Untitled, a photo by AkeLeslie on Flickr.

On Thursday Nov. 3 Sean Orlando and some of the crew from both the Nautilus and the Raygun Gothic Rocketship brought the Nautilus to the Rocketship and had a little party! Sean Orlando gave a talk in the afternoon at Landor and Associates, then they all piled in the sub and drove it down the Embarcadero to the Raygun Gothic Rocketship for a photo shoot/dance party! Fun! Thanks for the photos Ake Grunditz!

The 4th Kind, a photo by ProudPinoy on Flickr.

A new look at Bliss Dance. Thank you ProudPinoy for sharing your fabulous photo with us!

Karen Cusolito’s "Valiant Flowers", freshly installed, a photo by sfslim on Flickr.

A photo from our own SFSlim of Karen’s amazing Valiant Flowers on Market, in collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Immerse youself in a realm rich in imagination, expression and inspiration! Be the art!

Saturday, November 19 at 6:00pm – November 20 at 2:30am

Location

The Bently Reserve

400 Sansome Street

San Francisco, CA

BRAF presents our fifth annual: Artumnal Gathering

Feast of Imagination Dinner 6:30 pm
… Artumnal Celebration 9:30 pm

Join us at the magnificent Bently Reserve and enjoy fine fare, tempting libations, special treats, surprises, the best of company in their finest attire, original artwork by our favorite artists, auctions featuring one of a kind experiences and items, and abundant creativity!

Celebrate the creative spirit of our community! Enjoy captivating live performances and dance the night away in three elegant rooms of music and DJ’s.

Join our community’s artists, supporters, entertainers and other visionaries in celebration of a banner year for the Black Rock Arts Foundation. We’d love to see you!

Artumnal Ticket Packages:

Sponsor an Artist
$55 Main Event Sponsorship
$250 Dinner Sponsorship

Can’t attend this year’s event? Make this a truly inclusive event, and honor an artist by sponsoring their attendance. Purchase a ‘Sponsor an Artist’ ticket and we will donate it to an artist in need of a ticket.

SPONSOR AN ARTIST

The Artumnal Celebration
9:30 pm – Late

$35 online presale 1st tier, SOLD OUT.
$45 limited number 2nd tier. Buy now!
$55 3rd tier and at the door

Includes an evening of featured and roaming performances, DJs, dancing, raffle, silent auction, photography sale and surprises.

Feast of Imagination Dinner
6:00 pm – Late
$250 advance purchase only

Includes an individual seat (unreserved seating) for a sumptuous dinner, auction, performances, signature drinks, wine, dessert and entry to the Artumnal Celebration.

Table of Plenty: A Table for 8 at Feast of Imagination
6:00 – Late
$3000 advance purchase only

Includes a reserved table for eight guests for the Feast of Imagination dinner.

Table of Abundance: A Table for 8 at Feast of Imagination, with premium placement
6:00 pm – Late
$5000 advance purchase only

Includes a reserved table for eight guests for the Feast of Imagination, with premium seating placement in the banquet hall, premium wine selection and treats.

Table of Jubilation: A Table for 8 at Feast of Imagination, with premium placement
6:00 pm – Late

$10,000 advance purchase only

Includes a reserved table for eight guests for the Feast of Imagination, with premium seating placement in the banquet hall, premium wine selection and treats.

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW

Thank you for supporting BRAF’s mission to inspire art, community and civic participation worldwide!

Thanks to our sponsors:

Image “Sly” by ©2011 David Ball. All Rights Reserved.

Bliss Dance, a photo by JDenault on Flickr.

Bliss Dance dances toward you on this beautiful evening on Treasure Island.

Thanks JDenault

Going Places, a photo by Brisan on Flickr.

A beautiful day in San Francisco to share the Raygun Gothic Rocketship.

Thanks to Brisan for the panorama shot!

Valiant Flowers, a photo by tapbirds on Flickr.

Facinating view of Valiant Flowers by Karen Cusolito. This piece was part of Market Street Blooms.

Thanks tapbirds for the great photo!

BRAF throws quite a party on the Playa! Hope you got to stop by and say Hi!
Rachel Carpenter and Nick Morgan from our Board of Directors

Nick Morgan and Joe Olivier, Joe is the Treasurer of the Board

Elba, Dolores Huerta and Brooke Oliver, BRAF attorney, enjoying the party

Maria Partridge and Affinity

The Partiers

More Partiers

JennyBird and Miss Kelly

Maia Anthea Marinelli, one of our 2011 grant recipients in front of a model of her Wind Playground

Crimson Rose, Board of Directors and Affinity

Tomas, our Executive Director, Rae Richman, BRAF Advisory Board Member and Syn enjoying themselves

Rod, Chris Brick and Josie having a little fun

Freddy Hahne, President of our Board of Directors

Eli Peterson works for BRAF and he looked extra special for the occasion

Moze, Barbarino and Joe, having a drink I suspect
Our ever generous supporters the Bentlys, Chris in on the Board of Directors

Our 2010 Presence at Burning Man

For many of us in the BRAF community, Burning Man is more than an event. It’s our organization’s birthplace. It continues to be our source of inspiration — an example of a society where art serves an intrinsic connective function for the community. We eagerly look forward to our stay on the playa as an opportunity to connect with our supporters, to inspire others to instigate interactive artworks in their hometown, and to educate about our mission and our projects.

If you’ll be on the playa this year, please stop by and introduce yourself, and join us at one of our events! Once again, we’ve teamed up with the other Burning Man Affiliate Groups (Burners Without Borders, Black Rock Solar, The Regional Network and the new Burning Man Project) to create a unified presence on the playa that we call “Everywhere!”

Everywhere is housed under one large pavilion. Together, we’ll host activities, art projects, events and gatherings (listed in the What Where When guide) all geared toward kindling ideas and generating momentum for off-playa, after-Burning Man outreach efforts.

The interior space of Everywhere resembles a large world map, with continents cut out of wood, set up at table height. With the assistance of our World Domination Team, guests will create miniature sculptural representations or flags to represent their off-playa projects and endeavors.

Visit us at Everywhere, at 6:30 and Esplanade, at the 2011 Burning Man event in Nevada!

And don’t forget to stop by our Annual BRAF Playa Cocktail Party!Thursday, September 1, 2011

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

We’d love to see you!

photo: James aka extramatic

The talented creators of the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, which is part of the Black Rock Arts Foundation Civic Arts Program, received this drawing the other day. The artist had been to San Francisco and fallen in love with the Rocketship and wanted to creator to have a copy, so we are sharing this graphite rendering with you. This is what the artist had to say!

Dear Raygun Gothic Rocket Creators,

I was unaware that this magnificent sculpture existed until I went to San Francisco last November. The Raygun is a fantasy come to life. My only regret is that it’s not a bit closer to where I live so I could visit it again and again. While there, I took several photos for my own enjoyment, but decided I had to draw a study in graphite (If I can’t have the real thing, then at least I can have a picture on my wall) which I wanted to share with you.

I am a printer by profession, but create works on paper in pencil and occasionaly sell a piece here and there.

Thank you for making a SF geek’s dream come to life. Please enjoy the drawing.

artist: Christiane Raymond