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Volume 20, Issue #4 | November 20, 2015 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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Hey you! If you're looking to make art for Burning Man 2016, and want some dollar-shaped assistance, our 2016 BRC Honorarium Art Grant process is open for business. Letters of Intent are due November 30, so jump on it.
Next up ...
Burning Man is hiring! We're getting some key people into some key positions that'll help us sail this crazy-ass ship beyond the horizon into our future — and we're looking for some more crew members.
So if you want to get in the game, we've just opened up three opportunities: specifically, a People Lifecycle Manager, an Organizational Performance Manager, and an Administrative Associate, People and Operations. Does that confuse you? (That's OK, it confused us at first too.) See the specifics below.
Oh and guess what?
The Man burns in 288 days.
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Meet Kim Cook, Burning Man's Director of Art & Civic Engagement
Burning Man is excited to announce the hire of Kim Cook, the organization’s new Director of Art & Civic Engagement, who will join us at our San Francisco headquarters beginning December 7.
The Director of Art & Civic Engagement is a new role, created to align and increase the impact of the organization’s year-round arts and civics initiatives like Burners Without Borders and Burning Man Arts, including on-playa and off-playa arts programming. Kim and her team will work with artists and community leaders to increase opportunities for funding, collaboration and learning.
Read more on Voices of Burning Man
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Position Available: People Lifecycle Manager
Position Available: People Lifecycle Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA and Black Rock City, NV
** To see a full list of the duties and functions of this role, and to apply, please see the full job posting.
Job Summary
The People Lifecycle Manager (PLM) will build and drive the shared services model of delivery for the HR function. This role will have a specific focus and background in cutting-edge HR systems technology, talent acquisition, and current industry hiring processes. Reporting to the Managing Director, People & Operations, this role will be working closely with the Human Resources team and managing multiple stakeholders, leaders, and vendors to design and deliver leading-edge practices.
This position is a regular, full-time role eligible for benefits, working at BMHQ in San Francisco, CA, and in Black Rock City, NV.
Burning Man is an equal-opportunity employer.
** Please submit resume and cover letter by 6:00 pm on December 4, using this link.
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Position Available: Organizational Performance Manager
Position Available: Organizational Performance Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA and Black Rock City, NV
Job Summary
The Organizational Performance Manager (OPM) will design and develop organization-wide leadership and people development programs, improve organizational and team level performance and engagement, and provide coaching/consulting services on organizational performance and overall staff engagement. Reporting to the Managing Director, People & Operations, this role will be working closely with the Human Resources team and managing multiple stakeholders, leaders, and vendors. This role will design and deliver leading-edge performance improvement solutions at the people, process and organizational level.
This position is a regular, full-time role eligible for benefits, working at BMHQ in San Francisco, CA, and in Black Rock City, NV.
Burning Man is an equal-opportunity employer.
** Please submit resume and cover letter by 6:00 pm on December 4, using this link.
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Position Available: Administrative Associate, People and Operations
Position Available: Administrative Associate, People & Operations
Location: San Francisco, CA
Job Summary
The Administrative Associate will provide high-level administrative support and project management for the People & Operations Department in the San Francisco Burning Man office year-round, and on playa during the Burning Man event. People and Operations includes Human Resources, Program Services and Affiliations.
This position is a regular, full-time role eligible for benefits, working at BMHQ in San Francisco, CA, and in Black Rock City, NV.
Burning Man is an equal-opportunity employer.
** Please submit resume and cover letter by 6:00pm PT on Friday, December 4th, using this link.
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The First Children's Book About Burning Man is Now Available
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This is great! Peter writes:
"After a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of Burning Man - The World's Biggest Playground, the first children's book about Burning Man is now available.
It can be found in select bookstores and online at: www.worldsbiggestplayground.com.
For the last three years I have been making personal books after each Burn for my daughter Veronica (who is now 4) since she was not with us. It was that effort that evolved into this book for children everywhere.
