January 2019 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Firefly 2019 begins! Art Grants, Volunteer opportunities, Theme camp listings & more! [GLOWBE 2019.01]
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hello Fireflies! The Glowbe is a bulletin of time-sensitive or useful info about Firefly. This is the first GLOWBE for Firefly 2019. The adventure begins!! This digest helps reduce traffic on the announce list - so read on for several important event updates. Table of Contents Art Grants: Temple and Moonshot applications due 1/31 Conduct Committee 2018 statistics Theme camps: Don’t delay! submit your listings now Volunteer for the Communications Committee 1) ART GRANTS: Firefly 2019 Temple & Moonshot, deadline: 1/31 There are only a few days left to submit entries for the Firefly 2019 Temple and Moonshot Grants! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> If you’ve ever thought about creating a Temple for Firefly, now is the time, and with our new accelerated schedule and higher budgets you’ll have more resources than ever to plan and prepare something great. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Remember, if you don’t apply we’ll have to go with our Emergency Temple Design entitled “A Pile Of Sticks Leftover From The Bug Build”*. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Submissions are due January 31st. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Moonshot Note: If you previously submitted a Moonshot Grant over email, please resubmit using the Art Grant Portal linked below! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Apply Here! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> * This is a joke — we’ve never had to formulate an Emergency Temple Design… yet! 2) Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report released The Conduct Committee would like to share with you the work they have done with your participation and help. Thank you! Click here to download the Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Firefly_Co…> --Sadiya The Conduct Committee can be reached at: conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:conduct-committee@fireflyartscollective.org> 3) THEME CAMPS: Submit your listings for the web site If your theme camp is coming to Firefly, send in your cover photo and description for the web site through the Theme Camp Listing Request form <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li…>. If you want to keep your theme camp listing from last year, drop a line to communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and we’ll transfer it over for you. This is just for the web site; it doesn’t register you. That happens by writing to Placement Core <mailto:placement@fireflyartscollective.org>. They can help you find a good location and get you on the map. More info on Placement is here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/placement/>. The list of camps so far: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/> What is a theme camp? https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/> 4) VOLUNTEER: The communications committee wants you! Are you a good communicator? Creative? Engaging? Want to be part of creating the Firefly community? The Communications Committee wants you! You’ll help keep everyone informed as we come together to make Firefly 2019 happen. There are many different places you can contribute: the Firefly website, our newsletter (editing this Glowbe thing!), email lists, theme camp listings, art galleries, and more. Email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and come join us today!

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One week left in Temple and Moonshot Grants!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

There is only one more week left to submit entries for the Firefly 2019 Temple and Moonshot Grants! Let's take a look at the submission board and see how many Temple ideas we've got so far: Current Temple Submissions : 0 If you've ever thought about creating a Temple for Firefly, now is the time, and with our new accelerated schedule and higher budgets you'll have more resources than ever to plan and prepare something great. Remember, if you don't apply we'll have to go with our Emergency Temple Design entitled "A Pile Of Sticks Leftover From The Bug Build"*. Submissions are due January 31st . Moonshot Note: If you previously submitted a Moonshot Grant over email, please resubmit using the Art Grant Portal linked below! Apply here: [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ | https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ ] * This is a joke -- we've never had to formulate an Emergency Temple Design... yet!

