So¯Percussion From Out a Darker Sea Brooklyn-based group So¯ Percussion embark on a concert tour of five sacred spaces in former coal mining areas across England, November – December 2017 For two centuries, the coal industry formed the backbone of many towns and cities across England. Entire communities sprang into existence as fervent mining activity…
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…
The Culture Capital Exchange is today announcing the launch of The Exchange, a two-year pilot project bringing together Artists, Creative Small Businesses and Academic Researchers to explore and nurture research collaborations between the Arts and Creative Sectors and Universities. Funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) The…
No Boundaries 2015, the annual conference exploring the role of arts and culture in contemporary society, has unveiled the latest contributors set to take part. Speakers include Munuve Mutisya, Akamba Peace Museum in Kenya, Seb Chan, Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York USA, Jacqui O’Hanlan, Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK, Dr Maria Balshaw, Whitworth…
Arts and culture industry’s annual conference takes place 29-30 September 2015 at Watershed, Bristol and HOME, Manchester With just over four months to go until this year’s No Boundaries conference, the first contributors have just been announced in what is already set to be a truly international line-up. The two days of lively and fascinating…
The second international £30,000 Playable City Award was launched by Watershed (www.watershed.co.uk/playablecity) in February this year to invite artists, designers, architects, technologists and creative practitioners from all over the world to propose new ideas that will challenge the screen-based clichés of a smart city, and respond instead to cities as playable, open, and configurable spaces….