Category: Art news

New Year’s Ticket and Ignition Philter Art Grants Announce!

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Howdy to everyone after what was hopefully a lovely season of well-wishes, gatherings, and resolutions to help just one more person understand what MOOP is.  Burning Flipside happens April 23-27 and we have critical ticket information to share, so let’s get started.

The Main Ticket Sale is OPEN!!!  Hopefully you remember your Secure password.  You have three weeks from today to complain about the ticket window being too short and a complete surprise AGAIN.  That’s Monday, January 26th.  And, yes, we know FreezerBurn is in the middle.  

NO PERSONAL CHECKS.  But last year’s credit card sale was so entertaining for me (y’all are a hoot and a half sending in money orders for your credit card purchases!).  Let’s try to get it sorted this year a little bit better.

  1. ONLY send in Money Orders if you register for a mail in ticket.
  2. The actual credit card payment link will come some time in late February.  
  3. No, you cannot donate to Ignition Philter through the credit card method…so do that here!
  4. No, you don’t need to mail in anything for credit card tickets, but the ticket opening team does enjoy decorated surprises for the pure heck of it.

USPS has officially confirmed that they don’t care about putting timely postmarks on envelopes, so get the overworked clerks to hand-stamp them in that last week, please and thank you!  Think of your envelope decorations as a stress relief for everyone in each step of the pipeline.

Login to Secure and get started, folks. Full details here and a FAQ here. When in doubt, contact the ticket lead here. I love answering questions!

And don’t forget to support Flipside art by donating to Ignition Philter!

-Ste. Michelle, Patron Saint of Ticket Complaints

Art Grants Are Now Open!
Yeah, all that Ignition Philter action has to go somewhere and do something. Apply for funding assistance to bring your art to Flipside, through Ignition Philter. Applications close January 18th, so put on your oddly-warm weather thinking caps.

One of Us is Happening!

Time to think about where you want to volunteer this year.  Which theme camp idea best throws a banana into the works.  What kinda events will make newbie and veteran eyes sparkle.  It’s time to build your community, Flipside. ❤️‍🔥

-Burning Flipside Comms

Keep up with Burning Flipside on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and X.

November Announce: Arts and Events Awareness

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Good evening, Flipizonians and Flipizoids.  You are all One of Us and we have a lot to share, so let’s get to it.

TOMORROW November 5, 8pm-10pm: Tie Dye Workshop at Lloyd the Warehouse!  Be a better hippy by learning the art of dyeing clothes. Bring a small bucket without leaks and a cotton garment. Powder dye will be used, so protective masks or respirators are encouraged but not required. (FB event details).  

Austin Studio Tour – Help NeededArt is integral to Flipside. Our community has so many brilliant artists, and we’re excited to showcase their work! Check it all out at Lloyd the Wherehouse and all the details here and more on the Austin Studio Tour here. We need volunteers to help folks outside the Flipside community understand what we’re about. Shifts are November 8-9 and 15-16 and go from noon to 3pm and 3pm to 6pm both days. Contact BossySpice2025@gmail.com to sign up.

Hypothermia, November 14-16: The weekend camp out to train for volunteer shifts at FreezerBurn! Be prepared to help at the Central Texas burn that takes place each MLK Weekend in January. (Pro tip: The training is also good for Burning Flipside volunteer shifts!) Hypothermia registration, Facebook event, and more about FreezerBurn here.

November 19, 8pm-10pm: Bob Ross Paint-Along at Lloyd the Warehaus! Only you can create happy trees, clouds, rivers, and mountains.  There will be some materials to share, but please bring supplies if you can. (FB event details).

DaFT Effigy Deadline November 29: DaFT needs you! Submit your effigy ideas by November 29th, whether it be a concept, sketch, or fully fleshed plan. Need help? Check out effigy proposal guidelines, or email daft-proposal@lists.burningflipside.com. Please include a banana for scale.

STicket Contest is Open, and History is on Display: Speaking of art, we need it for the 2026 ticket and sticker! The contest was moved way up so the winners know they’ll have a free pair of tickets before the window opens in January. December 7 is the deadline to submit and December 10 we vote on the winners at Church Night! To help juice your ideas, we also posted an (incomplete) archive of past winners. Come help us fill in the gaps!

