BOOM in Residence at St John's College

Event information

We're opening up our next BOOM gathering (artist development days) to the public. Meet our BOOM artists and join us for seminars with leading sound artists and producers covering the topics of presenting music/sound outdoors, creating shows for specific outdoor sites, and creating work with communities. These seminars will take place across Friday 30th and Saturday 31st January (with separate free booking for each day).

The OCM BOOM scheme is a professional development program for musicians, sound artists, and producers who want to create and present contemporary music and sound-based work in outdoor, digital and unconventional spaces.

We are thankful to St John's College for their generous support for this event.

Schedule: Friday 30th January

11.00am - 11:45am Outdoor arts in the UK - Challenges and opportunities

Simon Chatterton 101 Outdoor Arts presents an overview of outdoor work in the UK, and how the current arts infrastructure provides opportunities for artists.

11.45am - 1pm Going with the flow: Panel Talk with Q and A.

Eco-activist-composer Emma Welton and Burn The Curtain outdoor theatre co. and will discuss two very different approaches to responding creatively to the same river bank. They will cover how site-specific performances can break down the fourth wall in radically different ways, approaching the land and water-scapes through deep listening and promenade theatre. Practical aspects of outdoor work, from council permits to weather and risk management will also be covered.

For further information, please see https://ocmevents.org/whats-on/boom-in-residence-at-st-johns-college/

Tickets for Saturday: wegottickets.com/event/689239/

OCM is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. OCM is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL. Supported with funding from Oxford City Council. Affiliate Organisation of Oxford Brookes University.

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Photo credit: Project VEAR by Aswarm, photo by Ian Wallman