Precipitation Northwest

MEDIA LEAD: New Volunteer Opportunity Unlocked!

PNW is seeking a year-round Media Lead. Help connect our community to events and opportunities. Help empower people to get involved. It all starts with spreading the word!

If you are a word wizard with a little comms know-how this may be the role for you. Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB1E22x9if5Ak1JDcWjKik5FDj49MAKjR717en172IM9DBpQ/viewform?usp=send_form

📸 What Is My Purpose? By Sean Connor, BurnOn 2025

CALL FOR PRODUCERS: Portland Decompression 2026

PNW is seeking volunteer Producers for our 2026 Decompression event in October.

BurnOn? Burnout? Whatever we call it, it’s our opportunity to come together, decompress, and bring the principles home.

Are you an organized, motivated, collaborative individual with a vision? Each year, we have a new opportunity to make this event what we want. What will we do next? That could be up to you.

Apply at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKJWqk8-dabnkDFv2XjUjH0aIahXEA743DlAp3S30gCyzMjA/viewform?usp=send_form

📸 Starfish, Burnout 2022

SOAK*2026 Producer Application is open - community leaders are encouraged to apply!

https://www.precipitationnw.org/news/2025/9/13/soak2026-producer-application-is-open

Burnon Community Forum(s) Tues Sept 9

What: an online and in person discussion to talk about what will be happening for Portland's decompression scheduled for 10/18. Meet one or both of the event producers (Shu and Partybutt) as well as PNW Board Members and BOrg Regional Contacts as available.

Where: Zoom meeting from 5-6pm Tues 9/9 followed by open discussion at Woosday / The Vern starting around 6:30pm

Who: interested community members including potential event leads, theme camp organizers, artists or anybody who wants to learn more about our upcoming decompression

Why: so we can share information with you AND get your input on how to make the event spectacular.

Did you have an amazing time helping SOAK come to life? Did you organize an art project, plan infrastructure, lead a crew, run a camp? Did you expand your knowledge and skills and are you stoked to keep ‘em growing?

If you answered yes, yes and yes, you may be an emerging event producer! PNW is looking for folks like you to join the Burnout PDX 2025 production team. Visit our website to apply. https://www.precipitationnw.org/burnout-producer-application.

Application closes Sunday, June 15.

📷 Dylan Evanston

SOAK*2025 : Strange Magic! SOAK*2025 :Oregon's Burning Man Regional Event

ATTN new and returning artists of SOAK:

Time is running out to apply for a 2025 Art or Civic Grant. We can’t wait to see your work sparkling in the sunshine and lighting up the night, so head over to https://soakpdx.com/grants to apply.

Application deadline: Sunday, March 2nd 11:59pm.

Image: Chromosphere, SOAK*2024

https://www.precipitationnw.org/news/2025/2/19/statement-supporting-inclusion-diversity-and-civic-responsibility

Statement Supporting Inclusion, Diversity and Civic Responsibility — Precipitation Northwest Precipitation Northwest emphatically stands by our community as the best allies, supporters, and defenders we can be.  From inception, PNW has championed an inclusive Greater Portland community that thrives on participatory art, events, education and leadership development.  We r

This is a great chance to gift your creative vision to SOAK: Portland Regional Burn!

🔥 Call for Creators: Design the Major Burnable Structure (MBS)! 🔥

SOAK*2025: Strange Magic is on the horizon, and we’re looking for a designer to bring the MBS to life!

Key details:
✨ While the MBS design does not HAVE to be related to the theme of "Strange Magic", it's preferred.
✨ You do not need building experience to submit an art idea! We'll work with you to make it into reality.
✨ To apply, submit ideas, sketches, or detailed description through the Google Form in comments.

Application deadline: Tuesday, December 24th.

We can't wait to help your vision come to life!

Image: Sea-themed MBS at SOAK*2024: Electric Ocean, photographer Kimpaler.