During the summer of 2023 FireGen hosted an art contest with the inquiry: What does a future with Good Fire look like? Entries from artists across assorted landscapes and perspectives created a mosaic of futures. The contest awardees are Vikki Preston and Jearica Fountain. These two Indigenous artists artwork visualizes the re-matriation of fire, rich in hope and history.

Thank you to our supportive partner Wonder Labs and their Reimagining 2025: Living with Fire Design Challenge. They made this contest possible, and provided great encouragement to our organization through the course of this effort.

In spring of 2023 FireGen collaborated with four allied groups to bring an arts and education focused workshop to the University of Oregon campus.

The local community members were gathered by a need to see changes in climate response. In groups they drew out what fire means in their lives. Presenters from the all Indigenous prescribed fire crew, the Wagon Burners, spoke to the historical impact of fire on the landscape and the role every community has in these processes. By bringing young Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ leadership into community with young people, relationships to fire and each other transformed.

Our online platforms offer a landing space for far reaching dialogue among young people. Creating an understanding of fire events with our analysis of history and environment, FireGen holds a unique space in digital storytelling. Read our response to the wildfire crisis in Maui here!