Community Art Makers Benefit Concert at the Parish [Thursday]

The Community Art Makers crew responsible for creating (then burning) the fabulous Resolution Clock at the 2009 First Night Austin are at it again. This time, they've been picked to build the temple for this year's Burning Man. During the festival, event participants will cover the wooden surfaces of the structure with writing, remembrances, wishes, and resolutions. Until now, the temple has always been made by California artists, so the Austin based Community Art Makers are going to have to bring it big - Texas style.

There will be to be a benefit show at the Parish tomorrow night to help fund this major community art effort. Gypsy cabaret rockers WinoVino will headline the show, with sideshow oddities That Damned Band supporting. Barebones Orchestra, with their rock and roll horn section, will open. Tickets will be sold at the door and cost $10 for general admission and $7 for those who come in costume - think your best Gadjo Disko gear.

The massive, modular temple structure is being constructed by hand and by ShopBot in Austin and will soon be trucked out to the desert where it will be assembled. The installation will pay tribute to the artistic traditions of Asia, Africa, India, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas with smaller structures radiating out from the central temple. Each "cultural pod" has been uniquely designed to reflect the architecture and symbolic patterns from each region.