Get involved

There is more than one way in.

NFE is small and early, which means the people who show up now shape what it becomes. Here is what is genuinely useful.

Read and share the work

The essays and field notes are the program right now. Reading them, and passing them to someone who runs events, is a real contribution.

Verify the standards library

Week one for a volunteer with domain expertise: take one section — energy, materials, or measurement — and verify it. Check every reference resolves, flag anything that is marketing rather than evidence, and add sources we have missed.

Partner on a pilot

If you run a festival, venue, or production company and want to test something measurable, that is the fastest route from theory to evidence.

Join the board

We state our interim officer positions plainly because they are interim. We are building toward a permanent board with real governance experience.

Sign Up to Volunteer

Three minutes. Tell us where you are, what you can contribute, and how much time you have.