Out of the Mud Returns for Season Two

We're back with our first full length podcast video since we last saw you at Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off And On Again and we're cooking up something a little different this year...

We'd like our second season of the show to focus more on stories from the burn, either ours or others you've been to, as a way to better connect with the community, and in turn give you the opportunity to create your own new connections.

We'll still be giving you all the dirty details on what you need to know about the burn as we get closer to the event, but that will mostly be shared in our shorter Minute in the Mud videos.

In this episode, we talk a bit about Burning Man Proper and its art, recall our favorite moments from last year's Mosaic, and extend an invitation to all of you to join us in making this year's experiment (and podcast), one that we'll never forget.

Out of the Mud - Episode Eight: The Final Countdown

As we count down the last remaining days before Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off and On Again, Out of the Mud continues to collapse further in on itself in this year's final episode.

Fighting the inevitable destruction of the Mudworks Studio by the wrathful Mud Gods, everyman and Corvus bring on our new Art Grant Leads, VeryKateri and Lost, as well as our new Consent Team Lead, Bunikat, to talk about something very important before we head back to Reclaim:

The defacement, vandalization, and theft of art.

Radical Self-Expression through art of all forms is what Mosaic Experiment was founded upon, and our community members spend countless hours pouring their heart and souls into the art they bring to our event. In light of some unfortunate instances that occurred the last time we burned in person, we want to make it very clear that any disrespect given to art pieces or the wishes of the artists that created them is a direct violation of consent and it will not be tolerated in our community.

Lost and VeryKateri talk about how they will be working with our Art Grant recipients, as well as any other artists bringing art installations, in order to provide signage to help communicate what is and is not acceptable in terms of the level of interactivity these pieces will have and Bunikat discusses the importance of both artists and participants communicating with each other in order to clarify expectations and set boundaries to be respected surrounding the art installations brought to the event.

Finally, Corvus returns from working on the effigy just in time for the entire podcast to be devoured completely by a supermassive blackhole; leaving no trace that it ever existed.

Out of the Mud - Episode Seven: Be Here Now

In this special edition of Out of the Mud, everyman and Corvus demonstrate the principle of Immediacy by recording the episode at the MOrg Summer Retreat.

We hear from the better half of the LLC, Dirtgoddess, on our need for both a Scribe to help our leads keep track of all the important decisions they make during the year, and the opening of the position of Ticketing Lead, one of the most important jobs within the MOrg to make sure you can all attend.

We also get a visit from our TACO (Transportation Authority & Car Oversight) AKA Parking Leads, Showman & Salil, who are looking for tributes, er... volunteers to step up and fill their seats in the golf carts as they detail their plans to step down as TACO Supreme after our event this year.

As we get nearer to the event, it appears the Out of the Mud Studio is quickly reaching some kind of critical mass and is threatening to collapse around our hosts.

Despite this peril, they push on and remind you in the community that for our event to be successful, we need you to volunteer!

For DPW fill out the Dedicated Possum Watchers Volunteer Signup Sheet

For all other Volunteer Signups: click here to volunteer!

Can't decide what department to volunteer for? Click here for a description of each department and their volunteer positions.

ONE BURNER, ONE SHIFT!

Out of the Mud - Episode Six: Finding Your Own Way

It is most definitely Burn Season, leaving our hosts to fend for themselves as they discuss Radical Self-Reliance in this month's episode of Out of the Mud.

Tune in to hear about the latest updates, including the opening of
Registrations: www.mosaicexperiment.com/registration,
WWW Submissions: www.mosaicexperiment.com/www,
and the extension of Art Grant Applications to July 29th!

Things are also getting a little weirder in the studio as we get closer to the event and we begin to reach a state of critical mass...

Out of the Mud - Episode Five: The Gifts We Bring

What comes to mind when you think of Gifting? In our June edition of Out of the Mud, we take a deeper look at the meaning of this principle and how it applies to both activism and volunteering.

Our new Ranger Lead, Cheesepants, joins everyman and Corvus for this month's enlightening episode to discuss Rangering, activism, and burn stories as we get closer to turning this year's Mosaic Experiment back on again.

As a reminder, Tier 1 tickets will only be on sale until July 1st, when we move to our Tier 2 pricing, so if you haven't secured your ticket yet for this year's event, do so ASAP!

www.mosaicexperiment.com/tickets

Additionally, we will be opening registrations for Theme Camps, Art Installations, Conclave, Early Entry and submissions for 2022's What-When-Where beginning July 18th, 2022.

