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Confessions of an overseas intern in London Part 3 – Open air art misty wet with rain

By Sanka Pityana Last Tuesday we had a Ladbury ‘day out’ – a team trip to the stunning Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) just a few miles from Wakefield Westgate station to see the arresting work of British Trinidadian artist Zak Ové, who we represent. We met up at Kings Cross Station where I paid a visit to Platform 9 ¾ (a “not so secret” Harry Potter…

Congratulations Watershed on receiving continuing Arts Council England National Portfolio Funding until 2022

Watershed is delighted to be confirmed as a continuing part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and looks forward to sustaining Watershed’s leadership and innovation role in the cultural ecosystem. With a focus on collaboration and partnership, Watershed is recognised for its internationally distinctive programme of invention and talent development; as a leading centre for…

A sea of lights makes its UK premiere

Fri 13 Sept – Sat 12 Oct, The Eye, Bristol Temple Quarter, Bristol This September sees the UK premiere of Submergence, an uplifting new artwork near Temple Meads Station in Bristol. Visitors to the large-scale light installation, which will be free to explore, can immerse themselves in a continuously shifting ocean of thousands of differently…

Watershed launches £30,000 Playable City Award

Calling all artists, techies, designers, playmakers and all round mavericks. There’s a new award in town and it’s not afraid to push boundaries. Criss-crossing the intersections between art, technology, play and culture, the Playable City Award is looking for imaginative, interactive and accessible interpreations of what it means to have fun in public urban spaces….