Pervasive Media Studio

Pervasive Media Studio It is a collaboration between Watershed, University of Bristol and UWE Bristol

The Pervasive Media Studio hosts a brilliant community of over 100 artists, creative companies, technologists and academics exploring experience design and creative technology.

In this Lunchtime Talk on Fri 16 Jan, Studio Resident and Video Design Director Reuben Armstrong shares the creative pr...
14/01/2026

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.

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

Book a ticket on our website: wshd.to/anexerciseinperspective

Happy New Year! 🥳We'll be back with our first Lunchtime Talk of the year on Fri 9 Jan 2026. Gabrielle Shiner-Hill will s...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🥳

We'll be back with our first Lunchtime Talk of the year on Fri 9 Jan 2026. Gabrielle Shiner-Hill will share insights from her digitisation work at the Fashion Museum Bath via her two Watershed My World Fellowships.

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

Book a ticket on our website: wshd.to/digitisingfashionatthefashionmuseumbath

It’s been a busy old year! 🥳A big thank you to everyone in our community, our partners, and members of our team. From Lu...
31/12/2025

It’s been a busy old year! 🥳

A big thank you to everyone in our community, our partners, and members of our team. From Lunchtime Talks to First Fridays, Make Shift meet-ups, Is Jazz meet-ups, immersive exhibitions and more, it’s been a jam-packed year — and we want to share our very best wishes for 2026. ✨

On Mon 22 Dec we’re excited to welcome young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups to a festive workshop. 🥳The workshop w...
13/12/2025

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 to help Santa get unstuck, just in time for Christmas!

Tickets are available on our website and are £2 plus a booking fee. https://wshd.to/festivefamilyworkshop

In our last Lunchtime Talk of the year, this Fri, 12 Dec, we'll hear from multi-disciplinary creative, production manage...
10/12/2025

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, who'll be demystifying her way of working by sharing impact stories of recent work to work-in-progress.

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

Book a ticket on our website: wshd.to/storytellingforchange

Join us for our final First Friday of the year Fri 5 Dec, 17:00–19:00. This month’s event is a special collaboration bet...
03/12/2025

Join us for our final First Friday of the year Fri 5 Dec, 17:00–19:00. This month’s event is a special collaboration between Pervasive Media Studio and Muti Live.

You’ll experience work from:

Beloved Sara Zaltash - Interstellar Animism
Sharing the first glimpses into a new narrative astronomy project called 'Interstellar Animism.'

James Wheale - Trepanner
A sound-based project exploring what it means to be human through space and spirituality.

Jon Somerscales - Phycologica
An interactive installation using breath and microalgae to show how carbon can be removed from the air.

Holly Thomas - Half Light
A sensory journey through twilight, deep night, and a sonic sunrise.

Skye McColl
Exploring how water shapes the natural and urban environment around Watershed through photography.

Free and open to all.

Join us this Fri 5 Dec for our final Lunchtime Talk of the year. We'll be joined by researcher and maker of immersive me...
03/12/2025

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.

Julia will discuss research and creative practice findings from her study on how collectively interacting with immersive artworks might influence our sense of agency and how we perceive the climate crisis.

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 Fri 5 Dec for First Friday, our monthly social and showcase event open to anyone and everyone. This month i...
28/11/2025

Join us next Fri 5 Dec for First Friday, our monthly social and showcase event open to anyone and everyone.

This month is a special collaboration co-produced between the Pervasive Media Studio and Muti Live. The theme they've chosen is ‘Light in the Darkness’ through immersive art and technology.

Free & open to all. 17:00- 19:00.

Find out more info: wshd.to/firstfridaydecember

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 Dece...
26/11/2025

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.

Make Shift Meet-ups are a space for early career creatives(18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio on the first Tuesday evening of each month.

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 Pervasive Media Studio residents Ant Nasce and Pete Nancoll...
25/11/2025

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 28 Nov, we’ll hear from Pervasive Media Studio residents Ant Nasce and Pete Nancollis.

From the empowering interactions and powerful technology of video games to weird and wonderful musical instruments and contraptions, they’ll explore how we play and how the virtual world lets us build the impossible.

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

Book a ticket on our website: 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 aft...
12/11/2025

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

Join us tomorrow Fri 7 Nov for First Friday, our monthly social and showcase event open to anyone and everyone where you...
07/11/2025

Join us tomorrow Fri 7 Nov for First Friday, our monthly social and showcase event open to anyone and everyone where you get to see a selection of work by some of our Studio community.

Free & open to all. 17:00- 19:00, no booking required.

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