Need-Based Ticket Program UPDATE!

In an attempt to meet as many requests as possible without leaving anyone scrambling at the last minute to get their ticket, the NBT program will STOP accepting requests after this Friday, August 26th, at 11:59pm. All requesters will be notified if their request was able to be met by Wednesday, September 14th. Any remaining unmet requests will be issued a ticket code and have an opportunity to purchase a full price ticket before ticket sales end on Wednesday September 21st.. 

To make a request, please fill out the Need Based Ticket Requests & Donations Form.

Requesters:  KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR EMAIL!

You should have recently received a program update letting you know your placement in line.  You will receive regular updates over the next three weeks, and you will be notified via email if funding becomes available for your request. 

If you can't find the email, search "Mosaic Experiment NBT" and look in your spam.  If you still can't find it, email NBT@mosaicexperiment.com.  

If your request cannot be met, you will be notified by Wednesday, September 14th and have an opportunity to purchase a full price ticket before ticket sales end on Wednesday, September 21st. DO NOT purchase a ticket without this code, even if it looks like tickets are going to sell out.  Your ticket will be accounted for with this code

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If you purchase a regular ticket before the program closes, it will be assumed you no longer need the requested funding to secure a ticket and your request will be removed from the queue. 

If you no longer need funding or require a lesser amount than initially requested, please respond to the update email you received or email us at NBT@mosaicexperiment.com so we can update or list accordingly.  

Donors:  We need your help!

If you have the means and would like to make a donation to the program, donations can be sent to NBT@mosaicexperiment.com on PayPal.  Current requests range from $40 to the full price of a ticket, but any amount can be utilized!

If you would like to donate an entire ticket or would like to provide more information regarding your intended donation, please fill out the Need Based Ticket Requests & Donations Form and keep an eye on your email! A program facilitator will reach out shortly with further details.

For more information check out the Need-Based Ticket Program page on our website.

Questions? Email NBT@mosaicexperiment.com

Mobility Motor Company

Hey y'all! It's Ester, one of the LNT leads at Mosaic Experiment. We're working on putting together a mobility shuttle for the first time and I, like a dumb ass, volunteered to coordinate it. Very Kateri has agreed to co-lead this effort with me.

We're still at the very beginning and we'll be putting together protocols, press releases, contingency plans, schedules, and lists of all the things as they are developed. We want to build something that will last, so we welcome your engagement, experience and enthusiasm.

If you're willing to join forces with us on the project, let me know. I have a bunch of questions, and I assume some of you do too. Let's start the conversations in the comments!

If you want to volunteer to be a driver, signups and more details should be available in the next week or so.

Ester, ymffgm and Very Kateri

mobility@mosaicexperiment.com

Out of the Mud - Episode Seven: Be Here Now

In this special edition of Out of the Mud, everyman and Corvus demonstrate the principle of Immediacy by recording the episode at the MOrg Summer Retreat.

We hear from the better half of the LLC, Dirtgoddess, on our need for both a Scribe to help our leads keep track of all the important decisions they make during the year, and the opening of the position of Ticketing Lead, one of the most important jobs within the MOrg to make sure you can all attend.

We also get a visit from our TACO (Transportation Authority & Car Oversight) AKA Parking Leads, Showman & Salil, who are looking for tributes, er... volunteers to step up and fill their seats in the golf carts as they detail their plans to step down as TACO Supreme after our event this year.

As we get nearer to the event, it appears the Out of the Mud Studio is quickly reaching some kind of critical mass and is threatening to collapse around our hosts.

Despite this peril, they push on and remind you in the community that for our event to be successful, we need you to volunteer!

For DPW fill out the Dedicated Possum Watchers Volunteer Signup Sheet

For all other Volunteer Signups: click here to volunteer!

Can't decide what department to volunteer for? Click here for a description of each department and their volunteer positions.

ONE BURNER, ONE SHIFT!

A Conversation on Consent

Let's talk about Consent! Part of being radically inclusive is creating a culture of consent at Mosaic.

