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Virtual Firefly 2021 Announcement
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Greetings Fireflies, As you know our in-person festival is canceled this year. While we can’t gather in person, we are organizing a Virtual Firefly event that will include virtual spaces to explore and interact with art and other Fireflies, some Firefly events and traditions adapted to virtual spaces where possible, and other offerings made by the community! Virtual Firefly will occur over Thursday, July 1 - Sunday, July 4, 2021. This is an official Burning Man regional event reflecting the Ten Principles <https://burningman.org/culture/philosophical-center/10-principles/> and the Firefly Code of Conduct <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/firefly-polic…> . There will be a Firefly map and navigation environment that will visually reflect the land where Firefly is held each year (for the experience of wandering around in the woods or field). The main gathering spaces and events will be hosted or linked on Firefly’s Topia (for example, a camp’s Zoom space could be linked from Firefly’s Topia). This event will be what we all make it. Please join us in making Virtual Firefly possible! - Place a Camp or virtual art <https://forms.gle/gxcLKBbVBLaYMo2r8> - Submit an event <https://forms.gle/zWak99RM1K6FfmVB7> - Express interest in volunteering <https://forms.gle/SJLPG5pv5E17mwhRA> - Learn more about Virtual Firefly here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/virtual-firefly-2021-info/> More information is available on the following topics on our Facebook Event <https://www.facebook.com/events/168565625281349> and on the Firefly Arts Collective website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/virtual-firefly-2021-info/> See you in the virtual woods, Yaycat (Carly Nix) on behalf of Virtual Firefly Committee

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Glow Project Announcement!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 May '21

25 May '21

Dear Fireflies, There is a new, virtual art project on the scene and you are all invited to participate! Glow wherever you are! -To participate, Fireflies will create artwork of any nature (visual, performance, music, etc.) in response to our monthly prompts. -Share these with both the Firefly community as well as the wider community around you. -This will take place throughout the month each month ongoing, beginning on June 1st. -Our prompts will be posted on the Glow Facebook group, the Firefly Facebook group, and via the Firefly Official Announcement List. Please join our Facebook group to participate: www.facebook.com/groups/glow.firefly/ ***The prompt for the month of June is CATHARSIS!*** The goal of this project is not only to allow for the Firefly community to continue to glow in the age of social distancing but also to utilize Firefly as a jumping off point for bringing art and creative inspiration to the world as a whole; a mission which many of us have been seeking as we wish to utilize our festival experiences to enrich our wider communities. A few rules: Your artwork must... -Be inspired by our monthly prompts. -Be viewable by the public in some manner. -Be documented in some way (or streamed live) and shared virtually with the Firefly community in the Glow Facebook group. -Be respectful and reasonably uplifting. -Abide by both Firefly's 10 principles and code of conduct and the laws/regulations of the wider community. -Abide by Covid safety precautions, particularly if made interactive to the public. Now go forth and Glow!!!

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2021 Firefly* Art Grants - Submissions Opening Today!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Greetings Fireflies - We probably don't need to remind you that there will be no event in the woods this summer <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/no-person-event-july-2021/>. However, that does not mean that art cannot be made! Firefly Arts Collective has set aside a limited budget for facilitating art grants this year, and we are opening submissions *today. * *Types of projects may include: * - Art that is purely virtual - Art that is physical and live streamed and/or virtually interacted with in some way - Art that is publicly viewable in a way that doesn't discourage responsible social distancing - Art that replicates the "Temple" or "Burn" experiences. - (Insert your creative idea here!) Please note that, as per usual <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/>, we do not pay for labor (labor/effort is how we all participate and contribute!) or general-purpose durable goods (e.g. generators, DJ equipment, etc). If you are interested in applying, please fill out the following application form: https://forms.gle/CJmo6s78qHTWPmV66 Since deadlines can be helpful: we are planning to review submissions on May 2nd, May 9th, and ~weekly thereafter as needed. Funded projects should aim to be operational by the first week in July at the latest. Please also note that receiving a grant is certainly not required for sharing some Firefly-inspired art with the community this summer, or at any time. Questions? Email: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org. <3 Firefly Art Grants Core

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A Message from Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