I have worked with the approval of the Burning Man organization to produce a book that honestly reveals what Burning Man is in a format that will be acceptable and enlightening to children and adults alike. The book is full of colorful and engaging photographs that tell the story of what Burning Man is in a tasteful manner that nobody could find offensive, whether they are a Burner or not.
This first edition of the book is a beautifully bound hardcover with 56 pages of my color photographs. The book is 8 1/2 X 8 1/2 inches square and is as durable and lovable as any book on a child's bookshelf. The perfect size for both little hands and yours!
Go to www.worldsbiggestplayground.com for more information."
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A New Team for Preserving Burning Man’s Volunteer-Driven Culture
Jackrabbit Jon Mitchell sat down with Burning Man co-founder Harley K. DuBois to talk about a new team dedicated to supporting our amazing volunteers.
"Volunteerism was never hardwired into the organization itself, because the spirit of it was so innate to the founders that we all had our own ways of doing it. Now that we’re reorganizing, we can hardwire in volunteerism. This new team is our first effort to do that."
Read more on Voices of Burning Man
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2016 Black Rock City Honorarium LOI is Now Open
Katie Hazard writes:
"The online form to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the 2016 BRC Honoraria program is now open. Submitting an LOI is the first step in the process toward receiving funding for art installations bound for the 2016 Burning Man event. The grant committee will review the LOIs and then select which projects will be invited to participate in the full grant process. All artists hoping to receive a BRC Honorarium will need to participate in the LOI process.
The deadline to submit an LOI is Monday, November 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm PST.
To apply, please make sure you've read about the Black Rock City Honoraria program, check out the LOI Instructions and FAQ, and then submit a Letter of Intent via Burner Profiles."
(Photo: The Temple of Transition by the International Art Megacrew, photo by Scott London)
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LadyBee Explores Three New Burning Man Photo Books
LadyBee has written blog posts about three eye-popping new books documenting the visual culture of Burning Man.
There's Burning Man: Art on Fire by Jennifer Raiser with photos by Sidney Erthal and Scott London. There's The Art of Burning Man by NK Guy. And then there's The Jewelry of Burning Man by Karen Christians.
You can check out her posts here:
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Q&A with Harley K. Dubois from Burning Man
From DANISH™:
"DANISH™: What is the primary strength of temporary communities, like the one at Burning Man?
Harley K. Dubois: The strength is that you can experiment and do something that might fail, trying it on for size. The temporary nature gives you the opportunity not to have the pressure to create something immediately perfect. If you start temporary, you can always move to permanent.
You can test anything; you have more minds to draw on when co-creating, so developing a better solution to whatever the problem might be.
In temporary communities, you simply find better answers to questions and have the freedom to try without pressure."
Read more at DANISH™
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Can Burning Man Balance the “Art” and “History” in “Art History?” Should It Have To?
For the second post in the da Vinci's Workshop blog series, Caveat takes on the question of the artist's responsibility for accuracy:
"My very strong take is that the complexities inherent in this topic – and for that matter in any topic that isn’t bland and anodyne – are a strength, not a problem: to the extent that Florence was a democracy more in name than in practice, to the extent the rich were subverting art as well as developing it, to the extent that Florence was as much a fucked up cauldron of intrigue as a shining beacon for the future … does that detract or add to its urgent relevance for our own time?"
Read more on Voices of Burning Man
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Craft the Bells for the Bell Towers at the 2016 Man Base
Kimba writes:
"Calling all artisans! Burning Man is looking to contract someone, a small company or an artist collaborative to create bells for the four bell towers within the Man Pavilion at the 2016 event in Black Rock City. The bells will ring hourly during the event, should provide a harmonious call to your fellow citizen, and can be as loud as you want (without amplification). We love the idea of the bells being made from upcycled materials. Many details still to be worked out; we’re looking forward to working with you and hearing your ideas.
RFP in process for interested and qualified parties. Let us know you’re interested no later than 11/30/15 by sending an email to kimba@burningman.org Please share."
