Black Rock City | Burning Man Journal

What I Learned from Bringing My First Art Piece to Black Rock City

January 13, 2023 By Erin Douglas

What the heck just happened? It’s been months since we left the desert and I’m still working through this in my head. So bear with me. In fact, I’ll probably ...Read More

Building BRC, Official Announcements

Build the Heart & Soul of Black Rock City: 2020 Temple Applications Now Open

September 25, 2019 By Katie Hazard

Burning Man Arts is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Temple Grant cycle is now open! We’re still dusting things ...Read More

BRC News, Leaving No Trace

Burning Man Restoration Crew Completes Initial Highway Cleanup

September 25, 2019 By Jennifer Martin-Romme

Nevada Department of Transportation calls preliminary results “immaculate.” Burning Man’s Highway Restoration Crew has completed its initial first-phase cleanup of ...Read More

Building BRC

Stories From the City: How Flat Tire Cafe Went From Non-Functioning to Non-Profit

September 17, 2019 By Ben Buchholz

The following story is about a theme camp that provides playa-critical bike repair services and serves cold brew coffee, but ...Read More

Building BRC

Archiving the Ephemeral: a Kitchen Sisters Podcast

September 11, 2019 By Christine "LadyBee" Kristen

My betrothed, Beto Gonsalves, recently alerted me to a new series of NPR podcasts by the Kitchen Sisters: The Keepers ...Read More

Building BRC, Participate in BRC, Tales from the Playa

The Week That Was

September 10, 2019 By John Curley

You may have joined us when this year’s adventure began, way back in July, when a smallish group gathered in ...Read More

Building BRC

Finishing Touches

August 24, 2019 By John Curley

They put up the 4:20 Spire on Thursday, and as Tony Coyote says, it’s the only event ...Read More

Building BRC

A Fine Folly

August 23, 2019 By John Curley

If you are extremely fortunate, you might have someone in your life like Dave Keane. He’s been working on big ...Read More

Building BRC

Here They Come

August 20, 2019 By John Curley

Cars and campers and RVs and trucks and all sorts of STUFF are pouring into the city for what has ...Read More

Building BRC

The Early Man, and More Big Picks

August 18, 2019 By John Curley

The scene and vibe on Saturday night was reminiscent of the night that the Temple burns; Black Rock City was ...Read More