$10,000 to Fractured Atlas for Other Border Wall Project to support Other Border Wall Project in their biggest initiative to date: O.B.W. 2020. They seek support for an international exhibition, public engagement-art making and conceptual campaign for their Fall 2020 exhibition opportunity at 937 Gallery in Pittsburgh.

Other Border Wall Project is started and led by an all-women team of three: Tereneh Idia, Leah Patgorski, and Jennifer Myers (formerly Meridian), who formed in the early months of the Trump administration to create work in opposition to the proposed wall at the US/MX border. Our combined strength is rooted in our individual capabilities and successes. Tereneh Idia is an internationally based fashion designer and founder of Idia’Dega, a global eco-design collaboration with OMWA: Olorgesailie Maasai Women Artisans of Kenya and The Beading Wolves, an Oneida family of artisans. Leah Patgorski is an artist and designer working with sculpture and site-specific textile installations. Jennifer Myers is a visual artist working with drawing, sculpture, and performance.  Selina Lee, a student at Carnegie Mellon University, has provided fantastic research and assistance as our intern. We are based in Pittsburgh and Southern Virginia.

Fractured Atlas empowers artists, arts organizations, and other cultural sector stakeholders by eliminating practical barriers to artistic expression, so as to foster a more agile and resilient cultural ecosystem.