APOGAEA

The 2nd round of creative grants for Apogaea 2010 is now open! Apo’s Creative Committee will accept grant applications for visual art, workshops, performances, theme camps, installations, environments, sound, video, and more. We encourage all creative types to apply for grants to help see their visions to completion.

The application deadline is March 31st and the maximum grant amount is $300.  The application can be found at http://apogaea.com/art-camps-things/art-grants/

The Creative Committee will take into consideration the feasibility of your creative concept, adherence to a leave-no-trace ethic, your accomplishments, and the potential of your concept to encourage community involvement, as well as an interactive and participatory experience.

Creative projects at Apogaea face unique challenges in design, creation, and transportation. Weather, site conditions, citizens, safety, and transportability should be considered. Projects must leave no trace – you must leave the environment as you found it.

Please visit apogaea.com for more information about the festival, previously-funded work, contacts, and the grant process.

This months meeting has been rescheduled for next week – 2/21 3pm at the Phoenix Asylum, 2510 47th Street, Unit D/DD, Boulder 80301. This meeting is open to the public, so come and give your two cents!

Agenda:

FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING

• Approve minutes from January

PUBLIC COMMENTS

OLD BUSINESS

LAND–Uncle Dave

RETREAT

• Agenda
• Food
• Website and Wiki training
• Dave’s friend’s truck–what action?
• Tax Update? Need password to pay 2009.–Shutterbug
• Update on transfers–banking, PO Box, storage

NEW BUSINESS

• Budget–Shutterbug
• 08 Financials online?
• As a 501c7, do we have a limit on art grants b/f we have to send out a 1099 or equivalent?
• CC?
• Initial ticket sales discussions–J1S idea for staggered ticket prices at the gate
• Schwaag for volunteers–Budget and what to give–begin research
• T-Shirts that need to be ordered (rangers? Med team? Ignition)
• Do we want to hand something out for 2009 volunteers at the town hall? Special drinks?
• Lamplighter budget
• Org. Chart–Caroline
• What leads still needed?
• Ratify new and renewing leads– Michele, Truly, Dana, Cyn, Rraine, Rob under email?
• Who crucial to the retreat?
• Email addresses go to whom?
• Meeting for Ignition? Related to town hall or earlier?
• Elections for Milk’s Position–Bobo, Doud, Holly G.
• Introductions and questions
• Closed session–debate, comments and votes
• Timeline–additional comments?
• Recycling policy–How do we want to handle for 2010?
• Town Hall–when? (In March) Locations to research
• –3 cities?
• Policy changes–survival guide and website art cars, etc. language updates
• Press contact–ready to speak to him once have dates?
• Shindig on Thursday night? J1S
• Ice sales?
• Cooler?
• Water feature policy
• Golf carts vs. gators
• Business Cards
• Lee–get fingers from tOdd?

PARKING LOT

• Apo flag colors
• Marketing Surveys

To Print:

• Timelines
• Org Charts
• Agendas
• Group emails list
• Shutterbug–line item budget

2010 theme is “Artropolis” …let your inspiration flow!

If you’re interested in submitting a proposal to build the effigy, please apply to email hidden; JavaScript is required by February 26, 2010!

In your application, include:

• Design description, including materials, construction, size, and transportation plans,
• You and your team’s capabilities and qualifications,
• What you need or want from Apogaea to complete your project (including detailed funding and costs),
• Plans for what you’ll do with the piece if we’re unable to burn it, and
• Safety considerations and danger mitigation plans.

All effigy decisions, design, and burn status are subject to land and fire restrictions.

Apogaea has grant funds available to help build the effigy; the grant amount will be decided by the Apogaea Creative Committee and the Apogaea Board based on budget and design. The Creative Committee and the Apogaea Board will make the final effigy choice. Winners will be announced the week of March 8, 2010.

E-mail email hidden; JavaScript is required with any questions on the submission process.

LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY HIGH!

Hey all you artists and graphics gurus, Do you have visions of fancy floating through your mind? Want to share? Once again, the Apogaea Creative Committee is hosting a ticket and flyer design contest. Get your brilliant ideas in front of hundreds of artists and fellow burners.

We will be using ONE design for both tickets and flyers. Winner will receive ONE free ticket to Apogaea 2010.

