This Gallery and Archive represents 24 years of work that Watershed has co-created, partnered on and commissioned. It presents work that spans the period of time when we started talking of a digital revolution – the democratisation of artistic and creative activity from across our communities in its many and varied forms, to more recent work that explores creativity as we look to a more uncertain future.
A creative multimedia project run by musician Tony Orrell in schools throughout Bristol.
Soundtoys is a collection of experimental audio visual artworks from over 200 artists, designers, musicians and writers.
Calling was a 2005 residency programme for three digital artists of African heritage run jointly by Watershed and Kuumba.
A filmmaking summer school with 24 young filmmakers from Sweden, Lithuania and UK.
Digital artist France ‘Cyberdoll’ Cadet was in residence at UWE in 2005 to develop a new multi-robot installation.
Art Tea gave tea and cakes to shoppers waiting for buses and invited them to view a makeshift camera obscura.
This unique research project gave animators access to HP Labs’ shared processing resource for CG rendering to produce 3D shorts.
An online collection from 2005 that presents Bristol’s artistic talent in, amongst other things, music, photography, illustration and fine art.
Documentation of Finnish artist Hannu Karjalainen’s visit to Bristol in September 2005 to create a series of film installations.
An exploration of the developing artistic practice of Stanza, recipient of the 5th Clark Bursary UK Digital Art Award.
An artwork, experiment and game using barcodes and mobile phones run by artist Simon Poulter, HP Labs and Watershed.
Over 140 films made by people from across Bristol, the site also includes a range of resources for aspiring filmmakers.
Created by Squidsoup Come Closer is an infinite virtual landscape, using stereoscopic vision, that explores the relationship between sound and visuals.
An interactive sound work in which you can trigger a curious cacophony of surreal sound and moving mayhem with your mouse
A website that celebrates the past and future of Bristol’s musical cultural life.
Photography exploring Bristol as a place and the people who live there that richly reflect the city’s own unique identity.
An early digital engagement project (2003/4) that extended Watershed’s work with sections of the community without access to digital technology.
Young South West filmmakers explore what culture means to them in this selection of snappy 90 second short films.