Great Burnmas Bash Planning, December 7, 7pm-1am: Burnmas is looking for decorations, performances, DJs, helpers for set up and break down. Reach out to genesis-af@burningflipside.org to participate. Get your tickets here, we need to know how many are attending to plan for the most fun. (FB event details).

Until next month…

-Burning Flipside Comms

Keep up with Burning Flipside on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and X.

August Announce: Town Hall, Event Dates and more

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Summer ends soon, and we all know what’s next! Planning for Flipside! And that planning starts with Town Hall! Once you’ve made it home, washed off the dust, or just washed off the summer sweat wherever you are, and rested up, you may be wondering what’s next. Well, Burning Flipside would like to make it to your dance card, and here is where that starts. 

SAVE THE DATE! BURNING FLIPSIDE: April 23 – 27, 2026!

Fall Town Hall on September 27! Launch the Flipside year by coming out to Lloyd the Warehouse to catch up on the latest news, catch up with friends, bubble with enthusiasm, and vote on the theme for Burning Flipside 2026! Tailgating and set-up start at noon. Come in costume, bring things to share! Remember, Lloyd is a leave-no-trace space. Pack out what you bring. There are no trashcans.

Flipside needs a theme! Themes have been called the most important least important way to participate. Love it, hate it, or approach with a searing indifference, we still need one. And that’s where you come in. Promote your themes at Town Hall AND entertain the masses with  the fun, fancy, or familiar. SUBMIT YOUR THEME suggestions here – log in required. There’s probably some sort of deadline. 

Ignition Philter Fundraiser on September 20 Join Ignition Philter (the community-based art funding organization) for Inner Worlds: a night of immersive art, dancing to great dj’s, tasty bites and beverages, and so many more surprises! 

Austin Studio Tour on November 8-9 & 15-16 It’s been a few years since we’ve done this, and we’re excited to bring it back. The Flipside Warehouse will host a free to use space for our Community artists who wish to set up. Our non-profit, Catalyst Collective, will cover the listing cost for the warehouse to help our artists who would love to participate in the tour but haven’t found a space yet. If you want to set up at the warehouse for free as a participating artist, the deadline to apply with us is September 1, 2025.  Learn everything here! 

October Art Show – Degenerate Art on October 5th For no particular reason whatsoever, the theme for the 2025 Autumn Art Show @Lloyd will be Degenerate Art. Let’s lean into our Most Modern, weirdest, surrealist, and spectacularly strange. Make some art that leaves your mama wondering, “Who’s your DADA?” Out with the oldeau and in with the nouveau. Deco the halls and Bauhaus the Bassment. Make a lasting impression and express thyselves! It’s October 5th from 2-6pm at Lloyd the Warehouse, free and open for all ages. Learn more here and here.

New AFs for Art and Site-Ops We are excited to share that Rae Forster will be taking over the Art Area from Stephy Vyborny and Poolboy will be taking over the Site-Ops Area from Robin “Bossy Spice” McShaffry. The combined years of volunteer experience from our departing Area Facilitators is ridiculous, and we are looking forward to new things in these critical areas of Flipside. Contact the new AFs with any questions at art-af@burningflipside.org and siteops-af@burningflipside.org. 

Burning Man Learning Session Heads Up Coming back from Burning Man and want to decompress, share successes, and learn from any fails? Watch this space for an upcoming session at the warehouse!

Burning Flipside Instagram Goes Live in September We’re excited to announce that Flipside now has an official Instagram page! Follow along for community updates, event highlights, art, and stories that capture the spirit of our burn year-round. This will be a hub to share our culture, creativity, and connection with both seasoned burners and curious newcomers.

Join us at @burningflipsidetexas to see what we (and you) are up to. If you are interested in having your photography from the event featured on our page, please reach out to edjumication@burningflipside.org. We’ve also got BlueSky, Facebook, and Twixxer. 

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Ciao!

Mid-Summer Announce

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Texas Flood Relief

The 4th of July flooding was catastrophic and there are still many in need. If you need help or want to help, check out these resources:

Area Facilitator Volunteer Openings

We’re opening up applications for two of our Area Facilitator (AF) roles: Art and Site Ops! AFs help coordinate the efforts of several departments whose work is related in some way.

Our Art AF helps support DaFT and other community artists in a variety of ways, including connecting people with corresponding skills and complementary ideas, organizing on-site logistics, giving input on art placement at the event, as well as hosting art shows and crafting nights at the warehouse.