What does that mean? In short it means, ask first. Keep in mind that other people are full human beings with their own boundaries, histories, and desires when you want to connect with them, and ask them if the interaction you have in mind sounds good to them.

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We can make sure we are doing it well by using the Four C's:

We CARE. We care about each other's well being and about our own and recognize that every human being is the authority on what works best to make themselves safe and happy. 

We COMMUNICATE. We ask directly and clearly for what we want. We invite collaboration and input from others to understand their desires and limits. We keep the communication going throughout the interaction and look for nonverbal communication also.

We show CAUTION. We wait to make sure a hug or a gift or our presence is welcome before we proceed and pay attention to context. We stay flexible and aware of changes in our interactions and check in if we sense that something might have changed.

We practice CONSENT. We ask if we can give someone a hug, take a picture, or slap their butt. We let people know about what exactly is in the cookie we are sharing. We look for an enthusiastic yes and respect no as the final answer. We look out for ways that someone's yes might be compromised by being altered or by social pressure and power dynamics.

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These things are nuanced and take work, but the payout is massive. When you are confident that everyone is on the same page, you can relax and enjoy the interaction a lot more.

A wonderful place to learn more and practice this kind of communication is at the Consent 101 Workshop that the Consent Team is hosting at Mosaic on Friday Sep 30 at 2:00 pm. Look for the location and more details coming soon!

In the meantime, we can start the conversation in the digital world. Do you have any consent memes or art you love that we can share? What does consent mean to you? How has consent culture impacted your life?

Share away and help build a culture of consent at Mosaic Experiment.

2022 ART GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!

Big thanks to all of the artists who took the time to apply for a Mosaic Art Grant this year.

The flood of applications that came in between the original deadline and the extended deadline was quite impressive. We ended up with 15 applications and 11k in requests!

After careful review, assisted by our fabulous art grant selection team, and with the cooperation of several artists who worked with us in adjusting plans to reduce their budgets, we're delighted to announce 10 art grant projects for Mosaic 2022!

~MOSAIC 2022 ART GRANTS~

$360 to Sarita and team Spamarita to build the All Cats are Beautiful Temple 

"All Cats Are Beautiful Temple is an immersive, multisensory, devotional temple in tribute to the purrtheon of cats, pusses and kittens, where we honor the majesty and subversive beauty our furry, feline deities in their eternal struggle against human and canine oppression."

$300 to SpaceCase and team a Web of Caseys to bring you Anansi's Twisted Tales

"Do you like to spin a tale? Want to play a part in the collective creation of intersecting narratives? Come weave your words and pictures into Anansi's web of stories at First Fires."

$60 to Lady Bacchus to create For Your Light

"The talent show is always an amazing display of our communities talents. This year each participant will receive a special on again and off again trophy for their efforts."

$200 to Andi "Fluffy" and team SpielBound Creations w/ Syncytium to bring you Iris Rains: A SpiderMonkey Tribute

"Journey under the large kaleidoscopic parasol with a canopy of translucent colored panels, with small, freely spinning mirrors dangling to reflect the world around; by night, it will be lit by rainbow lights and will bear a flame at the top to be seen from afar."

$250 to Liz and team Cuddlefish/Hive to create Off (With Your Head) And On Again

"Participants symbolically "behead" themselves in a French Revolution-style guillotine whose blade is a glittering, immaterial beaded curtain. Reflect on what oppresses us or holds us back from revolutionary change, and symbolically “dethrone” the “ruler” within."

$150 to Princess for their human decorating project Open Your 3rd Eye

"Come adorn yourself and explore untapped wisdom -what will you discover when you open the third eye portal?"

$330 to Jonah and the Stoop Kids to create Stoop of Threeseus

"The third first stoop! Stoops are a universal meeting place, in his explorations stoop creator Jonah has found stoops to be a communal gathering point and place for strangers and neighbors to meet. Come sit stand or lean on the stoop to experience for yourself!"