Hello Fireflies, As many of you have no doubt surmised, we will be unable to gather this June and July for what would have been Firefly 2021. The Firefly Board in consultation with the Festival Committee have decided to officially cancel our in-person event this year. While it pains us to do so, we feel it would be irresponsible and potentially damaging to the health and well-being of our extended community to hold our event this year, and wanted to let you all know so that you may plan accordingly. Our biggest concern around holding a 2021 Firefly event is the safety and wellness of our extended community and the communities in and around Bethel, VT. Because we cannot guarantee the safety of these communities in the event of a large gathering, we cannot in good faith organize a regular Firefly in 2021. Planning and organizing for Firefly begins 7 months before the gate opens, and there are many hours that need to be put in by numerous volunteers. We would like to take a moment to acknowledge those who makes Firefly possible: - Festival Committee - Arrival Cluster (Gate, Greeters, GTFO, Parking) - Art Cluster (Art Grants, Placement, Art Truck, Sound, Stage) - City Cluster (Coffee Kitchen, Gnomes, Map, Signage) - Infrastructure Cluster (Accessibility, Bug Builders, DPW, Early Arrival, LNT, Surveys, Ticketing, Transportation, Work Weekends) - Safety Cluster (Fire, First Aid, Sanctuary, Radios, Rangers) Thank you to all of the volunteers who create our temporary home and city in the woods! There are still many unknowns surrounding the vaccine roll out, what the new “normal” will be, and the future recommended safety precautions for events. With these points in mind, we are uncertain as to when will be safe to gather in person again. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and we on the Firefly board are considering options for what we can do when it is safe to gather, and other ways we can connect virtually (such as another virtual/distributed Firefly). The Firefly board welcomes your ideas on how we can safely engage as a community during these times. We encourage anyone with a vision on virtual Firefly events to help create and facilitate experiences that express the Firefly mission “to foster a collaborative environment and community for participatory arts, encouraging people to express their creativity, and challenging them to extend their concept of both community and art.” If you have ideas or would like to help organize online Firefly events, please fill out the form here <https://forms.gle/ohWGei3cmXCHaxae7>. We are also taking this time to ask ourselves how we can use this extended off-season to make improvements, and how we can better communicate and collaborate as a large collective organization throughout the year. Please keep an eye out for more on this in the coming months! We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy, and hope to see you at upcoming virtual events and That Thing In The Woods when it is safe to gather again. With gratitude, Carly Nix Firefly Arts Collective President on behalf of the Board

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REMINDER: (Closing 2/14) Seeking Feedback on the Firefly Board of Directors and Candidates
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

(REMINDER: Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via [ https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA | https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA ] by Sunday, February 14! This is a critical way in which you can shape the leadership of our event and community!) Dear Fireflies, This past autumn we sent out our periodic open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective. We received a number of enthusiastic responses, and asked for and received thoughtful feedback from the Firefly Planning team. We then invited several candidates to meet with the current board to better understand how we operate. We would now like to solicit community feedback on the current round of candidates under consideration for joining the Firefly Board via the survey linked below. We also welcome feedback on current board members, to help keep us accountable to our community. For the participants listed below, please consider the following thoughts as you write us: 1) Do you feel that the candidate or board member is well-suited for participating on the Board of Directors, based on your experience and board duties as described in our bylaws ( [ http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/ | http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/ ] )? 2) What are some qualities in the candidate or board member that would assure success as a member of the Firefly Board? 3) If you have worked with the candidate or board member on a project before, what was that experience like? 4) Is there anything else you would like to share about the candidate or board member? Any and all of the candidates listed could join our board. There's no need to rank candidates in your feedback, just tell us what you think individually. When considering your feedback, keep in mind that beyond the yearly camping festival, there are year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. The board works to build long-term plans to further our community values, and we are hoping to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. We seek members who are excited not just in helping coordinate our festival, but who also have the time and energy to expand and strengthen our regional community. Candidates for February 2021: Alexander “Spencer” DeFelice-Kent Arlee Monahan Lia Rudolph Peter Salomone Dennis Zografos Current Board Members (years on board, rounded): Brian “Bendy” Endy (1) Jon Evans (1) Jered Floyd (7) Mike “Magneto” MacHenry (1) Carly Nix (1) Kendra Pugh (6) Dan Snyder (7) Julia Vilner-Shimoni (3) Non-Voting Board Members (formerly “active board alumni”): Frank Gerratana (3) Brian Gowdey (3) Forest Handford (9) Liz LaManche (7) Sage Kochavi (15) Sharon Kubo (3) Non-Voting members are past board members in good standing who have chosen to participate in an advisory role, but are no longer able to fully meet the participation responsibilities of a board member. We haven’t previously noted the tenure of these participants, but are now doing so for increased transparency. Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via [ https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA | https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA ] by Sunday, February 14 . You may also send comments to board(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you do not want to use the Google form. (If you wish to send feedback anonymously, feel free to relay it through any board or community member that you trust.) We welcome feedback on the Board at any time. Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you in the woods soon, once it is again safe to gather in-person! Sincerely, The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors

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Seeking Feedback on the Firefly Board of Directors and Candidates
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 31 Jan '21

