Art & Artists
Art is self-expression, so everyone is an artist in some form. InterFuse gives artists the unique opportunity to display art that is too large, too strange, too abstract or thought provoking to display at many other venues. InterFuse is also a perfect occasion to debut art that isn’t well known or is deeply personal. Midwest Burners encourages people to share their art, especially interactive art, with everyone at InterFuse.
A Personal Note From Tangle:
Art comes in many forms! It is not limited to stuff we see in museums. It could be self expression of performance, decorating a mundane carport to resemble a fishing boat, a snazzy costume you strut your stuff in, a choreographed or spontaneous dance, a 'create-it' workshop, setting up an interactive music maker or creating a beautiful meditation space, to throw out a few possibilities.
Burn events also have a plethora of temporal art, such as the grooving music being pumped from the speakers that you may never hear again, and the fantastic burnable art.
Tangle
Neither Midwest Burners nor Ozark Avalon can be held responsible for damaged art. While everyone looks out for one another, artists are ultimately responsible for the safety of their art at InterFuse. As an artist, you should consider lighting your art so that people don't stumble over it in the dark, damaging themselves and your work.
The Art List (Registered Art)
Listed in order of registration date.Get your art listed (registered) using the form at bottom.
| Art Title | Location | Description |
Seed of Life |
Groovitational Pull dome (Theme Camp), south of Redbud Circle |
Artists: Groovitational Pull Art Crew We have created a seed of life to hang in the top center of our dome. This is created out of UV reactive hula hoops. By 1:00 PM Sunday (maybe sooner) we should have these cut down and ready to be given out. If you have always wanted a hula hoop, or have been inspired to pick it up at the event - come back and see if there is one available for you - there will be 7. |
The Giving Tree |
by the Earth Guardians Recycling Station |
Artist: Kimberly The Giving Tree is a gifting space. You can leave things, or take things. or both. It doesn't matter what it is. Popular items are handmade creations, books, clothing, costume accessories, lighters, toys, stuffed animals, alcohol, fruit/packaged foods like granola bars and chocolate, tea cups, glow sticks...well, you get the idea. Random gifting and reusing. :) |
Heavenly Symbols: |
Redbud Circle |
Artists: Story, mor, and friends This is to be IF's analog of the temple burn at BRC. It will be a small quiet solemn burn on Sunday evening to mourn the passing of another year burning at Ozark Avalon and to release our hopes and ambitions for the year to come. Please come visit the shrine and place some piece of yourself (emotionally and spiritually, please not physically) to be released in flame at the closing of our festival, and everyone who stays is encouraged to attend. Heavenly Symbols will be an approximately 8 foot tall Shrine made completely of combustible materials. Each side will face in a cardinal direction and will be display the corresponding elemental (fire, air, water, earth), and Zodiac signs. At sunset each evening there will be a ritual at the shrine celebrating the element of the evening, and kicking off the festivities, and the shrine. The shrine will have markers and pens where people can write messages and notes to be released at the burn on Sunday, and the shrine will be lit up at night. The Shrine Burn will be at sunset on Sunday. Rituals and smaller burns will be held at approximately 7:15-7:45 PM each evening. |
Panoramic burn photos |
Earth Guardians HQ |
Artist: Brandon Couple of largish prints showing the crowd after the burn. |
Tree of Life |
Groovitational Pull (Theme Camp), south of Redbud Circle |
Artist: Jeffz Come all day Thursday to put your mark on bark that will be used to clothe the tree of life! 8 foot tall abstract treelike sculpture as a collaboration between Jeffz and Alan from "Iowa Camp". This is very temporary and will be at Interfuse for Thursday only! Art burn: Thursday, 9:30 PM |
Your Art Here |
Artist: Your name here Art description... |
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Musical artists at: |
south of Redbud Circle |
Playbill coming soon Read about the camp itself on the Theme Camps page. |
Musical artists at: |
Hidden Meadow |
Playbill coming soon Read about the camp itself on the Theme Camps page. |
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Maypole Hill |
Playbill coming soon Read about the camp itself on the Theme Camps page. |
Musical artists at: |
the mouth of Community Meadow |
Playbill coming soon Read about the camp itself on the Theme Camps page. |
Art Installations
InterFuse is the place for art installations! The art does not have to relate to the Spacial Oddity theme, but it's fun if it does. Art may be installed anywhere at InterFuse except near the fire rings in Moon Meadow and Maypole Hill, and other areas marked off as reserved.
If your art requires altering the landscape (ex. digging large holes) you must contact the InterFuse Event Planners no later than two weeks before the event.
Neither Midwest Burners nor Ozark Avalon can be held responsible for damaged art. While everyone looks out for one another, artists are ultimately responsible for the safety of their art at InterFuse.
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Art Placement
There are only two types of Art installations that need to be registered for placement by InterFuse event planners:
1.) Fire Art installations
2.) Permanent and semi-permanent Art installations that will alter the landscape (ex. digging large holes).
If your art installation does not fall into either category, you may register anyway to have your art installation listed in the front gate handout. Seeing your art listed inspires other people to participate. Artists who register their non-fire, non-permanent art installations will still be free to pick their installation location upon arrival at InterFuse.
Fire Art must be registered no later than two weeks before InterFuse. Event planners will coordinate with the artists to ensure maximum safety while their Fire Art installations are lit. Coordinating with Event planners will make your art burn happen much smoother, as InterRangers and Arsonists will be on hand to help maintain a burn perimeter and keep an eye out for stray sparks.
If your art requires altering the landscape (ex. digging large holes) you must contact the InterFuse Event Planners no later than two weeks before the event.
All other artists who want their installations listed in the Front Gate handout must register no later than two weeks before the event.
InterFuse event planners have final say over installation placement and there is no guarantee that you will get to install art in your preferred location. InterFuse event planners will also be placing Theme Camps with large PA systems. Likewise, event planners will reserve certain areas for infrastructure installations such as the Main Effigy work area, the gate, the radio tower, parking lots, toilets, first aid/InterRanger station, etc.
It’s tough to balance everyone’s needs during placement so please bear with us and be cool about the process. It may feel annoying to have to find a place for your art installation AFTER sound camps, fire art installations, and infrastructure installations are placed. The flipside is that you still have a lot of freedom to pick your art installation location anywhere else at OA. If every art installation were placed, then you would have no say over your installation location at all. The placed camps/installations are not necessarily getting "the better deal."
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Art Cars
Art Cars (and infrastructure vehicles) are the exception to the no driving rule. You may drive your art car around to your heart’s content, but you MUST drive at 5 MPH or lower though. If you are bringing an art car to InterFuse, please inform the Parking Leads prior to arrival.
Please note that if we have to shut down the road because it’s too wet, you must park your art car.
Get On The Art List (Register)
Fill out the form below and press the send button. You will be contacted by an InterFuse Event Planner via email.
Telling the event planners about your art at least TWO WEEKS before InterFuse will get it listed on this page and in the Front Gate Handout. This will make people more aware of your art at InterFuse.
Sound camps can list their DJs and musical performers here, but Theme Camps should be listed and registered on the Theme Camps page.
Performance art should be listed on the Events & Performers page.
Questions About Art & Artists?
Use web-based email to Contact The Event Planners.
"It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection;
through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence."