January 2020 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Help Wanted; Survey;
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Newsletter needs a compiler; Join Communications Committee; Transport Core Co-leads and Bus Leaders; Sanctuary Co-leads; Fire Co-leads; Kitchen/Caffeine Co-leads; Placement Co-leads; Art Truck Co-Leads; 2019 Survey Results 1) Put Together the Glowbe Newsletter If you’ve always wanted to do marketing volunteer work for a non-profit art organization, here is your chance to join the Firefly Communications Committee. Our biggest need this year is compiling the Newsletter (Glowbe) and will take approximately 2 – 3 hours a month (more in June). The Glowbe (this thing you’re reading) needs a person to: Send 4 short Call-for-Articles emails (from existing template) to Planning and Festival Lists each month (more in June) Compile Articles from filled out forms via email and cut/paste into an existing Google Sheet in order to format and organize articles Answer any questions, via email, from Planning and Festival regarding Glowbe as well as reach out to article writers if you have questions regarding filled out forms Depending on your schedule, you will work with the planning list and come up with the best schedule to send Call-for-Articles emails and when to post Glowbe to the Announce List (only requirement is that Glowbe goes out twice a month till June when it can average 4 – 6 times) Post the Compiled Glowbe to the Announce List If you want, you can also add same articles (if applicable) to Official Facebook page and/or Website News Blog page It really helps if: you own a computer and have basic computer skills, typesetting skills, email organizational skills, google doc and sheet experience (or willing to learn). If you have any questions or are interested in joining the Communications Committee 2020, email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org>. ~tish 2) Join the Communications Committee! Be in the know! Be part of the Nexus of Everything That's Going On! Find out about parties in advance! Want to be part of making Firefly happen? We contribute mainly before the event. We help the Festival Committee get important messages out to the community, we post News/Blog articles on and help update the Firefly website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/>, manage the Official Firefly Facebook page, moderate the Announce Email list, and compile and send out the GLOWBE (see above article for more info regarding Glowbe Newsletter compiler). Please contact stever(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:stever@fireflyartscollective.org> to volunteer, or to answer any questions before you volunteer :-) 3) Transport Core Looking for Co-Lead, Bus Leaders Are you a nerd about transportation logistics? Have you taken the bus, or are planning to in 2020? Transportation Core would love your help! We need to logisticate buses running to and fro, coordinate a ton of people and their things, and provide a fun bus environment. I'm looking for a core co-lead as well as people interested in being in charge of one of the buses during the event. Please reach out to transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Thanks much, Sarina & Jessica, Arrival Cluster 4) Seeking a Sanctuary Co-Lead We are seeking someone to join Arlee as a co-lead for Firefly Sanctuary 2020! Co-leads are responsible for making sure the following essential elements of Sanctuary come together: Trainings for the Sanctuary volunteers, and an updated volunteer manual Timely and helpful responses to questions from the festival organizers and other volunteers A shift schedule and full shift coverage at the Festival The physical space of Sanctuary and the resources there Written up data and reflections after the Festival to facilitate process improvements As a co-lead you will have the guidance and support of Safety Leads Oryx and Zieve, as well as several previous Sanctuary co-leads including Zieve and Arlee. Arlee especially would love someone confident they could write the budget. If you have interest or questions, email safety(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:safety@fireflyartscollective.org> and arlee(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:arlee@fireflyartscollective.org>. Volunteers make it happen! 5) Seeking a Fire Co-Lead We are seeking someone to join Canvas as a co-lead for Firefly Fire Safety 2020! You will be the Fire Art Safety Lead and will be charged with making sure all Fire Art at Firefly is safe. The Fire Art Safety Leads are responsible for making sure the following essential elements of Fire Art Safety come together: Reviews of safety and inspection plans, including all art projects that use fire Assisting the Art Grant Selection Committee and Placement Core with any questions or concerns related to approval and placement of fire art Trainings for the Fire volunteers A shift schedule and full shift coverage at the Festival Timely and helpful responses to questions from the festival organizers and other volunteers Inspection of all fire art and fire pits, and responding to reports of un-inspected fire Written up data and reflections after the Festival to facilitate process improvements As a co-lead you will have the guidance and support of Safety Leads Oryx and Zieve. If you have interest or questions, email safety(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:safety@fireflyartscollective.org> and canvas(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:canvas@fireflyartscollective.org>. Volunteers make it happen! 6) Ready for your cup to runneth over? If you are a Firefly volunteer and want to “steep” up your participation—Caffeine/Kitchen Core needs a few new co-leads (the more the merrier!). As part of Firefly infrastructure we provide energy and camaraderie for all volunteers working morning, noon and night. By the numbers: we brew around 40 pounds of coffee, 300+ cups of tea, 200+ cups of hot chocolate, and gallons of EmergenC. In addition, we provide a wash station and a stove for those who have neither. We are looking for co-leads who want to take ownership and make a mark (coffee rings?) If you are interested and want to know more please email: kitchen(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:kitchen@fireflyartscollective.org> 7) Placement is looking for new blood! Firefly has more camps and art than ever before. How do we fit it all on the hill without things descending into (total) chaos? Placement Core! Placement is particularly looking for folks who can help wrangle the deluge of emails, inquiries, and questionnaire processing that happens in the lead up to Placement weekend and ultimately the event. Please contact placement(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you are interested! 8) Art Truck Looking for New Co-lead Art Truck is looking for some volunteers for the 2020 season! Warm, responsible bodies are needed for load/unload and other logistics. Please contact arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you are interested in helping out. 9) 2019 Survey results are up! Seeking to learn more about who we are and what we want as a community (and because we are geeks) we got 495 consenting respondents to last year's post-event poll. That represents about 40% of all attendees! Here's a snapshot of us: Firefly Survey 2019 <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ff19_prese…>. See what they said (well, in aggregate). Topics include: this Facebook group, the Well, ticketing, transformational experiences.

