*Contents:* 1. Firefly. omg. 2. Scholarship Tickets 3. Burner Exchange Art Grants 4. Other Firefly Communication Channels 5. Just the Tip ---------- 1. Firefly! It's gonna happen. June 29-July 4. Register for tickets at http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org. Reminder that this is the last Glowbe before lottery registration ends! If you haven't printed and mailed your release form, do it today to get into the April 9 ticket lottery! ---------- 2. Scholarship Tickets This year, Firefly will offer a limited number of scholarship tickets to participants who demonstrate a need for financial assistance acquiring a ticket. The primary goal of this program is to support community members during difficult times and help them join us at Firefly. A secondary goal is to foster artistic expression through submissions. For more information and how to apply for a Scholarship Ticket, see https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/scholarship-tickets/ ---------- 3. Burner Exchange Art Grant Submissions The *Burner Exchange (BEX) Grants* are for art that has *already appeared* either at a regional burn event or Burning Man and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. BEX Grants are awarded for amounts up to $1000. We'd prefer to give smaller amounts to more projects, so use your judgement when deciding how much to ask for. Schedule: *March 28th: BEX grant applications open* *April 25th: BEX grant applications due* *May 2nd: BEX Grants awarded* Submissions this year will be handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/. If you signed up in 2015, your accounts are no longer active so please sign up again. For even more information, please visit the following web page: Firefly Art Grants Overview http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/. Feel free to reach out with any questions to: grants@fireflyartscollective.org. ---------- 4. Other Firefly Communication Channels Do you want to discuss the contents of these newsletters? Do you want to recruit help for an art project? New Fireflies, do you want to ask questions of those who've attended for years? Check out the discussion forum/mailing list FireflyBlink. Sign up for Blink (or read the archives) here: https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink Firefly also has an active Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/ ---------- 5. Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Only bring rain gear to Firefly if you like being dry.