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An illustration of a leaf coming out of a heart.
Artwork by Tony Stiles.

Our Big Give Climate Action Campaign – One year on

Posted on Mon 25 Nov

It’s one year since we asked for your help to support our Climate Action work in Watershed's first ever Big Give Fundraising Campaign. Kat Watts, Head of Development, shares what we’ve achieved since then.

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An stop-motion penguin holds a police sign, indicating he has been arrested.
Posted on Fri 8 Nov

Our Cinema programme team (curator Mark Cosgrove and programmer Steph Read) share the wintry highlights to look forward to this festive season at Watershed.

A man sits on a stool, playing a guitar.
Posted on Fri 4 Oct

We’re delighted to announce an open call for our funded Winter Residencies programme.

A man wearing a white bucket hat cocks his head as he looks at a masked statue.
Posted on Thu 3 Oct

Watershed's highlights during Black History Month, October 2024

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Some small changes to our pricing

Posted on Tue 1 Oct

From Sat 5 Oct our weekend cinema prices will change – see all the details below

Tickets for Sing the Body Electric - Undershed's very first exhibition - are now on sale!

Posted on Wed 25 Sept

Thanks to funds awarded by Arts Council England and BFI, our new gallery will open on Sat 26 Oct, establishing Undershed as a hub for interactive and immersive storytelling in the South West.

More Than AI Sandbox

Posted on Tue 10 Sept

Watershed and MyWorld reveal six prototypes exploring the creative potential of Artificial Intelligence

Q&A with Martin Viktorov on his creative practice.

Posted on Tue 10 Sept

Martin Viktorov, a Bristol-based experimental electronic musician and video artist, discusses his unconventional processing techniques, creative practice, recent workshop series and time at the Pervasive media studio. 

Programme announced for the BFI London Film Festival 2024 (in Bristol)

Posted on Tue 3 Sept

The 68th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) in partnership with American Express is coming to Bristol from Wed 9 – Sun 20 Oct, giving Bristol audiences the chance to discover the world’s best new films on the big screen.

Announcing the South West BFI Film Academy Short Course Consortium

Posted on Fri 30 Aug

We’re happy to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the British Film Institute (BFI) to deliver a series of Short Filmmaking Courses for 16-19 year olds, in partnership with Somerset Film, Screen Cornwall and City Eye.

Sign up to an Immersive Arts Inspiration Day or Funding Information Webinar

Posted on Wed 28 Aug

Immersive Arts, the 3-year UK-wide programme supporting artists to make and share immersive arts - is launching with free Inspiration Days for anyone interested in finding out more and free Funding Webinars for artists and creatives.

Announcing three new Fellowships In Residence

Posted on Fri 16 Aug

We are delighted to announce three new Fellowships in Residence taking place at the Black Laboratory, Radstock’s Old Printworks Arts & The Studio (Bath), and Aardman as part of MyWorld.

Meet our Make Shift Campers!

Posted on Mon 5 Aug

We are delighted to announce the eight practitioners that will be taking part in our 2024 Make Shift Camp, bringing ideas together to build prototype experiences which explore artificial intelligence (AI).

Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO receives an Honorary Doctorate

Posted on Mon 15 July

Today Clare Reddington, CEO of Watershed in Bristol, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West England (UWE) in recognition of her leadership in the cultural sector and her contributions to Bristol’s creative ecology.

Alternative Technologies: A Just Transition

Posted on Tue 18 June

The workshop series examining technologies and their past, present, and future role in climate justice publishes their findings.