The 2025 ArtJump grants are specifically designed to cover a fixed amount of transportation costs for existing artworks. These grants aim to support artists who will take their art on tour, showcasing it at a variety of events across Europe.

Each selected artist will present their work at Where the Sheep Sleep 2025, as well as at least one other event in Europe. These events may include Burns, Burning Man-inspired gatherings, Maker Faires, or other artistic initiatives.

Any artist (including performers) can apply with existing artwork.

This year we plan to fund a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 existing art projects.

This year the total budget of €7,000 (Euros) is available for applicants.
You can apply for a transportation grant to a maximum of €3,500.

Note to artists: Ask only for what you need. The jury will take into account how your transport budget is related to your overall project and budget. A realistic budget will positively affect your chances of receiving a grant.

The international jury – who all have their hearts and feet deep in Burning Man communities – will be honoured to make the grant selection.

The 2025 jury is to be announced!

The jury will judge each art application on the following parameters:

• The art must be an existing artwork (including performances)
• The art must already be in Europe
• The art must be participatory. We define participatory as some/all of the following:

• Interactive art
  • Art that prompts the viewer to act
  • Art that can be experienced in more ways than visually
  • Art that prompts people to interact with one another
  • Art that responds to participants and their environment
  • Art that causes people to reflect on the larger community
  • Art that challenges the viewers’ traditional perspective on art
  • Art that belongs to the public and exists for the benefit of all

• The art will participate at Where the Sheep Sleep (19th June until 23rd June 2025)
  • To receive the art grant, the artist must define which events (at least one to 2 burn related events within one year/2025) they would like to bring their art to
  • The artist must have a practical transportation plan to and from the event(s)
  • Remember, these are Leave No Trace events
  • Shipping, event tickets, insurance and any other art-related logistics are the artists’ responsibilities; the ArtJump grants only cover transportation costs

To apply for a grant, you must submit pictures and a written description of your interactive or participatory art, as well as a description of your transportation plan to and from the events.

This time, we will ttry to keep it easier and simpler and the applications will be done only via our form: https://forms.gle/BEBvYwvSQDG3hhGh9 

If you aren’t able to make the form, contact us on: artjump@burningman.nl

Please note: you are responsible for securing your entrance ticket to each event you plan to attend with your art.

Applications are open from the 25th of February until the 25th of April 2025 at 11:00 (GMT+1).
Grant applicants will be contacted by email and the winners will be announced on the 30th of April.

After the 25th of April, when all applications are in, the jury will have a chance to review the projects. Based on the parameters mentioned above, the jury will score each application. In addition to the artistic parameters, the projects are also scored on feasibility.