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Come to the Firefly Meet & Greet May 5th!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Stop by the Firefly Meet & Greet to catch up with old friends and make new ones! May 5th 11am-2pm Remnant Brewing, 2 Bow Market Way, Somerville MA Our core leads will be there ready to field questions about how you can get more involved in Firefly and volunteer to make it happen. The event will be in Bow Market, so it’s a great way to kick off your day on the way to Somerville Open Studios! Join and share the Facebook event <https://fb.me/e/3qOIpTety> Add the Meet & Greet to your Google Calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nmg2dXJsa2…> For questions about the event, email lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org. For questions about getting involved in Firefly, email volunteer(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Join Firefly’s Late Crew!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Apr '24

10 Apr '24

What goes up, must come down! The Infrastructure Cluster is looking for two leads for the new Late Crew Core. These heroic individuals will stay the day after Exodus to coordinate volunteers to take down and put away all of our infrastructure, and would be available to potentially come back the following weekend in case all of the tasks are not completed on Late Crew Day. The taking down of all the things and packing them up snugly for the remainder of the year is *just* as important as the work we do before the event to take it all out and explode it all over the place - and just as necessary. Are you: * available on July 8th (Late Crew Day) and July 13-14 (Late Late Crew Weekend) * somewhat familiar with the land and infrastructure, and willing to get more so by attending an Infrastructure meeting or a Work Weekend prior to Firefly * responsible and thorough * good at directing a group * and willing to think on your feet to make sure everything gets done one way or another? Then email Iva, Infrastructure Cluster Lead, at [ mailto:iva@fireflyartscollective.org | iva(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] to discuss this role! If you have general volunteering questions, email Presley, Volunteer Coordinator, at [ mailto:presley@fireflyartscollective.org | presley(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] .

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Burner Exchange Grant and Legacy Grant Submissions are Now Open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Apr '24

01 Apr '24

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. [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… | 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. Submissions Due: 4/28/2024 [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… | Legacy Grants ] Legacy Grants are intended to fund projects that have already appeared at Firefly itself, and simply need repairs, minor improvements, or significant upgrades. They are available at tiers of $100, $300, $500, $599, or $1000. Submissions Due: 4/28/2024 How to submit? Via the [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ | Art Grant Portal ] : ( [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ | 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? [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | See our page on the Firefly website ] Other questions? Email us: [ mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org | grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] <3 Firefly Art Grant Core

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Round 2 of Firefly 2024 Creativity Grant Submissions Are Now Open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Mar '24

11 Mar '24

Did you miss your chance to submit a proposal for Creativity Grants last month? You have another chance! 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 our primary grant category, the Creativity Grant! This grant is intended for all your ideas for new art - everything from traditional art like sculpture, to immersive spaces, to silly little games. For more details, check out the grant page here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…>: ( https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ) Creativity Grants are available in tiers from $150 to $1000. Please indicate which tier you are applying for in your grant application (you may apply for multiple tiers!). Submissions Due: 4/7/2024 How to submit? Via the Art Grant Portal: (https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/) 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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Important: Come be an Art Grant reviewer!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

*_We Still Need More Grant Reviewers!_* Art Grants needs your help! We only have a few reviewers signed up so far, and NOBODY signed up to review the Temple Grants! And the first meeting is 2/15 aka NEXT WEEK ZOMG. The temple is easy! It will be *two 2-hour virtual meetings* on 2/15 and 2/22, plus *an hour or two of reading* over the proposals themselves. NBD, right? If you’re interested in helping bring art to Firefly (especially the Temple!!), please take a look at joining a committee! There are a lot more details below, but if you have any questions at all please reach out to us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org! *_Requirements:_* • You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in the selection committee. • You must not be applying for a 2024 Firefly Art Grant. • You will have to sign the Art Grant Committee Code of Ethics. • Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on the applications. For Temple Grant, this will likely be about 1-2 hours of reading 4 or 5 applications. For our primary grants, such as the Creativity Grant, it could be as many as 20 applications and 4-6 hours of reading and thinking. • There are multiple blocks available; you can sign up for any number of blocks, but for each block you must attend both dates. *_Available Blocks:_* Temple Grant Meetings: • Thursday, Feb 15 at 7:30 PM • Thursday, Feb 22 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Early Application): • Thursday, Mar 7 at 7:30 PM • Thursday, Mar 14 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Second Round): • Thursday, Apr 11 at 7:30 PM • Thursday, Apr 18 at 7:30 PM Burner Exchange, Legacy: • Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 PM • Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 PM *The Intense Details:** *The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive a number of applications for each grant. We will have 2 meetings in which we will make these decisions. These meetings generally run for about 2 hours, and will take place over Zoom. This is a commitment of about 8-12 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and two 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. You will have a few days between the deadline for submissions and the first meeting in order 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 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_ ] *_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/>. *_Other questions?_* Email us: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <3 Firefly Art Grant Core

