Edmonton DroneDay 2026 Call for Participation

Hi!

We're looking for local and not-local drone music artists to play in Edmonton on May 30 , 2026 from 2pm to 11:00pm. We're looking for community members to come and drone from 2pm to 5pm, and we're looking for multiple 20-30 minute drone performance for the evening from 7pm to 10pm.

Drone music is music with long tones, think the tubes on a bagpipe that the
musician doesn't control, those are drones. Drone music is like that.
Here's 6 hours of examples if you need a refresher on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFcaXzo2sM

We'll be in person at the the St. Mary's Anglican Church, 11203 68 St NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5B 1N6.

It'll be from 2pm to 11:00pm on May 30th, 2026.

On April 22nd, 2026 we will look at the submissions and adjudicate who to invite to play the evening of Drone Day. We reserve curatorial rights. Community members are recommended to fill out this form for the community drone during the day, which is like a 3 stage open mic drone jam.

Sign up HERE: https://forms.gle/hhticnAp8VhwPmW3A

There will be a honorarium, it was $50 last year. This year's honorarium will be based on the door and venue costs.

Email us at beams-submission@googlegroups.com with "DroneDay2026" in the subject line if you have questions.

Sincerely,

Abram Hindle

Droneday Co-Organizer

 

BEAMS presents…

Art’s Birthday

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Time: 8:00 pm MST

Where: Collins Studio Gallery (11741 – 94 Street)

One of the world’s most unusual celebrations of art is slated to take centre stage in the Alberta capital. Art’s Birthday Edmonton 2026, facilitated by the Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society, holds court Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. at Collins Studio Gallery (11741-94 Street).

The show will feature a wide range of Edmonton and out of town sound artists and experimental musicians, many of whom have garnered international reputations for their work. Featured on this year’s program is: XiME, Paula Kirman, Telepeasants, SkruntSkrunt, Wayne DeFehr, Bill Richards and Jacob Audrey Taves!

BEAMS has hosted this annual event in Edmonton since 2010, as part of a global tribute to art, an idea conceived by French surrealist Robert Filliou in 1963. He believed that a million years ago, art did not exist until a sponge was dropped into a pail of water, and picked his own birthday, Jan. 17, to celebrate the occasion. Charmed by the absurdity of the notion, artists, predominantly in Europe, have been celebrating Art’s Birthday ever since. A comprehensive background of the event and international listings are available on artsbirthday.net.

Admission to Art’s Birthday Edmonton 2025 is $10 for BEAMS members and $20 for non-members, although a BEAMS membership is included in the latter price.

The Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society (BEAMS) is a non-profit society dedicated to the promotion and production of sound art, experimental music and new media. Its membership consists of professional musicians, composers and performance artists from diverse backgrounds driven to create a voice for sound orientated art in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This event is sponsored by the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS). BEAMS thanks them for their support!

Media Contact:

Shawn Pinchbeck

info@beams.ca

 

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BEAMS Art’s Birthday 2026

Call for live performances!

Submission Deadline: January 5, 2026!

We are seeking submissions of live performances for the BEAMS Art’s Birthday celebration happening at 8 pm on Saturday, January 17 at the Collins Studio Gallery (11741-94 St), Edmonton.

Performances should be no longer than 20 min and represent the genres of electroacoustic music, experimental music, electronic music, sound art, noise, improvisation, sound experimentation or soundy performance art.

Send your proposals by January 5^th with the subject line “Art’s Bday 2026” to:

beams-submission@googlegroups.com

Art’s Birthday originated in 1963 when French surreal artist Robert Filliou declared that art didn’t exist until a million years ago when someone dropped a dry sponge into a pail of water. Choosing his own birthday of Jan. 17 to celebrate the event, Filliou proposed a public holiday, which has since been adopted by arts organizations and collectives in more than 20 nations worldwide. BEAMS has been hosting it yearly since 2010.

The Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society (BEAMS) is a non-profit society dedicated to the promotion and production of sound art, experimental music and new media. Its membership consists of professional musicians, composers and performance artists from diverse backgrounds driven to create a voice for sound orientated art in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

This event is sponsored by the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS). BEAMS thanks them for their continued support!

Contact:

info@beams.ca

www.beams.ca