31 Jan '21

(Summary: Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via [ https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA | https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA ] by Sunday, February 14!) Dear Fireflies, This past autumn we sent out our periodic open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective. We received a number of enthusiastic responses, and asked for and received thoughtful feedback from the Firefly Planning team. We then invited several candidates to meet with the current board to better understand how we operate. We would now like to solicit community feedback on the current round of candidates under consideration for joining the Firefly Board via the survey linked below. We also welcome feedback on current board members, to help keep us accountable to our community. For the participants listed below, please consider the following thoughts as you write us: 1) Do you feel that the candidate or board member is well-suited for participating on the Board of Directors, based on your experience and board duties as described in our bylaws ( [ http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/ | http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/ ] )? 2) What are some qualities in the candidate or board member that would assure success as a member of the Firefly Board? 3) If you have worked with the candidate or board member on a project before, what was that experience like? 4) Is there anything else you would like to share about the candidate or board member? Any and all of the candidates listed could join our board. There's no need to rank candidates in your feedback, just tell us what you think individually. When considering your feedback, keep in mind that beyond the yearly camping festival, there are year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. The board works to build long-term plans to further our community values, and we are hoping to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. We seek members who are excited not just in helping coordinate our festival, but who also have the time and energy to expand and strengthen our regional community. Candidates for February 2020: Alexander “Spencer” DeFelice-Kent Arlee Monahan Lia Rudolph Peter Salomone Dennis Zografos Current Board Members (years on board, rounded): Brian “Bendy” Endy (1) Jon Evans (1) Jered Floyd (7) Mike “Magneto” MacHenry (1) Carly Nix (1) Kendra Pugh (6) Dan Snyder (7) Julia Vilner-Shimoni (3) Non-Voting Board Members (formerly “active board alumni”): Frank Gerratana (3) Brian Gowdey (3) Forest Handford (9) Liz LaManche (7) Sage Kochavi (15) Sharon Kubo (3) Non-Voting members are past board members in good standing who have chosen to participate in an advisory role, but are no longer able to fully meet the participation responsibilities of a board member. We haven’t previously noted the tenure of these participants, but are now doing so for increased transparency. Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via [ https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA | https://forms.gle/8P66SmPyeCTQUNwYA ] by Sunday, February 14 . You may also send comments to board(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you do not want to use the Google form. (If you wish to send feedback anonymously, feel free to relay it through any board or community member that you trust.) We welcome feedback on the Board at any time. Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you in the woods soon, once it is again safe to gather in-person! Sincerely, The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors

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Closing October 12: Call for New Board Member Candidates for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

This is a reminder regarding our Call for New Board Member Candidates, below, and an update on our timeline. We plan to close the application form on October 12 , about three weeks from now. We've received several thoughtful applications so far, but want to make sure we don't leave anyone out! If you're interested in participating in this role, please see the details below. Based on this schedule, we expect to solicit community feedback on new board member candidates in November. We are looking for motivated participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. 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 (physically in the Boston area one it is again safe to do so, electronically until then) and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. Through the new Board candidate process we wish to further increase the diversity of our organization, both in terms of demographics 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. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/ | review our Bylaws ] . [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/] If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please [ https://forms.gle/MmzLEDK2BsDske3r5 | fill out this Application for Board Membership ] . [https://forms.gle/MmzLEDK2BsDske3r5] 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 [ mailto:board@fireflyartscollective.org | 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. 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 [ https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/ | Somerville Open Studios ] and [ https://boston.figmentproject.org/ | 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. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Sincerely, [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire… | The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors ] [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire…]

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Call for New Board Member Candidates for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

We are looking for motivated participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. 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 (physically in the Boston area one it is again safe to do so, electronically until then) and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. Through the new Board candidate process we wish to further increase the diversity of our organization, both in terms of demographics 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. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/ | review our Bylaws ] . [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/] If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please [ https://forms.gle/MmzLEDK2BsDske3r5 | fill out this Application for Board Membership ] . [https://forms.gle/MmzLEDK2BsDske3r5] 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 [ mailto:board@fireflyartscollective.org | 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. 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 [ https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/ | Somerville Open Studios ] and [ https://boston.figmentproject.org/ | 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. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Sincerely, [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire… | The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors ] [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire…]

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TONIGHT! VIRTUAL BUG BURN!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Reminder! This is tonight!! Exclamation points!!!!! Though we can't burn together in person at Firefly this year, a few of us are organizing a virtual bug burn the evening of 7/3. All Fireflies are invited to participate by hosting or attending a virtual event that day! Share your firespinning, build a little bug and and burn it on stream (maybe in your grill?), make an event or art which speaks to you right now. We can send out a link to your event on this mailing list. Friday 3 July Conclave 9:00pm (email Bugs BURN 9:30pm Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81075908608 Meeting ID: 810 7590 8608 Password: 349892

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Firefly 2020 Update and Bug Burn Announcement
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Jun '20

20 Jun '20

We're writing to sadly confirm what you may have already expected, that Firefly 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19. Though we can't burn together in person at Firefly this year, a few of us are organizing a virtual bug burn the evening of 7/3. All Fireflies are invited to participate by hosting or attending a virtual event that day! Share your firespinning, build a little bug and and burn it on stream (maybe in your grill?), make an event or art which speaks to you right now. We can send out a link to your event on this mailing list. If you're interested, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/fZguUHcwDLdvrBuU6 Friday 3 July Conclave 9:00pm (email bendy(a)fireflyartscollective.org to get involved in Conclave) Bugs BURN 9:30pm Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81075908608 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81075908608?fbclid=IwAR2dIlY7LkNIkZcqGeWCsVMFMRnZ…> Meeting ID: 810 7590 8608 Password: 349892

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