Posted: Monday 11 April » View on Website
Kiwiburn is stepping up to take responsibility for the effect it’s having on the planet. This means reducing emissions wherever possible, but also taking ownership of (and removing) the emissions we can’t avoid… including those from past years.
We want your input on how we might best go about this – should our budget go towards official “carbon sinks” (pushing us towards “carbon neutral”), or should we truly double-down on community initiatives to sequester carbon from the atmosphere?
Reminder that we will be hosting a panel discussion covering what this all means and what our options are.
When: Tuesday 12th April, 6-7pm
Where: Virtual meeting on Google Meet.
Your input in the conversation will help to drive Kiwiburn’s carbon removal journey, so please comment below, attend the discussion, or send your thoughts to sustainability@kiwiburn.com by 11:59pm Sunday 17th April.
#YouvePaidYour AdmissionButWhatAboutYourEmissions
Posted: Monday 11 April » View on Website
The Arts need you! Art volunteers look after art and artists, making sure the Burn is beautiful, engaging, surprising and awe-inspiring. The Arts committee is looking for new members. The following roles are open:
ARTery Lead: The ARTery is the tent where all art related things happen. The ARTery lead designs and curates the tent itself (!!!) and also organises the famous Art Tours. They also sit on the Kiwiburn Arts Committee, and look after some grant receiving artists. It’s a great way to be in the middle of all the creativity! The commitment is pre-burn mainly, with one hour per day expected during the event. The ARTery Lead gets a guaranteed ticket to the Burn, of course, so if you’re still smarting from lottery pain, this is a way to ensure attendance while also contributing to a beautiful cause.
KAC committee members: several posts are open on the committee that looks after artists, and reviews art grant applications,. They also help the big artworks like the Effigy and Temple get off the ground. This is a role that gets you mixing with and getting to know our wonderful artists while being mostly pre-event – expect an hour and a half total to check in on your artists during the event, and otherwise you’re free to rock. Again, KAC members are guaranteed tickets so peace of mind is part of the offering.
If you’re not sure which one of these is best for you, apply for both (it’s one form anyway!) and chat to our team about where you would fit best.
Job specs are here, and apply here!
*Like bad puns? Volunteer as EFP writer!!!
Posted: Monday 11 April » View on Website
The ticket sale came and went like a stack of magical hotcakes that come with a free jetpack – gone in seconds! If you are lucky enough to have a ticket, go you! ExCom is sending a delegation of its own, give us a shout out and connect or come find us at TinkleDrum, our adopted love child art project. We will be keeping you posted about all things Burning Man in the months leading up to September, and report back from our journey with impressions, learnings and ideas.
Keen to learn more about TinkleDrum? Contact resident tinkleberry-herder (and our Chair) Money Daddy on chair@kiwiburn.com if you wish to get involved or to find out more. Are you heading to the Playa this year and wanna hang with some cool peeps that are into making giant art, sustainability and have a New Zealand connection? Then theTinkleDrum camp is for you! There is a weekly meeting on Sunday evenings you can link into. Holler and we’ll send details!
Posted: Monday 11 April » View on Website
It’s been a while since we have looked at other Burns – cancellations abounded and travel was restricted. But it’s time to wake up and smell the burning wood – Burns are restarting like embers in a fire. The Clan (AfrikaBurn’s effigy) burns in 18 days, which means Burners will be heading into the Karoo desert in less than two weeks. Magic. Afrikaburn is much reduced – from 12,000 participants down to 5,000, and they are testing out a whole new site and layout this year, so it’s all very re-boot like. We will report back on how it all went, and hopefully some of us (me, I am talking about myself!) may head to Africa for Afrikaburn 2023. Fingers crossed.
Posted: Sunday 10 April » View on Website
… we can’t believe how far you’ve come!
We have been talking and talking about Tinkle Drum, the awesome, sustainable, creative, participatory art work which is going to Burning Man with its Kiwi creators and a whole entourage of Kiwiburners. If you are curious and want to know more about this project, and how to get involved, check out our blogpost this week!
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