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Come to Nantes for the Giant Machine-Spiders, Stay for the Urban Life Lessons
As announced in December, the fifth Burning Man European Leadership Summit will be held April 5–8, 2018 in Nantes, France. Burning Man Project chose Nantes not just because of the great connections we...
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“No Spectators” Is Our Chance to Be Ambassadors of What Burning Man Really Is
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
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No Spectators? That’s Up to You! Come Participate at the Renwick
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
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Desert Hearts Gets a Money Boost for Civic Projects With Fiscal Sponsorship
If the 10 Principles shape the experience of Burning Man, can other events use them to extend the reach and influence of like-minded cultures? Apparently, yes! In a recent move to do more with less,...
View ArticleBig Change to Our Little Fiscal Sponsorship Program
In 2016, I wrote a post telling y’all how Burning Man had this great fiscal sponsorship program, and we had been working hard to expand it from Honoraria recipients to all Burning Man grant recipients,...
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Smithsonian Hosting Burning Man Storytelling Event Friday, Sept. 14
On Friday, September 14, as part of the “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” exhibition in Washington D.C., the Smithsonian is hosting a day of Burning Man storytelling called “Radical Inclusion and...
View Article“No Spectators” Exhibition Traveling to Cincinnati and Oakland in 2019
Burning Man Project is pleased to share that the Smithsonian’s “No Spectators” exhibition of Burning Man art and culture will be traveling to not one but two new locations in 2019: the Cincinnati Art...
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Radical City: Permanent Meets Temporary at the 2019 European Leadership Summit
Greetings Radical Citizens of Planet Earth! Aarhus city activist Jeppe Spure Nielsen Each year the Burning Man European Leadership Summit (ELS) is held in a different European city. On April 11-14,...
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ELS 2019: Fostering Local and International Partnerships
The European Leadership Summit (ELS) begins tomorrow, April 11, in Denmark, and we can’t wait to welcome 200 participants from 22 countries to Aarhus, the “City of Smiles” and host to the 2017 European...
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Burning Man Citizenship, Leaning into Challenges and Good Leadership
As the June solstice nears and our global community marks the day it all began, we share some thoughts from Burning Man Project’s CEO Marian Goodell on what it means to be part of an ever-growing...
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Burning Man Project At Earth Day SF
On April 19, 2014, the Burning Man Project and ArtIsMobilUs collaborated to create the first ever AnyKidCanPaint “Our Earth”, and first three sided ARTwall at Earth Day SF. In addition ArtIsMobilUs...
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Art at the New Burning Man Office
The History Wall In November, Burning Man HQ made a major move from Sixth and Market to 660 Alabama Street in the Mission. The new office is a big, open, light-filled space consisting of two open-plan...
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Burners Discuss Community Building in San Mateo [Full Video]
On Wednesday, May 14, the city of San Mateo, CA hosted a panel of veteran Burners as part of its San Mateo Innovation Week. The topic was how to build and inspire the community you envision. Here’s...
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Scaling Infrastructure: Lessons Learned in a Pizza Oven
If you’ve created art or built a theme camp at Burning Man, you know that it’s all about trial, error, complex planning and a fair amount of flying by the seat of your pants. In 2006, my camp, Random...
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Harley K. DuBois to Speak at BOOM Festival
BOOM artwork by Android Jones. Burning Man Co-Founder Harley K. DuBois will be speaking on a panel tomorrow at BOOM Festival 2014 in Portugal, as part of their Futurological Symposium on Free Cultural...
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Larry Harvey Speaks at Long Now Foundation
Larry Harvey (photo by Jim Urquhart, c/o Reuters) Burning Man co-Founder and Chief Philosophical Officer (we love saying that, it just sounds so cool) Larry Harvey was invited to speak at the Long Now...
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Crimson Rose Addresses World Cities Culture Forum
Burning Man founder Crimson Rose attended the 2014 World Cities Culture Forum and Summit in Amsterdam and brought back insights from some of the world’s greatest cities. These insights can help us...
View ArticlePanel Discussion on Pop-up Urbanism
Burning Man recently hosted a panel discussion on innovative uses of urban space, from temporary parklets and community gardens to maker spaces and pop-up art. If you’re interested in activating your...
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Burning Man Represents at SXSW 2015
SXSW — maybe you’ve heard of it? Ever since SXSW was a small gathering of creative types back in the day, we’ve sent folks from BMHQ down to Austin to participate. Over the years, we’ve hosted (or were...
View ArticleGlobal Leadership for a world of amateurs
I’ve crashed about half of the Burning Man Global Leadership Conferences (including back when it was the “Regional Network Conferences) and can not think of any higher praise than this: as a person who...
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San Mateo Innovation Week: “Maker Cities: Inspiring Engagement, Dialogue, and...
What: Maker Cities: Inspiring Engagement, Dialogue, and Participation When: Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm (PDT) Where: Kingfish Restaurant, 201 South B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 Social...
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A Nation of Makers: Burning Man at the White House
At the White House this week, President Obama is hosting makers of all stripes to present the ways they’re welding, programming, sculpting, building and teaching our way into the future. The program is...
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Report from the European Leadership Summit: Who’s Leading, Who’s Following?
Meta-Regional Misa “BodyCzech” Rygrova, with a banana. Barcelona is known as the “City of Bananas.” I was privileged to get to attend Burning Man’s European Leadership Summit. This is the first in a...
View ArticleReport from the European Leadership Summit: Can We Colonize the World Now?
