Lancashire Artists Network

BRILLIANTLY  BIRMINGHAM  2010

      Exhibition Opportunity at Birmingham’s newly re-opened mac

Call for designer makers            

Brilliantly Birmingham - International Contemporary Jewellery Festival will this year be starting a new decade of activity, in the newly built gallery space at mac. Since 1999, Brilliantly Birmingham has grown from an informal group of local designer makers who gathered together to market themselves under a single brand to an international contemporary jewellery festival attracting designer makers from across the globe. Birmingham and the West Midlands region are rich in contemporary jewellery talent and Birmingham’s historic yet thriving Jewellery Quarter is unique in the world. Brilliantly Birmingham’s aim is to celebrate and promote this distinctive character of the city, and the region, under a brand that stands for innovation, quality and style.

FLUX, A BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM exhibition, now in its fifth year, will create exposure for the best of contemporary jewellery design through a highly visible and high profile public selling event at mac, located in Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park. A dynamic and ambitious exhibition of new and emerging designer makers will promote challenging and diverse new work, create a marketplace and contribute to the city as a visitor attraction. 

The BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM festival will take place at a variety of venues across the city and region from 27th November 2010 – 9th January 2011.  FLUX is open to new and emerging designer makers, having no longer than five years graduated from their specialist area of study and based in the UK.  Participation in FLUX is by open submission and a selection panel process. 

BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM will not charge designer makers an exhibition fee, public entry fee or commission on sold work. Each application needs to be submitted with a £20.00 administration charge. Payment can be made by cheque, payable to Birmingham City Council.

If you are a professional designer maker based in the UK download a FLUX application pack from www.brilliantlybirmingham.com or email Julie.A.Sutton@birmingham.gov.uk or mcnally.susan@gmail.com

For general enquiries please telephone Julie Sutton on 0121 303 2434

Your final application should include submission of the FLUX application form, a copy of your C.V. along with 10 high quality colour images of recent work (2005-2010). 

Submission deadline Friday 3^rd September 2010.

Please visit our website at www.brilliantlybirmingham.com