Creativity & Innovation

THE EXPERIENCES WE SHARE IN BLACK ROCK CITY AND BEYOND ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO QUANTIFY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SHEER NUMBERS — THE SIZE OF THE CITY, THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO VARIOUS TEAMS — ARE SIGNIFICANT. AND EVERY PART IS ESSENTIAL TO BRINGING THE ENTIRETY OF OUR DUSTY METROPOLIS TO LIFE.

SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE CITY:

• 2023 PEAK POPULATION WAS 74,126
• BRC WAS 3,879 ACRES, OR 6.06 SQUARE MILES
• 1.74 SQUARE MILES OF CITY GRID
• 9.5 MILES OF TRASH FENCE ENCIRCLED THE CITY
• 1,700 PORTA-POTTIES WERE INSTALLED

FIRE CONCLAVE:

• 25 FIRE TROUPES CHOSEN TO PERFORM
• 5 ASKED TO STAND SENTINEL

ART:

• 383 ART PROJECTS
• 71 HONORARIA
• 56 INTERNATIONAL ARTWORKS
• FROM 28 COUNTRIES & 26 US STATES
• 9 PROJECTS BURNED (INCLUDING THE MAN & TEMPLE)
• 4 ARTWORKS DIDN’T BURN AS PLANNED (DUE TO RAIN)

THE DEPARTMENT OF MUTANT VEHICLES LICENSED:

• 40 DAYTIME MUTANT VEHICLES
• 15 NIGHTTIME MUTANT VEHICLES
• 506 DAY AND NIGHT MUTANT VEHICLES

SUSTAINABILITY IN BRC OPERATIONS:

• 7MWH OF SOLAR GENERATED YEAR-ROUND
• 7,400 GALLONS OF RENEWABLE FUEL TESTED
• 60 SCARAB MOBILE SOLAR TRAILERS
• 26% REDUCTION IN FUEL USE FOR DPW GRID
• ALL FUNDED BY GENEROUS DONATIONS TO THE OFF FOSSIL FUELS PROGRAM

CAMPS & VILLAGES PLACED:

• 1,242 THEME CAMPS & VILLAGES
• 120 ART SUPPORT CAMPS
• 126 MUTANT VEHICLE SUPPORT CAMPS
• 33 WORK SUPPORT CAMPS
• 256 FIRST-YEAR CAMPS

RECYCLING IN BRC:

• 9,000 LBS (ESTIMATED) OF ALUMINUM CANS DROPPED OFF OF BY PARTICIPANTS
• $2,500 DONATED TO THE GERLACH K-12 SCHOOL

BLACK ROCK CITIZENS:
(Based on 2023 BRC Census)

• 43% WERE FIRST-TIME BRC PARTICIPANTS
• 14% LIVE OUTSIDE THE US & CANADA
• 14% ARRIVED VIA THE BURNER EXPRESS BUS
• 47% POWERED THEIR CAMPS WITH SOLAR
• 80% PRACTICE THE 10 PRINCIPLES IN DAILY LIFE