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Sculpt the Sculpture at the 2016 Man Base
Kimba also writes:
"Call out for sculptural artists. Burning Man seeks to contract someone, a small company or an artist collaborative to create one of two slightly-larger-than-life-scaled sculptures to be included in the Man Pavilion at the 2016 Burning Man event in Black Rock City. The sculptures are to be installed on a provided plinth, roughly 5’ wide x 9’ deep and raised about 9’ off the playa. (1.524m x 2.743m x 2.743m).
RFP ready for interested and qualified parties. Send 'em my way: kimba@burningman.org Please share."
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Thank You for Supporting Art in Black Rock City!
Here's a big thank you to everybody who supported Burning Man projects this year ... whether it was a financial contribution, a donation, or volunteering your time and talents, the fruits of your generosity sure did show on playa! We saw more art projects in Black Rock City than ever before (over 400 installations!), including more fire art than ever (over 100 pieces!), and 650 incredible mutant vehicles.
While it does seem during the thick of the fundraising season that we're getting inundated by requests for support, the end result is that more people have the opportunity to contribute to these projects, making them truly community-generated creations. So thank you!
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FRI 11/20, OAKLAND: Personal Politics of Racial Justice, Pleasure & Place
This is last minute, but as many of you as possible should go to this panel in Oakland TONIGHT:
Demystifying Burning Man: The Personal Politics of Racial Justice, Pleasure & Place
at Omi Gallery at Impact Hub Oakland
2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Friday, Nov 20, 2016
7:00 – 9:00pm
$7 & $10 (Impact Hub Members $5)
Everyone Welcome!
RSVP/TIX HERE!
Panelists:
Brooke Oliver, civil/workers rights attorney
Jamilah Reddy, writer
Favianna Rodriguez, artivist printmaker
Steven Thrasher – (moderator), journalist, The Guradian US
Hosted by Ashara Ekundayo, Director, Omi Gallery
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Dutch Decompression 2015 — Nov 21 — Amsterdam (and Live Stream!)
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When: Saturday Nov 21st 15.00-05.00
Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Venue: RADION
Stichting Burning Man The Netherlands & Dutch Decompression team write:
"The OFFICIAL Netherlands Dutch Decompression event will take place on November 21st at Radion, Amsterdam.
Burners around the world will be able to tune into the video livestream on the Burning Man YouTube channel! Streaming will run from 19.30h to 02.00h Amsterdam time (that's 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time).
This Saturday the Dutch community will show the world of Burners and all other beautiful souls how a decompression is done around here!
Entrance during day time event (15.00-21.30h) is free to everyone!
Not sure what to expect? Well, think about robot, a fire breathing man, more art, art cars, workshops and performances both artistic and musical! And what about a silent limbo...?
In accordance with true playa spirit BYO food and drinks are allowed outside until 21:30.
There will be tents and fire to keep you warm. The day time event is family friendly.
Visit our Decompression community page
Or our event page"
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Other Upcoming Regionals, Decompressions, and Interesting Events
11/21 — Atlanta Decompression, Atlanta, GA, USA
11/22-11/28 — Singapore Regional Engagement, Singapore
11/27-11/29 — Sydney Decompression Weekend, Sydney Australia
11/28 — Toronto Decompression, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11/28 — Moscow Decompression, Moscow, Russia
11/30-12/7 — Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Bay Lights Relaunch — Jan 30 — Bay Area, CA
Illuminate the Arts writes:
"Illuminate was established to help bring The Bay Lights into existence. We were a small and passionate group of friends driven by this singular goal. Fueled by artist Leo Villareal's inspiring genius and lifted by an ever-expanding constellation of generous believers—we succeeded.
We are now incredibly honored to announce that we are just a few weeks away from relaunching The Bay Lights, but this time, the artwork is here to stay! Thanks to our generous supporters, Illuminate is able to present this installation as a gift to the People of California, and you can be a part of the movement. Circle your calendar now for January 30, 2016, the night of The Bay Lights official return."
Learn more on illuminatethearts.org
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We were listening to ...
All that hot new 2015 music, including:
Battles — La Di Da Di
Joanna Newsom — Divers
Oneohtrix Point Never — Garden of Delete
Godspeed You! Black Emperor — Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
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