Background: The GVIAS Board of Directors have received a number of inquiries from long time former community leaders to attend our events, but have been unable to secure a ticket. Those leaders have since “retired” or stepped away from active leadership for various reasons, including burnout, family/kids, or other life issues. The Board would like to acknowledge these members, for their years of d... »
The GVIAS Grant Committee would like to announce a one time “Bonus Grant” round for 2018. This grant will open May 5th and close June 1st and will have a maximum award of $500. We created this round because we had a very large number of art applications this year that did not receive a grant due to not meeting GVIAS’ interactivity requirements. This left the Committee with a lot ... »
BITF TICKETS – Sales live on May 6th! Main Ticket Sale: May 6, 2018 9:00 pm PST A 2 step system, combining Reserve & Pay into 1 step, will be used this year. Register, then Reserve & Pay: Registration: April 15, 2018 (Closes May 5, 2018 11:59:59 pm PST) Reserve & Pay: May 6, 2018 (Opens 9 pm PST) Ticketing / Registration Past Volunteer Ticket Sale Final confirmation emails have g... »
GVIAS 2018 Annual General Meeting Come out to the GVIAS Annual General Meeting! We’d love to hear your input, questions, suggestions on all things Vancouver Burningman, and our local events schedule! Hope to see you all there. Please RSVP at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/events/367846643683307/ If you cannot see the link, please join the GVIAS FB page at: https://www.facebook.com/gr... »
Following in the steps of many Burning Man regional communities, GVIAS has initiated the formation of a Conduct Committee. The Committee will be comprised of community volunteers who are nominated or step forward to take on the task of looking into incidents that violate our community Code of Conduct. The committee’s first task will be to present an updated Code of Conduct which is relevant ... »
Conduct Committee Announcement and Call Out Our local Burning Man community is growing rapidly and so is the creativity and passion our participants bring to GVIAS events. Thank you for continuing to show up with so much AMAZING to celebrate together! As we grow, we have been faced with numerous challenging situations and we want to build a culture of accountability that aligns with our mission an... »
Storage Locker Move – Call out for Volunteers for November 9th GVIAS has secured a larger and more convenient storage locker to house the materials we maintain to produce events. We need to move from the existing locker in South Vancouver to the new one on Terminal Ave. We need 4-5 people to help with with the move for approximately 3 hours, on Thursday November 9th starting at 11am. The tim... »
Welcome back from Black Rock City friends! To ease your transition back into the default world, GVIAS is pleased to present: Dustcovery 2017 – Vancouver’s Official Decompression Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society presents Dustcovery 2017, Burning Man Vancouver community’s Official Decompression event! Saturday, November 11 at 8:30 PM – 3:30 AM Cloverdale Rodeo 6050A... »
Burner Skool / Newbie Picnic Heading out to Black Rock City this year, or checking out our local Regional Burn in the Forest? Come out to this event, meet local burners, ask questions and get them mostly accurately answered! This is for all members of the community to network and learn about attending Burning Man events, with an extra focus on BRC. This is an opportunity for burners new & old ... »
I wanted to put out a huge thank you to the fire safety team, whose work allowed us to continue to use fire in a conscientious fashion despite the province-wide ban, and to all the participants who were careful with their stoves, fire pits, and cigarettes. BITF is 0-for-14 in actually Burning the Forest, because of you! The effigy fire in particular requires significant coordination, as fires of t... »