Our Site Ops AF oversees many of the on-site logistics of the event, managing departments like Fuel, Power, Sanitation, Cartelle, and Ice; helping keep things running more smoothly than should ever be possible for a party in a field.

These roles both require some year-round work, although the bulk of it does tend to happen in the few months directly preceding Flipside. Both roles require the ability to monitor and respond in a timely fashion to both email and Slack messages, to attend the occasional meeting, and to coordinate the work of multiple leads.

If you are interested in applying for either of these roles or have more questions about what they entail, please email board@burningflipside.org

October Art Show Coming Up

For no particular reason whatsoever, the theme for the 2025 Autumn Art Show @Lloyd will be Degenerate Art. Let’s lean into our Most Modern, weirdest, surrealist, and spectacularly strange. Make some art that leaves your mama wondering, “Who’s your DADA?” Out with the oldeau and in with the nouveau. Deco the halls and Bauhaus the Bassment. Make a lasting impression and express thyselves! It’s October 5th from 2-6pm at Lloyd the Warehouse, free and open for all ages. Learn more here or here (Facebook).

Ignition Philter Fundraiser

Our buddies at Ignition Philter have fundraising plans in September. Because they help fund awesome art at Flipside, you should stay on top of their news on their website, Facebook, and info@ignitionphilter.com.

Fall Town Hall Heads Up

We are still working on the specific date for the next Town Hall, but it is usually the last weekend in September, so consider ya’ll heads-upped.

“Degenerate Art” Autumn Art Show at Lloyd

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Poster from the original Degenerate Art Exhibition (Munich, 1937). The word “Kunst,” meaning ART, is in scare quotes…

For no particular reason whatsoever, the theme for the 2025 Autumn Art Show (at) Lloyd will be Degenerate Art* 

Let’s lean into our Most Modern, weirdest, surrealist, and spectacularly strange. Make some art that leaves your mama wondering, “Who’s your DADA.” Out with the oldeau and in with the nouveau. Deco the halls and Bauhaus the Bassment. Make a lasting impression and express thyselves!

The world is a little too interesting right now- seems like it’s a great time to make an art or twenty about it and share it with our friends and our Community. 

Sunday, October 5th, 2-6pm at Lloyd the Warehouse.

This event is FREE and open to the Community.

ALL AGES SHOW. Please keep in mind that the audience includes wee ones and your art may be placed with this in mind. Littles are also encouraged to share their work!

No vending on site, but PLEASE feel free to display/share your website/insta/store/QR code, etc for people to find you afterwards.

Wanna BRING ART? Yeah, you do. Sign up at: https://forms.gle/51DohqA1yF1DZi1t6

FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bz9Uf7h7R/

Interested in other art shows, workshops, classes and Art Nights at Lloyd? Check out the warehouse calendar for all our awesome year round stuff: https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360

Have questions? Email arthype@burningflipside.org

3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758, USA

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*A Little Random History…

Die Ausstellung “Entartete Kunst” (The Degenerate Art Exhibition) opened July 19th 1937, created as a counterpoint to what was meant to be the Main Show: The Great German Art Exhibition, which ran concurrently. The exhibit was ordered into existence by Hitler himself to showcase 650 pieces of modern art that had been confiscated from around the country in order to demonstrate how inferior this art and these artists were. 

What did they mean “degenerate art?” It was an umbrella term meant to define the “other.” Anything the Nazis deemed would “insult German feeling, or destroy or confuse natural form or simply reveal an absence of adequate manual and artistic skill.” “…showing qualities such as “decadence”, “weakness of character”, “mental disease”, and “racial impurity.”” What was the point of these exhibitions? To scapegoat the avant-garde and exalt classical and neoclassical art. 

Fun fact- twice as many people went to see The Degenerate Art Exhibition than her counterpart. In fact, it is rumored to have been the most popular art show in European exhibition history, averaging around 20k visitors a day during its 2 month run. 

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We love you, we appreciate you and we want to experience art with you! Let’s come together and make some magic happen. 

<3 The Degens in Texas

February Announce: The Dates and the Deets

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We’ll make it pretty tomorrow. But here’s the news you can use tonight.

If you are receiving this newsletter/reading this post, you’ll likely understand most of the below. If not, you can get all kinds of details at www.burningflipside.com! As we prepare for this year’s Burning Flipside, and nurture our year-round community, please keep the following dates and deets in mind! You can find our calendar at burningflipside.com/24-7-360. It is mostly up to date most of the time.