Art Grant Applications will also be closing on July 18th. Please get your submissions in before 11:59PM on that date so we can help you create that art project you've been wanting to bring to the burn for the last 3 years!

www.mosaicexperiment.com/artgrants

Out of the Mud - Episode Four: Come Prepared!

Welcome back to Out of the Mud with our May episode on Civic Responsibility!

Following up the release of our 2022 Vaccination Policy and the opening of Tier 1 Ticket Sales, we thought it would be helpful to bring on our Gate Lead, Squeezie, and to introduce our new Gate Co-Lead, Zoe, in order to help us understand what needs to be brought with you to gate this year in order to be admitted to the event.

We’ll also be talking about why continuing to require vaccinations this year is an important part of our Civic Responsibility to help better protect not just each other within our community, but those outside the event we may come in contact with in Defaultia before and after the burn.

So sit back, tune in, and listen up as Out of the Mud gives you the details on how you can come prepared to this year’s Mosaic Experiment!

Ticket Sale Dates, Open Positions, and Out of the Mud - Episode Three: Getting Involved!

Out of the Mud is back in April with some very important updates!

Ticketing dates and pricing for Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off and On Again are as follows:

Tier 1: May 16th, 2022 - $110

Tier 2: July 1st, 2022 (or until first 300 are sold) - $125

Needs-Based Tickets: Beginning May 16th, 2022. 15 Mosaic Sponsored tickets will be available for $45 with a Community Sponsored Gift Ticket Program to help fulfill any additional funding needs. More details to come.

Art Grant Applications will be open from May 13th - July 18th, 2022 so keep your eyes open and your creative juices flowing to bring your art to Mosaic this year!

Now, as April is National Volunteer month, our Volunteer Coordinator, Cheese Fairy, joins us this episode to co-host as we talk about some of our favorite volunteer stories and highlight the roles of various open leadership roles in the MOrg that we need your Participation in order to fill and make this year's event possible.

Full descriptions for all of our open positions can be found here:

Art Grant Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/art-grant-lead

DPW Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/dpw-lead

Greeters Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/greeters-lead

Placement Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/placement-lead

Promo Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/promo-lead

Ranger Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/ranger-lead

Scribe: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/scribe

Ticketing Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/ticketing-lead

Web Co-Lead: https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/web-lead

If you're interested in volunteering to be a lead on our team fill out an application today! https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/lead-application-form

Out of the Mud - Episode Two: A Foundation in Art

A bit late posting this episode, as it was released back in March, but we figured we’d go ahead and put it up now.

Welcome back to Out of the Mud!
In our second episode we explore the principle of Radical Self-Expression and show you how you can apply for the Mosaic Organization's open position of Art Grant Lead. We feature some of the art created by members of our community, as well as the street art that is being created worldwide in support of Ukraine.

Our special guest this month is local dubstep producer, DJ, and Mosaic community member Kyoshe; we'll hear from him on his music, how he came to Mosaic, and as a special treat for our viewers, Kyoshe performs a DJ set of his original music on the show with visuals by rivergreygraphics that you definitely do not want to miss!

You can find Kyoshe's latest EP, Shenanigans through Rewind140: https://rewind140official.bandcamp.com/album/shenanigans-ep-rwd-005

And his new single, Predator through Audio Terror Recordings: https://audioterrorrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/predator

Find more and keep up to date with Kyoshe's latest projects through his SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/ky0she

If you'd like to have your art, music, or activism projects featured on our show, or would like to be considered as a special guest for an upcoming episode, write to us at: promotions@mosaicexperiment.com

Mosaic Experiment 2022 Returns With Dates, Theme, and a New Video Podcast!

Mosaic Experiment is planning to return to Reclaim this year from September 29th to October 2nd, 2022.

We're also flipping the switch on last year's theme to become Off and On Again in order to give everyone who began creating art for last year's theme the chance to show it off back in the razorgrass.

Finally, this year we are starting up our official Mosaic Video Podcast series, called Out of the Mud, hosted by everyman and Corvus where we give you updates about the burn, talk about important issues in society, showcase artwork from the community, and host special guests from the burn community.

We're proud to unveil our very first episode today and invite you all to watch! If you like what you see and would like to contact us to showcase your art, activism, or to be a guest, just send us an email at promotions@mosaicexperiment.com.