Pervasive Media Studio

01/10/2026

Join us on Tue 6 Oct, 18:00-20:00 for a Make Shift - Come UnStuck Session for 18-30s(ish) creatives. 💡

A friendly, informal meet up to connect with other Make Shifters, members of the Watershed team and Pervasive Media Studio Residents.

Come Unstuck sessions are a great way to access peer support as well as support from one of our Producer's who can connect you in to our wider Pervasive Media Studio Community which includes brilliant organisations like Creative Youth Network.

Book your free ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14324/make-shift-come-unstuck-sessions

30/09/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 2 Oct 13:00-14:00, Bristol-based Immersive Storyteller, Dominique Vyborna will share all you've ever needed to know about immersive character creation and storytelling.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14340/inhabiting-strange-lives

23/09/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 25 Sept, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner.

He will talk about where his creative journey began (at Pervasive Media Studio), the experiences that shaped him, and how being Deaf has influenced the way he sees, makes and experiences art.

This talk is BSL interpreted.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a ticket on our website:

In this Lunchtime Talk, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner. Book now.

16/09/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 18 Sept, immersive artist and researcher Tosin Olufon shares the messy, joyful and sometimes ridiculous process of turning a folktale into an interactive experience.

She'll reflect on the creative and cultural challenges that emerge along the way, as well as the experiments, compromises, and happy accidents that help shape the work.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14300/folktales-vr-oops

10/07/2026

In today's Lunchtime Talk, theatre artists Naomi Smyth and China Fish will share their ambitions to combine audience participation, improvised performance and responsive technologies.
This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14189/clowning-with-technology

01/07/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 3 July, Author and Screenwriter Nikesh Shukla and Illustrator Camille Aubry will be talking about their comic book collaboration Mad Villain.

A comedic thriller, an absurdist noir, a superhero origin story about rising fascism, direct action and desperate people.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14162/mad-villain

24/06/2026

In this Lunchtime Talk Creative Technologist Coral Manton will talk about the ever-evolving role of being a Creative Technologist.

She’ll reflect on what the role looks like in practice - across industry, research, and community settings - as well as the influence of generative AI.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website:

In this Lunchtime Talk Creative Technologist Coral Manton will talk about this ever-evolving role of being a Creative Technologist.

17/06/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Kate Sim Read will discuss her practice as an artist and researcher working with creative computing in charity and educational settings.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, Kate Sim-Read will explore how data can be stored and distributed, even in places with no buildings or power, to distribute crucial information to people living in unstable situations.

10/06/2026

In this Lunchtime Talk, multimedia artist Sister Sylvester will explore the possibilities of working across artist books and essay films to create communal artistic experiences.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14102/the-essay-film-in-three-dimensions

08/06/2026

A lovely afternoon at our annual Studio gathering.

Eating delicious food, hearing updates on what we’ve been doing and an afternoon of activities to connect as a community. 🥰