Donate to Ignition Philter! Due to some ticket system issues and a new credit card payment method, there have been problems funneling donations to Ignition Philter this year. At the same time, there are way more projects in their queue than usual and tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) is when they pick the projects to fund this year.  So in a last-minute attempt to maximize their grants, please pitch in at ignitionphilter.com/donate/ or use this handy QR code! These are burners helping burners realize their art projects and they need our help.

The Short Report from Town Hall The (local) community gathered, gabbed, schmoozed, and newsed. The Effigy design and DaFT lead were announced: Introducing Heart Render, submitted by Tess Noble! Read more about it at burningflipside.com/art-news/daft-2025!

Upcoming and Ongoing Activity

Combustion Chamber Meeting Third Monday most months. Next up, this Monday the 17th. There’ll be Board, Ops, and Regional updates, Town Hall Debrief, and  gathering input for what the community needs Edjumication wise.

Art Nights (AT Church Night!) Each Wednesday: 7-11 pm. Next up: Flame effects with Tim Deagan on February 19th specifically from 7pm-9pm.

DaFT Days Want to help build the effigy? Looking for experienced builders and complete newbies alike- you’ll get hands-on training through the season. Only have a little time and can’t commit to every work day? No problem at all! Come as often as you’re able, hop in, and make magic happen. Interested? There’s more info about how to contribute in large and small ways at burningflipside.com/art-news/daft-2025! And/or show up at the warehouse on

·         Sundays: 12-6pm

·         Wednesdays: 7-11pm

·         Thursdays: 7-11pm

Work Weekend One –  Feb 21 – 23 Work weekends get the land ready for Flipside by (among other things) removing downed branches, fixing roads, surveying safety hazards, and wrecking fire ant mounds and poison ivy. AND you can camp out on the land and test your gear before Flipside. Interested? You can reach the Work Weekend Comms Lead (Dross) at wwcomms@burningflipside.org. Sign up required! Log in to the Flipside Volunteer System and let us know you’re coming. No tools required (but bring ’em if ya got’em), trucks and flatbed trailers are helpful, and bring a shirt to get DIrty Worker swag customized.

Spring Art Show February 22nd From 2-6pm at Lloyd the Warehouse! Art is eternal, not just one week a year! Make Art! Bring Art! (Register your art!) This is a community art show for artists of all ages! Click here to read more!

 SafetySide March 21-23 An intensive weekend-long training conference for Burning Flipside’s Safety volunteers. Get ready for volunteer shifts with trainings that are good for one year across most Texas burns—including Echelon (radios!), Fire, Guardians (trespass prevention), Medical (aka “PETs”), Rangers (peacekeepers), Sanctuary (mental health first aid), Meteorology, and Sound Marshals. RSVP by March 19 at https://forms.gle/3SygvZGZj89nurxw5 and learn more at burningflipside.com/24-7-360/safetyside. Questions? Just reach out to safetyside@burningflipside.com.

 Registrations (Yes, you do need some stinkin’ registrations!) All Registrations are currently OPEN! Reach all registrations at secure.burningflipside.com/register

·         Art Registration: Reg closes 11:59pm CST March 15 Get that art on the map (and on the Art Map!) **Burnable art must be registered with Art within the registration period**

·         Theme Camp Registration: Reg closes 11:59pm CST March 15 Help folks find your theme camp! (And make sure you’ve got the space you need!) **Fire Circles must be registered with City Planning**

·         Department of Mutant Vehicles: Reg closes 11:59 CST April 11th. Got a wicked ride to get around in? Put a registration on it!

·         Events: Reg closes 11:59 CST April 11th. Got a Can’t-Miss Soiree? Want folks to plan in advance to make it most-awesome? That’s right. Register it!

Burning Flipside: This is your monthly reminder that Flipside is April 24-28 this year!

Ticket Update – The Wait Is Almost Over Today ticket money orders were processed! Want an update on YOURS SPECIFICALLY? Check secure.burningflipside.com for updates. If you are ticketed, you should get an email with a Will Call Ticket Receipt (you can also access it online). Bring a copy of the receipt with you to Flipside. You’ll need it to get through Gate. (Sure, they can find it if you lose it, but too many of those, and THEY might lose it. Be kind to Gate. Bring your receipt!)