Art Guidelines*:

• Flyer Design Size – final size 5.5″ x 4.25″ + .25″ bleed on all 4 sides = 6″ X 4.75″
• Ticket Design Size – final size 5.5″ x 2″ + .25″ bleed on all 4 sides = 6″ X 2.5″
• File Formats – tiff, eps, pdf, and high quality jpg files accepted
• Resolution – 300 dpi is ideal, but files must be at least 200 dpi
• Submissions will be judged based on concept, execution & image quality

Both tickets and flyers should use the same design. On each, you must include:

• The name of the event, “Apogaea”
• This year’s theme name, “Artropolis”
• The Apogaea logo, which you can download here in EPS, JPG, and PNG formats
• The tentative date of the event, June 10th – 13th 2010

*Please note that it is very important to stay within the developing guidelines. Pulling images off of the internet is usually not a good idea because of the low quality issues and copyright violations!

Deadline: 12:01 a.m., February 8, 2010. Send your Questions and/or your submission to email hidden; JavaScript is required. The Apogaea Creative Committee would like to wish you the best of luck!

Apogaea’s 2010 creative grant cycle is now open! Apo’s Creative Committee will accept grant applications for visual art, workshops, performances, theme camps, installations, environments, sound, video, and more. Go the the ART, CAMPS & THINGS page for more information on the grant process and the grant application.

FABULOUS FURRY FREAKS (WITH FOCUS)

• Do You love the Apogaea festival and have ideas to improve it?
• Love this Colorado Burner community and have ideas to strengthen it?
• Want an excuse to meet every month, drink beer and plan a kick-ass event?

Then we want YOU, or your awesome friend you want to nominate (yes, ask them first), to join the Leadership of the Family that is the Apogaea Board of Directors.

Our beloved Milk is vacating his Board position to work on a special Apogaea project. As a result we have a open seat on the Apogaea Board of Directors for a one year term and we are currently accepting nominations. Per the Apogaea By-Laws, the Board will elect the new Director from the nomination pool.

Similar to the previous Director elections last month, interested parties should send their information to email hidden; JavaScript is required explaining (1) your passion and (2) your qualifications. Nominations will be accepted until February 12th.

Be sure to include:

• Playa Name
• Real Name
• Email address where we can reach you
• Phone number where we can reach you
• Why you want to join the board
• What passions you bring
• What talents you bring

Please find details on job requirements below.

QUESTIONS
If you want to learn more about what the job is or can be, please ask
your favorite board member or email email hidden; JavaScript is required

Save the Date: The Feb 14th Board Meeting will include a meet n greet
for all interested applicants/nominees followed by a vote.

Artrotopolistically Yours,
Jethro and The Apogaea Board

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER

• Passion and ideas about creating a community and event centered on the Burning Man principles.
• Business or event experience preferred.
• Varying backgrounds. It would be ideal to get individuals who come from different backgrounds. Boards are most successful when they have people who bring different things to the table, e.g. attorneys, accountants, event organizers, insurance people, artists, computer jocks, musicians.

COMMITMENT

• 1 year term with option to run for an additional 3 year term. Must be able to commit to fulfill a full term in his/ her position.
• One physical meeting a month and currently one telephone conference call a month. More meetings as event approaches.
• Respond to board emails in a timely manner.
• At least one gate shift during the event.
• Further time as needed to fulfill duties and ensure a smooth and fulfilling event.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD OFFICERS
The types of activities that the board are responsible for include the following:

1. Determine the organization’s mission and purpose. It is the board’s responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization’s goals, means, and primary constituents served.
2. Select the “chief” and their responsibilities or, in the case of owners, the board members..
3. Provide proper financial oversight. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
4. Ensure adequate resources. One of the board’s foremost responsibilities is to provide adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
5. Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability. The board is ultimately responsible for ensuring adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
6. Ensure effective planning. Boards must actively participate in an overall event planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan’s goals.
7. Recruit and orient new board members and assess board performance. All boards have a responsibility to articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members, and periodically and comprehensively evaluate its own performance.
8. Enhance the organization’s public standing. The board should clearly articulate the organization’s mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and garner support from the community.
9. Determine, monitor, and strengthen the organization’s programs and services. The board’s responsibility is to determine which programs are consistent with the organization’s mission and to monitor their effectiveness.
10. The board should ensure that the officers and organization has the immoral and professional support he or she needs to further the goals of the organization.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO NOMINEES

The GREATEST Colorado BURNER event of the new DECADE!!!

