April 2015 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Apply for a Burner Exchange Grant: bring art from another burn to Firefly!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

*BURNER EXCHANGE ART GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 10!* ლ(╹◡╹ლ) ლ(╹◡╹ლ) ლ(╹◡╹ლ) Over the years, 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. For Burner Exchange Grant proposals, we are seeking art that has already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man, and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following factors: - *Thoughtfulness: *how well thought out is the project’s relationship with participants? - *Creativity: *how original and awe-inspiring is your project? - *Feasibility: *how feasible is this project? Grant money is expected to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. Up to three (3) discretionary tickets can be requested; the artist(s) are expected to self-fund personal transportation and ticket costs. *** *Grant timeline:* - *May 10:* Burner Exchange Grant applications due - *May 15: *Burner Exchange Grants awarded *** For more information and applications instructions, please visit the Firefly website: *http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/burner-exchange-grants/ <http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/burner-exchange-grants/>* Feel free to reach out to us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you have any questions! xoxo, Art Grant Core -- Alyce Currier / alyce.io / @notalyce <http://twitter.com/notalyce>

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Firefly ticket lottery happening today!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

Hi Fireflies, Members of ticket core just finished opening the envelopes that arrived today. We're about to process all the release forms. When that is finished, we'll run the lottery. If we've got your form, expect a "pay for your ticket!" or "here's your waitlist position!" email sometime before evening. Mail volume has drastically tapered off, but some forms are still arriving. The system is built to allow for possible delays in mail delivery. Lottery placement is determined independent of mail status. If your mail is delayed and you have a high lottery placement, you'll get a ticket offer as soon as your envelope arrives; if you have a low number, you'll be on the waitlist. - Ticket Core tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Help make Firefly happen all year round!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

Fireflies, Do you wish Firefly happened more than one week a year? Not just camping in the woods and our participation in Somerville Open Studios and FIGMENT, but having more Firefly community, art, and activities year round? So do we, but we can’t do it without all of you! Firefly Arts Collective has been working hard to build the groundwork for more events and programs beyond our yearly interactive, multi-day, outdoor arts and culture festival held over the 4th of July weekend. For example, we now have access to the Firefly Gallery space at Velir Studios in Davis Square, and need the volunteer leadership to make more awesome things happen! COMMITTEES We have created a set of organizational committees to allow Fireflies to step up to blink and shine. These committees have extensive responsibility for major parts of Firefly Arts Collective, so if you’re looking for an opportunity to be more involved year round, now is your chance to volunteer! This is an open call for participation in several new committees. If you’re interested, please mail info(a)fireflyartscollective.org with a note introducing your Firefly background so far, and how you see yourself helping make Firefly stronger. Details on Firefly’s Committees can be found at http://fireflyartscollective.org/committees/ ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE AND THE FIREFLY GALLERY Firefly Arts Collective already participates in several events beyond our yearly festival. We wish to expand our participation in these and other events, curate the Firefly Gallery at Velir, and produce additional day and evening events to foster year-round participation in our culture. We have created an Activities Committee to encourage and develop future events and organization leaders. Initial activities will focus on the work necessary to launch and maintain the Firefly Gallery. The Activities Committee fosters collaborative environments and community for participatory arts through public activities other than our annual Festival. These activities include, but are not limited to, the Firefly Gallery at Velir and participation Somerville Open Studios and FIGMENT Boston. The responsibilities of the Activities Committee include: • Organizing Firefly Arts Collective’s activities and events outside of the yearly Festival • Coordinating the volunteer leadership necessary for production of such events • Encouraging community members to start new activities with the organizational support of Firefly Arts Collective • Establishing a yearly budget for Board approval • Taking direction from the Board as to desired future for the organization’s public activities outside of the Festival • Preparing a yearly summary report of activities One of the major projects of the Activities Committee is the Firefly Gallery, which will require many Firefly volunteers to help run smoothly. If you’re interested in helping out, we have an initial survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZELVvnY7N16DjPwBxNtudXe4CKqIJGgHeHgdeIKmHx… COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Firefly Arts Collective uses a diverse set of communication channels today, updated by many participants. We have created a Communications Committee to coordinate the organization’s publications. This Committee will plan and publish community announcements and facilitate discussion consistently across multiple channels. The Communications Committee organizes, designs and publishes all forms of Firefly Arts Collective’s outbound communication to our community. These forms may include, but are not limited to, email newsletters, websites, Facebook pages, and other social media. The responsibilities of the Communications Committee include: • Identifying appropriate forms of communication to the community • Working with the Technology Committee to deploy new communication channels • Providing a mechanism for the organization to present information to our community across available channels • Responding to informational inquiries and summarizing feedback to the Board • Ensuring communications channels have current information published at all times • Creating a consistent look across all forms of communication • Preparing a yearly summary report of activities TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Firefly Arts Collective uses a variety of technology platforms to support its artistic and cultural activities, each of which has been developed or deployed over the past decade. In order to provide a consistent oversight of technology decisions and software development, we have created a Technology Committee. This Committee supports the rest of the organization in its technology requirements. The Technology Committee selects, develops, maintains and supports the technology infrastructure necessary for Firefly Arts Collective to operate. This infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, email aliases, mailing lists, mailing archives, web server infrastructure, software development and software support furthering the organization’s goals. The responsibilities of the Technology Committee include: • Identifying technology infrastructure choices appropriate for the organization • Maintaining or purchasing, as appropriate, external solutions • Developing software in support of the organization’s goals • Establishing standards for software development and project management • Ensuring technology solutions are available and reliable when needed by the organization • Supporting external users (such as other burns) of Firefly technology solutions • Preparing a yearly summary report of activities STILL READING? Thanks for making it to the end of this note, and we hope that you’re as excited as we are about the future of Firefly! These committees will all work throughout the year, so they're a great way to stay involved with Firefly outside of our festival. If you’re energized to volunteer on any of these committees, or have any questions at all, please contact us at info(a)fireflyartscollective.org . See you in the woods…. and around town too! <3, The Firefly BoD