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Firefly Art Grants - Temple and Moonshot Extended Through Sunday; Creativity is OPEN!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Heyyyyy Fireflies!! There is less than *one week left* to submit entries for the Firefly 2020 Temple and Moonshot Grants! Let's look at the tally so far... Current Temple Submissions: 0 Current Moonshot Submissions: 0 If you've ever thought about creating a Temple for Firefly, now is the time! Remember, if no one sends us a temple proposal we'll have to… do… something. It wouldn't be great! Please apply! *We are extending the deadline from Friday 1/31 until Sunday 2/2 *in order to give folks a little bit more time to polish off those submissions. And don't forget, Creativity Grant (Early Round) applications open NOW and due Feb 16! :O Art Grants Info: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ Please submit using the Art Grant Portal: https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ Any questions? Email grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org. <3

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Seeking Grant Reviewers for Fire Art
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

Hi all – We need your help! Are you an experienced fire artist? Do you care about not burning the woods down? If yes, we need your help to bring fire art to Firefly! YOUR ROLE You will be responsible for reviewing art grants that include fire. You will represent Safety and determine whether a design and burn plan are sufficient and safe. You will provide feedback to artists on the safety of their plans and provide guidance to the Art Grant team about what we should fund. As Art Cluster Lead Dennis Zografos put it, "Art Grants fund awesome, potentially dangerous stuff and Safety tells us where we should draw the line". KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Right now, we are looking for someone to review art grants. If you're interested in taking a leadership role in onsite inspections etc. please reach out, but this particular task is pretty constrained. There are several rounds of art grants (last submission date is in late March). You would be responsible for reviewing some subset of these grants on behalf of Safety. HOW DO I PARTICIPATE? If you're interested, please e-mail safety(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:safety@fireflyartscollective.org> We're looking for someone ASAP, but if you're reading this post a month from now, there are still art grants and we still want your help! Thanks in advance for your participation! -Oryx and ZIeve, 2020 Safety Cluster co-Leads Contact safety(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:safety@fireflyartscollective.org> with questions or for more information.

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Art Grants, Call for Art Grant Reviewers
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Jan '20

03 Jan '20

TOC: Firefly 2020 Art Grants General Info Call for 2020 Art Grant Reviewers 1) Firefly 2020 Art Grants Creativity Submissions Begin TODAY! ~*~ CREATIVITY GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 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: 2/16] Creativity Grants [Open, Second Round Closing: 3/15] Legacy Grants [TBA] Burner Exchange Grants (BEX Grants) [TBA] Skillshare Grants [TBA] Smol Grants [TBA] Go here to Learn More <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/firefly-2020-art-grants-creativi…> about the different type of Art Grants, Art Grant Submissions Schedule, and How to Submit an Application. Feel free to reach out with any questions to: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org. <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org> Thank you! – Firefly Art Grant Core 2) Call for 2020 Firefly Art Grant Reviewers 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 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. Go here to Learn More <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/call-2019-firefly-art-grant-revi…> about Requirements, More Intense Details, and how to Participate. Any questions? Email us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>! <3 Art Grant Core

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