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Early Submissions for Legacy Grants Are Now Open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Early Submissions for Legacy Grants Are Now Open! Art Grant Core is trying something new this year! In order to support artists whose existing art needs significant work in order to return to the event, we are accepting submissions for an early round of Legacy Grants. Our hope is that this will give artists more time to prepare for the event, should they need more time than the normal Legacy Grant timeline would provide. There will also be a second round of Legacy Grant submissions which will be announced later! More on Legacy Grants: Legacy Grants fund projects that have already appeared at Firefly itself, and which need repairs, minor improvements, or significant upgrades. They are available at tiers of $100, $300, $500, $599, $1,000, $1,500, or $2,000. For more information, see our Legacy Grants Page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> . Submissions for Legacy Round 1 are due by: 4/6/2025 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 Art Grants Page <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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Round 2 of Creativity Grants Are Open
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

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. Round 2 of Creativity Grants Are Now Open! We are now accepting applications for the second round of 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 Art Grant page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> . More Money Than Ever! This year we are increasing the cap on Creativity Grants, meaning that they are now available in tiers from $150 all the way up to $2,000. Please indicate which tier or tiers you are applying for in your grant application (you may apply for multiple tiers!). Submissions Due: 4/6/2025 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 the Art Grant page <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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🔥Do you like to play with fire…safely?🔥
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

We need one or two new Fire Core leads in charge of fire performer safety! This role involves: - Arranging and teaching the fire performer safety trainings, - Overseeing the safety coordination of the Conclave performance, - Inspecting fire pits, and - Managing fire-spinning circles If you’re interested, please fill out the Lead Volunteer Interest Form <https://forms.gle/m11jCAGa9B47DjGy8>! Feel free to fill it out if you can only take on part of this role, too. Other questions? Contact volunteer(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Now Seeking Reviewers for Art Grants!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

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 2025 Firefly Art Grant in the same category to which you’re applying to be a committee member. - 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 13 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Feb 20 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Early Application): - Thursday, Mar 6 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Mar 13 at 7:30 PM Creativity (Second Round): - Thursday, Apr 10 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, Apr 17 at 7:30 PM Burner Exchange, Legacy: - Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 PM - Thursday, May 8 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 <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/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] ! 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 ] <3

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Grab your Temple Grant NOW! Deadline approaches
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

*Grab your Temple Grant NOW! Deadline Approaching*! *Bring your vision to life!* 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 2/9 (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-grant… ] 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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Volunteer for Firefly 2025 Core Lead! Make friends, make art, make Firefly!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

Help make Firefly 2025 happen! Volunteer for Core Lead! Now’s the time. It takes community effort to make Firefly happen. Would you like to help make Firefly 2025 happen? We have several openings for cluster and core leads! Tl;dr: _just fill out this form_ <https://forms.gle/FZ311faTMqbTY1W56> if you’re at all interested, and I’ll take care of the rest! We’re looking for core leads for these cores and probably more: • *Communications* - work with our existing Comms team to make sure announcements like this one get out to the community! A good role for someone who’s on top of checking their notifications. • *Late Crew *- lead the team that puts our infrastructure away so we can have Firefly again in 2026! Good for experienced Fireflies. • *Stage *- manage the Stage schedule and setup! • *Placement *- help the Placement team send timely emails! • *Coffee *- make sure the Cafe is equipped, set up, and taken down! And we’re looking for cluster leads for: • *Art Cluster *- work with Owen to coordinate the Art Grant, Stage, Bug, Placement, Signage, and Map cores. • *Event Ops *- learn the ropes from Stever and Aster as they coordinate the Officer of the Day, Rangers, First Aid, Sound, Radio, Fire, Perimeter, and DMV cores. • *Service Cluster *- work with Tab to coordinate the Accessibility, Coffee, Sanctuary, and Gnomes cores. • *Volunteer Coordinator* - work with me, Presley, by learning what I do in case I get hit by a bus and, ideally, throwing events for volunteers. *How to apply:* _Just fill out this form!_ <https://forms.gle/FZ311faTMqbTY1W56> If you know what role(s) you’re interested in, there’s a spot to say which. If you don’t know, don’t worry. I’ll do my best to match our volunteers to our volunteer roles and somehow it’ll all work out! Questions? Contact Presley at volunteer(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Creativity Grants Are Open AND Introducing the Dennis Zografos Memorial Music & Tech Grant
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

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. Round 1 of Creativity Grants Are Now Open! We are now accepting applications for the first round of 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… More Money Than Ever! This year we are increasing the cap on Creativity Grants, meaning that they are now available in tiers from $150 all the way up to $3000. Please indicate which tier or tiers you are applying for in your grant application (you may apply for multiple tiers!). Submissions Due: 3/2/2025 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. Introducing the Dennis Zografos Memorial Music & Tech Grant For 2025, we are also introducing The Dennis Zografos Memorial Music & Tech Grant. This is a special $1000 supplementary grant awarded annually to a Creativity Grant proposal which showcases music or technology. It’s funded by the surviving family of Dennis Zografos (or “DZog” for short). Dennis passed away in the summer of 2023 at the age of 35. Throughout his time with us, Dennis maintained a dedicated but laid-back spirit, was kind and open-minded, and, not least of all, was really fun to be around! In recognition of how important Firefly and its community was to his life, his surviving family are funding the Dennis Zografos Memorial Music & Tech Grant, which is awarded at the discretion of the Firefly Art Grant Cluster. This grant will be offered as a special supplementary award for an approved Creativity Grant, adding an additional $1000 to the amount granted to the original proposal. This may even push the total grant well above the usual cap for Creativity Grants! The application is the same as a normal Creativity Grant, but you will need to indicate your interest in applying for the grant on the Grant Portal, and include a paragraph describing how you believe your project will showcase music and technology at the burn. For more information on the Dennis Zografos Memorial Music & Tech Grant, please visit its page on the website <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/art-at-firefly/art-grants/dzog-memori…> . 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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New Director and Reminder: Call for New Board Candidates for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Jan '25

12 Jan '25

Dear Fireflies, Thank you for your feedback over the past month! We're pleased to announce the addition of Ollie Shonaldmann to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors. Ollie joins our seven current directors: * Tristan Brown * Jon Evans * Jered Floyd * Iva Gishin * Carly Nix * Peter Salomone * Dan Snyder As a reminder, w e are looking for additional motivated participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to expand the size of our team and allow for turnover while continuing to meet our business requirements. 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 (in person in Somerville, MA or virtually) 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, 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. 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 review our [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/ | 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 [ https://forms.gle/Pptp4uhVqew9VzTe7 | 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 2025 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 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 [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire… | Board of Directors ] [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire…]

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Temple Grants 2025 now open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

The Firefly 2025 Art Grants season has officially begun! The Temple Grant is accepting submissions starting *today*: Temple Grant: now up to $3000 (up from $2000 last year) 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 $3000. Submissions Due: 02/09/2025 Learn more about the crafting a proposal for the Temple Grant [ _https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grant… | 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-grant… | 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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Call for New Board Member Candidates for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 28 Dec '24

28 Dec '24

Dear Fireflies, We wish you happy holidays in all of the ways you may be celebrating, and offer an opportunity for your New Year's meandering thoughts... 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 (in person in Somerville, MA or virtually) 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, 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. 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 review our [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/ | 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 [ https://forms.gle/Pptp4uhVqew9VzTe7 | 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 2025 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 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 [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire… | Board of Directors ] [https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/board-of-dire…]

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