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Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

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Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Help us complete our total fundraising for the Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Help us complete our total fundraising for the Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Help us complete our total fundraising for the Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Help us complete our total fundraising for the Catacomb of Veils - Burning Man 2016

Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
2 Campaigns |
San Francisco, United States
$21,715 USD 202 backers
86% of $25,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Highlights
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Overview
We are in our final stretch to raise the remaining funds to complete the Catacomb of Veils. Previously with the help of our generous donor community, we raised $68K!! Our minimum goal is $90K so we're kicking off another another campaign to reach our goal. All funds raised go to materials, rent, transportation, physical burn requirements and camp supplies for the on playa build prior to gates opening. Please help us reach our goal and ensure that we are able to build and burn the Catacomb.

Update 8/23

WOW!  Thank you so much to our community for rallying behind this project.  We have less than $6K to go.   Please consider what your donation can do to help this project get to the finish line.

We have been blessed by the most amazing build crew, phenomenal support from the org, and generous-beyond-belief donors.  And yet with building costs and shipping costs, we still need a little more.  Can we get this campaign to $20,000 tonight?  Tomorrow morning?  

 

Update 8/19

With the bulk of our crew on playa or headed up this weekend, we are incredibly grateful and touched by the support of our community.  We have less than $9,000 to raise to finish this project. 

Please consider donating and sharing among your friends.  Our crew will rest a little easier knowing that the campaign is nearly over.  

Our deepest gratitude,

CoV Crew

 

 

How far we've come...

For the past two months hundreds of volunteers and artists from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Boston, Reno, Portland, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, France, you get the picture; have come to SF to help us construct the Catacomb of Veils. Until now, we have raised $68K toward our goal of ~$90k that will enable us to complete this sculpture and deliver it to the playa for Burning Man 2016. The community that has been built is incredible, it's truly a family of folks that have come together with a singular vision to see this built and individual desires to be a part of something special. Along with our donors, we make up the Catacomb of Veils. 

At 220' across and covering almost 19,000 square feet of playa area, Catacomb of Veils will be the largest art piece at Burning Man 2016 and one of the largest burned sculptures in the history of the event. 

Your donation goes 100% to procuring materials, construction, transportation, insurance, and build-site rental for the project. Everyone participating in the creation of Catacomb is all-volunteer with a commitment to the transformative power of temporary art. Our community of artists and builders is so grateful for your contribution and support.

Catacomb rises like a rocky outcropping off the desert floor, and as the dust swirls up and around, it evokes Black Rock Point itself.  It is a ruin of a previous society-- a remnant of our collective search for moments of quiet, introspection and reflection. It is a journey of discovery and a descent into a subterranean world.

A path winds up to the Narthex at the Eastern Pyramid of the Catacomb and from this vantage point the community begins its descent inward. Ancient relics of a collective history adorn the walls as shafts of light illuminate effigies and offerings. These are moments in our primeval memory, inviting us further downward and inward into ourselves. The journey culminates in an inner sanctum-- a Sanctum of Veils-- a confluence of concealment, revelation and sublime beauty.

The core crew met while working together on the Temple of Grace in 2014 and has a long history of creating huge art for the Burning Man community. 

Make a contribution, follow us on Facebook, spread the word or bring your energy to lift lumber and build a mountain.  We guarantee your contribution makes a difference. 

Thank You!

- The Catacomb Crew

** For donations that require or desire a tax deduction receipt, please donate directly to our campaign on Fractured Atlas' site. Go to https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=14182

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Build the Project With Us

$150 USD
Receive a glass water bottle with a red silicone sleeve printed with the Catacomb of Veils name on the cap.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
7 out of 25 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Support the Project

$30 USD
Receive a sticker with the original Catacomb of Veils graphic.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
44 out of 100 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Be a Part of the Community

$75 USD
Receive a Catacomb of Veils t-shirt and sticker too.
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
31 out of 100 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Take a Part With You

$125 USD
Receive a hand dyed silk that hung in the Sanctum of the Catacomb of Veils during the burn. Will be removed prior to the Catacomb burn and edges hemmed.
Estimated Shipping
October 2016
27 out of 50 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

A Piece of the Peak

$400 USD
Receive one piece of the 16 gauge unfinished steel pyramid caps. [Must be picked up on the playa Friday night 9/2/16 or in San Francisco in Sept 2016]
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
3 out of 24 of claimed

Support the Community

$500 USD
Receive a sticker, t-shirt, water bottle and the keepsake vial of ashes.
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
1 out of 20 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

A Gift of Gratitude

$1,000 USD
Receive dinner and a tour of the Catacomb of Veils on the playa for you and a guest with the crew of the Catacomb
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
2 out of 5 of claimed

Capture the Moment

$4,000 USD
Photo shoot on the playa with veteran Burning Man photographer, Sydney Erthal. Includes 5 digital proofs and one fine art print
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed

Light it Up

$5,000 USD
Receive the opportunity to carry fire to the Catacomb of Veils for it’s final unveiling and burn
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
0 out of 3 of claimed
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The Sound of the Catacomb

$325 USD
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
4 out of 4 of claimed

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