We are an art car camp. Our efforts and gift to the playa is building, maintaining, and operating the mutant vehicle, TechnoGecko, for others to enjoy. We love providing unique experiences by way of rides on playa, music to dance to, performances by artists on our stages (fire, pole dancing, lyra, etc.), collaborations with other artists (bringing music to the art installations), memories, and inspiration!
TechnoGecko crew and camp are always looking for Bay area builders, dreamers, and makers to join our team. Because we are an art car build camp, remote work is limited.
Camp Declaration of Principles:
These are the guiding principles we use for our camp members. These statements should describe any current or future camp member.
Radically loving
Reliably kind
Surprisingly fun
Precociously helpful
Technologically curious
Confidently quirky
Joyfully generous
Profoundly respectful
And building the ridiculous
VERY IMPORTANT: Everyone in our camp participates
You will be expected to contribute pre-event by attending our weekly meetings and build sessions. Camp members can expect to volunteer 100 hours throughout the year. During the event you will also be expected to assist with vehicle and camp setup, maintenance, management, tear down, and crew shifts to take the vehicle out. You can expect to volunteer at least 15 hours on playa.
We make contributing very easy for you because there's lots of stuff to do.
Bonus consideration if you're willing to contribute:
Engineering and design talent
Time and energy helping out at the shop and getting sh*t done
A truck to help tow trailers to the playa ;)
Great fundraising skills or monetary contributions.. Building the ridiculous is expensive.
Camp members are also expected to also contribute by way of camp dues.
Those funds help us build the vehicle. Dues can be paid by way of fundraising, donations, and other methods some of which are outlined here.
Interested in joining? Next steps:
Fill out this Google form
We will contact you within a couple of days
Prospects will introduce themselves on our weekly video Zoom call outlining a little bit about themselves, their skillset, interests, and why they would like to join the camp
Bay area members would then be invited to participate in-person for various tasks based on skillset and interest. If you're remote, we would need to discuss how to contribute from afar.
If we like each other, then we will invite you to fill out our more extensive Camp Survey so that you can get a spot on the playa with our camp.