Arts + Civics | Burning Man Journal

How Grants Breathe Cities of Art into Life

March 20, 2023 By Roxane Jessi

Every year the Black Rock City Honoraria program supports artists in creating art for the annual Burning Man event in Black Rock City, one of the most awe-inspiring art experiences ...Read More

Community During COVID

Trapped in Paradise, Using Burner Wits at Wits’ End

April 29, 2020 By Mia Quagliarello

Athena Demos went to Panama’s Tribal Gathering Festival in search of the sacred feminine, but a global pandemic would lead ...Read More

Community During COVID, Global Art

BRC Multiverse: Create Home Away From Home At Home

April 27, 2020 By Misa Rygrova

It seems the master of all tricksters has played yet another prank on us all. And if truth be told, ...Read More

Community During COVID

Around the World in Seven Virtual Burns

April 25, 2020 By Jane Lyons

Faced with the cancellation of their local Burns and ongoing lockdown, Regional Burning Man communities have thrown down the gauntlet ...Read More

Community During COVID

On the Front Line With Black Rock City’s Emergency Services Department Volunteers

April 23, 2020 By Jane Lyons

Emergency Services Department (ESD) volunteers won’t be saving our butts on playa this year, but many are on the front ...Read More

Community During COVID, Regionals

Upcoming Global Virtual Events, April 15-21

April 15, 2020 By Jane Lyons

The Burnerverse is bubbling over with virtual events — so many it's hard to do justice to them in one ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Trapped in The Multiverse — What Should a Digital Burning Man Be?

April 14, 2020 By Caveat Magister

The theme of “Multiverse” has, I think, been changed by the pandemic. Before, the Multiverse was something we aspired to ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff

Have We Been Training for This?

April 2, 2020 By John "Halcyon" Styn

There are so many survival skills from taking part in the "Burning Man Immersion Learning Program" (a.k.a going to Black ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff

Theme Camp Isolation Experiments: Week One

March 27, 2020 By Caveat Magister

Last week I wrote about the way in which we can carry Burning Man culture forward in a time of ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff

Resilience Is Our Middle Name

March 25, 2020 By Mia Quagliarello and Kirsten Weisenburger

The coronavirus outbreak is unlike anything any of us have experienced in our lifetimes, but in a way, Burners seem ...Read More