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

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Firefly Art Grant Core 2017