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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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