What we do
Our flagship event
We are the custodians of a NSW-based event with a new theme every year. Our community creates the art, and groups of friends band together as theme camps to bring the performances, music and interactive joy that make it what it is. The event runs on the Ten Principles. Everyone is welcome, and everyone takes part. People give gifts and share what they bring freely, and ice is the only thing for sale. Each person brings what they need to look after themselves, we leave the land as we found it, and we share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the whole community.
Art and theme camp support
We help artists and camp leads bring large-scale installations, art cars and interactive spaces to life through art grants, planning support and connection to resources.
Community gatherings
We run smaller events through the year, like our Mardi Gras parade float and celebration, so the community stays connected.
Culture and safety
We develop and share consent, inclusion and community care practices so everyone can take part safely.
Members and storytelling
Our members shape the organisation through general meeting votes, consultations and pulse checks, and we share their stories in our magazine, The Flaming Galah.
Radical Inclusion
Anyone can be part of our community.
Gifting
We give freely, for the joy of giving.
Decommodification
Our spaces run on sharing and connection, free from sponsorship and sales.
Radical Self-reliance
We bring what we need and trust our own resources.
Radical Self-expression
Each person's gifts are theirs to share, in their own way.
Communal Effort
We create, build and solve problems together.
Civic Responsibility
We look after one another, our hosts and the wider community.
Leaving No Trace
We leave every place better than we found it.
Participation
Everyone takes part. The magic is made by the people who show up.
Immediacy
We're present, here and now, and experience life directly.