OUR MISSIONis to foster a collaborative environment and community for participatory arts, encourage people to express their creativity, and challenge them to extend their concept of both community and art.
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How do we go about our mission?
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We foster a collaborative artistic community by:- managing communication tools such as this website, announcement lists, a discussion list and social networks. See our Stay Connected box on this page
- discussing and announcing events, shows, gallery openings, in this artistic community AND other regional artistic communities. you will find that there is a lot of cross over in regional artistic communities
- participating and managing a Creative Grant program
- creating and running events and shows that showcase our community's creative endeavors
- helping YOU create small and large art projects!
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How do you become part of the community that does that?
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You can become part of the Firefly Arts Collective community by:- creating interesting, engaging art and allowing us to help showcase it to our community (we are artists, inventors, makers, performers, and musicians that come together to try and build better and more amazing art)
- joining the announcement lists, discussion list and our page on Facebook—for more info see our Stay Connected Box on this page. (You can even help us keep the website updated. Find out how by going to the Communications page on this website.)
- joining in on the discussions, announcing pertinent info about this community and other creative communities on these lists and our Facebook page
- applying for one of our creativity grants
- showing up to our shows and events and better yet, helping out with them. you can go to our Participate page to find out more
- bringing your creative endeavors to shows and events. See our Make Art page
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LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Posted May 14th, 2012
Firefly Pre Event Boston Ranger Training Dates:
Wednesday, May 30th, 6:15-10:30pm (qualifies you for Rangering Firefly and FIGMENT Boston!)
Saturday, June 9th, 9:30-5:30 (Full regional Black Rock Ranger Training. Counts for Burning Man, Firefly, and subsequent FIGMENTS)
Go to Rangers page
Posted May 3, 2012
Submit your ticket artwork for Firefly 2012!
The deadline is May 31.
Info and Technical Requirements can be found at the bottom of the Firefly ART page.
Posted April 27, 2012
Work Weekend Dates have been announced on the Fireflyblink and Announcement Lists. You can also find the dates on the WORK WEEKENDS page
Posted April 23, 2012
At long last, it's time to have a general Firefly Town Hall meeting! Save the following date: Thursday, May 10th, starting at 7PM. The meeting will be held at 369 Congress St in Boston, on the 7th floor. More info on the EVENTS page
Posted April 19th, 2012
Survival Guide for July 4th event is up!
This will provide all you new Fireflies with all the info you need to stay safe and have fun!
Posted April 4, 2012
Email messages offering Firefly tickets to those picked in the stochastic drawing have been sent, along with messages to those who have been placed in the wait queue. If you were registered for Firefly 2012 on or before March 19th, make sure you've received a message; check your spam filters! If you have any questions, feel free to send them to:
tickets (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org
Posted Mar 16, 2012
Creativity Grants Announced!
Click here for more information
Posted Mar 12, 2012
Tin Grants Recipients Announced!
Check the GRANTS Page for details.
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STAY CONNECTEDThe Firefly Announce e-mail list:
Sign-Up Here for Announcements
This list will only get you official emails from the Firefly Board of Directors and other authorized senders. (Firefly-Announce will have low traffic.)
The Firefly Blink e-mail list:
Sign-Up Here for a Discussion List
The Firefly Blink mailing list is for discussions about Firefly. Anyone on the list can send messages to it.
The Blink list can see a lot of traffic at times, especially in the spring and summer before the yearly event.
(NOTE: Any mail that goes to Announce list also goes to the Blink list automatically, so you don’t need to be on both lists.)
The Firefly Arts Collective Facebook page:
Link to Firefly Arts Collective Facebook Page
The Firefly Arts Collective Facebook page is for people on facebook interested in staying in touch.
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