Join us on Sat 28 March, 15:00–18:00 as we celebrate the end of a year of making, experiencing and sharing ideas of Home.
Book tickets on our website: wshd.to/houseparty
An image of two women, Jess Bunyan and Euellla Jackson - they are sat together on a brown sofa, with an abstract pattern painted on the wall behind them. Jess is white and wears blue, and Euella is Black and wears red.
In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 27 Feb, we're looking forward to hearing from Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan Co-Directors of Rising Arts Agency.
This is a free event join us online or in the studio.
Book a ticket on our website: wshd.to/leadingforchange
At this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 13 Feb, Mark Osborne will share his work running Not-Yet-Invented, a series of workshops that explore Computational Media.
This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.
Book a ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13798/not-yet-invented
We are delighted to announce the 4 UK-based creative practitioners for our Winter Residencies Programme. This is an opportunity for them to develop bold early-stage ideas through creative technology in response to the theme If These Walls Could Talk.
wshd.to/winterresidents20252027
In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 6 Feb, we'll hear about Laundry Justice, a co-produced trans-disciplinary research project exploring off-grid laundry practices and knowledge with Vehicle Dwellers in Bristol.
Book a free ticket on our website: wshd.to/laundryjustice
A determined runner wears a bright orange vest labeled "Blind Runner" as they run outdoors. The background is blurred and black and white.
In this Lunchtime Talk on Fri 16 Jan, Studio Resident and Video Design Director Reuben Armstrong shares the creative process behind his new documentary on blind runner and punk singer Phil Harrison.
Join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.
Book a free ticket: wshd.to/anexerciseinperspective
We are launching our latest documentary film this Friday.
Here’s a link to the upcoming ‘making-of’ talk and Q&A with our subject Phil Harrison plus Director @reubenarmstrong.bsky.social, live-streamed via @wshed.bsky.social @pmstudiouk.bsky.social
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1374...
On Mon 22 Dec we’re excited to welcome young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups to a festive workshop. 🥳 The workshop will bring a playful twist to the season’s celebrations, inviting you to work together using creative technology.
Tickets are £2. https://wshd.to/festivefamilyworkshop
An image of a Emmanuella Blake-Morsi, against a white backdrop situated in an outdoor green space. Emmanuella is a black woman, wearing glasses, a red sweater and dark green trousers, looking off camera to the left, with a smile on her face.
In our last Lunchtime Talk of the year, this Fri, 12 Dec, we'll hear from multi-disciplinary creative, production manager and researcher Emmanuella Morsi.
Book a free ticket: wshd.to/storytellingforchange
Join us this Fri 5 Dec for our final Lunchtime Talk of the year. We'll be joined by researcher and maker of immersive media, Julia Scott-Stevenson.
This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.
Book a ticket on our website: https://wshd.to/immersivemediaandclimatefutures
Join us next Tue 2 Dec 18:00-20:00 for a special Make Shift Meet up for December!
This month for a special Syth Pie December meet up we are joined by audiovisual tinkerer and synth enthusiast, Ant Nascè.
Book a free ticket on the Watershed website: wshd.to/makeshiftmeetupdecember
In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 28 Nov, we’ll hear from Studio residents Ant Nasce and Pete Nancollis. Discover how video games and instruments shape our play.
Book a free ticket: wshd.to/gamessynthsandimpossibleinstruments
In this Lunchtime Talk on Fri 14 Nov we'll be joined by Dr. Rob Gallagher. He'll be discussing his new book Artgames after Gamergate.
This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.
Book a ticket on our website https://wshd.to/artgamesaftergamergate
In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Mandy Rose, Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE will revisit the Video Nation project, with a focus on the Shorts that were the best-known output.
Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13656/video-nation-home-movies-of-the-90s
Bristol based mid-career artists - fellowship with @pmstudiouk.bsky.social! £5.5k bursary. Deadline 15 Oct
www.watershed.co.uk/studio/oppor...
#artsjobs
Was an absolute joy hosting a Pin the Tale poetry workshop at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social last Thursday with Bridget Hart. Participants shared poems about places all across Bristol, written using what3words addresses, and we even wrote a collective poem about Bristol’s iconic Turbo Island!
From the harbourside to Japan’s second city: Watershed is taking cuddly plants, interactive tapestries and sketching robots from Bristol to Osaka, Japan, as part of Playable City Osaka.
This summer holiday, young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups are invited to join artist Ant Nasce for Intergalactic Message in a Bottle - a creative tech workshop on Thu 28 Aug, 10:00.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13510/intergalactic-message-in-a-bottle-family-workshop
Our Studio residents and Bristol favourites, Air Giants, are bringing The Hothouse Laboratory to Undershed from Thu 7 Aug to Mon 1 Sep 2025. Their giant robotic inflatables will take over the space. Designed for children aged 2 to 102.
Book tickets: www.watershed.co.uk/hothouse
This summer holiday, young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups are invited to join artist Ant Nasce for Intergalactic Message in a Bottle - a creative tech workshop on Thu 28 Aug, 10:00.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1351...
A blue backgound with an image if immersive work called the Hum, texts reads, 'Are you and an artist based in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or England?
The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open
The always-wonderful @simonmoreton.bsky.social delivering the lunchtime talk at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social on themes of home, landscape, grief, and small children who don’t sleep.
(I may have interpreted that last one)
Join us for Make Shift Camp 2025 Mon 18 - Fri 22 Aug for Bristol-based people aged 18–30, from working class backgrounds, who like making things with their hands.
Find out more and apply now.
Closing Date: Wed 16 July, 17:00
www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu...
Last night we wrapped The Big Thing 2025 — 3 days of immersive work, deep conversations, and collective energy.
Produced partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk.
Thanks to everyone who came, spoke, or helped make it happen. We’re still taking it in — what stood out to you?
Please join me for a talk and discussion about Nature Vs AI. Is Nature better than AI at distinguishing what's true from what's false?
In person at the Pervasive Media Studio (@pmstudiouk.bsky.social) or online. Friday 20th June at 1pm UK time
www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...
Alistair as clown Juliet, in front of a slide showing him as clown Cafetière (the French maid), with title "Creating a Digital Clown Show". Pierce Brosnan, in the corner, has a feather gaffer taped over his eye in a way that makes him look like Solid Snake
Thank you @pmstudiouk.bsky.social for having me on Friday! I talked about my work mixing video games and performance and began by performing some interactive clown with the help of the audience and my good friend the talking Pierce Brosnan dummy 😁✨
It's a sunny day in Castle Park, Bristol and a white-shaped splat Immersive Arts character is skating over a bridge on the river.
We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement
In this Lunchtime Talk Fri 23 May, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi will introduce their current work exploring how awe-experiences—those moments when we encounter something immense that stretches our comprehension of reality—are expressed in immersive art.
Book a free ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1322...
From mending magic in the Café & Bar to powerful short films and big ideas from brilliant filmmakers and Studio residents, our recent Earth Day takeover was full of climate care and community conversations 💚
Here are some of the highlights…
Video by: Siddiqui Media
In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 9 May, we will hear from pianist and composer Sarah Nicolls, who will share her experiences in interactive electronic performance, and her processes of re-imagining the configuration of the piano.
Book a ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13207/wheres-my-piano
