Balsa Man 2009 :: “Big Dreams Writ Small”
Certainly 2009 was an amazing year for Balsa Man! If you missed this year we recommend checking out the Balsa Man 2009 event wrap up which has links to photos and video. The Black Rock Desert Balsa Regional Report is also highly worth the read.
Inspiration, the blessing and curse of being an artist. Creative ideas percolate to the surface of awareness at the oddest moments: while scrubbing one’s feet in the bath, while zipping around a double parked car on one’s bicycle, or even while just paying bus fare.
When creative inspiration occurs in the open expanse of places like the Black Rock Desert, it kindles dreams as limitless as its horizon. Unfortunately not all of us have the time, motivation, or funds to act on such colossal dreams as Dance Dance Immolation, Colossus, Urchronia, Neverwas Haul, or Crude Awakening.
Realize your vision in miniature at Balsa Man 2009!
Balsa Man is a celebration of tiny art, but we realize that all artists have ideas larger than themselves, and this year we encourage artists to realize their colossal visions in miniature. The theme for Balsa Man 2009 is “Big Dreams Writ Small”—create a maquette of the your biggest dreams! Please visit Tiny Art & Grants for more information.
When & Where
Balsa Man 2009 will be on Saturday, September 5th. We encourage participants to arrive by 6pm to enjoy the tiny art on display. You can come early if you want, but I won’t recommend being too late—the event is as short as it is tiny. The Balsa Man will burn at nightfall (around 8pm as sunset is at 7:33pm here in San Francisco). The Temple and other tiny art will burn after the Balsa Man burns. The event is over at after 8:33pm as our location closes an hour after sunset.
If you are planning on attending the Balsa Man 2009 event we recommend that you read the Balsa Man Survival Guide and review the Balsa Man 2009 Placement Map. Balsa Man takes place in San Francisco; for location information please contact info@balsaman.org.
Get more out of Balsa Man by participating!
We encourage all to get more out of your Balsa Man by participating: Create tiny art, join the Balsa DPW, host a Balsa Build Night, write for the Balsa Blog, donate to the Black Pebble Arts Foundation.
