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Re: [Firefly Announce] Conduct Committee Open House this Sunday 3/1 at 4pm at Velir
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

Virtual Fireflies, For folks who cannot make it to the Conduct Committee Open House in person, but would wish to join in virtually, please use this link to join the hangout. Virtual Meeting: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYcOEsdn6VGlzDqhJRg8hCc3d-l… Note: The presentation and Q&A will be recorded. Thank you, ~Conduct Committee On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 11:22 AM, sadiya carr <sadiya.carr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Fireflies, > > We're looking forward to illuminating discussions at the: > > *Conduct Committee Open House* > this *Sunday, 3/1/15* > at *4:00pm* > in *Velir, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville MA. * > > > We'll hand out flashcards and pens at the start to jot down thoughts > during the short presentation, then jump into an open discussion, Q&A > forum. Agenda below: > > Welcome (15mins) > > Presentation (30mins) > > What is the Conduct Committee? > What can I make a report about? > What happens with a report? > What actions can the board take? > > Meet the Conduct Committee (15mins) > > Floor Open for Discussion > > See you soon! > -Conduct Committee >

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Creativity + Legacy Grant applications due this weekend! (plus, join the art grant committee)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Hi Fireflies! Just a final reminder that Creativity Grant and Legacy Grant applications are due *this Saturday, February 28, by midnight*. Grants are being handled this year through the Art Grants web portal - please submit your grants here: http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ You can read more details on Creativity Grants, intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive and/or collaborative projects and available in $150, $300, $500, and $700 tiers, here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/creativity-grants/ You can read more details on Legacy Grants, available to *returning* projects that need funding for minor repairs and modifications, here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/legacy-grants/ *Art Grants Committee:* If you're not submitting your own grant application, but would still like to help make these grants happen, we still need a couple more people to join the Creativity Grants committee! *1. *You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in this most august of selection committees. *2. *You must not be applying for a 2015 Art Grant. *3. *You must be available for both of the meeting discussion dates, taking place at Velir in Davis Square. These will be beer and dinner-fueled and may be lively at times: * Thursday March 5, 7 to 10 pm * Thursday March 12, 7 to 10 pm *4. *Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on over 40 applications, which may take 4 - 6 hours of brain time. *The Intense Details:* The job requires a lot of reading and talking, as we typically receive over 35+ applications for Creativity Grants. We will have 2 meetings over the course of 2 weeks to make decisions about which grants to fund. This is a commitment of about 10 hours; 4-6 hours of reading and cogitating and two 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. Once the application deadline has passed, the committee has about a week to read the applications over and fill out a review sheet to decide how well each application met the criteria. We review the applications for Thoughtfulness, Creativity, and Feasibility. This is followed by an evening dinner and beer/wine-fueled meeting where we compare notes and see if we have any follow-up questions for the applicants (we *always* have follow-up questions). We wait a week to give time for artists to get their replies back to us, then we meet again and make our final decisions. Thanks! <3 Alyce, Dennis, and Nathan grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org -- Alyce Currier / alyce.io / @notalyce <http://twitter.com/notalyce>

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Conduct Committee Open House this Sunday 3/1 at 4pm at Velir
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Hello Fireflies, We're looking forward to illuminating discussions at the: *Conduct Committee Open House* this *Sunday, 3/1/15* at *4:00pm* in *Velir, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville MA. * We'll hand out flashcards and pens at the start to jot down thoughts during the short presentation, then jump into an open discussion, Q&A forum. Agenda below: Welcome (15mins) Presentation (30mins) What is the Conduct Committee? What can I make a report about? What happens with a report? What actions can the board take? Meet the Conduct Committee (15mins) Floor Open for Discussion See you soon! -Conduct Committee

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Conduct Committee Open House
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Hello Fireflies, Thanks for sharing your feedback about the prospective Conduct Committee members via email. We would like to announce the first official Conduct Committee members! Alana Lynch Chuck Ingersoll Dan Snyder Darren Torpey Ike Feitler Sadiya Carr Sage Kochavi Thomas Calahan We received great questions about the Conduct Committee process on the Firefly Facebook page. The Conduct Committee will host an Open House to introduce ourselves, present our review process, and have a community discussion. *You are invited to the Conduct Committee Open House, to be held on Sunday, March 1st, 2015 at 4:00 pm at Velir Studios, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville MA.* We will set up a service for folks who would like to join virtually, and will try to record the audio for sharing post-event. Details forthcoming. Thank you, The Firefly Conduct Committee

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REMINDER: Creativity / Legacy Grants due in two weeks!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

FIREFLY 2015: CREATIVITY AND LEGACY GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE IN TWO WEEKS! ლ(╹◡╹ლ) ლ(╹◡╹ლ) ლ(╹◡╹ლ) Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective, (FAC), has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive and/or collaborative projects that help define and shape the creative core of the event. Art is a central part of Firefly, and the event wouldn't be the same without the wonderful pieces that have been brought to Bethel over the years. Bringing art is a great way to add a piece of yourself to the event and contribute/participate in a meaningful way. Art grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive and/or collaborative projects that help define and shape the creative core of the event. Creativity Grants are available in $150, $300, $500, and $700 tiers. Legacy Grants are available to *returning* projects that need funding for minor repairs and modifications. February 28: Creativity and Legacy Grant applications due March 14: Creativity and Legacy Grants awarded Submissions this year will be handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal: http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ For more information, please visit the following web pages: * Firefly Art Grants Overview: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/ * Creativity Grants Details: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/creativity-grants/ * Legacy Grant Details: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/legacy-grants/ Feel free to reach out to us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you have any questions. xoxo, Art Grant Core

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Firefly Art Grants: Temple/Lace Deadline Extension + Final Call for Committee Members
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Feb '15

14 Feb '15

Hi Fireflies! Happy Valentine's Day <3 <3 <3 We love you all so much, *we decided to extend the deadline for Lace and Temple Grants to this coming Monday, 2/16, at midnight. *This will be the absolute deadline to apply for these grants, so please submit applications as soon as you can! Applications can be submitted through the grants website: http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists More information on Lace Grants and Temple Grants and the application process can be found on the Firefly website: http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/lace-grants/ http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/temple-grant/ We'd also like to send out *one last call for Art Grant Committee members!* *Requirements:* *1. *You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in this most august of selection committees. *2. *You must not be applying for a 2015 Art Grant. *3. *You must be available for all of the meeting discussion dates, taking place at Velir in Davis Square. These will be beer and dinner-fueled and may be lively at times: * Thursday February 19, 7 to 9 pm * Thursday February 26, 7 to 9 pm * Thursday March 5, 7 to 9 pm * Thursday March 12, 7 to 9 pm *4. *Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on over 40 applications, which may take 4 - 6 hours of brain time. *The Intense Details:* The job requires a lot of reading and talking, as we typically receive over 35 applications for Creativity Grants and a smaller pool of Lace and Temple Grants. We will have 2 weeks to make our decisions for the 2 sets of grants, with two meetings per grant. That's a total of 4 meetings altogether. This is a commitment of about 15-20 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and four 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. Once the application deadline has passed, the committee has about a week to read the applications over and fill out a review sheet to decide how well each application met the criteria. We review the applications for Thoughtfulness, Creativity, and Feasibility. This is followed by an evening dinner and beer/wine-fueled meeting where we compare notes and see if we have any follow-up questions for the applicants (we *always* have follow-up questions). We wait a week to give time for artists to get their replies back to us, then we meet again and make our final decisions. Hope you're all staying warm <3 The Art Grants Committee grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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