Apogaea Dates announced: June 10-13, 2010

Yes, come all ye Burners to Apogaea the second weekend in June 2010!

Bring your inspiration, love, art and passion to the skies of Colorado (location TBD).

If you are new, please check out the “Survival Guide.”

Veteran? then join our Apogaea Family once again. We Miss you!

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Weather is warming, weeks of snow thawing, AND the Apogaea Board of directors has elected new Officers for the 2010 Event!

Please join me in welcoming the latest additions to this year’s fantastically funky team:

-Caroline Kert, PRESIDENT, email hidden; JavaScript is required
-Funcan Lee, VICE PRESIDENT, email hidden; JavaScript is required
-Julie “naughty nurse” Osborn, SECRETARY, email hidden; JavaScript is required
-Shutterbug, TREASURER, email hidden; JavaScript is required

We on the Apo Board are excited to have such a great bunch of talented folks join our efforts in helping present Colorado’s largest muti-day artistic burn!

We would also like to thank our departing Apogaea Officers for years of dedicated service…you WILL be missed!

Hey all you artists and graphics gurus, Do you have visions of fancy floating through your mind? Want to share? Once again, the Apogaea Creative Committee is hosting a ticket and flyer design contest. Get your brilliant ideas in front of hundreds of artists and fellow burners.

Yes, “Artopolis” is the selected them for Apogaea 2010. We are calling for ticket and flyer artwork for this theme, so get your juices flowing and create away!!

Submissions should be sent to email hidden; JavaScript is required for entry into the competition. Deadline for all entries is no later than 12 AM February 8th 2010.

We will be using ONE design for both tickets and flyers. Winner will receive ONE free ticket to Apogaea 2010.

Art Guidelines*:

• Flyer Design Size – final size 5.5″ x 4.25″ + .25″ bleed on all 4 sides = 6″ X 4.75″
• Ticket Design Size – final size 5.5″ x 2″ + .25″ bleed on all 4 sides = 6″ X 2.5″
• File Formats – tiff, eps, pdf, and high quality jpg files accepted
• Resolution – 300 dpi is ideal, but files must be at least 200 dpi
• Submissions will be judged based on concept, execution & image quality

Both tickets and flyers should use the same design. On each, you must include:

• The name of the event, “Apogaea”
• This year’s theme name, “Artropolis”
• The Apogaea logo, which you can download here in EPS, JPG, and PNG formats
• The tentative date of the event, June 10th – 13th 2010

*Please note that it is very important to stay within the developing guidelines. Pulling images off of the internet is usually not a good idea because of the low quality issues and copyright violations!

Deadline: 12:01 a.m., February 8, 2010. Send your Questions and/or your submission to email hidden; JavaScript is required. The Apogaea Creative Committee would like to wish you the best of luck!

By popular vote from the community and the Apogaea board, there will be mandatory “Quiet Hours” for sound/theme camps at Apogaea this year.

• Quiet hours will be 6am – 11am on Friday and Saturday and 8am – 11am on Sunday.

This means turn off all generators, and subsequently all amplified music. A few glorious hours of peace and quiet – well, at least a few hours without the megawatts thump of amplified music. That’s enough to get a good nap in. That’s enough to get a good nap in.

Sound levels will be enforced with decibel meters.

Also don’t forget we will be enforcing enclosed generators. Generator noise must not exceed 70dB at 10 feet – that’s about as loud as an average passenger car. Any generator that is found to be in violation will be turned off until the noise issue is remedied with better enclosure techniques. We’re not trying to be Nazis about this, we just need to make sure everyone is being respectful in such a limited, but beautiful space.

In an effort to keep waste down and follow the path of self-reliance, we are encouraging everyone to bring their own cup to Apogaea this year. Let’s try to avoid any kind of disposable cups. Let’s also try to avoid plasticware. Second hand stores are a great place to pick up sets of silverware that you can use or better yet…gift!

There will also be recycling bins set-up around Apo Town. Please use these ONLY for recycling materials. Self-Reliance is really your own responsibility and so is your trash. Help keep Apogaea and the Planet magnificent!