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May 16, 2019

Fly Ranch: Writers of Color to Become Heroines of Own Stories

From the moment I could read, I’ve been drawn to fantasy tales starring female heroines. Each time the heroine uncovers the magical destiny awaiting her, my heart races in excitement for the adventure ahead. I never anticipated my own life following a similar path, but since finding Home at my first Burn in 2014, my […]
June 17, 2019

Fly Ranch: Applications Open for Women Writers of Color Expedition

Fly Ranch and Burning Man Project, with the support and vision of Yodassa Williams and an advisory committee, are excited to be hosting our first writing expedition for women of color and non-binary persons of color this October 3 – 6 at Fly Ranch. More details will be forthcoming for accepted participants, but for now […]
August 12, 2019

The Future of Fly

January 9, 2020

Renewable Energy Can Be Beautiful. Just Ask the Founders of LAGI

Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry were just a floor apart at Carnegie Mellon University but never met. Two years later, they found themselves just a floor apart again — this time in an office building in downtown Pittsburgh. An elevator finally conspired to get them together. A conversation in the lift led to falling in […]
January 14, 2020

Design the Future of Fly Ranch – Starting NOW!

Today, we launched an initiative that invites the Burning Man community and wider creative world to join in co-creating a sustainable and awe-inspiring year-round rural center at Fly Ranch, Burning Man Project’s 3,800-acre high desert property. Burning Man Project and the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) have partnered together to run a multi-disciplinary design challenge […]
February 18, 2020

LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch: Join Q&A Webinar and Site Preview Walks

On February 19, Burning Man Project’s Fly Ranch Team and the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) are co-hosting a Q&A Webinar to answer questions about the LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Design Challenge, share more information about the process, and help people get involved in co-creating the future of Fly Ranch. It’s been one month since […]
April 8, 2020

LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Deadline Extended

We hope you are safe and healthy in these uncertain times. The fact is that everything has changed. The existential commitments that define us — to family, friends, career, creative expression, research, play, and exploration — have suddenly been jumbled together, competing for our time in ways that blur together the hours, days, and weeks. […]