This in from BMORG. Every one of these projects is worthy of appreciation.<\/p>\n
\nWe’ve just completed our biggest and most challenging grant cycle yet, with 240 proposals to review, up from 170 last year – a 35% increase.
\nThe competition was intense, and our community has generated more intriguing projects than ever before.<\/p>\nWe’ve awarded 30 grants for playa installations. We thank everyone for your interesting ideas, your creativity and your energy – and we look forward to another year of amazing art on the playa. Grant committee members are: Larry Harvey, LadyBee, Crimson Rose, Beth “Bettie June”
\nScarborough, and Mark Van Proyen.<\/p>\nPlease note that additional grants are being given for projects in the Pavilion and the ManGrove that surrounds the Man, and those will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n
The funded projects are:<\/p>\n
Acavallo: Quill Hyde of Brooklyn, NY
\n http:\/\/www.acavallo.org<\/a>
\nNote: Acavallo is a mobile venue for acoustic music and performance on the playa. If you want to perform, please contact Quill via his website.<\/p>\nAnt Mischief by Ben Shearn and Tim Kirwan of Colorado Springs, CO http:\/\/shearn.net\/ant\/ant.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Apocalypse Stagecoach by the Ren Jinn Bao Puppet Theater of Thailand, Mexico, Indonesia, Taiwan and the Bay Area http:\/\/www.apocalypsestagecoach.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Big Rig Jig by Mike Ross of Brooklyn, NY http:\/\/www.bigrigjig.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Black Rock Glacier by Ehron Asher of Centennial, Colorado http:\/\/www.serendipityarts.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Burninator X by Bill Codding of San Francisco, CA http:\/\/www.4bc.org\/burninator\/burninator_x.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Celtic Forest by Laura Kimpton, Bob Hofmann and Jeff Schomberg, Bay Area http:\/\/www.celticforest.net<\/a><\/p>\n
Cone by Hans Sachs and Manuel Kretzer of Karlsruhe,Germany http:\/\/www.burning-man.eu<\/a>
\nNote: These German architecture students are looking for a few American crew members. Please contact them via their website.<\/p>\nCornucopic Contraptions by Charlie Smith and Jaime Ladet of Atlanta, GA http:\/\/www.howhowhow.com\/contraptionsburn07.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Crude Awakening by Dan Das Mann, Karen Cusolito, Black Rock FX, Mark Perez, Pyrokinetics, Nate Smith and MonkeyBoy, Bay Area http:\/\/www.headlesspoint.com\/crude_awakening\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Cubatron Cone by Mark Lottor of Menlo Park, CA http:\/\/nw.com\/nw\/projects\/cone\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Dragon Smelter by Dan Macciarini of San Francisco, CA The Dragon will again turn aluminum cans into art:
\nhttp:\/\/www.burningman.com\/whatisburningman\/2006\/06_art_funded.html#dragon<\/a><\/p>\nGreen Glass Man by Rodman Miller and Gina Karaba of Seattle, WA http:\/\/theamazingmillers.com\/greenglassman2007.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Green Shoes by Dadoc of Oakland, CA
\nhttp:\/\/www.dr-seano.com\/greenshoes<\/a><\/p>\nGuardian of Eden by Kate Raudenbush of New York, NY http:\/\/www.kateraudenbush.com\/<\/a> click on New: Guardian of Eden<\/p>\n
Fata Morgana by Orion Fredericks of Oakland, CA http:\/\/www.orionfredericks.net\/newsFataMorgana.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
Homouroboros by Peter Hudson of San Francisco, CA http:\/\/www.hudzo.com\/homouroboros<\/a>
\n(NOTE: link is direct to a PDF download. While he did receive a grant, Peter still seeks help to complete the project – check out the PDF or contact peter isat hudzo.com)<\/p>\nKinetic Steam Works by KSW of Oakland, CA http:\/\/www.kineticsteamworks.org\/KSWBMGRANT07\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Koilos by Michael Christian of Berkeley, CA http:\/\/xianspace.com\/bm2007\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Mechabolic: Cyborg Speculations in Machine Metabolism by Jim Mason, Chicken John, Dann Davis and Michael Christian http:\/\/www.whatiamupto.com\/mechabolic\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Museum de Materiel Retrouve by Trieops Treyfid of Los Angeles, CA
\n http:\/\/treiops.com\/bm2007<\/a><\/p>\nNeverWas Haul by Shannon O’Hare and Kathy Tucker of Orinda, CA http:\/\/www.xlounge.com\/neverwas\/neverwas_proposal.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Samhein: Into Her Dreaming by Paul Bagley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma http:\/\/web.mac.com\/paulbagley\/iWeb\/site\/Welcome.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Steampunk TreeHouse by Sean Orlando of Oakland, CA
\n http:\/\/www.infinityeight.net\/TREEHOUSE07<\/a><\/p>\nSwarm by Michael Prados of San Francisco, CA http:\/\/www.orbswarm.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Tall Grass by Glenn Easley of Vashon, Washington http:\/\/tall.grass.spire.googlepages.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Tasseograph: The Trash TeaHouse Temple by Shrine and TukTuk of Pasadena CA and Portland, Oregon http:\/\/pdxdiversion.org\/tasseograph.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Temple of Forgiveness by David Best & Tim Dawson, Petaluma and Stinson Beach, CA http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/thetemplecrew<\/a><\/p>\n