If you opted to pay via credit card, you should have received an email with instructions to pay today. If that process was SNAFU’ed or if you have any questions about tickets, start at burningflipside.com/event/tickets.

STicket Update Want to contribute to some cool art? We need your sticker and ticket art! AND you can win a pair of free tickets! (Please note: THESE ARE THE ONLY FREE TICKETS TO FLIPSIDE!) Even if your design isn’t selected for the ticket or the sticker for 2025, it may end up on our website or in the Survival Guide. With your permission, of course. The deadline to submit your art this year is March 28, 2025. For the complete guidelines, see here. Questions? Email the STicket Lead here: sticket@burningflipside.org.

 Content (Shameless plug!) Wanna help keep this news going? Please contact me at content@burningflipside.org to help make it go, friend! I’ve been doing this awhile and my calluses could use a break.

DaFT 2025

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Greetings, Citizens of Pyropolis! DAFT** needs your help!

WE WANT YOUR ART!

This year’s design had you and your art in mind. Please help us adorn this year’s effigy with your fabulous creations! We are providing multiple avenues for participation, some of which are interactive…

Context

Heart Render is an attempt to capture the hero’s journey of the heart. The Hero’s Journey is a timeless story structure which follows a protagonist on an unforeseen quest, where they face challenges, gain insights, and return home transformed. In an effort to capture this, Heart Render will feature three levels: the first level will serve as an invitation to experience some of the darker emotions we keep locked up. If you’re feeling brave (courage!), you will ascend a spiral staircase of disconcerting soundscapes, light/decor/effects that conjure a feeling of constriction, fear and apprehension.

As you climb to the second and third levels, you will notice a gradual lightening and openness. Staying present with ourselves and discovering that we will survive experiences of uncomfortable feelings creates a sense of safety in self. This place of safety is the fertile ground where play and joy happen spontaneously. The second and third levels will be devoted to a feeling of play and triumph. You did it!

We want art that represents this journey, in whatever way you imagine it. We’ll have spaces for art pieces placed throughout all levels. Do you want to create something playful? Something darker? Both? Let us know!

Interactive Art Opportunities

Lock/Key cubbies

We’ll be building cubbies throughout the effigy that have a corresponding lock/key. If you’re interested, your art may be displayed inside one of these cubbies and some lucky participants will find the key that fits so your art can be revealed. If you’re interested in displaying your art in a cubby, you will have max dimensions of 2ft x 2ft x 1ft depth. Please also provide us with a clue or a riddle of some kind that will help the hippies find the right key.

Heart Treasure Map

If we get enough folks who wish to participate, we will also be including some treasure maps in the effigy cubbies. These treasure maps will correspond to heart-related art all over pyropolis, just waiting to be admired! Would you like to display some heart art somewhere in your theme camp to include on the map? In the badlands? Effigy field? Port-o? Let us know!

Other Stuff to Know

Size/dimensions/types of Effigy Art

We are accepting 2D and 3D art of all kinds and sizes. If you wish to have your art in a cubby, note that your max cubby size will be 1ft in depth, no more than 2ft in either direction (2x2x1).

Do you want your art to burn with the effigy?
We will need to know whether you wish your art to burn with the effigy. Please communicate with the effigy team your wishes so we can be sure to remove your piece from the effigy before burning if requested.

If you want your art to burn, we’ll need your art to adhere to the following guidelines:


No  synthetic fabric
No  chemicals
No  acrylic paint

YES  to organic materials, tempera paint, non-treated canvas

Please email Roxy ( heyfoxyroxy@gmail.com ) with your delicious art plans and/or questions/concerns/dank memes.

OR pop by the warehouse during any of our weekly Daft build nights.

**What is DaFT?

The Design and Fabrication Team of Burning Flipside, working on the very heART of the event, the effigy.

Looking for experienced builders and complete newbies alike- you’ll get hands on training through the season. Only have a little time and can’t commit to every work day? No problem at all! 

Come as often as you’re able, hop in, and make magic happen. DaFT meets at Lloyd the Warehouse.

Weekly
Sundays: 12-6pm
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7-11pm

Have questions, want to be kept in the loop, etc? Reach out to daft@burningflipside.org

Chilly Reminder Announce!

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There’s a lot going on and some of you are still thawing out from Freezerburn.  So here are some reminders for important Flipside things.

