Katie Hazard leads Art Management for Burning Man and the committee that grants more than a million dollars to artists each year to create art that’s first stop (and sometimes only stop) is Black Rock City.

She shares about some of the grant recipients that align with this year’s Black Rock City art theme (ANIMALIA). She and Stuart Mangrum discuss Burning Man’s art movement in relation to, and sometimes in opposition to, “capital-A art,” and the default art world's manufactured scarcity and opaqueness. They explore how to grant accessibility and agency to artists, professional and amateur, personally and collectively.

“Many people come for the art, and they stay for the community.” ~Larry Harvey

Slides of the Art Projects Mentioned (in the order discussed) 

Introducing the 2023 Black Rock City Honoraria (Burning Man Journal)

Katie Hazard (Burning Man Journal)

2023 Art Theme: ANIMALIA

The ARTery at Black Rock City

Desert Arts Preview: Artists of Waking Dreams (2022 podcast)

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