Author: Erica K.

A Word from the Sanitation Department

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Good day, producers of human excrement, urine, & other such bodily discharges worthy of release into a nearby port-o-potty.

Flipside Ongoing Educational Program regarding Proper Port-a-Potty Etiquette wants to remind you:

  • A closed lid = less stink.
  • Sitters, please sit on the seat. Hovering leaves a mess for the next person, causing them to sit in your fluids in the dark (Yuck!) &/or increases the unneeded use of additional toilet paper.
  • Only fluids that come out of your body belong in the port-o-potty. Part of radical self-reliance means you are in charge of your trash. Trash is hard to clean out of the potties & can ruin the relationship with our port-a-potty vendor. Take trash such as tampons, pads, their wrappers, etc back to your trash can at your camp.

Differently Abled

A word about the differently abled. If you know of someone in your camp or elsewhere who may need a bit more space to get the doody done, please contact the sanitation department. Inform us of what camp or area where the individual will be & we will work to get a larger potty closer to where it is needed.

Adopt-A-Potty Program:

This started a few years ago & amazing gifts to the community have shown up each year. Choose a potty or a bank of potties & create an art piece in the potty, around the potty, or what have you. It’s all for shits & giggles anyways!

Keep in mind the following when you choose to decorate:

  • Painters tape or gaff tape is best for hanging things because it does not leave a sticky residue.
  • Hang material whenever possible using zip ties, string or what have you, just make sure whatever you use will not damage the potty structure in any way.
  • Paper prints or what have you fair better when they are placed in sheet protectors, laminated, or covered by clear tape.
  • All decorations must be above waist level for cleaning purposes.
  • Remember to remove all decorations before you leave the grounds.
  • If decorating outside, please keep in mind possible weather issues that may create MOOP.
  • Should you choose to decorate, please clean up any decorations & any tape residues before leaving the event.
  • Suggestions for potty pleasantry: battery operated lights, hand sanitizer, signs with reminders of potty etiquette, feminine products, etc. It’s your art!

Ice Volunteering!

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Hello, this is Charles from Ice! Thank you to everyone who asked when sign-up for Ice volunteering opens, I apologize for the delay. Please sign up for volunteering on May 8th at 7pm Austin time by going to Ice’s page on the wiki ( https://wiki.burningflipside.com/wiki/Ice ). A Google Forms link will go live at that time and will stay open until we fill all the shifts. Click that and gimme all your info. This is first-come, first-served and the shifts fill up fast. At the end of each day, Ice will update the wiki regarding which shifts are taken. If someone beat you to a shift you preferred, we’ll be in touch about alternatives. Thankfully Ice is growing and we have more opportunities than ever for you to help us cool the community.

Curious about what Ice is or about what kind of help we need? It’s all explained on the wiki. If you’re unsure about how to answer a question on the form or have further questions, please contact me at ice@burningflipside.com and let’s see what we can do.

Announce April 2019

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Spring is here – which means that we’re getting ever closer to coming home. Flipside 2019: Sisyphean Celebration is 7 weeks out. Have you started packing yet? (I’m kidding.) That said, this is the second to last Announce to go out before the big weekend so if you have any announcements that you need to get out, please submit them as soon as possible to ensure they make it in the next edition.

For more information, stay tuned to:

As a reminder, if you’re looking to contribute to Flame or Announce, please use the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission page. This will allow you to add a Public Domain or personal photograph to your BurningFlipside.com post. If you’re looking to add announcements to Announce or Flame for the first half of 2019, the following deadlines will apply:

April:
Flame – April 15, 2019

May:
Announce – May 1, 2019 (Last Announce before Flipside)
Flame – May 15, 2019 (Last Flame before Flipside)

June:
Announce – June 1, 2019
Flame – June 15, 2019

Your Content Lead,
Erica

What is in this Announce:

  • DaFT: Volunteer and Build Big Art!
  • Art Registration is Closed
  • DMV and Me: Bringing Mobile Art
  • Events at the Event: Disinformation
  • Greeters Training!

Community:

  • Art Projects Seeking Support

Important Dates

  • April 12-14, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 3
  • April 12, 2019: Safetyside
  • April 22, 2019: CC meeting
  • May 3-5, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 4
  • May 17, 2019: Registration for Art Cars and Events closes
  • May 23, 2019: Burning Flipside

For more information on how to be involved year around, check out the Burning Flipside Calendar.