Ticket Window Closes Jan 27th: Yeah folks, that’s this coming Monday.  Go here to learn the details.  Credit cards are accepted this year for a slightly higher price, but you don’t need to mail anything in with that method.  Decorated envelopes for the hell of it are still appreciated!  If you got an error message or something weird happened, first check the FAQ before contacting us.

Ignition Philter Art Grants Closes Jan 27th: Yep, Monday is a double-whammy.  If you want financial help with your Burning Flipside art project, get started here.

STicket Art Submissions Needed:The form for 2025 is available, so please send us artwork for this year’s ticket and sticker.  A pair of free tickets go to each format’s winner.  Deadline is March 28!

“Sprinter” Town Hall is February 1: It’s winter, but our new schedule forced up the Spring Town Hall, so now we have Sprinter.  Come to the wherehaus to meet volunteers, ask event questions, make friends, and collaborate on ideas for the burn!  The Facebook event has more info.

Spring Art Show is February 22: The first art show of the year!  What is A.R.T.?  Read all about it in the Facebook event.

Safetyside 2025: Hopefully all you safety-minded folks saved the date (March 21-23) because our annual training event is ready!  Follow the Facebook event here and RSVP by March 19 here.

Spring Art Show at Lloyd 2025

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Welcome to the Spring Art Show at Lloyd- first in 2025!

February 22nd, 2-6pm at Lloyd the Warehouse. This event is FREE and open to the community.

The theme for Burning Flipside this year is “Deep in the ART of Texas” so this art show will honor the event by having a playful theme of A.R.T. (whatever your imagination says that is for you). 

What does that even mean? Do you *need* moar meaning? K. Sure. Why not. Here you are, go crazy:

Anarchy. Raccoons. Trash.
Aliens. Rants. Thunder.
Aardvarks. Recalcitrant. Trains.
Apologies. Rhubarb. Tiddy.
Anteaters. Rain. Tallywag.
Absurd. Replicants. Taradiddle.
Asinine. Rats. Tantalize.
Atmosphere. Ransack. Tartle.
Abandon. Rutabaga. Tarantula.
Abnormal. Rendezvous. Turophile.

Does your art have to match the theme? This time, it’s impossible not to! Just bring your art- it’s a show and tell with your burner besties and we’d all love to see what you’ve been doin (including WIPs!). Do you have to bring something? Nope- art appreciation is so very important! Just come, play, and pARTicipate!

This event is for ALL AGES. Please keep in mind that the audience includes wee ones. Littles are also encouraged to share their work and often do, and it’s been delightful! 

No vending on site, but PLEASE feel free to display/share your website/insta/store/QR code, etc for people to find you afterwards.

FB Link: www.facebook.com/share/1AxoCVVcf7/
Wanna bring art? Yeah, you do. Sign up at: forms.gle/RgwUrq25eB4yAudr5

Interested in other art shows, workshops, classes and Art Nights at Lloyd? Check out the warehouse calendar for all our awesome year round stuff: https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360

Have questions? Email art-af@burningflipside.org or arthype@burningflipside.org

3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758, USA

January Announce: TICKETS! DaFT Schedule And MORE!

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TICKETS: Ready? Set. GO!!! Time to register for your Flipside tickets! As you may remember from December’s announcement, ticket registration/request/purchase starts MONDAY! January 6th. Register and send in your money order (or card info) NO LATER THAN January 27th! Tickets ordered through the regular money order/mailbox method are $175 for adults/kids 14 and up, $40 for kids ages 7-13, and free under age 7. This year, the org is trying something new! You can make a purchase by credit card – the cost is higher to account for tax and processing: $197 for over 13, and $47 for age 7-13 (still free through age 6). Find more information and the link to registration, here: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets

Remember to add a little bit (or a lot!) extra to support Ignition Philter art grants!

Want a Cool Ticket & Sticker? Submit Your Art! We need submissions for the STicket contest so we have awesome memorabilia from the first early Flipside ever. Winners get the only free tickets we give away! Deadline is March 28. Go here for info: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets/stickets-design

MORE ART FUN!

ART FUN-ding: We’re about to be deep in it (the art of Texas that is)! And Ignition Philter Funds Art is ready to help bring that art with art grants for 2025; we can’t do it without your help! Want to help us judge the art grant submissions? Are you available the afternoon of February 16th? Apply for the jury by January 12th https://ignitionphilter.com/the-process/be-a-juror/

Have art you want to bring but don’t have all of the funds? Apply for grants between January 6th to January 27th at https://ignitionphilter.com/the-process/apply/

*Also remember that this is only possible thanks to viewers like you, so please don’t forget to add that additional donation when you buy your flipside ticket! More donations = more art!