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Firefly Art Grant Reviewers - Sign Up Today!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Hey folks! Firefly is in desperate need of Art Grant Reviewers for the 2019 Grant Cycle. Only 4 people have signed up so far; we need about 15 to make the process happen smoothly. If you've never done it before, this is an awesome way to give back to Firefly and help make Art Grants happen! You also get to read lots of super cool grant proposals, and have a direct hand in what art is funded by FAC this year. If you HAVE done this before, please consider signing up again for 2019! Sign up here: https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/new ALSO - Temple and Moonshot grant applications <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> are *still open* until *1/31*! *Full Details* Requirements: 1. You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in the selection committee. 2. You must not be applying for a 2019 Firefly Art Grant. *3.* You must sign the Art Grant Committee Code of Ethics <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FireflyArt…> . 4. There are multiple blocks available; you can sign up for any number of blocks, but for each block you must attend both dates. Meetings will take place in Somerville (a short walk from Davis Square). These discussions can be lively at times; food and drinks are potluck-style/bring your own. - Moonshot and Temple Grant Meetings: - Tuesday, Feb 5 at 7:30 PM - Tuesday, Feb 12 at 7:30 PM - Creativity (Early Application): - Tuesday, Feb 19 at 7:30 PM - Tuesday, Feb 26 at 7:30 PM - Creativity (Second Round): - Tuesday, Mar 19 at 7:30 PM - Tuesday, Mar 26 at 7:30 PM - Burner Exchange, Legacy: - Tuesday, Apr 2 at 7:30 PM - Tuesday, Apr 9 at 7:30 PM 5. Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on up to 40 applications, which may take 4-6 hours of brain time. *IMPORTANT -- New this year:* We have divided the Creativity Grant process into two rounds. Artists who get their applications in by the first deadline will have their submissions judged first and, if accepted, will have their first checks sooner than ever possible before. Furthermore, those whose applications are not accepted during the first round will have an opportunity to revise their proposal and resubmit it for the second round. We are instituting this new process to give artists more time to create art, or the opportunity to refine their design and further address committee concerns. The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive over 40 applications for Creativity Grants, a smaller pool of Moonshot and Temple Grants, and one more pool of Legacy + BEX + Skillshare grants. We will have 2 weeks to make our decisions for the two sets of grants, with two meetings per grant. We strongly encourage volunteers to come to as many blocks of meetings as they can, but if you can only come to one set that's OK too. This is a commitment of about 10-20 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and at least two (up to eight) 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 (explained in detail here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> and during the meetings). This is followed by the aforementioned meetings where we compare notes and formulate follow-up questions for all applicants. 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. If you would like to participate, please sign up via the Art Grants portal: *https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/new <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/new>* Any questions? Email us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org! <3, Art Grant Core

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Call for 2019 Firefly Art Grant Reviewers
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Interested in helping bring art to Firefly ? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? This is call out to any of you who might be interested in helping to review the proposals for [ http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/ | Firefly's Art Grants ] this year! We are looking for approx 15 folks who are interested in helping to make this aspect of Firefly successful. Requirements: 1. You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in the selection committee. 2. You must not be applying for a 2019 Firefly Art Grant . 3. You must sign the [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FireflyArt… | Art Grant Committee Code of Ethics ] . 4. There are multiple blocks available; you can sign up for any number of blocks, but for each block you must attend both dates. Meetings will take place in Somerville (a short walk from Davis Square). These discussions can be lively at times; food and drinks are potluck-style/bring your own. * Moonshot and Temple Grant Meetings: * Tuesday, Feb 5 at 7:30 PM * Tuesday, Feb 12 at 7:30 PM * Creativity (Early Application): * Tuesday, Feb 19 at 7:30 PM * Tuesday, Feb 26 at 7:30 PM * Creativity (Second Round): * Tuesday, Mar 19 at 7:30 PM * Tuesday, Mar 26 at 7:30 PM * Burner Exchange, Legacy: * Tuesday, Apr 2 at 7:30 PM * Tuesday, Apr 9 at 7:30 PM 5. Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on up to 40 applications, which may take 4-6 hours of brain time. IMPORTANT -- New this year: We have divided the Creativity Grant process into two rounds. Artists who get their applications in by the first deadline will have their submissions judged first and, if accepted, will have their first checks sooner than ever possible before. Furthermore, those whose applications are not accepted during the first round will have an opportunity to revise their proposal and resubmit it for the second round. We are instituting this new process to give artists more time to create art, or the opportunity to refine their design and further address committee concerns. The Intense Details: The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive over 40 applications for Creativity Grants, a smaller pool of Moonshot and Temple Grants, and one more pool of Legacy + BEX + Skillshare grants. We will have 2 weeks to make our decisions for the two sets of grants, with two meetings per grant . We strongly encourage volunteers to come to as many blocks of meetings as they can, but if you can only come to one set that's OK too. This is a commitment of about 15-20 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and at least two (up to eight) 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 (explained in detail [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | here ] and during the meetings). This is followed by the aforementioned meetings where we compare notes and formulate follow-up questions for all applicants. 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. If you would like to participate, please sign up via the Art Grants portal: [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/new | https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/new ] Any questions? Email us at [ mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org | grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] ! <3, Art Grant Core