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Help create Firefly 2024!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Do you love Firefly? Do you want to kick your participation up a notch and make this year even better? Do you wish someone would just look at your interests, skills, and available time and tell you exactly how you could best get involved? I have incredibly good news for you: that is exactly what _this form_ <https://forms.gle/8r1adoKonNduV7W8A> is for. Let us know about your interest in pre-event volunteering, and our cluster and core leads will reach out to you if you might be a good fit for key roles in 2024 and beyond. Questions? Email Presley, your friendly neighborhood volunteer coordinator, at _presley(a)fireflyartscollective.org_.

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Now Seeking Reviewers for Art Grants!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

Interested in helping bring art to Firefly? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? We've got a new round of grant applications coming in, which means we need another round of committee members! 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! For each grant, we are looking for approx 12 folks who are interested in helping to make this aspect of Firefly successful. Requirements: - You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in the selection committee. - You must not be applying for a 2024 Firefly Art Grant. - You must sign the Art Grant Committee Code of Ethics. - Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on up to 20 applications, which may take 4-6 hours of brain time. - There are multiple blocks available; you can sign up for any number of blocks, but for each block you must attend both dates. Available Blocks: Temple Grant Meetings: - Thursday, Feb 15 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Feb 22 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Early Application): - Thursday, Mar 7 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Mar 14 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Second Round): - Thursday, Apr 11 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Apr 18 at 7:30 PM Burner Exchange, Legacy: - Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 PM The Intense Details: The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive a number of applications for each grant. We will have 2 meetings in which we will make these decisions. These meetings generally run for about 2 hours, and will take place over Zoom. This is a commitment of about 8-12 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and two 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. You will have a few days between the deadline for submissions and the first meeting in order 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 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 ]

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Art Grants; Temple WARNING, Creativity Grants Open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 29 Jan '24

29 Jan '24

Greetings from Art Grant world! We have a few missives for you all: The Temple Grant Application Deadline Approaches - Zero Applications So Far! This is a reminder that the deadline for Temple Grant applications is coming up, and so far, NO ONE HAS SUBMITTED ANYTHING! Your last chance to submit your proposals is the night of 2/11 (the portal closes at 2am). There isn't much time left, so if you have a vision, please share it, because if you don’t, the temple will be an improvised pile of sticks 🙁 Learn more about the crafting a proposal for the Temple Grant here [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ] Submit your application on the grant submission portal here [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ ] Creativity Grants Are Now Open! We are now accepting applications for our primary grant category, the Creativity Grant! This grant is intended for all your ideas for new art - everything from traditional art like sculpture, to immersive spaces, to silly little games. For more details, check out the grant page here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ] Creativity Grants are available in tiers from $150 to $2000. Please indicate which tier you are applying for in your grant application (you may apply for multiple tiers!). *Submissions Due:* 3/3/2024 Learn more about the crafting a proposal for the Creativity Grant here [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… ] Submit your application on the grant submission portal here [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ ] 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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The Firefly 2024 Art Grants season has officially begun!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

The Temple Grant is accepting submissions starting today: Temple Grant: up to $2000 The Temple Grant 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. Submissions Due: 02/11/2024 Learn more about the crafting a proposal for the Temple Grant [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants… | here. ] What about the other grants? Our other grants (Creativity, Legacy, BEX, and Smol) will be launching soon. Stay tuned! How to submit? Via the Art Grant Portal: [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ | https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/ ] If you submitted a grant proposal in the past, your account should still be active! Just sign in with your previous email/password. What to know more about Firefly Art Grants in general? See [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | our page on the Firefly website ] . Other questions? Email us: [ mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org <grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org> | grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] <3 Firefly Art Grant Core

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Firefly 2024: Now With 100% More Event Dates!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Jan '24

09 Jan '24

Hi Fireflies! Welcome to 2024! We've got some dates! You can also eat these with cheese, but it might get kinda weird but probably still delicious! *Early Arrival:* Monday July 1 *Event Begins: *Tuesday July 2, 12pm *Bug Burn:* Friday July 5 *Temple Burn:* Saturday July 6 *Event Ends:* Sunday July 7

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