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Volume 21, Issue #10 | February 14, 2017 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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Happy February. Here’s a JRS valentine with a big Robot Heart at the top.
Let’s take this opportunity to welcome Ping Fu and Dennis Bartels to the Burning Man Project! Check out the announcement below to see how lucky we are to have their guidance.
We’re at the 200-day mark, so that means the Burnal Equinox is coming up. You’ll find several exciting events near that auspicious midpoint below, not the least of which is AfrikaBurn, which still has tickets left for now.
In the meantime, those of us who already can’t stop thinking about the big Burn have plenty to do. Below you’ll find the introduction to the Radical Ritual blog series, which’ll get your mind right, and a call-out for proposals for shrines to adorn the Man Base and BRC’s public plazas. Plus, there are already some down-and-dirty ways to participate and art projects to support.
Now might be a good time to check out the Tickets website to see what deadlines are approaching. Stay sharp. It’s sneakin’ up on ya.
The Man burns in 200 days.
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2017 Man Pavillion Shrines and Processionals: Request for Proposals
Burning Man seeks Regional groups or artist collectives to propose, create and install one of 20 shrines for the 2017 Man Pavilion or one of several City Plazas in Black Rock City. Shrines installed at the Man Pavilion, this year called the Temple of the Golden Spike, will burn with the Man and should be constructed with that in mind.
Shrines installed in City Plazas will not burn and can be made from a broader range of materials and will be collected by the artists at the end of the event. As the artist, you may choose to propose one or the other, or both!
Read more on the Burning Man website
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Welcome Ping Fu and Dennis Bartels to the Burning Man Project Board
It’s time for a brief interlude of our favorite kind of news: welcoming amazing new people to the Board of Directors of Burning Man Project!
Ping Fu is a computer scientist, author, and Inc. magazine’s 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year. Ping promotes leadership for women in business, mathematics and science. She’s a true global citizen who can and will represent Burning Man all around the world.
Dennis M. Bartels, PhD is an expert in science education and policy. For 10 years, he was Executive Director at the hallowed Exploratorium, a public learning laboratory in San Francisco.
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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Position Available: DPW Construction and Utilities Superintendent
Location: San Francisco, CA and Black Rock City, NV
Job Summary
The DPW Construction and Utilities Superintendent will work with the DPW Council to provide planning, oversight and management of construction and utilities projects for the Department of Public Works.
The position will involve working out of our San Francisco office, our office in Gerlach NV, and in Black Rock City, NV.
This position will start immediately and will run through the end of 2017. This is a temporary, full-time position eligible for benefits.
The deadline to apply for this role is 10:00 pm PT on Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Please see our job board here for duties and essential functions, and to apply.
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Radical Ritual Blog Series
The blog series for the 2017 theme, Radical Ritual, is well underway. Enjoy the introductory essays from our three perennial Idea Guys™, Larry, Caveat and Stuart, about how ritual is more radical, relevant, and pervasive in everyday life than you might think:
And stay tuned for much more on the Radical Ritual page of the Burning Man Journal.
(Photo: Lamplighters approach the Temple of Transition by International Arts Megacrew [2011], photo by Philip Safarik)
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Burning Man’s Relationship to Politics in a Time of Activism
Caveat Magister writes:
“Let’s not kid ourselves. You love Burning Man, but lately you’ve been asking yourself: “Is this important?”
“In a world that’s being destroyed by (INSERT WHOEVER THOSE PEOPLE ARE), does any of this really matter?”
And if it does – here’s where it gets really tricky – what exactly does it do that makes it relevant? After all, it’s still inviting (INSERT THOSE PEOPLE), and not demanding that they be educated about (INSERT THE THING THAT THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO STOP AND/OR START DOING). It’s not even shaming them! So how can it matter?”
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
(Image: Man Base for Evolution, 2009)
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The Darkest Town in America
Awesome portrait of Gerlach, including encounters with some residents you might recognize. Oliver Roader writes:
“Here in the desert, the Earth boils and stars fill the sky. By day, you can see plumes of geothermal steam rising in every direction, pouring from vents in the ground and disappearing into the crisp, dry air. At night, you can see distant galaxies with the naked eye, their light much older than our species.”
Read more in FiveThirtyEight
(Photo by Oliver Roeder)
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The Sound of Silence
We borked the link on this one last time, so we’re running it again. ShutterPants writes, and he’s not kidding:
“Just finished a video of the 2016 highlights, done in a trippy form... enjoy!”
Check out the video
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How Do I Support a Burning Man Art Project?
So you’d like to help out with an art project, but you’re not sure how. Well, you can gift your services, skills, time, resources, or funding. There are plenty of projects in need of assistance. Here's how to find them:
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Find out how to contribute your skills or resources to a project through the Spark system.
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Watch the Jackrabbit Speaks and your local Regional announce list for requests from artists for assistance.
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Take a look in the Art and Performance discussion area of the ePlaya.
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Browse Burning Man’s Facebook Page, or check out our list of ways to participate.
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On playa, visit the ARTery to find artists seeking help on the playa.
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Like to help fund a project? Find a complete list of projects doing online crowdfunding on our Support a Project page.
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AfrikaBurn Tickets Still Available — Tankwa, South Africa — Apr 24 – 30
Where: Tankwa, South Africa
When: April 24 – 30
Yeah, you know, the second-biggest Burn in the world? That one. Hedmekanik writes:
“There’s an event that happens in a remote desert, where Mutant Vehicles prowl and huge artworks dot the undulating landscape. Where a wild world of theme camps lie in wait, and where they always burn the Man. But wait — It's not the Gerlach Regional we're talking about. Oh, no: we're talking AfrikaBurn here.
If you’d ever had an inkling to check out the largest Regional outside of the USA, here’s your chance. Tickets to the event (which is at the end of April) are available, but if you plan to be there, hop to it: They’re going fast.”
More info on the AfrikaBurn website
(Photo: San Clan 2016 by Jonx Pillemer)
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Annual Mardi Gras Parade Burner Style! A Wisconsin Regional Event — Milwaukee, WI — Feb 28
Where: 1001 E. Locust Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212
When: February 28, 6:30 pm
Russian Wulfgar writes:
“Especially in these troubled times, it’s important to show that we can go out and express ourselves with our costumes and finery and tootin’ our horns! On February 28, we will parade between Linneman’s, Art Bar, Black Husky Brewing, and Riverwest Public House, led by puppets and torches and fire spinners and the Mardi Gras King and Queen.”
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Colorado Burnal Equinox – And Now For Something Completely Different — Denver, CO — Mar 4
Where: Exdo Event Center, Denver, CO
When: March 4, 6:30 pm – March 5, 2:00 am
We assume that’s “Big Thing in the Desert”. Calamity writes:
“Colorado Burnal Equinox (CBE) is not just another event. Celebrating the mid-point between the last BTITD and the next BTITD, CBE is exactly what the Colorado Burner community makes it! Workshops, talent shows, games, yoga, dancing, artwork, art cars, performers, DJs… you name it!”
Learn more on the website
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