Hello Fireflies! The Glowbe is a bulletin of time-sensitive or useful info about Firefly. This is the first GLOWBE for Firefly 2019. The adventure begins!! This digest helps reduce traffic on the announce list - so read on for several important event updates. Table of Contents Art Grants: Temple and Moonshot applications due 1/31 Conduct Committee 2018 statistics Theme camps: Don’t delay! submit your listings now Volunteer for the Communications Committee 1) ART GRANTS: Firefly 2019 Temple & Moonshot, deadline: 1/31 There are only a few days left to submit entries for the Firefly 2019 Temple and Moonshot Grants! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> If you’ve ever thought about creating a Temple for Firefly, now is the time, and with our new accelerated schedule and higher budgets you’ll have more resources than ever to plan and prepare something great. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Remember, if you don’t apply we’ll have to go with our Emergency Temple Design entitled “A Pile Of Sticks Leftover From The Bug Build”*. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Submissions are due January 31st. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Moonshot Note: If you previously submitted a Moonshot Grant over email, please resubmit using the Art Grant Portal linked below! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Apply Here! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> * This is a joke — we’ve never had to formulate an Emergency Temple Design… yet! 2) Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report released The Conduct Committee would like to share with you the work they have done with your participation and help. Thank you! Click here to download the Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Firefly_Conduct_Committee_2018_Year_in_Review.pdf> --Sadiya The Conduct Committee can be reached at: conduct-committee@fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:conduct-committee@fireflyartscollective.org> 3) THEME CAMPS: Submit your listings for the web site If your theme camp is coming to Firefly, send in your cover photo and description for the web site through the Theme Camp Listing Request form <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-listing-request/>. If you want to keep your theme camp listing from last year, drop a line to communications@fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and we’ll transfer it over for you. This is just for the web site; it doesn’t register you. That happens by writing to Placement Core <mailto:placement@fireflyartscollective.org>. They can help you find a good location and get you on the map. More info on Placement is here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/placement/>. The list of camps so far: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/> What is a theme camp? https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/> 4) VOLUNTEER: The communications committee wants you! Are you a good communicator? Creative? Engaging? Want to be part of creating the Firefly community? The Communications Committee wants you! You’ll help keep everyone informed as we come together to make Firefly 2019 happen. There are many different places you can contribute: the Firefly website, our newsletter (editing this Glowbe thing!), email lists, theme camp listings, art galleries, and more. Email communications@fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and come join us today!