Year in Review – 2013

For BRAF, 2013 was all about collaboration! We worked with a number of artists and other organizations on a number of exciting projects that reflect our evolution and demonstrate an ever-deepening commitment to creating work that reflects the core principles of our community. Read on to learn more about the great things that your support made possible last year! Continue reading

Opening Celebration for Silent Lights 12.17.2013

Tonight is the Opening Celebration for Silent Lights (2013 BRAF Grantee). Come to the unveiling of this project if you’re in Brooklyn! Silent Lights is a series of sculptural gates that line a pedestrian pathway under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The gates are embedded with light and sound equipment: 2,400 LEDs and a microphone, controlled by an arduino mega microcontroller.…Keep reading >>


Black Rock Arts Foundation Newsletter – December 2013

In this issue: Join us for the IlluminArts Walk. Tonight! The Artumnal Gathering: Thank you to all who attended and participated! Aurora in Palo Alto is up and looks fantastic! Grantee Updates Before I Die… The Temple for Christchurch … and don’t forget to make your tax-deductible end-of-year gift to BRAF! Help us bring more great art into the world next…Keep reading >>

Upcoming free illuminated events in San Francisco

  At BRAF we are very excited to partner with SF Travel and Illuminate the arts to produce two upcoming free events in San Francisco. Kate Raudenbush talk: On the evening of Sunday, November 24th, artist Kate Raudenbush will discuss her work and Future’s Past in particular at the current installation location of that piece in Hayes Valley’s Patricia’s Green…Keep reading >>


Submit an LOI for a 2014 BRAF Grant

  BRAF is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI’s) for our 2014 Grant Cycle! Read more about our grants criteria and instructions on how to apply. BRAF funds year-round community-driven art projects all over the world. BRAF’s grantee projects break the mold of public art, blur the lines between artist and audience, and actively engage their communities in the creative process.…Keep reading >>


Black Rock Arts Foundation Newsletter – November 2013

In This Issue: The Artumnal Gathering: Metamorphosis – Last Chance For Tickets Aurora in Palo Alto. Support this project and attend the Opening Reception Homouroboros, a.k.a. “The Monkeys,” is back! Apply for a BRAF Grant! LOI’s are due December 1. By the way, BRAF moved Grantee Updates The Metamorphosis Project Project: SUITCASE Fountains Burning Baskets Swap-O-Rama-Rama  

We’ve Moved! BRAF in new office space as of 10/21/2013

The Black Rock Arts Foundation and its “Sister” organizations Black Rock City, LLC (the Burning Man event), The Burning Man Project, Burners Without Borders, and Black Rock Solar have moved from our location at 995 Market Street to 660 Alabama Street in San Francisco. While we remain attached and committed to the Mid-Market neighborhood and community, our new office space…Keep reading >>


Submit a Letter of Inquiry for 2014 BRAF Grants!

  BRAF is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI’s) for our 2014 Grant Cycle! Read more about our grants criteria and instructions on how to apply. BRAF funds year-round community-driven art projects all over the world. BRAF’s grantee projects break the mold of public art, blur the lines between artist and audience, and actively engage their communities in the creative process.…Keep reading >>


BRAF lauded in KQED segment about Burning Man Art Beyond the Playa

Noting BRAF’s contributions, KQED’s “This Week in Northern California” highlights Burning Man artists working in the Bay Area and the spread of Burning Man art off-playa. As they put it: The influence of the Burning Man art scene is spreading beyond the desert playa. Over the past decade iconic sculptures have found new homes in urban settings, and major civic…Keep reading >>