Help Us Build the Piazza

Dusty Corner of the Capital is a community-funded art installation. Every dollar goes directly into creating a Roman piazza in the Black Rock Desert: building the façade and the cobblestones and improving the trattoria.

This is a volunteer-driven project by La Famiglia, built entirely through the generosity of people who believe in art, hospitality, and shared spaces. No sponsors, no corporations. Just people who believe in the vision.

Check out our pledge levels below to see how your support can make a difference.

Help us bring the piazza to life!

Choose Your Level

Pick a pledge that speaks to you. Every level comes with a piece of the story.

$25

Amico di Famiglia

Every great story begins with a friend.

Your name will be honored on the official Dusty Corner of the Capital website as a founding supporter. You'll receive exclusive updates on the evolution and construction of the installation, plus access to the build site — and an invitation to a special pre-Playa gathering.

  • Name on the Donor Wall, Exclusive Updates & Behind-The-Scenes Access
  • Invitation to the pre-Playa Unveiling Gathering
$75

Araldo Civico

You are helping create the piazza.

You will receive a beautifully mailed Italian postcard bearing a special note of gratitude from La Famiglia.

  • All previous perks
  • A postcard from Italy
$150

Cittadino Onorario

You shine in the city we are building.

You will receive a limited-edition print of the art installation, created exclusively for our supporters.

  • All previous perks
  • Limited-edition Dusty Corner of the Capital print
$500

Anfitrione del Convivio

Where you gather, the feast begins.

La Famiglia will come to you. Anywhere in the SF Bay Area, on a date to be arranged together, the hosts of Dusty Trattoria will arrive with their portable propane-fired pizza oven, their flour-dusted hands, and everything needed to make up to 30 authentic Italian pizzas, straight from the fire to your table. All you need is an outdoor space and an appetite.

  • All previous perks
  • Up to 30 Italian pizzas homemade for you with love.
$1000

Eroe Capitolino

Your spirit becomes part of the architecture.

A portrait of your Italian alter ego will be created and displayed within the installation, hanging on the interior walls of the palazzo as part of its living story.

  • All previous perks
  • Your portrait included within the installation
$5000

Mecenate delle Arti

History remembers its patrons.

A big fresco in the Palazzo will bear your likeness. Placed at a high point of the palazzo, it will overlook the art piece from the place of honor.

  • All perks at the Anfitrione level
  • A big fresco in the Palazzo will bear your likeness

What Your Support Funds

Materials, fabrication, transportation to Black Rock City, and the tools to build a two-story climbable wooden façade that disappears without a trace when Burning Man ends.

Who Benefits

Every burner who wanders deep playa, stumbles upon a corner of Rome, and feels — just for a moment — that civilization is not stone. It is us.

Other Ways to Give

Prefer to donate via card directly? Donate via Stripe . All contributions go directly to the build fund, managed transparently by La Famiglia.

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