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Our late night screening of Amélie - with tasty treats in the Café & Bar

“ A Watershed approach to the Café & Bar... ”

Posted on Mon 30 Oct 2017 by Claire Stewart

James Taljaard (General Manager) and Helen Round (Food and Beverage Manager) talk about the ethos of our Café & Bar and our approach to food and drink...

RAM

“ Why we share and open source ”

Posted on Wed 18 Oct 2017 by David Haylock

How and why we share and open source our technical processes.

One of Jasmine Thompson's murals at the Pervasive Media Studio

“ What is the role of a cultural organisation during Black History Month? ”

Posted on Mon 16 Oct 2017 by Zahra Ash-Harper

Zahra Ash-Harper, Watershed Producer, reflects on her year at Watershed working on inclusion and the practical steps we are making, plus asks wider questions about Black History Month and the role of cultural organisations during this time...

Photo of post-it notes on a blackboard for Mapping Your Business Growth workshop

“ Our approach to business support for creatives ”

Posted on Fri 13 Oct 2017 by Rachael Burton

Many of the people we work with have developed their ideas into successful and sustainable businesses. However, the leap from creative idea to sustainable business is a really big one. We are exploring how we can support artists and small creative businesses through this challenging journey of business development. We are at the start of the journey, and want to share our current thinking.

Family Arts Festival: The Wiz + Family Disco at Watershed

“ Family Arts  ”

Posted on Tue 3 Oct 2017

Watershed develops family audiences for cultural film through cross-art form programming and collaboration.

Young boy anxiously peering out

“ An interview with Sharon Clark, writer/creator of Ice Road ”

Posted on Wed 27 Sept 2017

Raucous (who brought the critically acclaimed theatre show The Stick House to Bristol in 2015) open their brand-new show Ice Road next Monday (2 October) so we thought you might be interested in this interview between Claire Skelcey, Head of Communications and Sharon Clark, Creative Director of Raucous.

Playable City Recife

“ What does it all add up to?  ”

Posted on Thu 21 Sept 2017 by Clare Reddington

We design our programmes to have local, national and global impact

Bear Abouts photo

“ How we work with artists ”

Posted on Thu 21 Sept 2017 by Clare Reddington

Watershed's approach is not characterised in a specific project or programme, but an ethos of open-ness, responsibility, partnership and passion.

Work Experience with Rife Magazine

“ Shhh don't tell anyone... we're an arts organisation going undercover as an employer ”

Posted on Wed 9 Aug 2017

Hannah, Watershed's Engagement Producer, talks about our activity with schools and young people, including recently welcoming 23 students from different city schools to come and do work experience with Rife Magazine, Bristol's youth led online platform

Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst in The Beguiled

“ On Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled and its whitewashing controversy ”

Posted on Wed 19 July 2017 by Mark Cosgrove

A reflection on Sofia Coppola's film The Beguiled in the wake of its whitewashing controversy. Mark asks – after the arguments raised – is it appropriate to rethink my initial reaction to the film?

The Rooms festival, REACT

“ Collaborating with Universities ”

Posted on Wed 12 July 2017 by Jo Lansdowne

Watershed works with Universities to support collaborative research and development between academics and practitioners. Together we are exploring digital cultures, designing new products and interrogating the potential of new technologies.