Hello Fireflies! This message is to inform everyone that we’ve reached our budget for the year and so Smol Grant applications are now closed for 2025. If you’ve already submitted your application, you will be considered but no new applications…
Hi Fireflies! If you want your project to travel on the art truck, please fill out the 2025 Art Truck Survey June 25th. Reminders: You don’t have to have received an art grant to use the art truck. We’ll leave…
Greetings Fireflies, It’s almost time to get back to the land and begin preparing it for our yearly retreat and respite from the default world! Work weekends are an excellent way to meet some awesome folks, and to get into…
Firefly is a volunteer-run event, so it all happens with the help of participants like you! Now that the lottery has run and folks can begin purchasing tickets, the Volunteer sign-up portal is also open. Follow the link to sign…
The 2025 Ticket Lottery sent out initial ticket offers on May 28. Check your email to see if you got an offer or see your spot in the waitlist. Got an offer? Congrats! Make sure to accept it and pay…
Welcome Back Fireflies! This is a friendly reminder that today (Monday, May 26) is the final day to register for the Ticket Lottery! Anyone who registers today will get the first-round chance at a ticket in the Lottery, with initial…
On behalf of the Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee: The Conduct Committee is a dedicated group of all-volunteer Fireflies that focus on reports of behaviors that violate the participant code of conduct. Our policies and procedures are still the same…
Welcome Back Fireflies! The official start of the Firefly 2025 season has arrived! You can now register for a ticket at https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org! Registration for the Ticket Lottery will be open until May 26th, and Lottery results sent out on the…
Calling all artists and theme camp leads: the Placement Application is here! The Application is due by Sunday, June 8th in advance of Placement Day on Sunday, June 15th at 11am. All theme camps/art (whether new or returning) will be…
Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive and/or…
Applications to the DMV for art carts for Firefly 2025 are open and will be closing June 25th! The DMV cluster is specifically responsible for motorized vehicles at the event which are operated as art pieces. If you intend to…
Firefly will have space at Somerville Open Studios this year at the SomerNova Dojo! Come stop by May 3 – 4 from 12pm to 6pm each day. Both days will have a few informal events to meet other fireflies, core…
Happy Spring and Firefly 2025 planning season! We’re excited to announce that Firefly will have event space at Somerville Open Studios (SOS) this year on May 3rd & 4th, at the SomerNova Dojo, 12PM-6PM. There will be Firefly art &…
Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective (FAC) has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive…
Want to be beloved at Firefly? Help us all get our coffee fix! We’re looking for a lead volunteer for Coffee Core. Responsibilities include: Ordering and picking up supplies, and bringing them to Firefly Coordinating with DPW, Early Arrival, and…
Art Grant Core is trying something new this year! In order to support artists whose existing art needs significant work in order to return to the event, we are accepting submissions for an early round of Legacy Grants. Our hope…
Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective (FAC) has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive…
🔥Do you like to play with fire…safely?🔥 We need one or two new Fire Core leads in charge of fire performer safety! This role involves: Arranging and teaching the fire performer safety trainings, Overseeing the safety coordination of the Conclave…
Interested in helping bring art to Firefly? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? We've got a new round of grant applications coming in, which means we need another round of committee members! This…
Volunteer for Core Lead! Now’s the time. It takes community effort to make Firefly happen. Would you like to help make Firefly 2025 happen? We have several openings for cluster and core leads! Tl;dr: just fill out this form if…