May 2014 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Firefly 2014 Art and Theme Camp Registration Begins
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 03 May '14

03 May '14

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 Tuesday, June 3rd, at 11:59pm. The first placement work weekend is June 14th and 15th, 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 Theme Camps 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 13th and 14th 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. 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 Theme Camps and Art Installations 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 2014 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 14th and 15th 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 6th . 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: goo.gl/s2nvtc Kendra, Danielle and Finn Art and Theme Camp Core Leaders http://fireflyartscollective.org/

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Official Call for Ticket Art for Firefly 2014!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 03 May '14

03 May '14

This is the official call for ticket art for Firefly 2014! While our ticketing system has evolved into a will-call system over the past couple of years, we still print Firefly souvenir art tickets. What better way to share your art, than to have it printed on a Firefly ticket that a happy Firefly will cherish forever! Your ticket design must say "Firefly" and this year's dates, which are July 1-6, 2014. The rest is up to your imagination! The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Sunday, June, 8th, 2014. IMPORTANT! This year all art tickets will be printed in a 3:4 aspect ratio. The image must be 3" x 4" in size, at 300 dpi or higher resolution, no borders and must be submitted in PDF, Illustrator, Photoshop, PNG, or high quality JPEG format. Submissions should be sent to FFTicketArt(at)fireflyartscollective(dot)org We can't wait to see what you come up with this year! Thanks, Jen Hill & Leonid

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Firefly @ Somerville Open Studios this weekend!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 01 May '14

01 May '14

Hiya Fireflies, Come check out our 'highly probable' new *Firefly Gallery* space during Somerville Open Studios this weekend! WHEN: Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4 2014 between 12pm - 6pm **After hours Firefly Meet n’ Greet! Saturday, May 3 6pm - 8pm** WHERE: Velir Studios, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville FEATURED ARTISTS: Keith Simmons <https://www.facebook.com/ksimmulator> Hapto McGee <https://www.facebook.com/hapto> Hawk Dreamy Jenn <https://www.facebook.com/pensivepixi> Katya Popova Justin John Mattarocchia <https://www.facebook.com/justin.mattarocchia> Courtney Jane Brown <https://www.facebook.com/cbrowncolors> Nathan Lachenmyer <https://www.facebook.com/scottnla> Sadiya Sheeba <https://www.facebook.com/sadiya.sheeba> R Oast Beest <https://www.facebook.com/arreffbee> Terry Dovidio <https://www.facebook.com/teresa.dovidio> Jessica Gaddis <https://www.facebook.com/jess.gaddis.5> Inky Stainsworth <https://www.facebook.com/inkystains> https://www.facebook.com/events/828755670472713/ See you there! -Sadiya Firefly Open Studios Team

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Interested in Firefly Rangers for 2014?
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 01 May '14

01 May '14

Hello Fireflies- Rangering is a great volunteer opportunity for participants who have BEEN TO FIREFLY BEFORE OR HAVE SERVED AS RANGERS AT OTHER BURNER EVENTS. Rangers are friendly helpful Fireflies working with other festival participants over the course of the event. We are neither a security force nor enforcers. Being a Ranger is a commitment to aid and facilitate the community, and it is a very enjoyable one. This is a great way to volunteer if you like people, and enjoy helping them out on a personal level, while contributing to the safety and continued smooth flow of the event. You need to have a straight head and be willing to listen to people. You are the eyes and ears of the event and you help to hold it all together. You may head off a problem before it gets serious. Communication is a powerful tool. *All Rangers are required to take a Ranger Training course either before or during the Firefly event.* Prospective Rangers must also complete a successful Alpha Shift at the event in order to become a Ranger. A total of five trainings are being offered this year, one for Black Rock Rangers and four for Firefly Rangers. (Note: the BRC training will qualify you for Firefly.) Click on the links below to sign-up for a particular training: #1 Black Rock City Ranger Training Sat May 10th 9:30am-5pm Artisan's Asylum 10 Tyler St Somerville, MA FAQ & sign-up: http://rangers.burningman.com/training/training-faq/ #2 Firefly Ranger Training Sat May 17th Safety Third Weekend near Portland, ME https://podio.com/webforms/7400610/563398 For more information contact:deannaduffey@gmail.com #3 Firefly Ranger Training Mon June 9th 6:30pm–10:30pm (TBA) Boston, MA https://docs.google.com /spreadsheets/d/1VOvVUpixLppKdKJCuQq_IjeujiMrjghXQVMdDHNaxmc/edit#gid=0 #4 Firefly Ranger Training Thu June 12th 6:30pm–10:30pm (TBA) Boston, MA https://docs.google.com /spreadsheets/d/1VOvVUpixLppKdKJCuQq_IjeujiMrjghXQVMdDHNaxmc/edit#gid=0 #5 Firefly Ranger Training Wed July 2nd 9:30am–1:30pm @ Firefly in VT https://docs.google.com /spreadsheets/d/1VOvVUpixLppKdKJCuQq_IjeujiMrjghXQVMdDHNaxmc/edit#gid=0 Hope to see you there! Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks- The Ranger Core

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