Announce:

DaFT: Volunteer and Build Big Art!

Need some Saw Dust Therapy or even just a little DaFT curious? The Design and Fabrication Team is going full speed up at the warehouse on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6pm to 10pm and Sundays 11am-7pm. There are also other ways to get involved with this team if you’re tool shy. Come and help out with the biggest community created art piece on the pecan playa – everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to DaFT. Find out more [here].

Art Registration is Now CLOSED

Art registration closed 11:59pm CST April 1st (no joke!). If you missed the deadline, need to update your registration or just need to talk to someone about art you are bringing to the event, click here to find out how to talk to someone regarding your Flipside art.

DMV and Me: Bringing Mobile Art

Just a reminder that the DMV guidelines were recently updated. If you are hoping to drive your art car (or mobility vehicle) on property at the event, please make sure you know what you need to know- you don’t want to show up to the event with a vehicle you are not permitted to utilize. Art Car and Mutant registration will remain open until May 17th. Check out this post to complete your DMV registration.

Events and the Event: Disinformation

Want people to know about your hot pink jello sculpting class being held at your camp Saturday mid day during the event? Wish you could get people motivated to join you for a daily session of aquatic yoga? When the heck is the Grampage this year? Don’t forget to register your event(s) before May 17th so that they will be included on the Disinformation kiosks spread throughout the event site. Register your events here.

Greeters Training!

Greeter’s training this year is going to consist of an online video to watch and quiz to take online. I’m in the process of getting those read to use! Will keep you all posted!

Community:

Art Projects Seeking Support

The Art Projects Seeking Support Page was created in order to help boost the signal for Flipside bound art projects that could use a little assistance, whether it be asking for resources, expertise in the community, more hands or some moneys. There are some AWESOME projects up right now that could use your help- seriously fantastic. Check them out!  

Greeters Training!

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Greeter’s training this year is going to consist of an online video to watch and quiz to take online. I’m in the process of getting those read to use! Will keep you all posted!

Events at the Event: Disinformation

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Want people to know about your hot pink jello sculpting class being held at your camp Saturday mid day during the event? Wish you could get people motivated to join you for a daily session of aquatic yoga? When the heck is the Grampage this year? Don’t forget to register your event(s) before May 17th so that they will be included on the Disinformation kiosks spread throughout the event site. Register your events here. You can also go in and check out events that have already been registered so you’ll know what you won’t want to miss. 

DMV and Me: Bringing Mobile Art

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Just a reminder that the DMV guidelines were recently updated. If you are hoping to drive your art car (or mobility vehicle) on property at the event, please make sure you know what you need to know- you don’t want to show up to the event with a vehicle you are not permitted to utilize. Art Car and Mutant registration will remain open until May 17th. Log in on the website to complete your DMV registration https://secure.burningflipside.com/ 

Remember that the registration is only the first step- you will need to undergo an onsite inspection before you can tool around in your sweet beast. 

If you live in Central Texas, you might be interested in checking out the Facebook group for mutants and mobile art: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1600615716687933/

Art Projects Seeking Support

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The Art Projects Seeking Support Page was created in order to help boost the signal for Flipside bound art projects that could use a little assistance, whether it be asking for resources, expertise in the community, more hands or some moneys. There are some AWESOME projects up right now that could use your help- seriously fantastic. Check them out! 

https://www.burningflipside.com/art/art-projects-seeking-support

Art Registration is Closed

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Art registration closed 11:59pm CST April 1st (no joke!). If you missed the deadline, need to update your registration or just need to talk to someone about art you are bringing to the event, please email Art@burningflipside.com immediately. Registering your art is for the purpose of having reserved space and placement for your piece and to be included in the map. 

DaFT: Volunteer and Build Big Art!

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Need some Saw Dust Therapy or even just a little DaFT curious? The Design and Fabrication Team is going full speed up at the warehouse (3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758 if you have not been) on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6pm to 10pm and Sundays 11am-7pm. Built stuff before? Awesome, come on down. Never touched a tool in your life but always wanted to? Fantastic, come on down and learn something new. If just showing up seems a little daunting or you want some more information, reach out to DaFT@burningflipside.com

Also, just a reminder- if you are an artist less interested in building the BIG thing and are more interested in looking to help make things especially weird and fabulous in smaller ways, reach out to daft@burningflipside.com to see how you might be able to help. It’s the biggest community created art piece in the pecan playa- everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to DaFT. 

