Until 2016, Alchemy was held at Cherokee Farms, a private campground in LaFayette, Georgia, approximately 100 miles northwest of Atlanta.
Alchemy and its sister event Euphoria are now managed by the Georgia non-profit Flashpoint Artists Initiative.
A public call out is made by the Board and is distributed via FAI's newsletter, The Alchemist, along with all of their social media outlets.
APW is responsible for deploying and maintaining event infrastructure such as generators, tools, and shade structures.
In conjunction with Fire Safety and EMS, they are also responsible for preparing the effigy to be burned on the Saturday night of the event.
[9] Center Camp is housed under a large circus tent and is intended to be a stage for any and all participants at the event to showcase their art and expression.
The Team helps Alchemy participants identify ways to keep their own camps clean and is also the lead organizer for post-festival site recovery.
Participants apply, and the team places theme camps, villages, and hamlets in requested areas whenever possible and feasible.
[18] Rangers are primarily concerned with safety issues, maintaining the community's standards, and helping people resolve conflicts.
Rangers do not have any special authority; what they do have is specific training and resources that enable them to deal with situations and scenarios beyond the scope of a non-Ranger participant.
[19] The Tear Down Team is responsible for ensuring that all FAI-owned tools, equipment, and infrastructure are taken down and properly stored in the Alchemy storage container.
[22] While Event Leads, Team Leads, and team volunteers are not paid, the EC does contract out specific services:[23] These services require licensed, insured professionals or have significant equipment and infrastructure requirements that would otherwise be over-burdensome for FAI or the EC to procure.
For example, the pyrotechnics utilized for the effigy burn require licensed professionals to set up both for safety purposes and to ensure compliance with local and state laws.