This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Since 2007 Burning Man has partnered with the city of Reno to place art from the event throughout the city. What started as a public art project grew into a sharing of cultures, building a richer more vibrant community.
Maria Partridge is the Artist Advocate for Burning Man. She has been on the Board of Advisors for Burning Man’s non profit art organization the Black Rock Arts Foundation since 2008, working as the civic arts liaison in Reno.
Maria has been teaching art; drawing, painting, watercolor and graphic design at Truckee Meadows Community College since 2002. She has exhibited her paintings and drawings throughout the United States. Solo shows have included the Nevada Museum of Art, Sierra Art Gallery, Truckee River Gallery and the Agora Gallery (SoHo) in New York City. She received her Masters of Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento in 2004. Her work is represented in national and international private collections. She was nominated for the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant in New York in 2007.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
