Art Grants & Effigy

We're back with another Minute in the Mud, and this time VeryKateri is joining us to let you know that Art Grant Applications for Effigy, Temple, and projects over $500 will be opening this Thursday, April 20th!

Those applications will only be open until May 20th, that's one month to apply, so make sure you fill yours out ASAP in order to be considered!

Have an idea for a project but need help bringing your dream to life? Just ask!

Post about your ideas in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MosaicExperiment, or through our Discord server: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ, where you can harness the collective creative energy of our community to assist in your artistic vision!

In addition to these grants, we'll be giving you more details regarding projects under $500 and more soon, so stay tuned and be sure to look for updates coming shortly at: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/artgrants

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Mosaic Experiment 2023 Theme Announcement!

The time to reveal the theme for this year's Mosaic Experiment is upon us!

We tallied all of your votes from the ranked choice voting and are proud to present to you,

*drum roll*

Mosaic Experiment 2023: Celestial Chaos

Much more to come soon, so keep your eyes and ears open for info on art grants, effigy, tickets, and more!

[Also Sprach Zarathustra, written by Richard Strauss, as conducted by Philip Milman https://pmmusic.pro/ used under Creative Commons]

Mosaic Experiment 2023 Event Dates!

It's official, folks!

Mosaic Experiment 2023 will take place on Thursday, September 28th through Sunday, October 1st. That’s 09/28/2023 - 10/01/2023 so start making plans now to join us this year.

Theme submissions will be opening up soon, as well as art grants and effigy applications, so keep an eye out for those here and through our socials.

Our official podcast, Out of the Mud, will be returning with new full-length episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHoG6F5ijYn8zBLsXmKVx2zqS9Xo8S_Fc

And don’t forget to join our Discord Server to burn all year round: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ

NBT Update!

Thanks to generous donations over the past two weeks, 20 additional Need-Based Ticket requests have been FUNDED!

Requesters:

Please check your email!

Notifications have been sent with either your updated place in line or details on how to receive your ticket. If your request was met, you must claim your ticket by 9/13 at 11:59pm.

If for any reason you no longer need the funding, please let us know ASAP so we can move the offer along to the next request in line.

Check your spam and search “Mosaic Experiment NBT."

Email NBT@mosaicexperiment.com if you cannot find an update.

Donors:

There are currently a few outstanding requests totalling approximately $350.
Donations can be sent to NBT@mosaicexperiment.com on PayPal.

If we receive more funding than the remaining need, funds will be held for next year's NBT program.

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

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

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

2022 Vaccination Policy

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! ~~~

Having recently announced our upcoming ticket sales for Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off and On again, you may be asking, “What is the Vaccination Policy for 2022?”

We will be requiring all attendees to be fully vaccinated as defined by the CDC:

• 2 weeks (14 days) since a person received one dose of an accepted single-dose-series COVID-19 vaccine (e.g., Janssen/J&J); OR

• 2 weeks (14 days) since a person’s second dose in a 2-dose series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine; OR

• 2 weeks (14 days) since a person received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine (not placebo) in a clinical trial; OR

• 2 weeks (14 days) since the person received 2 doses of any “mix-and-match” combination of accepted COVID-19 vaccines listed in Table 2 administered at least 17 days apart.

If you are not yet fully vaccinated, please use this guide below to help you plan:

• Pfizer: 1st dose by August 17th, 2nd dose by September 14th

• Moderna: 1st dose by August 10th, 2nd dose by September 14th

• Johnson & Johnson: single dose by September 14th.

If you purchase a ticket and have not received your final dose by September 14th, 2022, you will not be admitted to the event and your ticket will not be refunded. 

What about boosters? Though we are not currently requiring booster shots in order to attend, we are highly recommending them, as they have been shown to significantly decrease risk of serious illness or hospitalization from the Delta and Omicron variants. If in doubt, get boosted!

Exemptions to being vaccinated: we will be making exceptions for children ages 0-5 due to the lack of an approved vaccine dose for that age bracket and their lower risk profile, as well as for those who qualify due to a valid medical reason as determined by the CDC: i.e., those who have had a severe allergic reaction after a first vaccine dose or have a known allergy to a component of the vaccine. If you fall into one of these exemptions, you MUST email us at gate@mosaicexperiment.com by September 15, 2022 to provide verification of this exemption.

Our wonderful Gate team will be checking your physical vaccine card or a screenshot of your digital vaccine record or a full photo of the card with all information clearly visible along with your ID when you arrive. If you are vaccinated but have misplaced your card, please contact your medical provider or the service location where you received your vaccine in order to obtain a replacement card or record as you will need this in order to attend! Please direct all questions you may have to gate@mosaicexperiment.com. 

We appreciate you doing your part by practicing the principle of Civic Responsibility and getting vaccinated to help ensure we have as safe a burn as reasonably possible when it comes to taking precautions against the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. If needs arise, we will be providing updates to this policy as we get closer to this year’s Mosaic Experiment. See you on the Razorgrass!

A Few Things To Remember As You Burn

At a burn there are very few rules and radical self expression is radically encouraged. That said, we do have a few which are shared as a reminder at Gate. Just thought it couldn't hurt to drop them here as a general reminder as we roll into day two. Yesterday was amazing. It only gets wilder from here!

BE RADICALLY EXCELLENT TO ONE ANOTHER

Mosaic Experiment is a burn community dedicated to respectful communication. Healthy discussions are welcomed and encouraged. While disagreement is natural, civil conversation is expected. We practice Radical Self Expression combined with Civic Responsibility and Radical Inclusion.

If someone asks you to leave them alone, do so. Verbal assaults, especially of a continued, aggressive, and/or sexual nature constitute harassment, including microaggressions. Degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.

DIGITAL DECOMMODIFICATION

No spam. No advertisement or promotion. Posts of this nature may be deleted, and you may be removed from the group for repeated postings.

RESPECT PRIVACY

Screen capturing and/or recording is not permitted. Please do not post pictures from anyone's webcam but your own.

NEED HELP?

To request a ranger use the !ranger command, or simply use the phrases "Ranger Help" or "I Need A Ranger".
Now get in there and play! It's your burn. Let's go build it together starting at https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ.

What When Where Guide Reopens

Do you have art to share, fun things to experience, talks to unveil, music to create, gatherings to host? We want it all to be part of our 2021 burn so please let us know so we can help spread the word through our WWW (What When Where) Guide. We're jumping back into the action and reopening our guide for your submissions.

We initially rolled it out toward the end of July but we've now retooled it for our digital burn. You can find the updated version by visiting: form.jotform.com/212437412171143

The WWW guide will be a living documents and will be updated regularly throughout the gathering this year. Unlike years past, submissions to the guide do not close, and will remain open until the end of the burn weekend. As we re-share the growing guide later this week, be sure to check back often as you never know what new plans the community may add to your upcoming burn!