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Spider Ball 2007
 

Artumnal Gathering: Tribes and Treasures, November 22

Thank you for joining us for our biggest, grandest, most extravagant event to date! It was an amazing evening of celebration of art and community. Click here to see photos of the event!











Spider Ball to benefit BRAF!

Spider Ball is an annual fundraising Halloween extravaganza hosted in tandem by the Bently Reserve and Playa Love, a Burning Man camp dedicated to promoting local organizations and communities both on the playa and at home. The historic Bently Reserve in San Francisco hosts this Halloween celebration, mixing an underground approach of decadence with the elegance and style of this amazing venue to create a party that is all freak and funk. The proceeds from this year's Spider Ball will benefit BRAF and giveback.net. Europe's Freq Nasty headlines a new host of entertainment and freak show delights!  October 31st. Click here for more about the event.

 




   
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Playa surface, Black Rock Desert, NV



 

Elemental Interactions: EARTH! Oct 2

We invite you to join us for the next event in our quarterly Elemental Interactions series. These intimate and informal evening talks explore the topics of the ‘four elements’ in a multifaceted, entertaining and interactive way. We've brought together an eclectic mix of speakers, including BRAF grantees and other artists, scientists, social historians and others from our extended community and beyond. Read more..









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Refoliation by Jessica Reeder and Jennifer Forbes. Photo by pokiedot




 

The Mangrove

The Black Rock Arts Foundation collaborates with the Reno community to display our latest free, public installation of innovative artwork. The trees will be on display from September 6, 2008 till December 13, 2008. Click here for more details!











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Participate in our 2008 Playa Project! You are the artist!

Contribute to Black Rock Arts Foundation's Burning Man 2008 playa installation. Participate in this easy, fun, community-created art project!  Call for submissions...


Join us at our craft days for the project. Details here...








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Artist Ned Kahn's Wind Leaves, Milwaukee Waterfront, Milwaulkee, WI


 

Our Second Member Event, Elemental Interactions: AIR! June 12

We're pleased to announce the second event in our new lecture series for members and donors, Elemental Interactions.  Enjoy demos, talks and performances at the eclectic Burning Man headquarters. Read more..










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Photo: Jean Acosta



 

Support 'The Monkeys' in San Jose

The Black Rock Arts Foundation announces it's installation of Peter Hudson's Homouroboros in San Jose from May 15 to June 15. Join us for the dedication ceremony and reception Saturday, May 17 at 6:00 pm at the Children's Discovery Museum, Discovery Meadow.


Fundraising to present this whimsical sculpture is underway.  Read more..

 

 

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2008 Grant Recipient Sanlun Yishu



 

2008 Grant Recipients announced

The Black Rock Arts Foundation is pleased to announce our 2008 Grant Recipients. Read more..











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A New Program for Members Launches March 13, 2008!

Elemental Interactions, a new series of talks hosted at Burning Man Headquarters, kicks off at 6:30pm on Thursday, March 13 with an exploration of the physics of fire and its and history as a performative medium. Find out more about Elemental Interactions: FIRE!


 


 

 

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2007 Grant Recipient 'Burning Baskets'
by Mavis Muller



 

2008 Grant Cycle Now Closed


A record number of applications were received. Stay tuned to learn about 2008 grant recipients.










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Pepe Ozan's 'The Dreamer' In Golden
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About the Black Rock Arts Foundation

Art can thrive outside the walls of museums and galleries, in public places that encourage direct involvement with people who encounter it. BRAF consistently seeks to include an expanding universe of people to participate in creation, presentation, and experience of art. Click here to learn more


 


 

 

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2007 Grant Recipient 'Quadrapass' by

Paul Jorgenson, Charlie Smith and Jaime Laude

 

 

 

Lighting up the world: Your donations make it happen!

Support projects such as Paul Jorgenson, Charlie Smith and Jaime Laudet's 'Quadrapass,' a community project built by local participants in Cape Town, South Africa. Your support provides critical funding for community-building interactive art projects year-round. Click here to learn how you can help.

 










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Clown performance troupe, Fou Fou
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A Special Gathering of the Clan

On November 3rd, the Black Rock Arts Foundation hosted its first annual ARTumnal Gathering. It was a remarkable evening, enjoyed by all. Special thanks to the performers who generously donated their time and talent in support of community-building public art programs! Thanks also to the the great performers and photographers who participated.
Click to see photos by CameraGirl and Furtographer.


 





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A PARK(ing) Day participant

 

Worldwide PARK(ing) Day 2007 a Huge Success!


Click here to learn more about REBAR, a 2007 BRAF grant recipient that is changing how we see and use our public spaces. PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event wherein artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks.