Burning Man Festival - November 3, 2024
JRS: Tomorrow Today π Burning Man 2025
The Jackrabbit Speaks by Burning Man Project | V29:#3 β β β β...
| No images? Click here  Volume 29, Issue #3 | November 3, 2024   Drumroll....... introducing the Burning Man 2025 theme! Tomorrow Today invites you to imagine the future in new ways, and to make it real through our collective actions. In the exuberant spirit of the prior centuryβs world fairs, which celebrated not only scientific progress but also cultural exchange and artistic excellence, the 2025 edition of Black Rock City will showcase Burning Manβs global culture of art and innovation. It will provide a venue for us to dream, invent, prototype and share our best and brightest ideas for the years ahead. Scroll to read the full theme announcement. As the Earth cycles into new seasons, we step into one of our favorite moments in the Burning Man calendar. Around the world, creative humans are gathering and imagining, putting together early plans for the projects that will illuminate the playa this August. Yes, 2025 Black Rock City Temple and Honoraria grants are now open for submissions. Noodling on an idea for Tomorrow Today? Submission details for both grants are below. This newsletter has been burning brains since 1997, when it was penned by the original Jackrabbit, now Burning Man Projectβs CEO Marian Goodell. A few days ago, you may have received an important message from Marian, outlining how you can help ensure Burning Man persists into the future. This message builds on the story we are sharing about our inflection point as a nonprofit. Whether or not you regularly attend Burning Man, I hope youβll be the spark for more Burning Man β in Black Rock City and through the cultural work we do in the world. Need some distraction? Of course you do. Embark on an art safari with Documentation team photographer Gurps Chawla's dreamy gallery of 2024 playa art β below. What kind of tomorrow are YOU building today?   Burning Man 2025: Tomorrow Today  The 2025 Black Rock City theme, Tomorrow Today, summons the wonder and inventiveness of the great world's fairs, which invited the world to showcase forward-thinking and whimsical new ideas. Counter to the classic world's fairs, which were fueled by consumerism, Black Rock City 2025 will kindle a shared interest in learning from each other and advancing our collective progress toward a better future. Burning Man is a lot more than one event these days, and the global culture is strong and healthy. And yet, as we expand our presence out into the world and daily life, we no longer have the luxury of thinking we are somehow apart from that world. The world's problems are ours, and vice versa. We may not be able to fix everything thatβs broken but we just might be able to build something better. Letβs take back the future! Read "Burning Man 2025: Tomorrow Today" Art: "Kaleidoscope Hole" by Michaela Hares (Photo by Gurps Chawla)  Help Us Shape the Future of Burning Man!  If your life has been positively affected by Burning Man β in Black Rock City or elsewhere β you know how participation brings about meaningful change for individuals and communities. At this juncture, your steadfast commitment and ongoing support are needed to help secure the future of Burning Man. Support Burning Man Project with a recurring donation Below, dive into latest journal posts from Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodell, which share details about the nonprofit's current financials, and call on this resourceful global community to ensure Burning Man continues to impact the world decades from now. This personal message β which you may have received by email β speaks to the past, present and future of Burning Man, and why charitable support is critical at this juncture. Read "The Future of Burning Man" Last week's post details why we are at an inflection point as a nonprofit, and issues a call to preserve Black Rock City and the culture with which the event is intertwined. Get the lowdown on the Burning Man Project nonprofit's financial situation in this detailed breakdown of our year-over-year earnings and expenses going back one decade. See Summary Financial Information (Photo by Rick Egan)  Black Rock City Honoraria and Temple Grant Applications Are Open  The 2025 Honoraria and Temple grant cycles are now open. We canβt wait to see what youβre dreaming up! 2025 Honoraria Grants The Black Rock City Honoraria Program awards $1.3 million annually to fund sculptural artworks on the playa that are impactful, participatory and visually appealing. Applications are open for the first step β Letters of Intent (LOIs) are due November 14 at 5pm PT. Ask anything about the Honoraria program at an upcoming virtual Q&A with Burning Man Project's Art department, Wednesday, November 6, 10:00 to 11:30am PT. Register here. 2025 Temple Grants The 2025 Temple grant program is now open! Black Rock City's Temple is a gathering spot for those seeking solace and respite, serving as a sanctuary for all. Temple applications are due by November 14 at 5pm PT. How to submit a Temple grant proposal Art: "Temple of Together" by Caroline Ghosn and "The End of Time" by Andrea Greenlees & Andy Tibetts, 2024 (Photo by Jamen Percy)   Embark on an Open Playa Art Tour through the Lens of Red Pilot  Red Pilot β aka Documentation team photographer Gurps Chawla β takes you on an art safari in his 2024 photo gallery of Black Rock City art installations big and small. Art: "Coney McConeface" by Chris Kiwi Hankins and the ConeCophony Collective (Photos by Gurps Chawla)   Learn and Share Renewable Power Skills on Playa and Beyond  The Renewables for Artists Team (RAT) mentors artists and others on powering their projects with renewable energy systems. What participants learn through RAT impacts the world well beyond Black Rock City. RAT holds virtual User Meetings twice every month for anyone interested in learning about renewable energy. Join every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 7:30pm PT at this Zoom Link. (Photo by Scott Williams)   London Decompression β London, UK β November 16  Where: Docklands, East London, UK The wizards behind London Decompression invite you to become Masqueraiders, a term uniting the creative power of masquerades and deception with the mischievous immediacy of a βraidβ. For access to tickets, you must become a member of London Decompression, then log in and buy a ticket via your profile. The first wave of tickets is sold out β watch the London Decompression Facebook page for news of a second wave.   We were listening to... Lee Burridge - Robot Heart - Black Rock City 2024 | Listen on Soundcloud   Burning Man Facebook Page   Post Request: Credits: More Information: Previous Editions of the Jackrabbit Speaks: Subscribe & Unsubscribe:    You are receiving this because of your interest in and support of Burning Man Project. Burning Man Project β’ 660 Alabama St. San Francisco, CA 94110 β’ 415-865-3800 |
