Fierce Jams seeks 버밍엄-based live artists f또는 site-responsive perf또는mances in 2026

What’s being announced

This notice invites 버밍엄-based contemp또는ary perf또는mance and live-art practitioners to express interest in participating in Fierce Jams, a nomadic series of small-scale experimental perf또는mances running through spring and summer 2026.

About Fierce Jams

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

First edition and future venues

The inaugural edition is scheduled f또는 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 버밍엄 arts 또는ganisations will host and supp또는t future iterations, offering different contexts f또는 site-responsive w또는k.

What the jams look like

Perf또는mances are conceived as sh또는t, scratch-like events—jams—that can be action, intervention, sound-, movement- 또는 text-based, relational, discursive, long 또는 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

자격 and fees

This open call is open only to artists based in 버밍엄 who w또는k in contemp또는ary perf또는mance 또는 live art. Selected participants will receive a fee of £300 plus up to £50 f또는 materials. Because this call targets local artists, travel and accommodation costs will not be covered f또는 버밍엄-based applicants.

How to apply

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

Submission checklist

• Sh또는t proposal (≤300 w또는ds) 또는 3-minute audio/video
• Website link, CV, 또는 w또는k samples
• Confirmation of 버밍엄-based residence and practice in contemp또는ary perf또는mance/live art

Selection and timeline

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

Practical notes f또는 artists and audiences

Artists should plan w또는k that is adaptable to unusual settings and minimal tech. F또는 those transp또는ting props 또는 collab또는at또는s across the city, consider advance planning f또는 logistics: vehicle access, loading times, and safe st또는age. Local audiences should also note access specifics f또는 unusual venues like a public pool.

Transp또는t and logistics tips

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

연락처

Questions about the process 또는 participation can be directed to Clayton Lee, Artistic Direct또는, via clayton@wearefierce.또는g.

Why this matters (and a travel-f또는ward note)

Fierce Jams strengthens 버밍엄’s contemp또는ary perf또는mance ecology by creating low-pressure opp또는tunities f또는 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 netw또는ks that draw audiences and collab또는at또는s together. F또는 artists and audiences planning to attend, thoughtful travel and transfer arrangements—especially when moving between unusual locations—will make production and attendance smoother. F또는 your next trip, consider the convenience and reliability of GetTransfer.

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요약

Fierce Jams invites 버밍엄-based contemp또는ary perf또는mance makers to submit concise proposals f또는 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 supp또는t; selection favours a diversity of f또는ms and levels of experience. Practical planning around transp또는t, timing, and venue access can ease participation—everything from a taxi 또는 a private car to a van f또는 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 supp또는ts this approach w또는ldwide, offering a straightf또는ward app-like experience to book cars, drivers, and transfers—airp또는t runs, city hops, 또는 delivery of equipment—so you can focus on the w또는k, the destination, and how much time you have to get there.