1st Round Creative Grant Awards
In the first round of Apo creative grants, there were 41 applicants requesting a total of $121k. Since we only had 1/6 of that money to grant, the Art Committee had the very difficult task of turning down many good proposals. Nonetheless, sixteen outstanding proposals with solid budgets and plans were awarded grants averaging $1080; check […]
The Effigy and the Temple: Interviews with the Artists
As you probably know, Flaming Art is a very important part of Apogaea. I might even say it’s the most important, or at least the most consistently recognizable feature of the festival. In the interest of encouraging more of you to make Flaming Art, I decided to interview some previous effigy builders. I talked with […]
Interviewing Art
Koda: Hello Art, Would you introduce yourself to Apogaea community? Art: Hello community, my name is Flaming Art. You know, art and fire, what Apogaea is all about. Oh, I am also an Apogaea community liaison. Koda: You smell punny, if you don’t mind my say’n. Art: I AM a pun, like all the best […]
Interview with Tommy Tommy Tommy, Your New Art Committee Lead
Koda: Hi Rev. tommytommytommy! Can you introduce yourself to the community (those that may not already be aware of your awesomeness!)? TTT: Howdy Koda. Your Reverend has been burning since 2002 and hitting Apo since before it was Apo. Most folks know me from my absurd dancing, demure outfits, and emceeing fantastic events… I’m the […]
Welcome the new Apogaea Secretary
We’re happy to announce that our secretary position is filled! Please welcome our new secretary: Robert Meredith Thank you to all of our applicants for offering to volunteer. We had several excellent candidates to choose from.
Welcome the new Apogaea 2012 Officers and Board Members
The officer elections are nearly complete. Please give a big community welcome to our new Apogaea 2012 officers: President: Rob ‘Cano’ Hodges Vice President: Guy Wire Treasurer: Scott ‘Shutterbug’ Rockbear But wait, we said “nearly” complete! What does this mean? The position of secretary has yet to be filled! After completing a fantastic tenure, our previous secretary is […]
New Board!
Please welcome our new board members: Scott ‘Koda’ Dudley, Eric Moutz, and April Menegazzo! Our outgoing board members (who are awesome, rocked their positions, and this community) are Caroline Kert and Uncle Dave. Make sure to thank those two when you see them next, they put in a hefty few years each to help make Apogaea what it […]
NEW Board Members announced
Hey all: A big thank you to our outgoing Board members. They all worked hard to bring you a great Apo 2010. So, when you see them, please give them a hearty “Hail, yeah!!” Johnny One Spur (Johnny has been on the board pretty much forever and helped set up and run the arts committee, […]
Ticket Design Contest Winner!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s true! We have a winner! Congratulations to Ben Shearn. His flyer and ticket design will be used on marketing materials for Apogaea 2010 (Artropolis). We received a total of 3 awesome designs and ran it through a voting panel consisting of the members of Team Ignition. Team Ignition is made […]