Has the time come for Smart Cities to evolve? Say Hello to The Playable City.
After sifting through 93 applications from around the world and much anticipation, the judges for the Playable City Award produced by Watershed, have finally announced the winner. The successful project to receive £30,000 to create a playful urban environment is … Continue reading
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Contemporary craft makers to explore the Internet of Things
Press note – A Music Memory Box for people with dementia, a flying lampshade that communicates feeling, and coins that trigger invaluable experiences: these are all part of Watershed’s new Craft + Technology Residencies January – March 2013. Funded by … Continue reading
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Is the future of Books & Print here?
If you’re wondering what the future holds for books, look no further than the Books & Print REACT Sandbox programme. REACT, a recently formed Bristol based hub of creative knowledge, are funding unique partnerships between academics and economy partners to … Continue reading
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Playable City Shortlist, which one would you vote for?
If your daily commute is ocassionaly peppered with wishes that the city you live in could be more fun, then you may feel a glimmer of hope to discover Bristol’s Watershed has published a shortlist of international creatives that have … Continue reading
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A film advent calendar? Get ready for Electric December
If you’re a little bored of the usual milk chocolate version, the Electric December film advent calendar from Watershed may be just the thing for you. Available from Saturday 1st December at www.electricdecember.org, we’ll be treated to a short film … Continue reading
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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, … Continue reading
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Bristol to Brooklyn: BEAM Exchange of Art & Music
Bristol Exchange of Arts & Music and Watershed present BRISTOL TO BROOKLYN // TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2012 The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211 2pm – Free // 7pm – $ 10 // Get tickets On 16th October … Continue reading
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FilmWorks 2012 Participants Announced
Whittled down from over 150 applications, the organisers of Filmworks have announced that this year’s workshop series will have 48 participants. Supported by National Lottery funding, managed by Watershed in Bristol and co-produced by ShowroomWorkstation in Sheffield and Broadway in Nottingham, FilmWorks connects promising British filmmakers … Continue reading
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Heritage Sandbox projects unveiled 28 September in Bristol
Tweeting dead people? Listening to ghosts? Digitally layered cities? The Heritage Sandbox scheme is modernising historical sites and exhibitions into something you won’t have seen before. With technology changing the way people travel, work, communicate and spend their leisure time, … Continue reading
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If you can’t join them, watch a film
The bumper Olympic Stylist Magazine issue have chosen twenty awe-inspiring things to do to celebrate The Olympics if you can’t be there. If you’re a film buff in Bristol, your best bet is to head over the Watershed for Film … Continue reading
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