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Volume 21, Issue #6 | December 6, 2016 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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Dear, dear people. Your Jackrabbit feels like holding people close these days. This issue is such a mix of ecstatic and painful information. It's just kinda… like that out there right now.
Good news first: Burning Man 2017 has a theme: Radical Ritual. The Man is inside! Get a load of that below. And right in keeping with the art theme announcement, the BRC Honoraria Grant cycle is now open. Plus, we have more opportunties for artists, as well as inspiring stories from Black Rock and Standing Rock alike.
Okay, now for the hard part. Last weekend, disaster struck in Oakland, right in the heart of our community. At a large musical gathering, a fire broke out, and many lives were lost. In this issue you'll find a message from Burning Man to our community affected by this tragedy, as well as some ways to come together, give and get support.
We love you.
The Man burns in 270 days.
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Burning Man 2017: Radical Ritual
Beyond the dogmas, creeds, and metaphysical ideas of religion, there is immediate experience. It is from this primal world that living faith arises. In 2017, we will invite participants to create interactive rites, ritual processions, elaborate images, shrines, icons, temples, and visions.
Our theme will occupy the ambiguous ground that lies between reverence and ridicule, faith and belief, the absurd and the stunningly sublime. The human urge to make events, objects, actions, and personalities sacred is protean. It can fix on and inhabit anyone or anything. This year our art theme will release this spirit in the Black Rock Desert.
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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BRC Honoraria Grant Cycle is Opening
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If you are interested in applying for funding to bring your art installation to the playa in 2017, the process opens on Tuesday, December 6. The first step in the BRC Honorarium Program is to submit a Letter of Intent via Burner Profiles. The deadline is January 4, 2017 at 5 pm PST.
This year we are offering an opportunity for early notification. If you submit your LOI during the first week it’s open (by December 13) we will notify you by December 22 if you’ve been invited to submit a full proposal. We’ll also send you a full preview of the proposal so you’ll have seven weeks to work on it. If you submit your LOI anytime after the first week & before the January 4 deadline, we will notify you by January 12, and you will have almost three weeks to work on your full proposal.
Please feel free to share this widely, and we look forward to reading your proposals!
BRC Honoraria 2017 Timeline
Dec 6: LOI opens (noon PST)
Dec 13: Deadline for LOI "Early Responder/Early Notification" (5pm PST)
Dec 22: Notification for Early Responders
Jan 4: LOI closes (5 pm PST)
Jan 12: Notification for LOIs submitted after Dec. 13.
Jan 31: Full grant proposal deadline (5 pm PST)
Mar 2: Final notification
(Image: the Temple of Transition by the International Art Megacrew. Photo by Scott London)
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To the Burning Man Community Regarding the Oakland Fire
As we’re all too painfully aware by now, a devastating fire broke out at a gathering in Oakland, California on Friday night. As of this morning (December 5), the death toll was 36, with a portion of the building’s remnants still left to search.
Many in the Burning Man community have been deeply affected by this tragic event, and many more across our global network have reached out to ask how we’re doing. In our tight-knit community of creatives, each of us has been touched if not directly, through friends of friends. The degrees of separation are minimal and the collective sense that “it could have been any of us” is as real as it is heartbreaking. We’re deeply saddened by this loss and we’re holding the victims and their friends and families close to our hearts.
True to the Burning Man spirit, we’re also asking ourselves what we can do, how we can help.
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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From Black Rock to Standing Rock
Christopher Breedlove writes:
“It’s hard to get a sense of what’s truly happening at Standing Rock. Between the myriad voices from the field, misinformation from the opposition, and the near absence of major media outlets, it takes a lot of work to get the real story.
I just came back from a mission to Standing Rock with a crew of Burning Man participants and staff, some of whom are still on the ground. Here’s what we saw, what we did, and what we learned.”
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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Not Even a Wheelchair Could Stop Seth Mohler From Going Home
Mia Quagliarello writes:
“Having been to Burning Man twice before the accident, Mohler was determined to put new meaning into the idea of Radical Self-reliance. A builder and a fixer with a background in TV production, he always felt his gift to the playa was helping people, from helping with RV problems to securing shade structures. In 2015, he led his camp, Tortwava, remotely, helping them prepare to have a spectacular Burn. (At the last minute, he realized he wasn’t physically ready to join them, much to his wife’s relief.)
But in 2016, it was time to go home.”