Have you ever thought: “Wouldn’t it be great if we had a place where we could do Burning Man 365 days a year?” Well, so have a lot of the European Regional Contacts. About a fourth, by my admittedly...
View ArticleReport from the European Leadership Summit: How Well Does Fuckery Translate...
There was no scheduled session on mischief and fuckery at Burning Man’s 2016 European Leadership Summit, but one happened anyway. Which strikes me as pretty much perfect. The small room allotted for it...
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Burning Man Project Heads to Austin
As we barrel headlong into March (how did that happen?), a handful of Burning Man Project staff are preparing to make their annual sojourn to Austin, Texas — home of delicious BBQ, endless live music,...
View ArticleTax Breaks and Tools: Empowering our Community with Fiscal Sponsorship
You may have heard about the $1.2 million in honoraria grants, $1.5 million in services to playa projects, $500,000 in Global Art grants, and $10,000 in BWB grants that Burning Man gives, but there is...
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There’s Nothing More Burning Man Than a Great Story
My eyes blink open and I look northeast out over the playa. There is something about first light when sleeping out on the open playa; it nudges me awake before my 4:45 alarm has the chance to sound....
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Burning Man’s Global Leadership Conference to Pause in 2018
A Network of Networks Burning Man is a year-round worldwide creative culture, sustained by formal and informal networks. These networks facilitate the spread of information, the sharing of ideas and...
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High Art Thinks, Our Art Speaks: Q&A With Smithsonian Curator Nora Atkinson
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
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Fifth European Leadership Summit to Be Held April 5–8, 2018 in Nantes, France
(French translation below / Traduction française ci-dessous) We’re pleased to announce that we will host our 5th Annual Burning Man European Leadership Summit in Nantes, France on April 5-8, 2018. Each...
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How Can We Put Burning Man Culture in a Museum?
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
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How D.C. Burners Are Burn-ifying Their City for the “No Spectators” Exhibition
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
View ArticleWhat It Takes to Bring Burning Man to the Smithsonian
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
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Bring Your Burner Selves to the Smithsonian and Share the Culture
How We Got Here: • The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of the playa’s limitless creativity, is a close collaboration between Burning Man Project and the Renwick Gallery that started in 2016. •...
View ArticleTrust Your Team to Laugh: How “Burning Man Education” Works at Retreats and...
In my first post about what “education” and “learning” means in Burning Man culture, I focused on the big questions — on what this is philosophically, and psychologically. Now (because apparently I...
View ArticleBurning Man Cultural Convening Update
Just before last year’s Black Rock City event, we announced our plans to bring a new kind of convening to life — a gathering of more than 2,000 innovators, leaders, doers, activists, social change...
View ArticleWhat if “Burning Man Education” is More About Relationships Than Training?
This will probably be my last piece on Burning Man “education” for a while, as I think it’s the last thing I have to say on the topic that might be both true and useful. But I do think it’s worth...
View Article2019 AfterBurn
The 2019 AfterBurn report has landed. The AfterBurn is our annual look back at the past year, with reports from various departments on their successes, challenges and changes, both on and off playa....
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European Leadership Summit 2020 Online: Together No Matter the Distance
Out of care for the wellbeing of the community, the 2020 European Leadership Summit (ELS) in Tallinn was postponed. Instead of connecting in person on April 2-5, over 230 participants from 29 countries...
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BMIR On-Air in the Multiverse: A Call for Participation
While BMIR has historically been a radio station that adheres to the idea of the Temporary Autonomous Zone, we believe that due to the current state of the world’s affairs, it is of utmost importance...
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Burn Night: Live From Home — Around the World in 24 Hours!
Burning Man was popularized globally as an annual week-long event at a remote desert location. People call it an experiment in temporary community, where participants build Black Rock City, fill it...
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Join Us for Pedacito de la Tierra — A Community Meal, Film Premiere, and...
As Burners, we’re accustomed to coming up with creative and collaborative solutions in unusual circumstances while working around unanticipated limitations. Even in the face of a pandemic, folks all...
View ArticleTune Into the Culturally Attuned Podcast and Cultural Synergy Course,...
One might ask what Burning Man Project and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) have in common. For those who know that either (or both) exist, you may be surprised to learn that Burning Man...
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Stories From Burning Man Hive: Building a New Community Space for Burners
Over the past year, we’ve had many conversations with the global community. You told us you are eager to connect, to learn, to share ideas, find collaborators, and imagine new projects with other...
View ArticleYou’re Invited! Cross-Pollinate Community, Curiosity, and Collaborations in...
As Burners, some like to wish each other a happy new year when the Man burns at the end of our annual Burn Week. This sense of closure and new beginnings often kicks off new friendships, dreams, and...
View ArticleTune Into the Latest Burning Man LIVE Episode: Building the Future in Gerlach
If you’ve been through Gerlach in the last year, you may have noticed our favorite desert town has a little more hustle and bustle. The last stop on the journey between Reno and the Black Rock Desert,...
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What’s Buzzing in Burning Man HIVE, Our Online Co-learning Hub for Burners
Do you know about Burning Man Hive? It’s a veritable hub of activity, where Burners come together online to connect, share information, and learn from one another. Anyone can participate in Hive; just...
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The Power of Gathering: Sparking Connections, Creativity, and Civic Action
In today’s hyper-connected digital world, the art of convening — bringing people together in person for dialogue and discovery — is vitally important for our well-being and a powerful catalyst for...
View ArticleFrom the CEO’s Desk: From the Beach to Black Rock City and the World
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 has been...
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