$100 to Bitch Titless of team Titless for UniTARDIS Project Improvements

"The UniTARDIS Project is pleased to announce a carriage update that will enable us to easily traverse the timespace coordinates of Mosaic Experiment 2022 (linear time). We will be bringing time travel and mobile dance parties to all participants."

$100 to Daphne and team Teatime, bringing you The Wayward Teahouse

"The Wayward Teahouse is a den of refreshment, relaxation, and whimsical conversation in a beautiful bell tent -- fall down the rabbit hole and come to our tea party!"

$180 to artist Luna Melt for the creation of We Are In Space

"A cosmic tribute to our community's resilience through the last two years' cycles of hope, joy, and grief, changing like the continual dance between the sun and the moon above us - because we are in space, no one knows what's going on, I love you."

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Congrats and gratitude to all our artists and their teams! We can't wait to see your art!

An Update on Our Needs Based Tickets Program!

Want to help a burner in need secure their ticket to Mosaic Experiment?

We are seeking community donations for the Need-Based Ticket program. To date the program has received 40 requests and has been able to meet 17 of them. The remaining requests range from $40 to the full price of a ticket.

If you have the means and would like to make a donation to the program, you can send funds directly to NBT@mosaicexperiment.com on PayPal. Any amount can be utilized!

If you would like to donate an entire ticket or would like to provide more information regarding your intended donation, please fill out the Need Based Ticket Requests & Donations Form and keep an eye on your email! A program facilitator will reach out shortly with further details.

For more information check out the NBT program page on our website.

Questions? Email NBT@mosaicexperiment.com

Art Grants Have Been Extended!

Did you have a project in mind but ran out of time to get your submission in?

If you missed our announcements through social media, you’ve still got a chance to get your application in!

At Grant Applications have been extended to 11:59PM on Friday, July 29th Don’t delay, get yours in today and with a little help from a grant, you can bring your art project to life at this year’s Mosaic Experiment: Off and On Again!

Visit https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/artgrants to check out the details and fill your application out here: https://form.jotform.com/90493499626169

Out of the Mud - Episode Six: Finding Your Own Way

It is most definitely Burn Season, leaving our hosts to fend for themselves as they discuss Radical Self-Reliance in this month's episode of Out of the Mud.

Tune in to hear about the latest updates, including the opening of
Registrations: www.mosaicexperiment.com/registration,
WWW Submissions: www.mosaicexperiment.com/www,
and the extension of Art Grant Applications to July 29th!

Things are also getting a little weirder in the studio as we get closer to the event and we begin to reach a state of critical mass...

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE 2022 NOW ACCEPTING YOUR SUBMISSIONS!

One more update tonight!

Do you or your theme camp have a special or ongoing event you're planning for Mosaic? Something like a crafting session, DJ set, morning coffee gathering, performance art piece, talent show, book club, drinks, food, etc? Wondering how you can let the community know how to take part or attend?

Look no further, as your 2022 WWW (What, When, Where) Submission Form is now live!

https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/www

For those unfamiliar, the WWW is a live guide for ongoing or special events being held by you in the community during Mosaic Experiment.

From now until September 23rd, you can submit to the WWW and we will regularly update the calendar of events in the What, When, Where page right there on our website! Neat, huh?

This way you'll be able to schedule your events to share with the community and check out all of the other awesome things going on... or off... or on again...

Registrations Are Now Open

Have you been waiting to register your theme camp? Have a large art installation you are bringing? Planning on camping with an RV, trailer, or with your car? Want to perform with Conclave this year? Do you need early entry for some perfectly rational, reasonable, and fitting reason? Are you tired of reading these questions and just want us to get to the point?

You're in luck!

Registrations for all of the above are now officially open! This year, we've streamlined this process down to a single form for all your registration needs. Find it on the linked page below and make sure to fill out a form for every individual thing you are looking to register. We may have one form to rule them all, but you may need several of them if you're planning on doing all the things this year.

Also, get those in quickly, registrations close September 14th, 2022.

https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/registration