Arts + Civics | Burning Man Journal

Building BRC, Civic Initiatives, Global Programming, Regionals

From the CEO’s Desk: From the Beach to Black Rock City and the World

August 18, 2024 By Marian Goodell

In days, there will be a gathering of people in the Black Rock Desert celebrating and putting into practice a culture of creativity, innovation and connection. The Burning Man Project ...Read More

BRC Art

“Infiniswing” Sparks Connection Through Collaborative Play

July 25, 2023 By Maya Waldstreicher

Nothing invites children to the moment more than a swing set, and it’s from this that artist Sharón Chandally Pedrini ...Read More

BRC Art

Embracing the Playa’s Breath with “Respirator”

July 10, 2023 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Some of you may be familiar with one of Burning Man’s origin stories, about a party house in the Bay ...Read More

Global Art

How Marie Wood Brought the 10 Principles to Life at Chatsworth

June 14, 2023 By Megan Miller

In 2022 a unique project led by the team at the stately and oh-so-British Chatsworth House brought 12 monumental works ...Read More

BRC Art

“Over Ruled” Contemplates the Upward Spiral of Restorative Justice

June 12, 2023 By Looking Up Arts Foundation

“OVER RULED,” a large-scale art installation led by artist Cody Smith is coming to Burning Man 2023 from San Francisco’s ...Read More

Civic Initiatives, Official Announcements

An Update on Our R.I.D.E. Pledge

June 9, 2023 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

In August 2021, we published our Radical Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Anti-Racism Pledge. We set some short and long-term objectives, ...Read More

Global Art

“Liquid Forest” Illuminates the Plastic Waste Problem

June 1, 2023 By Richard Wilks

The environmental crisis humanity has created is overwhelming. Massive plastic polluters only care about profits not people. Scientists have drilled ...Read More