I am excited to announce that the Burning Man Project has responded to our project proposal and granted three scholarship (gifted) tickets for our sponsorship project for 2015!
To learn more about this project and my journey with it, please see my last post, “Dear Burning Man…”
In January I partnered with Neil Takemoto from camp IAMU, Kristina Leath-Malin from POC Camp, and my camp, Que Viva!, in submitting a collaboration proposal to the Burning Man Project for creation of a formalized, workable sponsorship that could be adapted by any participating theme camp for “Gifting” the Burning Man experience to artists of low economic means and underrepresented populations, especially people of color. The proposal is a social experiment within our social experiment: What would happen if we Gift Burning Man to artists who can not possibly afford to attend, not only in the lives and communities of those receiving the gift, but also the affect on the Burning Man community?
The project involves a gifted ticket from Burning Man Project, and collaborating theme camps willing to help provide for participant’s needs while on playa, including cultural education, and opportunities to participate. This project is the outcome of two years work for myself, and collaboration with Neil all year, and we are excited that the BMorg is taking a chance on us. In addition to providing three tickets this year, one for each camp, there will be a meeting with members of the BMorg on playa to discuss the project going forward! Additionally, Burning Man founder and board member Crimson Rose (one of my personal heroes) has requested to meet with the participating artists on playa this year. Que Viva! Camp’s participating artist is Oree Originol, who joined us in 2013, and is bringing some of his powerful art depicting people killed unjustly by police.
In the words of founder Crimson Rose, “To give of oneself without any thought of return is the truest form of gifting.”
For more about me, my art, or my project, please visit my website.
Thank you! I really appreciate this effort and cause! I would love to help you in any way I can from Seattle! This is so needed and beautiful!
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Thank you so much for your kind words of support! Please come by Que Viva! Camp (Rod’s Road/10:00) and say hello.
Que Viva! is a bit shy on our fundraising goal, if you want to help: http://www.gofundme.com/artivismburningman. Additionally, one of our low income members is in need of a tent. And next year we are hoping the BMorg will work on this with us and expand it- that is when the real help will be needed- spreading the word and encouraging giving/participating in the project.