In August, Claudia Joskowicz, a video artist and associate professor of art at Wellesley, found herself in a bind. She was supposed to be wrapping up shooting on a new project set in Bolivia’s Andean salt flats. Instead, she was grounded on the opposite side of the country—without any footage to show for her efforts. On the eve of national elections, Bolivia faced a nationwide gas crisis, and the production bill for her project suddenly quintupled.

Last spring, as part of Wellesley’s 150th anniversary celebration, the campus community was invited to submit proposals for projects commemorating the College’s rich and diverse history. Anna Mkrtchyan ’28 was one of the grantees.