Burning Man Arts Global Art Grants

The mission of Burning Man Arts is to support the creation of impactful, interactive artwork around the world and in Black Rock City, home to the Burning Man event. Burning Man Arts seeks to change the paradigm of art from a commodified object to an interactive, participatory, shared experience of creative expression.

Global Art Grants
This program funds highly interactive, community-driven works of art that prioritize community involvement in their development, execution, and display. The focus is on art that is accessible to the public, civic in scope, and prompts the viewer to act.

Grants can be applied towards the creation of interactive artworks or towards the development of community programs or organizations that support the creation of interactive artworks.

Priority is given to:

• the creation of highly interactive, community-driven art;
• art that can be experienced in public spaces, where everyone has access to view and participate with the art free of charge;
• art that can be touched, heard, and/or experienced;
• projects that allow participants to engage with the conception, creation, and presentation of art;
• taking risks and providing seed funding that stimulates new explorations and fosters new artists;
• validation and support for artists that are at the experimental point of their own development; and,
• art created by the community for the benefit of that community.

Grants range between $500 and $10,000, with the average grant between $3,000 and $6,000.

Grants are not provided for:

• solo projects that do not involve others or the community;
• static work, such as art with no interactive component;
• touring and exhibitions of previously created art;
• transportation fees;
• entrepreneurial endeavors;
• gallery work, such as work hung in a gallery;
• photography, screenplays, films, or websites;
• publications (poetry books, photo books, fiction, etc.);
• art bound for the Burning Man event in Black Rock City, NV;
• art bound for Burning Man Regional events; or,
• social aid or relief efforts with no art component.

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