This effigy ain’t gonna build itself!

Announce March 2019

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Is it Spring yet? Things are going to be warming up soon and we currently find ourselves 12 weeks out of Flipside 2019: Sisyphean Celebration. While not quite panic time, these weeks are likely to fly by. Keep an eye on your emails for upcoming Announces and Flames for more information on how you can be involved with Flipside this year.

For even more info, stay tuned to:

As a reminder, if you’re looking to contribute to Flame or Announce, please use the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission page. This will allow you to add a Public Domain or personal photograph to your BurningFlipside.com post. If you’re looking to add announcements to Announce or Flame for the first half of 2019, the following deadlines will apply:

March:
Flame – March 15, 2019

April:
Announce – April 1, 2019
Flame – April 15, 2019

May:
Announce – May 1, 2019 (Last Announce before Flipside)
Flame – May 15, 2019 (Last Flame before Flipside)

June:
Announce – June 1, 2019
Flame – June 15, 2019

Your Content Lead,

Erica

What is in this Announce:

  • Ticket Update
  • Art & Theme-Camp Registration Now Open
  • Work Weekends!

Community:

  • Art Projects and Flipside 2019
    • Art Registration
    • Art Cars and Events Registration
    • Ignition Philter Art Grant Application
    • Art Projects Seeking Support Page
    • Need Space in Lloyd for Art?

Important Dates

  • March 4, 2019: Ignition Philter Grants closes
  • March 9, 2019: BMORG Meet and Greet – El Mercado
  • March 15-17, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 2
  • March 18, 2019: CC meeting
  • April 1, 2019: Art registration closes
  • April 12-14, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 3
  • April 12, 2019: Safetyside
  • April 22, 2019: CC meeting
  • May 3-5, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 4
  • May 17, 2019: Registration for Art Cars and Events closes
  • May 23, 2019: Burning Flipside

For more information on how to be involved year around, check out the Burning Flipside Calendar.

Announce:

Ticket Update

We held ticket opening today. Our ticket lead, Ste. Michelle, has a quick update:

  • There will be no lottery.
  • All valid ticket requests are being honored.
  • Want more good news? Read more about the ticket update [here]!

Art & Theme-Camp Registration Now Open

Bringing an art project, art car, or theme camp to Flipside this year? Register it! Have an event that you want to make sure ends up on the schedule? Register that too!

Work Weekends!

Work Weekends are scheduled to make sure everything is ready for Burning Flipside. We gather downed tree branches, clean up trails, and give the land some love before Pyropolis takes shape. There’s plenty of work for folks of all skills levels. If you want to learn to do something you’ve not done before, we’ll help you learn how. The first WW focused on clearing downed trees and limbs. Later in the Spring, we start working on poison ivy removal and fire ant eradication.

Let us know if you are coming!

Community:

Art Projects and Flipside 2019

Art Registration

Art Registration is now open! Make sure to register your art if you need something placed that has a flame effect, you’re bringing an art you were hoping to burn, you need placement, or if you were just looking to have your fabulous art on the Burning Flipside map.

Make sure to register your piece before April 1, 2019 at 11:59pm CST.

Art Cars & Events

Registration for Mutants and Motorized Art (Art Cars!) and Events is open! Registration closes on May 17th. Get in your registration in now!

Resources for Flipside Bound Art

Grants- Ignition Philter

The community run organization Ignition Philter is taking applications for grants for Burning Flipside bound art projects for 2019. The application is currently open and will close March 4th. Get your application in.

Art Projects Seeking Support Page

Check out the Art Projects Seeking Support Page. It’s a community bulletin board where artists can ask for assistance making their art project go. Needing some help? Crowdsource your brains, hands, and fundraising in this community effort!

Lloyd The Warehouse

Good ole Lloyd here has housed some pretty epic art pieces over the years. If you were hoping for space to make a thing or to have the use of some tools, reach out to the Warehouse Managers to set that up.

Come out on Wednesday evenings 7-10pm for Church Night to meet other participants, check out DaFT’s progress with the effigy (and maybe grab an impact driver and make magic happen! Learn how to volunteer here.