April 2023 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Firefly 2023 Ticket Registration Open Now
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Welcome Back Fireflies! The official start of the Firefly 2023 season has arrived! You can now register for a ticket at https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org! Registration for the Ticket Lottery will be open until May 8th, and Lottery results sent out on the 10th. If you register after the 8th you’ll be added to the waitlist in the order you signed up. More information and instructions are on the web at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/ and you can direct any questions to the Ticket Core volunteers at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org. We’re all excited to get back home to Vermont–look for announcements of Work Weekend signups coming soon! See you all in the woods in June, if not sooner! Firefly Ticket Core

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Firefly Meet & Greet (formerly known as Town Hall) - Sunday, May 7
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Stop by the Firefly Meet & Greet on Sunday, May 7 to see your Firefly friends and make some new ones! Learn about Firefly, the different volunteer cores, and how to get involved. Enjoy food from some Bow Market vendors (provided), music by DJs Handle Slide <https://soundcloud.com/handle-slide> & xprxo <https://soundcloud.com/sidcox>, and Entropy & Sons <https://entropyandsons.com/> visuals. Located in Bow Market, this will be a fun way to begin a day at Somerville Open Studios. When: Sunday, May 7, 11:00am-2:00pm Where: Remnant Brewing, Bow Market, 2 Bow Mkt Wy, Somerville, MA 02143 Share the Facebook Event <https://www.facebook.com/events/236550092206001/> with all your friends! Questions about the event? Email lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Call for New Board Member Candidates for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 16 Apr '23

16 Apr '23

We are looking for motivated participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to expand the size of our team and fill positions vacated over the past few years. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings (currently virtual) and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. We also are specifically looking for a candidate to take on the role of Treasurer, to coordinate bookkeeping, reporting, and financial planning. Keep this in mind as you work to identify candidates for outreach and encouragement. Through the new Board candidate process we wish to further increase the diversity of our organization, both in terms of demographics, skills, and ideas, to best represent both our Firefly community and the surrounding artistic and cultural communities from which we draw. We welcome suggestions of participants to include in this process, and greatly appreciate community support in outreach and encouragement. Other qualities we’re looking for in Board candidates include the ability to execute projects from beginning to end, ability to participate in consensus decision-making (and the cooperation that entails), showing initiative on new projects, being actively involved in the Firefly community, and having attended at least one Firefly in the past. We are also specifically seeking a participant to serve as Treasurer. The Treasurer prepares and files all Firefly tax documents, publishes an annual itemized list of income and expenditures, reimburses board-approved expenses, and is responsible for Firefly’s financial account management. The Treasurer serves on the Board Finance Committee to collaborate on decisions regarding Firefly’s ongoing management of finances. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please review our Bylaws <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/>. [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/] If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this Application for Board Membership <https://forms.gle/Pptp4uhVqew9VzTe7>. [https://forms.gle/Pptp4uhVqew9VzTe7] Responses to this application will be shared to the Firefly Planning team, which consists of Core, Cluster, and Committee leads in good standing (past and present) for voting and feedback. If there are any responses you wish to be kept confidential to the current Board of Directors, please note this in responses or email us at board(a)fireflyartscollective.org. After you fill out the form we will reply to confirm receipt and may get back to you with some follow-up questions. We may invite you to attend a meeting to chat more about your responses and let you learn more about how we operate, or work with us during the 2023 event operations to learn in the field. Once we've had a chance to review all responses, votes, and Planning Team feedback, we will solicit public comment on both final candidates and currently sitting board members. The Firefly Board of Directors is relatively small to keep discussion and consensus-based decision making practical. Any candidates who we are unable to invite to join the Board will be considered as future vacancies arise, and we will also send out this request for expression of interest on a regular basis. We're very excited to get new participants involved with the Firefly Board! Beyond the yearly Firefly camping event we would like to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. Firefly continues to collaborate with Somerville Open Studios and Figment Boston to bring more community art to our cities, and we are exploring other opportunities to engage more deeply with our larger home communities in Massachusetts and Vermont. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Sincerely, The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire…> [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire… ]

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BEX & Legacy Grant Announce
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Grant Submissions Are Now Open for Burner Exchange and Legacy 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. We are now accepting applications for Burner Exchange Grants and Legacy Grants. These grant categories are for art that ALREADY exists, and needs help to get to Firefly. Burner Exchange Grants Burner Exchange Grants are intended to fund projects that have already appeared at non-Firefly burns, and need minor repairs/improvements or funding for transportation. They are available for any funding level between $1 and $1000. For more information, see the info on the website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> ( https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ) Submissions Due: 4/30/2023 Legacy Grants Legacy Grants are intended to fund projects that have already appeared at Firefly itself, and simply need repairs or minor improvements They are available at tiers of $100, $300, $500, $599, or $1000. For more information: For more information, see the info on the website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> ( https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ) Submissions Due: 4/30/2023 How to submit? Via the Art Grant Portal: (https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/) If you’ve submitted a grant proposal, your account will still be active. Just sign in with your previous username and password. What to know more about Firefly Art Grants in general? See our page on the Firefly website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> ( https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/) . Other questions? Email us: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <3 Firefly Art Grant Core

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