Year in Review – 2014

Black Rock Arts Foundation – Year in Review Burning Man Arts – To the Future! 2014 marked the culmination of Black Rock Art’s Foundations thirteen years of hard work and growth. After much planning and preparation, BRAF joined forces with Burning Man’s Art Department in July of 2014 to create the new program, Burning Man Arts. The new program will…Keep reading >>

Black Rock Arts Foundation – Newsletter – September 2014

In this issue: The Artumnal Gathering: Tickets go on sale September 15! Last chance to donate to Burning Man art projects Thanks for visiting us at Burning Man! Sunset Piano Opus 3 Upcoming Events Artist Update Michael Christian’s Bike Bridge in Gerlach, Nevada Attention Artists! Grant Applications available October 1, 2014 Grantee Updates Symphony in D Minor artists’ new project

Black Rock Arts Foundation – Newsletter – August 2014

In this issue: Burning Man projects still need your donations. Help make them happen! Celebrate BRAF at Burning Man Sunset Piano Opus 3 Upcoming Events Save the Date! The Artumnal Gathering is November 22 Visit Soma in San Francisco Artist Update Kate Raudenbush Attention Artists! Grant Applications available October 1, 2014 Grantee Updates Compression Sesquicentennial Peregrinations Jen Lewin’s Super Pool

Namaste Foundation Support for BRAF and Burning Man Arts

In a recent blog post on their site, The Namaste Foundation highlights how BRAF’s Fiscal Sponsorship program and recent transition into a subsidiary of the Burning Man Project enables a more streamlined and scalable approach to bringing interactive art to the world. Read the full post here.


BRAF announces Big News!

Dear Black Rock Arts Foundation Supporters, Artists and Collaborators, I write you with possibly our biggest news to date! Today, the Black Rock Arts Foundation is proud to announce that, after years of planning and preparation, BRAF will join forces with the Black Rock City Art Department creating the new Burning Man Arts program of the Burning Man Project. From…Keep reading >>


Press Release: Big Arts for Small Towns Opening Reception

Press Release: CITY OF FERNLEY, BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION AND BURNING MAN PROJECT TO UNVEIL COMMUNITY ART PARK AUGUST 7 “Big Art for Small Towns” program, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, to showcase interactive art in small communities in Nevada Main Street Park 610 East Main St. Fernley, NV 89408 FERNLEY, NV, July 24, 2014 — Black…Keep reading >>

Black Rock Arts Foundation – Newsletter – July 2014

In this Issue: Make a tax-deductible donation to a Burning Man-bound art project! Artist Update Goodbye, Future’s Past! Hello, Soma! Opening Reception, August 1! Goodbye, Defenestration! Grantee Update Hung Viet Tran (Forever Our Change. Dream Your Mind) Soundwave (Illuminated Forest) The Cabinet of Curiosity Project Compression Sesquicentennial Peregrinations River of Wings Before I Die… Cardboardia Burning Baskets

KQED “Burning Man Art Beyond the Playa” segment wins awards!

  We’ve just learned that the KQED team that produced a segment about the impact of Burning Man Art off of the Playa has won two awards for their work! On Saturday, June 14th, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded the piece a “Northern California Emmy Award” and on May 31st, the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club awarded…Keep reading >>

Black Rock Arts Foundation – Newsletter – June 2014

In this Issue: Fiscal Sponsorship for Burning Man Honorarium art Sunset Piano Opus 3 next events Grantee Update Why Can’t the First Part of the Second Party be the Second Part of the First Party? Compression Sesquicentennial Peregrinations Towards the Green Surface River of Wings Hospitality House The Pool Global Lives Soundwave