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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The Playa Provides: A Journey of Starting Over at Burning Man
Maria Gotay writes:
“The temptation to lose myself to the desert nights, to become a dot in the LED glitterscape, was strong. But this wasn’t my first rave, and I was here for so much more than just the party. I was on the mend and I was on my own for the first time. I was here to reclaim my life on my terms. I just happened to be doing it one of the world’s most legendary gatherings. I had a lot to learn.”
Read more on Medium
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Waiting for Dragons
Timeless writes:
“Every Burn teaches us each a lesson. For me, this year's was faith in serendipity and the importance of being present. This collection of images documents where I was in that moment emotionally, and illustrates parts of the Burning Man culture I hold dear. It is the beginning of a project that I hope will continue for a long time and I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.”
Check out the blog post
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Design for Burning Man
Nimbus writes:
“Ever wondered how to contribute your design chops to make a Burning Man project more incredible, but didn't know how? Are you itching to showcase your passion for typography and clean design while supporting the Burning Man community? Well, this is your opportunity to throw your hat in the ring.
If you're an experienced graphic designer or illustrator bursting with innovative, visually striking ideas and mad production skills, please get in touch with us by completing our intake form. We're specifically looking for folks with experience in the following areas: print design, illustration, web design and UI/UX, identity development, and strategic visual communications, to name a few. We have several projects throughout the year for which we have targeted calls for submissions, and we'd love to consider you for projects that are appropriate to your skill set and interests.
If you are interested in being a part of the Burning Man designer pool, please complete this online form.
Also, if you know talented designers who you think would be interested but may not see this post, please encourage them to fill out the form!”
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SXSW Is Commissioning Art Installations This Year
Burning Man has long had a presence at South by Southwest in Austin, and this year they’re commissioning original artworks! How cool is that? They write:
“Visual artists have always played a role at SXSW through the filmmakers, musicians, and technologists coming to Austin each spring. In 2017, we are expanding our art initiative to deliver an experience of unexpected discovery and inspiration, bringing together diverse people, mediums, and topics.
The SXSW Art Program will showcase international artists, support local talent, and contribute to a vibrant culture of art in Austin through permanent and temporary installations. We seek to work with established artists and emerging talent, and welcome your art installation proposals.”
Learn more and apply on their website
(Image: ANIMA by Studio Nick Verstand. Photo by Nick Verstand.)
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Flaming Lotus Girls 2017-2018 Calendar
Your very own Flaming Lotus Girls write:
“The Flaming Lotus Girls have been working behind the scenes to create another fabulous two-year calendar, featuring stunning photos of both our art and the artists who make it. This calendar captures our legacy work, as well as our latest creation for Burning Man 2016: Pulse. And, of course, we deliver plenty of dirty metal shop fabrication action.
FLG is raising funds for the recent installation of our sculpture Soma in the City of Vallejo. And, always, we want to bring you more art and more fire. So, adorn your wall, keep track of the passage of time, and support art by your favorite vixens of flame with our 2017-2018 calendar!
With love and lipstick calendar kisses,
Flaming Lotus Girls”
Check it out on their website
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Art Bike Invasion
Goku writes:
“We have 300 playa bikes brought to Lithuania after Burning Man.
We’re planning to organize art bike workshops for kids from Lithuania and a parade as Burner event on the seaside of Lithuania. Also we’ll gift the bikes to participating children at the end of the project.
We see at as a great cause and act of gifting, but there is so much more about it that we would like to share with you.”
Read more on their website
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Vigils and Benefits for the Victims of the Oakland Fire
There are three more events to gather and support victims of the Oakland fire.
Oakland Fire Benefits: 2 shows in one night!
Kimya Dawson / Torrey Pines / Johnny Physical
Wednesday, Dec 7 from 7 pm – 11 pm
Midsummer Studios
5743 Horton Street, Suite A, Emeryville, California 94608
Oakland Family Dinner / Ghost Ship Relief
Thursday, Dec 8 from 6 pm – 11 pm
First Church Of The Buzzard2601 Adeline St, Oakland, California 94607
Oakland Underground Benefit Concert
Saturday, December 17 from 6 pm – 10 pm
Independent Brewing Company
444 Harrison St, Oakland, California 94607
You can find more ways to help or get support in our blog post.
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We were listening to ...
Éliane Radigue — Adnos I-III (1974-1982)
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Buddhist analog synth drones. You'll like it.
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