Arts + Civics | Burning Man Journal

Black Rock City 2022: Content and Design Showcase

August 5, 2022 By Deets Shay

We’re packing our things, heading to the desert, and will soon be entering Black Rock City — our minds buzzing with excitement. We’ll throw caution to the dust and explore ...Read More

Global Art

The 2011 Temple of Transition: Cross-Continental Collaboration

May 24, 2011 By Megs Rutigliano

When the Temple of Transition burns at this year’s Burning Man, it will be a celebration of what might be ...Read More

Bliss Dance on Treasure Island photo: Sidney Erthal

BRC Art, Global Art

Bliss Dance Has Emerged

May 19, 2011 By Affinity

Sometimes people ask me why I still volunteer for [BM] and the [BRAF] after more than 10 years, and I ...Read More

BRC Art

Crowdsourcing: Anatomy of a Kickstarter

May 18, 2011 By Will Chase

After a year of routing artists' fundraising efforts through the Kickstarter service, we've found some wrinkles in the process that ...Read More

Global Art

ArtPadSF: A Private Preview and Benefit for the Black Rock Arts Foundation

May 4, 2011 By Affinity

Celebrate the extraordinary contemporary artists and galleries that enrich the Bay Area and beyond at this opening night party for ...Read More

Global Art

Market Street Blooms Opening Reception

May 1, 2011 By Affinity

The Black Rock Arts Foundation has been working on many new partnerships and projects and we want you to help ...Read More

BRC Art

Support Peter Hudson’s Charon

April 2, 2011 By Jess Hobbs

Many years ago on a night of playa wandering I came upon an amazing work of art, Sisyphish. It was ...Read More

Global Art

Loch Nest – Participatory Art in Madison

March 23, 2011 By Jess Hobbs

On the frozen surface of a Wisconsin lake, a spiraling display of 40 old Christmas trees encircled a box full ...Read More

Global Art

I Just Wanted to Say

February 28, 2011 By Jess Hobbs

Friendliness is contagious. Pass it on. Do you know a place that could be transformed into priority seating for conversion? ...Read More

Global Art

YAYYYY! (And you can, too!)

February 24, 2011 By Andie Grace

My campmates invented this a few years ago, and in 2010 our next door neighbors took up the cry. YAY! ...Read More