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 The Shriners Club Campground 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 |
Bearded Lady Carousel Burn |
Ravine burn circle |
Artist: Ren Suspended spinning fire art. Burn Circus will do a preburn show in front of it before ignition. |
By Fire and Water |
My campsite |
Artist: Ely Blown Glass, Twisted Metal, and pigmented paints. |
decoratus parasol |
Random places throughout the venue |
Artist: FunkyDory Hand colored, full-sized paper parasols will be placed throughout the campground for glowing night-time ambiance. On Saturday, all parasols will be gifted to anybody that would like one. (In the event of rain or high winds, the parasols will be removed until the weather passes.) Please see our listing under the Events section if you are interested in decorating one! |
Light painted portraits |
near Earth Guardians Station |
Artist: Brandon What we are going to do is create some fantastic light painting art. The link at left shows some previous playing I've done in this area. Participants will get a high resolution image file or print of the best one from their participation emailed or somehow delivered to them after the event. I will also have a number of prints on display somewhere nearby during the day time. We'll be doing this after dark on Thursday and Friday evenings, possibly after the burn as well. |
The Temple |
Quiet Area burn circle |
Artist: Alonzo When I went to Burning Man, I went to their temple burn. It was different from the effigy burn. It was quiet and more of a solemn burn, one last burn before returning to the default world, a time to come gather with your fellow burners. Burners can think about what they just did at InterFuse and of things, persons, and ideas to come. This will also be a time to remember those who have passed, remember those you just met, or... just watch something pretty burn. This will be an interactive art installation. I will bring markers for people to write on the temple. I will also have cloth for people to write on and tie it to the temple, adding to the art. Burners may write ideas, thoughts, reflections, hopes, dreams, names of loved ones — whether they be passed, in need of help, on a good path, or simply loved. All I ask is that no one alters someone else's words and/or pictures. Simply put: respect each other's creativity. |
Clown Car |
Mobile art. Load it up and "drive" around. |
Artist: TiedyeChuck A Full sized, light weight clown car carried from inside by at least 2 people, but with room for many. How many? Lets find out. At least a dozen with careful stacking. Its a village car, drive it off and abandon it, someone else can take it from there. No seats to clean, no floor to get sticky. Get in the clown car and party! It is completely alcohol powered, because beer is cheaper than gasoline. |
Your Art Here |
Artist: Your name here Art description... |
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Musical artists at: |
Playbill: The Northwest Arkansas Burners soundstage will be in full effect at InterFuse this year, showcasing some of the finest EDM artists from our area. Featuring the music of DJ Spiff, Domewrekka, DJ Evolve, Xaphan, Vaxination, DJ Zac Slade, and the Grody Crew, with a special 5:00 AM Saturday "Marooned in Realtime" tag team set with Doohickey and Clandestine Boozer. Read about the camp itself on the Theme Camps page. |
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Musical artists at: |
Playbill: 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 Circus Maximus theme, but it's fun if it does. Art may be installed anywhere at InterFuse except near The Main Effigy 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 by Friday, April 22, 2011.
Neither Midwest Burners nor the Shriners Club Campgrounds 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 by Friday, April 22, 2011. 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 by Friday, April 22, 2011.
All other artists who want their installations listed in the Front Gate Handout must register using the form below by Friday, April 22, 2011.
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 Front Gate, the radio tower, parking lots, toilets, the 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 the Shriners Club Campgrounds. 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 5 MPH or slower though. If you are bringing an Art Car to InterFuse, you must inform the Parking Lead by Friday, April 22, 2011.
Please note that if we have to shut down the roads because it’s too wet, you must park your Art Car.
Get On The Art List (Register Your Art Here)
Fill out the form below and press the send button. You will be contacted by an InterFuse Event Planner via email.
Registering your art here by Friday, April 22, 2011 will get it listed on this page and printed 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 registered on the Theme Camps page.
Performance art should be registered 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."