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Volunteering for a Safety Cone? Come to SFTY3rd!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Good morning Firefly's! We have opened registration for Safety Third Getaway Weekend on May 15-17 in Scarborough, Maine to any Firefly that is interested in volunteering for a Firefly Safety Core. What is Safety Third Weekend Getaway you ask? It is a training/social weekend for Firefly Medical, Rangers, Sanctuary and FAST (Fire Art Safety Team) volunteers. TJ Kozma, Deanna Duffey and Rhonda Forester will be hosting for the second year in a row for Firefly volunteers. The weekend is jam packed with goodness! A formal training for your Core, cross-trainings with the other Safety Cores and new training sessions for all Cores. We are introducing Incident Command System this year to be better prepared for incidents and emergencies. Arrive anytime after 5pm on Friday or before training starts on Saturday at 9am. Training on Saturday goes til 6pm. Then social time and bonfire Saturday night- get to know members of all Safety Departments. Sunday will be more training after breakfast with a Q&A session before putting our learning's to use in a mock scenario or two. Its going to be an awesome opportunity to get involved, get trained and meet Safety Core Leads and volunteers. There will be a small fee to attend of $25 this will go towards food for the weekend. Bring your own drinks. The location will be at our house in Scarborough, Maine. 15 minutes south of Portland easily accessible by bus and train from Boston. We have plenty of inside meeting/sleeping space in the barn, carriage house and house if needed. We are hoping for some warmer weather, nice enough to be outside for those that want to camp out. Plenty of yard and forest space for camping and meeting. Bring yer tent! Full Disclosure- This is not a party weekend. It is a weekend to learn, relax and socialize with fellow Safety Core volunteers. RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iyseOJc7IHb3rSwUALcc3kwW4ad7c0CterbKONGhYD…>. When we receive your request- we will review it and send you a link to purchase your ticket to confirm your reservation for attendance. You can also check us out on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/1429814984000106/>. Remember to use the link above to register. Thank you- Your hosts- Deanna, TJ & Rhonda

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Lottery registration closes on Wednesday!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 Apr '15

19 Apr '15

Hi Fireflies! Just a friendly ticket reminder--this Wednesday the 22nd is the deadline to sign up to get into the Ticket Lottery for Firefly 2015! (And your confirmation letter needs to be postmarked by the 22nd too.) The Lottery will happen on the 25th. Registrations after Wednesday will go on the waitlist. More at https://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/ Firefly Ticket Core.

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Firefly 2015 Open House: Sat, May 2nd, 7-10pm
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15

Hello Fireflies! Please join us for the 2015 Firefly Open House - Saturday, May 2nd from 7pm - 10pm. We're changing the format a little from previous years' Town Hall, with the hope of engaging more of our wonderful community with all things Firefly! This year, instead of a presentation/meeting style event, the Open House will be a chance for Fireflies to come meet each other and mingle, learn about the cores, meet core leads, have a forum to give feedback, and volunteer! As an Open House style event, we'll have tables setup with all the cores represented including an introduction and information table. While we will not be presenting the 2014 Afterburn report, once completed, it will be available on the transparency page of the Firefly website: <http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/transparency/> http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/transparency/ Everyone interested in Firefly is welcome to join us and learn more! The event will be held at the Firefly Gallery during Somerville Open Studios weekend, come check out our art during the day and return for the Open House in the evening What: Firefly Open House 2015 When: Saturday, May 2nd from 7pm-10pm Where: Velir Studios 212 Elm Street Davis Square Somerville, MA

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Interested in Rangering at Firefly this year?
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Hi Fireflies, Firefly Ticket registration is open! If you've attended at least one Firefly you're eligible to Ranger. If you are interested in Rangering at Firefly and want to learn more about what Rangers do check out the Firefly Ranger website and fill out this year's Ranger survey. The survey is around 10 questions long. http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/rangers/ All Rangers must attend training before Firefly. The input from the survey will be used to help us organize trainings this year. Updates on Ranger training will be announced soon. Please let us know if you have any questions: rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org <ranger-personnel(a)fireflyartscollective.org> Thanks! Ranger Coconut on behalf of the 2015 Ranger Council

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Firefly 2015 Ticket Registration is open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Hello, Fireflies! Registration for getting a ticket in the Firefly 2015 Ticket Lottery is now open! Registration will be open through the 22nd, and the lottery will happen on the 25th. Go to http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/ for more information. - Firefly Ticket Core

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