Thank you to everyone that came to perform, play, and party with us last Friday night for Artists Behind Bars! We packed Eastside Projects to the rafters – despite the disgusting weather – and a special shout out goes to the crew on the dance floor until the bitter end. You know who you are! We’d like to extend a ?? HUGE THANK YOU ?? to all of the artists that took part – for the brilliant concepts, flawless execution and big big vibes you maintained all night long. Special thanks to the OG artist behind a bar, the one that concocted it all… the legendary Kitty Finer. Were you there? Or want t ..read more

We cannot wait to welcome you to Artists Behind Bars at Eastside Projects this Friday 1st March, as part of Digbeth First Friday. You know who the artists are, now it’s time to reveal the details of the bars! #1 – Birdhouse in your Soul A bar by Benjamin Whitehouse & Natascha Rohde (Inclusive Gathering) Our human-sized bird house bar is not for the birds but for you! Your sanctuary in the busyness: Come and rest and receive (delicious mocktails and glitter blessings) and tweet to your own tune. Leave a message in our bird houses, wait for the cuckoo clocks to reveal their secrets and kick ..read more

Artists Behind Bars is just two weeks away, and after a bumper crop of brilliant and bonkers applications we’re very excited to be able announce the ten artists that will be serving up drinks behind this year’s bars – and the name of their bars! We’ll be drip feeding you some further detail about what to expect at each bar (from an experience and a drinks POV) over the next week or so – keep an eye on our Instagram! Join us on Friday 1st March as part of Digbeth First Friday? Tickets are running LOW (only around 20 left!) so if you haven’t already, grab yours now! Don’t forget – Refugees and a ..read more

Mojere Ajay’s ‘Have you tried?’ bar at Artists Behind Bars 2021. Photo by Emma Jones. An event by Kitty Finer, Presented by Fierce and Eastside Projects IT’S BACK – By popular demand! (Tickets on sale in January!)   On Friday 1st March 2024, we are bringing Birmingham favourite Artists Behind Bars event as part of Digbeth First Friday with partners Eastside Projects. We are now looking for local artists to run bars.  Artists Behind Bars is an event concocted by Kitty Finer that brings together artists to build, install, host, and run their own bars. For one night shift only, the ..read more

They say imitation is the best form of flattery, but here at Fierce we think BUYING SOMEONE’S STUFF is the pinnacle of admiration! If you’re celebrating the holidays via the medium of gift giving – or just fancy supporting artists and grabbing yourself a treat in the process, check out our 2023 Arty Holigay Gift Guide below – featuring arts and crafts, books, music and apparel created by artists that Fierce have worked with over the years. And if you spot anything else that you think should be included in this guide, please send it to rebecca@wearefierce.org and we’ll add in! Art + Craft Kit ..read more

‘You’re Divine’ by Jess Dobkin’ @ Healing Gardens of Bab 2022 Fierce will be be one of four UK arts and cultural institutions partnering with ProHelvetia on Swiss Connection UK: Residencies 2024, alongside Brixton House London, Marlborough Productions Brighton and HOME Manchester. After the success of this year’s residency – which for Fierce meant working digitally with the brilliant Jeremy Nedd back in October – ProHelvetia are offering a second round of residencies for Swiss based arts practitioners at various theatres and festivals in the United Kingdom for 2024. The successful applicant pl ..read more

Clayton Lee ?: Henry Chan He’s finally here babs! After months of awaiting his arrival, we’re buzzing to have Clayton Lee firmly in the Fierce bosom as he takes up his new role of Director (Artistic). He’s landed with a bang, already having been to Leeds, Norway and Glasgow to soak up the European festival scene at Transform, Meteor (BIT teatergarasjen) and Take Me Somewhere. Over the coming months he’ll be curating the Fierce Festival 2024 programme and getting acquainted with the warm and wonderful people of Birmingham – so over the next few months he’s kicking the office doors wide open and ..read more

Tania El Khoury @ Fierce Festival 2019 (Photo: Manuel Vason) Fierce is looking for up to three new Trustees to complement the skills and experience of the current Board. We are looking for people who enjoy working as part of a supportive, but rigorous team, who are passionate about the arts and the power they have to change lives. Being on a Board can be incredibly rewarding; it is a voluntary role and is a brilliant way to use your skills and experience to support the arts and ‘give back’. You meet different kinds of people, and learn a lot, as well as having access to some brilliant Fierce e ..read more

Saeborg’s Pig Pen at Club Fierce, Fierce Festival 2022. Photo: Manuel Vason. We are thrilled to announce that Fierce Festival will be back full of radical performances, raucous parties, provocative politics and a big helping of pop culture 15–20 October 2024. This is your official notice to start planning your festival wardrobe, because we are gonna bring you all the things you never even knew you needed, but can’t stop obsessing about once you’ve experienced them. Check out the Festival 2022 programme if you want a taste of what to expect, and we will see you there! So get your diaries out an ..read more

how a falling star lit up the purple sky – photo by Philip Frowein Web Fierce are thrilled to be hosting Jeremy Nedd for the Swiss Connection UK: Residencies 2023. During the Covid pandemic, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia organised a series of online residencies for Swiss arts practitioners at various theatres and festivals in the United Kingdom. After a fantastic response, the organisation have continued the residency offer, opening it up to either online or on site residencies at four different institutions in the United Kingdom: Fierce (Birmingham), Royal Court and Brixton House (both ..read more