DaFT WANTS YOU! What is DaFT? The Design and Fabrication Team of Burning Flipside, working on the very heART of the event, the effigy. Looking for experienced builders and complete newbies alike- you’ll get hands on training through the season. Only have a little time and can’t commit to every work day? No problem at all! Come as often as you’re able, hop in, and make magic happen. DaFT Kick-Off – January 30th, 7pm; Weekly – Sundays: 12-6pm; Wednesdays: 7-11pm; Thursdays: 7-11pm

Can’t make the kick off, have questions, want to be kept in the loop, etc? Reach out to daft@burningflipside.org

SITE PREP – the FIRST STEP! (or 2nd or 3rd, depending on what vol teams you are participating in!) Worried about branches in your camp? Wanna help make the site work for everyone? Work Weekend One is scheduled for February 21-23. Come for the day or the weekend! The event starts Friday, no earlier than 6p and runs until Sunday at 3pm. Log in and sign up for shifts! Let us know to expect you!

Site Prep will provide necessary tools but if you have anything you prefer to use, please bring it. If you have any sort of flatbed trailer, we can always use those. Tasks to be done are still TBD, as determined by land conditions.

Future Work Weekends are March 21-23 and April 4-6th. To get on the Work Weekend mailing list please contact the Site Prep AF at siteprep-af@burningflipside.org

Work Weekend Communications Lead Site Prep is looking for a Work Weekend Communications Lead. This is a great low-stress introduction to the bigger world of Burning Flipside. This person is responsible for managing the Work Weekend e-mail list and sending out the pre-event notifications. All the lead work is pretty much done pre-event! Looking for a great way to volunteer – contact the Site Prep AF at siteprep-af@burningflipside.org for more information.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

CC Meeting Jan 27, 7:40 pm, Online,  The community topic is Theme Camp Accountability. Link will be published on the Burning Flipside calendar https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360 closer to the meeting.

“Spring” Town Hall Feb 1, 12:00 – 5:00, at Lloyd the Warehouse,  Set up and tailgating at noon! Talking at 2:34. Preview the effigy! Talk to Vol Leads! Schmooze! Have fun and help clean up. This is a leave-no-trace event.

Spring Art Show February 22, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Lloyd, Come, play, and pARTicipate! This event is for ALL AGES. Check out the details on our calendar page: https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360. Have questions? Email art-af@burningflipside.org or arthype@burningflipside.org.

SafetySide Save-the Date! March 21-23 Apache Pass, accross the river from Burning Flipside. SafetySide is a free, annual weekend campout and conference devoted to training and sharing experience and knowledge for safety-focused volunteers at Burning Flipside. Stay tuned for the official RSVP link! In the meantime, join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/572797662732015/

A NOTE FROM THE BOARD(S): farewell and thanks! (for all the fish?)

On December 31, 2024, AUSTIN ARTISTIC RECONSTRUCTION, LLC (“AAR”) terminated as a solvent entity.  This termination is a planned step in the Organization’s transition to CATALYST COLLECTIVE, the nonprofit entity that assumed operational control of Burning Flipside in 2022.

AAR existed as a corporate entity for 8,730 days thanks to the dedication, competence, hard work and wisdom provided by past Board members, Area Facilitators, Leads and Volunteers and the thousands of tickets purchased by the Community.

After AAR’s establishment on February 5, 2001, the entity grew, faced challenges and thrived as Burning Flipside’s attendance grew from 500 to 2,500, the operating budget grew to $400,000.00, art projects grew in number and scale and large financial reserves were created.

Those reserves, and the generosity of ticket holders that did not request refunds in 2020, were critical for AAR’s survival during COVID and the two years without a Burning Flipside Event. That hiatus created the situation where the calendar year is equal to the number of Burning Flipside events held.

Thanks to all who supported AUSTIN ARTISTIC RECONSTRUCTION throughout the years.

on behalf of AAR, LLC and Catalyst Collective,

Cooper Crouse

(Find more about the history of the event at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Flipside)

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Wishing you all a creative, connected, adventurous New Year!

Izzi, Content