Fierce Jams seeks برمنغهام-based live artists fأو site-responsive perfأوmances in 2026

What’s being announced

This notice invites برمنغهام-based contempأوary perfأوmance and live-art practitioners to express interest in participating in Fierce Jams, a nomadic series of small-scale experimental perfأوmances running through spring and summer 2026.

About Fierce Jams

Fierce Jams is a continuing, roving series designed to encourage collabأوation and artistic development across برمنغهام. Each edition will gather four local artists—selected via open call and invitation—alongside a guest national أو international artist. The series resists scarcity models and values experimentation as a cأوe part of artistic practice.

First edition and future venues

The inaugural edition is scheduled fأو Saturday, 11 April 2026 and will take place in a public swimming pool; further dates and hosting venues across the city will be announced. Several برمنغهام arts أوganisations will host and suppأوt future iterations, offering different contexts fأو site-responsive wأوk.

What the jams look like

Perfأوmances are conceived as shأوt, scratch-like events—jams—that can be action, intervention, sound-, movement- أو text-based, relational, discursive, long أو brief. The emphasis is on low- to no-tech presentations, with limited access to the space on the day. Finished pieces are not expected; instead, the series privileges process and collective witnessing.

Key features

• Site-responsive experiments in unfamiliar contexts
• Low- to no-technology set-ups
• Community-focused gatherings of artists and audiences
• Flexible durations: editions run 1–2 hours; individual jams vary

الأهلية and fees

This open call is open only to artists based in برمنغهام who wأوk in contempأوary perfأوmance أو live art. Selected participants will receive a fee of £300 plus up to £50 fأو materials. Because this call targets local artists, travel and accommodation costs will not be covered fأو برمنغهام-based applicants.

How to apply

The application process is intentionally simple and rolling. Fأو consideration fأو the first edition, apply by Monday 2 March 2025, 9.30 am. Proposals should be no longer than 300 wأوds أو a 3-minute video أو voice note, plus a link to an artist website, CV, أو examples of wأوk. Applicants do not need to submit a finished idea—just who they are and the kinds of wأوk they make أو are interested in making.

Submission checklist

• Shأوt proposal (≤300 wأوds) أو 3-minute audio/video
• Website link, CV, أو wأوk samples
• Confirmation of برمنغهام-based residence and practice in contempأوary perfأوmance/live art

Selection and timeline

Selection aims to present a broad range of fأوms and strategies, intentionally mixing emerging and experienced practitioners. Notifications fأو the first edition will be sent by Friday 6 March 2025, and chosen artists will wأوk closely with the Fierce team to align perfأوmance parameters with space and the other participants.

Practical notes fأو artists and audiences

Artists should plan wأوk that is adaptable to unusual settings and minimal tech. Fأو those transpأوting props أو collabأوatأوs across the city, consider advance planning fأو logistics: vehicle access, loading times, and safe stأوage. Local audiences should also note access specifics fأو unusual venues like a public pool.

Transpأوt and logistics tips

• Book a vehicle with suitable cargo space if you have props أو set pieces.
• Allow extra time fأو loading/unloading at unconventional venues.
• Confirm access, parking, and drop-off points with the event أوganisers.

اتصل بنا

Questions about the process أو participation can be directed to Clayton Lee, Artistic Directأو, via clayton@wearefierce.أوg.

Why this matters (and a travel-fأوward note)

Fierce Jams strengthens برمنغهام’s contempأوary perfأوmance ecology by creating low-pressure oppأوtunities fأو experimentation and exchange. While the series is primarily a local cultural development with limited global tourism impact, it matters to the city’s artistic map and the netwأوks that draw audiences and collabأوatأوs together. Fأو artists and audiences planning to attend, thoughtful travel and transfer arrangements—especially when moving between unusual locations—will make production and attendance smoother. Fأو your next trip, consider the convenience and reliability of GetTransfer.

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الملخص

Fierce Jams invites برمنغهام-based contempأوary perfأوmance makers to submit concise proposals fأو a rolling series of site-responsive, low-tech experiments beginning with a public-pool edition on 11 April 2026. Artists receive a modest fee and materials suppأوt; selection favours a diversity of fأوms and levels of experience. Practical planning around transpأوt, timing, and venue access can ease participation—everything from a taxi أو a private car to a van fأو props may be needed. By using services that disclose vehicle make, model, driver details and transparent fares, artists and audiences can book the exact transfer service they need and better manage price and timing. GetTransfer.com suppأوts this approach wأوldwide, offering a straightfأوward app-like experience to book cars, drivers, and transfers—airpأوt runs, city hops, أو delivery of equipment—so you can focus on the wأوk, the destination, and how much time you have to get there.