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Firefly 2019 Creativity Grants are open for Early Application!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

~*~ CREATIVITY GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/sessions/artist/new | NOW OPEN ] ! [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/sessions/artist/new | STILL ACCEPTING ] MOONSHOT / TEMPLE GRANTS ~*~ 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 Vermont 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. There are seven (7) different types of grants: Moonshot Grants [Open, Closing: 1/31] Temple Grant [Open, Closing: 1/31] Creativity Grants [Open, Early Application Closing: 2/15] Creativity Grants [Open, Second Round Closing: 3/15] Legacy Grants [TBA] Burner Exchange Grants (BEX Grants) [TBA] Skillshare Grants [TBA] Smol Grants [TBA] The Creativity Grants (now open!) are our primary grants, and are designed to fund creative new projects to be shared with our community during the Firefly event. Creativity grants are awarded in tiers of $150, $300, $599, $1000, $1500, $2000. IMPORTANT -- New this year: We have divided the Creativity Grant process into two rounds. Artists who get their applications in by the first deadline will have their submissions judged first and, if accepted, will have their first checks sooner than ever possible before. Furthermore, those whose applications are not accepted during the first round will have an opportunity to revise their proposal and resubmit it for the second round! We are instituting this new process to give artists more time to create art, or the opportunity to refine their design and further address committee concerns. The Moonshot Grants (open!) are intended to support projects of a larger and more ambitious scale than the typical Creativity Grant project. These projects must be appropriately large in scale, spectacular, and intended for presentation at a variety of venues. Anniversary grants are awarded for $2000-5000. The Temple Grant (open!) supports the creation of the Temple at Firefly Arts Festival each year. The Temple aims to satisfy both civic and spiritual needs by creating a revered gathering space at Firefly. While the Temple should be spiritual in a general sense (and true to the spirit of the event), it is not intended to be a religious symbol, and overtly religious tones should be avoided. The Temple is placed in the field, and provides a space for Fireflies to seek quiet contemplation and introspection at the event. It is of the utmost importance that the Temple defines a physical (and emotional) space; that said, it does not have to be a traditional shelter or building. It is traditional for the Temple to serve as a place for participants to leave offerings, and the structure will be burned on the final evening of the event. A single Temple Grant is awarded for up to $2000. The BEX Grants are for art that already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man, and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. BEX Grants are awarded for up to $1000. These grants are not open for submission yet. The Legacy Grants are designed to support preexisting projects which have been previously awarded art grants from Firefly. These grants go towards maintenance, repairs, minor improvements, and so forth. Legacy grants are awarded in tiers of $100 and $300. The Skillshare Grants are a special type of grant, debuted in 2016, and allow artists to broaden or deepen their skillsets by funding specific classes or training in an artistic field. These grants are not open for submission yet. The Smol Grant is our lowest grant level, between $40 and $99, for artists whose ideas are big but whose budget is smol. These grants will be awarded on a rolling basis after most other grants have been decided. Schedule Temple + Moonshot Submissions due: 1/31 Creativity Submissions due: 2/15 OR 3/15 Legacy + BEX + Skillshare + Smol TBA How Do I Submit? Submissions are handled through the [ http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ | Firefly Art Grants Web Portal ] . If you signed up in 2018, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on-file! For even more information, please visit the following web page: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | Firefly Art Grants Overview ] . Feel free to reach out with any questions to: [ mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org | grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] . Thank you! - Firefly Art Grant Core

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