Dear community, On February 20th, the Interfusion Team closed our 2023 project cycle for a recess until April 1st, when we launch our project cycle development process for Interfusion Festival IX (IFIX). As we take a moment to pause and reflect, we share highlights of big team accomplishments and strategic priority milestones for community awareness, which include: • Achieved a 45 percent growth in participation from 2022 to 2023, for over 2,200 total attendance during the daytime program; • Grew our grassroots Project Team by 50 percent and hired over 10 staff direc ..read more

Dear community, Kindly join us in a moment of appreciation and gratitude for the Interfusion team, ops staff and service providers that came together to serve the community at Interfusion Festival VIII (IFVIII). Project Assistant | EA Director – Mikela Moore Night Program Director – Lorenzo Haire Care & Consent Program Director – Sarah Taub Care & Consent Program Director – Indigo Dawn Logistics Manager – Jermaine Corley Media Team Manager – Ross Lewin Volunteer Program Coordinator – Shalon Wheeler Volunteer Program Coordinator – Andrea Erhart A/V Production (Hercules Entmt ..read more

By: Emma Olmedo, Director of Healing Arts Dear Community, I hope this letter finds you well after our wonderful festival experience last weekend. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your participation and the energy you brought to the event. As we continue to integrate the experiences and insights gained from the festival, I wanted to remind you of the importance of holding space for yourself in terms of self-love and awareness. As we open ourselves to new energies and realizations, it is essential that we take care of our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. T ..read more

As of Dec 29, 2022, Interfusion Festival block is officially closed at 1860 total room nights reserved at our host hotel, the 4.5-star Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. End of year metrics and outcomes for this project deliverable include: • 75 percent increase in room night reservations or 800 more from 2022 to 2023; and • 30 percent over or 440 more room nights than our commitment with the venue to host our community and expanded program. This project cycle, the Interfusion Team had the capacity to provide shared hotel rooms for our full project team, non-local program gu ..read more

As of December 19, 2022, the Interfusion Team has successfully completed our 3.B Project Priority Goal to standardize, raise and deliver full payments to artist professionals teaching at Interfusion VIII. This project priority goal included: 1) Standardization of compensation levels across all disciplines, genders, races, ages, and other demographics for artists teaching at Interfusion Festival; 2) Increasing overall compensation for artist teaching including raising pay levels for artist professionals that may have been underrepresented; and 3) Delivery of full payments t ..read more

Pay Equality Initiative Update –DJ Artist Pay Raise Completed As of Dec 11, 2022, the Interfusion Team has successfully achieved our 3.A Project Priority Goal to: 1) Standardize and raise DJ Artist compensation levels by 50 percent from 2022 levels; and 2) Deliver full payments to all DJ Artists professionals providing services at Interfusion Festival VIII, 30 days before the festival occurs on January 12-16, 2023 (MLK Jr. Weekend). IFVIII 2023 DJ ARTIST PAY SCALE $125 Per Hour Rate -DJ Artist (Base) $150 Per Hour Rate -DJ Artist (Senior) The Pay Equality Initiative aligns with the ..read more

As of September 2022, the Interfusion Team has successfully implemented our 2023 project priority to standardize overall compensation levels across all disciplines, genders, races, ages, and other demographics for artists teaching at Interfusion VIII. The Pay Equality Initiative also included an 50% increase in DJ Artists pay in addition to raising overall compensation levels for artist professionals that may have been underrepresented. STANDARDIZATION OF COMPENSATION See the Artists Pay Rates for Interfusion Festival 2023 that standardized and increased overall pay levels within our program ..read more

Interfusion Festival Open Position AnnouncementCommunity Volunteer Program (CVP) Coordinator Interfusion Festival is seeking candidates from the community to be considered for the position of CVP Coordinator to guide the successful implementation of the festival-wide volunteer program. The CVP coordinator serves as primary lead for the overall community volunteer program process including oversight and functions of volunteer recruitment, scheduling, comms, and program execution. Interfusion VIII takes place on January 12 - 16, 2023 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. CVP PROGRA ..read more

As of September 2022, the Interfusion Team has successfully implemented our 2023 project priority to standardize overall compensation levels across all disciplines, genders, races, ages, and other demographics for artists teaching at Interfusion VIII. The Pay Equality Initiative also included an 50% increase in DJ Artists pay in addition to raising overall compensation levels for artist professionals that may have been underrepresented. The Pay Equality Initiative aligns with vision of Equity (#5), core value of Transparency (#3), and core principle of Inclusion (#2), which we define as ..read more

Interfusion Festival VIII Update Schedule for Community Review On behalf of the creative team, program artists and the many that put their hearts together to build this dream of a living art collective for you, we are excited to share the Interfusion Festival VIII schedule for community review. The Interfusion VIII theme is Resilience. Building resilience is what enables us to not only rise, but ultimately, thrive. Interfusion Team We rise by lifting others The post IFVIII Schedule for Community Review appeared first on Interfusion Festival ..read more