Transformus is a place where everyone can feel comfortable sharing creativity with one another. We encourage all types of creative expression from costuming to interactive installations, movement arts, flash mobs, and performance art. The leadership group as a whole works hard to provide a fertile environment where each participant feels comfortable sharing their creativity without fear of being judged.

Our temporary utopian community, called Mysteria, is a living work of art in itself, weaved together by each participant's gifts. How will you participate in building our artistic community? What forms of expression will you share with your fellow Transformus family members?

Creativity that's interactive and engages others is a great way to encourage participation in our society. Involve the community in all aspects of your projects, from design, to fundraising, to its realization at Transformus, all the way through to your Leave No Trace efforts. People are looking for ways to get involved, invite them in!

In general, we leave placement up to the participant, as artists themselves know where their creativity works best. We do suggest that you consider placing or performing your work in a public area as it will reach more participants that way. There are two covered stages at our beautiful home, Deerfields. Please consider sharing your performance based works there. We have a covered, lighted art gallery at Center Camp and invite everyone to bring canvas-based work ready to hang from the rafters or free standing installations ready for placement. If you'd rather keep your project closer to your own Theme Camp, go right ahead! We're here to provide opportunities, not limit them.

We strive to give participants total control over their creative endeavors but there are several criteria we ask everyone to work within. All creativity must Leave No Trace. All Flame Effects must meet the approval of our Fire Response Lead Vespa in order to operate and be placed in our main Burn field for safety reasons. All motorized art must have specific approval of our Mysteria Department of Mobile Arts Team Lead or remain stationary throughout of the event. Other than these three guidelines, the sky’s the limit. As long as it doesn’t hurt anyone, go for it!

If you have questions on how your creativity fits into the Mysteria community, our Creativity Grant process, to request early arrival permission for your volunteer crew, or suggestions on how we can better accommodate your artistic offerings please contact any member of the Transformus leadership. We're here to serve you!

Remember, the art-city of Mysteria is what you make it, built by the community as a whole. If you'd like to see something at this year's event, step up to the plate and share it with the family!