John Law is an American artist, prankster, and an original member of the Cacophony Society and Suicide Club. Along with Michael Mikel and Larry Harvey, Law co-founded The Burning Man Festival in the early 1990s. Law has not attended Burning Man since 1996. Join the San Francisco native for a lively exploration of Bay Area cultural movements that led to the infamous Cacophony Society Zone Trip #4 to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert on Labor Day weekend 1990.

Jewelry epitomizes the spirit of Burning Man’s gift economy and honors the creative spirit of those who make it.  Join Christine “Ladybee” Kristen for a conversation about her personal collection of jewelry, the makers featured in her collection, and her recent book The Jewelry of Burning Man.

Your world is a façade created by human sensory and social perception. There are millions of other species who are having a much different experience of this world. Jessica Rath considers how the aesthetics of agricultural production and human containment of the landscape effect non-human species. Join Jessica as she premiers her experimental film, Last of the Herd, and discusses artistic process using the objects, photographs, and sketches on exhibit in the Center for Art + Environment. 

Crimson Rose joins Maria Partridge to tell the story of public art and civic activity in Black Rock City and beyond. Interactive Community Collaboration is the context for creativity that blurs the distinction between audience and art form. People are transformed from spectator to participant and are given permission to become active contributors to the creative process.

Will Roger Peterson discovered Burning Man in 1994 and founded the Black Rock City Department of Public Works — a team of several hundred people responsible for pre-event and post-event construction logistics and production. Join Will as he shares stories about the creation, civic design, and future of Black Rock City.

Deon Reynolds is a photographer based in Eureka, Nevada, whose curiosity allows him to find quirky and unusual aspects in the wide-open spaces of the West.  His work, archived in the Center for Art + Environment, reveals the intricate engineering behind wind turbines while capturing the character of the land where they stand.  Join Deon as he discusses how his photography makes these sometimes harsh landscapes approachable and even humorous, and explores how renewable energy has become part of our landscape.

Thomas Bachand has been a professional photographer for over twenty years. His photography of Lake Tahoe captures the allure and fragility of this beloved landmark and destination. Join Tom as he explores his own body of work, the historic photography of Carleton Watkins, and how photography informs our perception of the landscape.

Peter Goin is a photographer best known for his work with transformed landscapes and is currently serving as Foundation Professor of Art in Photography and Time Based Media/(Videography) at the University of Nevada, Reno. Join Peter as he discusses his Nuclear Landscapes, featured in the Museums Altered Landscape collection, and the important and evolving role of the research artist.

Recipient of the Nevada Governor’s Arts Award and the Nevada Heritage Award, Great Basin buckaroo and braider Doug Groves makes finely crafted artisan horse gear.  Learning rawhide braiding from peers in the bunkhouse and beyond, he now passes on the skills and techniques for turning rawhide into beautiful and functional gear.  Join Doug as he discusses the history of rawhide, its traditional uses as horse gear, and how our ranching history is passed on with this skill through stories and folklore.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities.

The Nevada Woodchucks are dedicated to teaching the skills of woodworking to Northern Nevada.  Through the sharing of ideas, accomplishments, techniques and woodworking projects, this organization is keeping traditional craft alive and sharing the joy of handmade toys with children in the community.  Join Woodchucks President and avid woodworker Rick Barbieri for a lively discussion of toys, tools and community. 

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities.