The 2017 Firefly Arts Grants selection process has concluded! Congratulations to all our recipients, and a huge thanks to all that applied. You are inspiring. We are excited to officially announce this year’s funded art: *Firefly Temple:* The Temple Grant is awarded to the project chosen to be the Firefly temple. This year’s temple is: *Impluvium* by Nova Reilly *Crystal Grants:* Crystal Grants are our largest grants, and are awarded to larger-scale projects. This year’s recipients are: *Project Pathway* by Laura Sweet *Pillar of Light* by Tara Ebsworth *Creativity Grants:* Creativity Grants are our primary art grants; they fund the creation of new art for Firefly. This year’s recipients are: *Eye Candy *by Melissa Brooks *Fire Ceiling Garden* by Arsonic Creations *Fire Dragon* by David Kent *Fire Organ* by Chris Leger *Firefly Community Theatre* by Firefly Community Stage Committee *Geometric Demon Skull *by Fate *Giant Lamp* by Bethany Walker *Hyperion: Column of Light *by Pip_ *Kitty Rope Trap* by Nekrigata *Lanterns of Elven Delight* by Sky is Elven *Little Prince* by Svetlana Yuzhelevskaya *Luna Moths* by Sky is Elven *magical menagerie* by Finn McCool *Motion-Sensitive Laser Trail Lighting for Photon Flow trail *by Pretzel *Mutant RC Vehicle 01 'sTroller'* by Fate *Registration Station *by Willow Gaia *Tes-Musical-Coil Chairs* by Nekrigata *The Acolytes of Caffeina* by Story Boyle *The Altar* by Mike Everson & Trish Lamanna *The Angler* by Fate *The Library Computer* by Fuzzy *The Mandala of Six* by Sterling *The Saganic Temple *by Daniel Dw *Transition to Stillness* by Kimber *Legacy Grants:* Legacy Grants are awarded to existing art that has appeared at Firefly in the past, to cover maintenance and upkeep. This year’s recipients are: *Secret Lemonade Stand* by Gregory Lohman *Genie Lamp* by Genie Lamp *Community Threads* by Saphron Reyn *The Coat Rack* by Seth Hardy *AdventureQuest* by Shane Bushey *BEX Grants:* BEX Grants are awarded to cover transportation costs of bringing existing art from other burns to Firefly. This year’s recipients are: *Tower of Not Babel *by Sheck *Laetor's Ladder* by Laetor's Ladder *Gluten Free Halloween* by AudioPixel *REACTOR* by Ryan Longo *Skillshare Grants:* Skillshare Grants are awarded to people in the community wishing to further their artistic skills. This year’s recipients are: *Metal Torch *(metalworking class) for Kike *Special Thanks:* Special thanks to the 2017 Art Grant Review Committee for all their time and efforts: Ampersandy, Seth Avecilla, Caitlin Farley, Kate Murphy, Diana Picariello, Jenny Shipley, Sara Sinback, Johnathan West, Owen WIlliams, and Dennis Zografos *Conclusion:* Thanks again to all of our applicants. You help make this community awesome. Have questions about art grants? Contact us: grants@fireflyartscollective. org <3 Firefly Art Grant Core 2017