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Here’s a wee taste of what’s happening across the global Burn landscape – the wins, the setbacks, the magic, and the movement. Whether you’re heading overseas or just like keeping the flame alive year-round, here’s what’s up: Nowhere Burn – Spain Counting down to dust...
The collective formerly known as Excom is gathering… During their summit, they have an agenda of topics they want to get through such as ‘How’s your cat doing?’ and ‘How do we get this crazy, manic machine called Kiwiburn off the ground for another year?’ But once...
You know the theme for KB26 right? Surely you do! (Hint - read this: Kiwiburn26: A Work of Heart) If you have an idea rolling around in your brain for a sweet poster to match the sweet theme, then get cracking on it now! Time is running out for submissions, they close...
Come and join the Art Department! The Arts Department currently has a bunch of year round roles on offer. You may be wondering, why are there so many available? So, the wonderful humans of the Arts team thought they’d provide some clarity on why this is. So here's...
Did you know that ExCom has monthly meetings to discuss very important but not-top-secret Kiwiburn things? And did you know that even if you’re not at the meeting yourself, you can still see what these important things are and keep yourself informed? AND - did you...
We get it, life can become busy and before you know it, weeks have passed and that thing you were planning on doing (ok, multiple many things) has been forgotten and then it’s too late. We don’t want anyone to miss out so here is your friendly reminder! Our most epic...
We are passionate about helping artists bring art to Kiwiburn. We have an amazing number of new and existing roles in the Art Department. Why do we have so many roles available? We’ve been analysing post-burn how to improve our services, splitting roles to make them...
Got an Idea for a Temple or an Effigy for next year’s Burn? Expressions of interest are now open! We can help you make this happen, it’s not scary (well, maybe a little bit), but we’ve got the people to help you through the process. Submit your vision for the Effigy...
A not-so-new burner is our quite-new Secretary 2ic! So when I asked him about himself, here was Vaughan’s self-introduction: N.B.. This is a secretary bird, not Vaughan. Both are pretty cool. We aren't sure what the bird's name is. I attended my first Kiwiburn in...
Kiwiburn 2026 Art Grants are now open! Start planning your art, support needs, and budget for financial assistance. Applications will close at the end of June 2025. The online grants portal will open soon for applications. Use this time to prepare detailed plans and...
