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The Act of Being Together: The Connective Magic of Interactive Art at Chatsworth

May 1, 2023 By Megan Miller

While some were still de-dusting and decompressing from what, by many accounts, was a particularly challenging and all-consuming Black Rock ...Read More

Regionals

Many Legs Dancing to Different Drums: Once Upon a Time at AfrikaBurn

April 24, 2023 By Roxane Jessi

AfrikaBurn — South Africa's annual Regional Burning Man Regional Event — kicks off today. As we write, 9,500 Burners from ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Alba Roland Mejia on Race, Film, and Dust

April 13, 2023 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Alba Roland Mejia is an Oakland-based filmmaker. She visited Black Rock City for the first time in 2022 and shot ...Read More

Global News

Washoe County Halts Ormat’s Geothermal Project in Gerlach, Nevada

April 13, 2023 By Burning Man Project

This press release was sent to the media on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, and we wanted to share this important ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Watch “Going Solar” – Experiential Learning for a Sustainable Future

April 12, 2023 By Burning Man Project

Burners are tinkerers. More than that, many of us are makers and technologists who venture out into the Black Rock ...Read More

Official Announcements

2022 AfterBurn: How We Built Waking Dreams

April 6, 2023 By Burning Man Project

The AfterBurn is our annual look back at the past year in Burning Man history — our ups, downs, and ...Read More

BRC Art

This Whole Place Is a Gift: A Conversation with the 2022 Man Pavilion Muralists

April 5, 2023 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Burning Man stories very often begin with a crew of friends embarking on a journey into the unknown. This particular ...Read More

Global Art, Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Decommodifying Permission: Participation vs. Commodification

March 21, 2023 By Caveat Magister

Since I started this series, I’ve gotten a few messages from people saying (more or less): “YES, I want to ...Read More

BRC Art

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 ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Leaving No Trace 2022: MOOP Maps, Inspection, and the New #1 MOOP

March 17, 2023 By DA

Leaving No Trace: A Critical Moment and a Call to Action This was not our cleanest victory. Returning to the ...Read More