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Thanks for bringing your art to Firefly! The link to register your Fire Art is now live! The bug burns in 11 days! Register Fire Art Please register your fire art before you get on site. FLAME will be on-site…

Hello Fireflies and happy Friday, this is Stage Core speaking! This year, as all years, we are having an Open Stage, which means anyone, whoever you may be, can sign up to perform any wacky, wonderful, whimsical, or wonky performance…

Hi Fireflies! Some of you may have already noticed this, but event submission for this year is in fact open! We received a lot of positive feedback on the dust app last year, so this year we’re using the dust…

This is a friendly reminder that applications to the DMV for art carts for Firefly 2025 are open and will be closing June 25! The DMV cluster is specifically responsible for motorized vehicles at the event which are operated as…

Hello, lovely Fireflies! This is your final warning that the deadline is tonight (Monday, June 9) at 11:59pm to apply for Art & Theme Camp Placement! If you want to appear on the event map or save your spot on the hill on Placement…

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…

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…

TL;DR: Our recommended ticket price for 2025 is $185. This increase from $170 in 2024 reflects vendor cost increases, recouping past major investments (e.g. Ring Road), larger art grants, a buffer against uncertainty including economic conditions, and a need to…

Dear Fireflies, The official start of the Firefly 2025 season has arrived! Starting on Monday, May 19th you will be able to register for a ticket at https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org! Registration for the Ticket Lottery will be open until May 26th and…

Dear Fireflies, Thank you for your comments and feedback over the past several months! We're pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Firefly Board of Directors: Max Alexander Omar Hamilton Jack Reid Max, Omar, and Jack…

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…

(tl;dr: Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via https://forms.gle/Cv6gDo5RyfRDYSwq9 by Sunday, May 11th!) Dear Fireflies, Earlier this winter we sent out our periodic open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective. We received…

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…