-depth look at different ways for artists to raise money, check out this article. In it, we cover crowdfunding, general support, recurring support, and grants. In this article, we will dive into the similarities and differences between general fundraising and crowdfunding. Yes — they are two separate things! Both different avenues for raising the funds you need to get your art on track. We will go through the best instances for using each platform and how they work in their own unique fashion.

From time to time, we feature a fiscally sponsored project who has been successful at using our program to advance their art/cause/career. Today, we’re featuring Lynne Childress of Building Better People. First off, tell us a bit about Building Better People. Who are you? What is your mission? Who would you consider to be your primary audience? Building Better People Productions is a professional theater company for young audiences based in Annapolis, Maryland. Our mission is to produce theater and classes that promote empathy, understanding, and kindness to kids and their families, and encourage the best in all humans. That’s where the name “Building Better People” comes from: we think that teaching character development helps make all of us better, from the ground up. Everything we do is geared towards kids and also their families. We do shows for the public, as well as shows that tour schools.