SWCTN blog: Exploring the datafication of students
Timely and insightful blog below from South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) Data Fellow Dr Annie Blanchette. More details of Annie’s work and the other 23 Data Fellows and 6 Prototype Teams on the SWCTN website: www.swctn.org.uk. And see the … Continue reading
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Watershed partners with Philosophy and Politics teams at UWE Bristol and MUBI
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CINEMA – THOUGHT IN ACTION On Thursday 25th February 2021 Watershed is launching a series of free online panel discussions called Conversations About Cinema: Thought in Action – a new partnership with the Philosophy, Politics and International Relations … Continue reading
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UK’s most celebrated West African Kora player Seckou Keita releases new single
Today, 12th February 2021, celebrated Kora player Seckou Keita, is releasing Elles Sont Toutes Belles, ‘They Are All Beautiful’, – the first single in a series of pan African collaborations to be released throughout 2021. In a career spanning 25 years, Seckou has … Continue reading
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Send a ‘Beacon of Love’ playing love songs recorded by people across the EU
From 1st February 2021 artist duo Action Hero will offer 150 people the opportunity to send a loved one a free digital ‘beacon’ playing 24 hours of love songs gathered from across the EU directly to their phone With so … Continue reading
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Watershed awarded grant from the Culture Recovery Fund
Watershed has today been awarded £731,993 from Arts Council England, as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support. The award will allow Watershed to … Continue reading
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Watershed announce shortlist for Depict ’20
WATCH, VOTE AND HAVE YOUR SAY NOW Depict is Watershed’s brilliant ultra-short film competition. Free to enter and open to anyone from anywhere in the world, there is just one rule – all films must be 90 seconds or less! … Continue reading
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Watershed’s reopening programme of ‘Films that Love the Cinema’ starts today
The Watershed building in Bristol opened this week. Ahh how we’ve missed them! Their cinemas will reopen today with a brilliant and characteristically eclectic programme they’ve called ‘Films That Love the Cinema’ …and love to be seen in the cinema. … Continue reading
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SWCTN Blog: Kickstarting the Data Economy
Excellent blog below from South West Creative Technology Network Data Fellow Tracey Bowen, creative, musician, producer and Pervasive Media Studio resident, who is researching blockchain solutions for data privacy and autonomous control. Data Dignity For All Data dignity and data … Continue reading
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Manchester International Festival’s Virtual Factory Welcomes Its First Million Visitors
Just a few weeks after opening, one million people have already visited Virtual Factory, the new digital manifestation of The Factory, the landmark cultural space currently under construction, which will be Manchester International Festival’s year-round home. Gamers and non-gamers alike … Continue reading
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ABANDON NORMAL STRATEGIES: Limited edition artwork from Abandon Normal Devices
A timely and unconventional limited edition artwork delivered to your home, from (typically) digital-art producer Abandon Normal Devices (AND), creative prompt cards Abandon Normal Strategies aspire to galvanise alternative approaches to thinking during this extraordinary time of change and profusion … Continue reading
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