The Black Rock Arts Foundation believes public art helps engage a community and define themselves in unique and creative ways, help strengthen pride in the community, connects individuals and communities across boundaries of geography and points of view and enhances the opportunity for the community to interact with artists and art as a means to connect with each other. This…Keep reading >>

The Black Rock Arts Foundation was pleased to fund the Burning Basket Project as part of our 2007 Grants-to-Artists Program, to travel to Hawaii, connecting the geographically disparate communities across the Pacific through a common, temporal event. The ‘Burning Basket Project’, developed in Homer, Alaska by Mavis Muller, is designed to unite geographically disparate communities through recognition and celebration of…Keep reading >>

EMERGENCE is having a Catalogue Launch Party tomorrow in New York. If you are out that way, check it out. CATALOGUE LAUNCH PARTYWED, OCT 29TH 20087PM to 9PMBARRAMUNDISecond Floor, 67 Clinton St,New York (Rivington and Stanton) – Cash Bar

Passage by Dan Das Mann and Karen Cusolito Homouroboros by Peter Hudson The Temple by David Best Flock by Michael Christian The biggest little city in the world, Reno, Nevada, has two Black Rock Arts Foundation projects right now. We have been blogging about the happenings at the The Mangrove, and now there is a photography exhibit of Burning Man/Black…Keep reading >>

We had a great time meeting some of you at San Francisco Decompression. We got to talk about our Grants to Artists Program, our upcoming ARTumnal Gathering, and whatever you wanted to know about the Black Rock Arts Foundation. Thanks for coming by, it was good to see you! Dr. Really, Jewel and Josie grace the BRAF Booth See previously:…Keep reading >>

Our very own Maria Partridge manned the Mangrove/Black Rock Arts Foundation booth at Reno Decompression this weekend. It looks like even the little ones had a great time.

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…Keep reading >>

Join Us!Join us in support of the Black Rock Arts Foundation’s mission to inspire art, community and civic participation worldwide. Revel in the richness of human expression, generosity of spirit and camaraderie of artists and visionaries. You are invited to our ARTumnal Gathering, an opulent gathering of tribes in celebration of our artistic treasures and vital community spirit! Partake in…Keep reading >>

Visitors dropping by the Black Rock Arts Foundation booth at Decompression 2007 Come on by and say Hi, find out what we are up to, pick up a flyer for our fabulous 2nd Annual ARTumnal Gathering in November. The 9th Annual SF Decompression HEAT THE STREET FaIRE! Sunday, October 12, 2008 Noon SHARP till 12am Public Entrance: 19th Street &…Keep reading >>

Sundays have brought Music to the Mangrove. On a beautiful Fall day, October 5, we had World Grooves by DJSource (of Ecstatic Dance Reno) Steve Bollinger played music from all over the world; Brazilian Jazz, African Drum Rhythms, Celtic Flute, happy Caribbean tunes, Indian Pop, Middle Eastern grooves, and more. The concert featured a huge variety of sounds from indigenous…Keep reading >>

“Off-Leash Art” a Film by Tomas McCabe Osha Neumann & Jason DeAntonis Shawn, Josie, Kelly and Kevin. Kevin is gifting Kelly a new and improved compost bin from Europe. It allows the air to flow more freely. “Earth” was a huge hit last week. Larry Harvery opened the evening by telling us how earth helped manifest some of the earliest…Keep reading >>

World Grooves by DJSource (of Ecstatic Dance Reno) Sunday, October 5 from 2-5pm in the Mangrove Mangrove park at Sierra St and the Truckee River, south of the river between Virginia and Sierra, next to Dreamers Enjoy music from all over the world. Brazilian Jazz, African Drum Rhythms,Celtic Flute, happy Caribbean tunes, Indian Pop Middle Eastern grooves, etc. This concert…Keep reading >>