With all the research that shows how music enhances early language and reasoning skills, it seems clear that all children can benefit from access to music at a young age. Brenda Haynes is trying to help make that happen, enabling many kids in Central Missouri who are facing challenges in their lives to experience the joy of music.
Chicago-based writer Laura Durnell is the author of short works of fiction, many reviews and articles, and has received numerous grants and awards. In this Featured Member profile, she describes her inspirations — both personal and literary — as well as her first novel, Separation, a fiscally-sponsored project of Fractured Atlas.
Somewhere between Lawrence, Kansas and Vilnius, Lithuania, a theatre company was born. Adam R. Burnett of Buran Theatre Company describes how their “satellite system” of multi-disciplinary artists creates work in a number of communities simultaneously.
Our members are a diverse lot: coming from every corner of the U.S., using every artistic medium imaginable, working as individuals, in small groups and large companies. But please don’t assume that it’s only artists who are “just starting out” who find value in a Fractured Atlas membership. Parsons Dance (est. 1985) is a perfect example of how even well-established organizations benefit from our services.
Beth Rodriguez’s choreography has been shown in NYC at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, chashama, Dixon Place, and Merce Cunningham Studio, among others. Now based in the Louisville area, Beth is living, moving (!) proof that vibrant modern dance exists not just on one coast or the other, but in communities all across the United States.
With an African-American man as President of the United States, many Americans would say that the country has come a long way. But conversations about race should, and must, continue. So say Eric Paul Fournier and Anna Kauffman, who are putting the finishing touches on a documentary film that follows Barack Obama’s presidential campaign from its inception through Inauguration Day.
The co-directors of the Philadelphia Art Hotel have moved their program into a new building, renovated it (check it out — it’s sweet!), and offered a full slate of artist residencies. Pretty impressive for their inaugural year…
Their settings range from a grove of trees in Austin to an old railroad-turned-pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi River to a NYC stage covered with orderly rows of marshmallows. This collaborative pair of performance artists gets — and keeps — your attention with their narrative blend of image, physicality, text and architectural elements.
Choreographer and dancer Tahni Holt has been called “one of Portland’s brightest young talents.” A collaborative performer and fiscally-sponsored member of Fractured Atlas, she is fascinated by connections and disconnects in everyday life, as well as the electrified space between dancer and audience member.
As many of Boston’s art galleries have recently announced plans to close and/or move within the city, the balance of gallery power has continued to shift from the Back Bay to South Boston. This is good news for Proof Gallery, a contemporary gallery providing a forum for artwork that might not otherwise get shown in a commercial gallery.
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Fractured Atlas is a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists and arts organizations. Our programs and services facilitate the creation of art by offering vital support to the artists who produce it. We help artists and arts organizations function more effectively as businesses by providing access to funding, healthcare, education, and more, all in a context that honors their individuality and independent spirit. By nurturing today's talented but underrepresented voices, we hope to foster a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape of tomorrow.
