Fierce Start Party
The Fierce Start Party will be on Thursday 15th April 2010. Everyone is welcome.
If you’re reading this you are invited.
The Fierce Start Party is an event to launch the ten month journey that will culminate in the first Fierce Festival under the new artistic directorship of Laura McDermott and Harun Morrison in February 2011.
On the 15th April we will introduce you to the Fierce Festival Caravan of Artists 2010 – 2011.
These are the artists whose work will be the core of the festival. We don’t know exactly what the works will be. We’ll discover that over the course of the year. We are excited by this level of risk. We want you to be too.
Each artist in the Caravan has been invited to have a presence on the 15th. Some will have travelled from abroad to physically be there. Some have made installations. Others will be performing or showing photographs, writing letters or addressing you via skype.
There will be different works to experience, and conversations to have throughout the day. The Fierce team will also be present to talk to you.
The doors open from 3pm. The Artistic Directors will talk – but not too long – at about 7pm. We hope things get messy from 9pm.
The event will take place in a former warehouse space called A.E.Harris it’s the current home of the company Stan’s Café who will feature in the festival.
There will be soup, tea, coffee, alcohol and live music.
We look forward to setting off with you.
How to get there:
AE Harris Building
128 Northwood Street
Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
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Fierce Tip: If you’re travelling from London by train its only 1hr 24mins with Virgin. Go to http://www.thetrainline.com and opt for ‘gadgets and tools’ for the cheap fare finder!
Places to Visit: Friday 16th April 2010
11 – 6pm
A Book of Signatures: Shuruq Harb
Who I think I am: Ron Terada
Since I fell for you: Susan Collis
Ikon Gallery
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2HS
£free
www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
11 – 5.30pm
The Uses of Enchantment
Artists: Vee Speers | The Jackson Twins
Rhubarb-Rhubarb
Rhubarb East Gallery
Rhubarb Building, 25 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham B9 4AE
£free
www.rhubarb-rhubarb.net
12 – 5pm
Curtain Show
Curated by Céline Condorelli & Gavin Wade
Eastside Projects
86 Heathmill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AR
£free
www.eastsideprojects.org
From 1.30pm
The Lombard Method – Studio Space
68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR
Contact: Jo Masding
£free
[If you are interested in visiting the space please contact Gemma at Fierce for details]
www.thelombardmethod.wordpress.com
3pm & 6.30pm
The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (18)
Director: Neils Arden Oplev
The Electric Cinema
47-49 Station Street, Birmingham, B5 4DY
£6.50 – £12.00
3.30pm, 6pm & 9pm
The Ghost (15)
Director: Roman Polanski
The Electric Cinema
47-49 Station Street, Birmingham, B5 4DY
£6.50 – £12.00
www.theelectric.co.uk
5:30 – 7pm
Pascal Shumacher and Jeff Neve
Birmingham Jazz
Symphony Hall Foyer
£free
www.birminghamjazz.co.uk
12 – 5pm
Gongoozler
Artists: Broomberg & Chanarin, Roderick Buchanan
Ruth Ewan, Josephine Flynn
Will Holder, Christopher Hodson
Kristina Norman, Cai Nyahoe
Elizabeth Price, Jon WilkesGrand Union
Unit 19, Minerva Works, 156 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5RS
£free
www.grand-union.co.uk or tinyurl.com/gongoozler
11 – 7pm
Created in Birmingham Shop
Lots of lovely creative stuff which is ‘Created in Birmingham’.
Level 3, Upper Mall West, Bullring (on the Debenhams side, on the top floor, near Apple Store).
www.createdinbirmingham.com
