April 2013 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Submit Your Ticket Artwork for Firefly 2013! - Details!! Deadline for Submissions is Sunday, June 9th, 2013
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

Hello Fireflies, Submit your ticket artwork for Firefly 2013! The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Sunday, June, 9th, 2013. Submissions should be sent to FFTicketArt(at)fireflyartscollective(dot)org *Technical details*: IMPORTANT! As an experiment, we are going to accept ticket artwork images in a 3:4 aspect ratio. Have you had a great design idea that could not be squeezed into the long outline of the "traditional", 2” x 4.5” Fireflyticket? Here's your chance! The image must be 3" x 4" in size, at *300 dpi or higher resolution*, no borders. Already working on a great design in the old aspect ratio? Didn't finish your design last year, but were hoping to submit it for 2013? - No problem! Artwork for "classic" size tickets will also be accepted: 2" x 4.5" in size, at *300 dpi or higher resolution*, no borders. "Firefly" and "July 3 - July 7, 2013" must be featured in your design. PDF, Illustrator, Photoshop, PNG, high quality JPEG. *Non-technical*: Last year, we received quite a few awesome submissions. Like last year, we will send out extra reminders, and we'll be taking it seriously; working with the artists, and making sure that if your entry ends up going to print, you are made appropriately famous inside our small but fabulous community! After Firefly, there will be an online picture gallery with all art ticket submissions, even if your design wasn't chosen to print. Ticket Art submissions are open to anyone in the community, even if you aren't going to be attending Firefly this year. *Also, some general guidelines*: There are no formal requirements for the artwork. It is definitely not a design competition. Remember, Firefly is all about DIY. So you should not be afraid to submit your work because you don’t think it looks “professional” enough. But it should be original, above all. If it’s based on some really awesome graphics, but you simply found it on the internets, then it goes against the very philosophy of our event. It may be very simple, it doesn’t have to contain multiple levels of painfully elaborate detail. But it always helps when it looks like some loving effort has been put into it. If it’s just a picture taken at the event, with the word “Firefly” written in whatever was the default font in Photoshop... granted, it can be a really good picture and can still be a good-looking ticket, but it just spells “lazy”. And that may work against your design when compared to others. It’s always a good idea to avoid anything that’s potentially divisive -- such as things that are explicitly about politics, religion, etc. And any references to anything illegal and otherwise inappropriate -- we don’t even have to mention that, do we? So yes indeed, it is time to go and produce some nice-looking tickets! See you in the woods!! ~Firefly~

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5 Days till the FIREFLY TOWN HALL MEETING
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

That's right Fireflies. Town Hall is Here! WHEN: Sunday April 28 from 2PM - 7PM is our Town Hall Meeting. Stop by anytime for an hour or two! WHAT: What can you expect at the Town Hall meeting? We want this year's meeting to be more of an informal Meet & Greet rather than a structured, everyone-be-quiet presentation format. This will be a great opportunity for Fireflies both old and new to brainstorm, connive, plot and plan. Come out and meet people, catch up with old friends, find out more about Firefly, reminisce about past Firefly events, learn how you can help make Firefly happen, and find out what's new for Firefly this year. Members of the board as well as core leads will be present throughout the day. WHERE: The meeting will be held at 369 Congress St. in Boston, on the 7th floor. Meters are free on Sunday and if you're taking public transportation, the Red Line to South Station is a quick 10 minute walk. See you in Boston before we see you in the Woods!

