DESERT ART PREVIEW
The BURNING MAN DESERT ART PREVIEW is Wednesday, July 12th and will be a featured part of the Crucible's 6th annual Fire Arts Festival and Open House activities.
7pm sharp - 11pm
FREE and for ALL AGES!
at The Crucible
1260 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
The evening will feature artists creating work for Burning Man 2006.
Grant recipients and local artists will speak about their plans,
inspirations, hopes, fears, and how their work is ultimately created.
Featured artists and projects include:
- Dan Dunkle... Conexus Cathedral
- Gene Cooper... People of the Future (Pavilion)
- Sondra Carr... Facing our Fears
- Kinetic Steam Works
- Nicole Aptekar... 2piR
- and more...
There will be photographs by Barb Traub from her new book of ten years of Burning Man images, and also a sneak preview Virtual Playa tour of what Burning Man 2006 just might look like, given by Andrew Johnstone.
$teven Ra$pa will be Master of Ceremonies, and members of Burning Man's Art Council will speak about the theme this year and some of the amazing art you can look forward to encountering at Burning Man.
Schedule for the Evening
| 7:00-7:15 | Welcome | Michael Sturtz and $teven Ra$pa |
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| Overview of Burning Man 2006 Theme and Art Grant |
LadyBee and Beth Scarborough |
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| 7:15-7:25 | 2piR | Nicole Aptekar | |
| 7:30-7:40 | YOU x 360 | Gene Cooper | |
| 7:45-7:55 | A Field of Sunflower Robots | Stefano Corazza | |
| 8:00-8:10 | Burninator | Bill Codding | |
| 8:15-8:25 | Kinetic Steam Works | Zach and John | |
| 8:30-8:40 | The Crucible | Michael Sturtz | |
| 8:45-9:15 | • Intermission • | ||
| Tour of The Crucible facilities | |||
| Burning Man art images | |||
| 9:15-9:25 | Black Rock Arts Foundation | Crimson Rose | |
| 9:30-9:40 | Facing Our Fears | Sondra Carr | |
| 9:45-9:55 | Hope Flower and Fear Trap | Patrick Shearn | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Conexus Cathedral | Dan Dunkle | |
| 10:20-10:30 | Q&A Session | with the artists | |
| 10:35 | Thank you! |
SAVE these dates:
July 29th for the 3rd annual pARTiciPARADE!
in SF (meeting 2pm at Buena Vista Park and Haight St.)
and October 8th for Decompression Heat The Street
FaIRE!
To participate, e-mail flambe(at)burningman(dot)com.
Info on the complete Crucible Fire Arts Festival
& Open House activities:
The Crucible presents the 6th Annual Fire Arts Festival:
A celebration of creation through fire and light
Wednesday through Sunday
July 12th - 15th
Pre & Post-Festival classes run
Tuesday through Sunday, July 11th - 16th
Fire & Light Art Auction Soiree
Thursday, July 13th, 7:00pm
Towering pillars of flame, crackling bolts of electricity, bodies dancing through fire... experience a four-day celebration of creation through fire and light. Come during the day to learn new skills at special Crucible workshops and classes. Return at night as the Fire Arts Arena lights up with fire performance, music, and the works of innovative fire sculptors.
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