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Art and Theme Camp Registration Begins
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Howdy Fireflies, Please read the policies below before proceeding to the registration form: It's time to talk about placement and who wants to be on the map? For those who don't know, while there's a lot of open camping in the woods at Firefly, most or all Theme Camps and Art Installations have set locations organized by your friendly Placement Core! The DEADLINE for placement submissions is May 26th at 11:59pm The first placement work weekend is June 8th and June 9th, starting Saturday afternoon and ending Sunday afternoon. Below are our policies. Please read them so you understand how this all works. If you have any questions about placement please contact us at placement (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org Art and Theme Camp Placement Policies 1. Last Year's Site and Possible Conflicts Themecamps returning from last year will get first dibs on the spot they had last year. If there is any conflict between former members of a themecamp that has split up, or anything like that, Placement Core will attempt to resolve any conflicts together with any representatives of the camps who have signed up for the placement work weekend and attend it (who will receive priority over camps without representation at the work weekend). 2. June 8th and 9th starting Saturday afternoon is Placement Work Weekend If you have at least one representative of your camp or project at the placement work weekend and like to choose a specific spot (and didn't already have it last year), Placement Core will work with you/them to look at the available placement options and help you/them pick the one that will work best for you and for Firefly as a whole. 3. Submit but no-show at Placement Work Weekend If you submit a camp/project form to Placement but don't show up at the first placement work weekend, Placement Core will attempt to select a spot for you. If you send an e-mail saying "I want to be at 22 Verdant" or whatever, and fail to have representative at the first work weekend, Placement Core may ignore your location request and place your camp/project according to the collective best interests of Firefly. 4. If you Choose Not to Submit a Placement Form. If you DO NOT submit to Placement but you're bringing a theme camp or large art project to the event, you're on your own. You won't be on the map, you'll have to find a spot for yourself when you arrive at the event from among the areas not already claimed, and if your camp makes a high volume of sound (or a moderate volume of sound but too close to a mapped sound camp), Nick of the Sound Core will find you and ask you to turn it down. If you have questions or concerns about sound at your camp contact: soundcore (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org 5. Fire and Sound We will be asking for contact info from two members of your camp to manage Fire and Sound. There will not be any new sites for in-ground fire pits or amplified sound. Any fire other than camp stoves for cooking must be approved by the Fire Safety Core. Fireworks and tiki torches are not allowed. All propane tanks must be stationary. If you have questions or concerns about fire or sound at your themecamp contact: fire (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org or soundcore (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org 6. Leave No Trace We are asking Themecamps to have a designated Leave No Trace contact person for their camp. This person should be your camp’s LAST member to leave the area that was designated for your camp. They will be responsible for all items left at your camp. It is highly recommended that they also volunteer for Firefly 2013 Leave No Trace. They get to stay an extra day and leave our little spot in the woods as beautiful as it was before we got there. Email LNT for questions or to sign at: LNT (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org. 7. Placement Work Weekend Our placement work weekend is June 8th and 9th starting Saturday afternoon and ending Sunday afternoon. Don't miss it! This weekend is not just for placement, but also for helping to create the event so bring some work gloves. You MUST sign up for Work Weekends to attend. There will be an announcement soon to sign up for Work Weekends, so keep checking the Announce and Blink lists for more info. 8. Participate! Please encourage members of your camp to take shifts in the various volunteering opportunities for Firefly such as parking, rangers, greeters, kitchen and gate. This event happens and is created by the people who participate in it. Everyone is a volunteer. 9. Exodus Firefly ends July 7th . Your camp mates, your belongings, and EVERY TRACE YOU EVER EXISTED needs to be removed from the site on this day. Plan accordingly. We are guests on this land, treat it as such. Please don’t leave a mess for others to clean up. Allow DPW and LNT to do their jobs and clear out ASAP. 10. Thanks! You're Awesome! To register your art or theme camp please go here: http://goo.gl/xebDt Pecan, Kendra, and Danielle Art and Themecamp Core Leaders http://fireflyartscollective.org/

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Firefly Open Studios Deadline Extension
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

What a great M&G we had last night! Based on all the interest from Fireflies that would like to participate in this year's Firefly Open Studios we've... *decided to extend the submission deadline to Monday, April 22!* - Submit your Firefly art project by filling out our form ( http://goo.gl/yMLcf) - Volunteer to help with the set up, break down, cook out, transport art or info booth by emailing pensivepixi (at) gmail (dot) com. - The full details for project submissions are on the Firefly Website: http://**fireflyartscollective.org/**call-for-art-firefly-open-** studios-2013/<http://fireflyartscollective.org/call-for-art-firefly-open-studios-2013/> The new deadline for submissions is Monday, April 22! Excited to read about the fun things you want to share with Fireflies and Somervillains :) -Firefly Open Studios Team

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Firefly Town Hall Meeting - Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 2pm to 7pm
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 15 Apr '13

15 Apr '13

Greetings Fireflies: It's that time of year again. Time to have our Town Hall Meeting. The meeting will be Sunday, April 28th from 2pm-7pm at 369 Congress St, 7th Floor. Stop by anytime for an hour or two! Since the meeting is on a Sunday, metered parking in the area is free and we are a short walk from South Station on the Red Line. Some of you may be saying "wow, that's a really long Town Hall Meeting!" Yes, it is. However, we are doing things a bit different this year. We want this year's meeting to be more of a Meet & Greet than a structured, everyone-be-quiet presentation format. This is a great opportunity for Fireflies both old and new. Come out and meet people, catch up with old friends, find out more about Firefly, reminisce about past Firefly events, learn how you can help make Firefly happen, and find out what's new for Firefly this year. See you in Boston before we see you in the Woods! ~Firefly~ *** Please note that the passenger elevator at 369 Congress St. is broken. If you have a physical limitation that makes it difficult for you to use the stairs, please call Jen Hill at 978.809.1168 and she will coordinate getting you to the 7th floor via the freight elevator.

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Firefly Open Studios - Meet & Greet Next Tuesday (4/16)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Hello Fireflies, This is a friendly reminder to get your art project into this year's Firefly Open Studios (part of Somerville Open Studios) before the deadline, April 17th. This is year is going to be amazing! We have a new exciting location at Blake shop in Somerville. It's 3 times the size of last year's space AND -- get this! -- the SOS Trolley has added a new stop across the street from the shop to their route! EXPECT LOTS of VISITORS! They want to see your Art and we want to curate it! Once visitors get to the studio and start playing with our glowy toys they'll be enticed to stay by the delicious aromas of the bbq/cookout that will be taking place at 6pm on Saturday May 4th. There's lots of opportunities to get involved! Submit your Firefly art project by filling out our form (http://goo.gl/yMLcf) or volunteer to help with the set up, break down, cook out, art transport or info booth by emailing pensivepixi (at) gmail (dot) com. Full details on project submissions live here on the Firefly Website: http://fireflyartscollective.org/call-for-art-firefly-open-studios-2013/ **MEET & GREET** Want to meet the team that's bringing Firefly Open Studios to SOS this year? You're in luck, we're having a special Meet & Greet at the CBC at 7:00pm next Tuesday, 4/16. Meet the crew leads, sign up to volunteer and submit your project in person on Tuesday, 4/16 at CBC! Level up on that Firefly Karma and participate :D ~Firefly Open Studios 2013 Dream Team

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