This October 4 -5 Watershed will be transformed in a Fun Palace. What does that mean? Well that's really up to you. 

A Fun Palace could be a tent, a foyer, a hall, a car park, a square, filled with music, dance, movies, sciences, politics, TV, theatre, art, stories, lectures, play. The important thing is it has somehow smash together arts and science and it has to be FUN.

The core of the idea is that it is made by local people for local people.

The Fun Palace, as originally dreamed, was never created, however ... on the 4th and 5th October 2014 there will be a series of Fun Palaces across the UK and beyond. Each will be unique, self-generating, self-supporting, utterly local. Some may just be moments, some may take over venues for the whole weekend, some may be in parks, schools, scout huts – they will be as varied as the locations, organizations, individuals that inspire them.

We want to know:

What do YOU want it to be?

What COULD it be here at Watershed, inside the building or busting out of the walls?

Members of the Watershed team will introduce the theme and tell you more about ideas that we have had so far, and then it will be over to you to tell us what you think this should or shouldn't be. Plus we'll be debuting a rather special suggestions box that our own Jasmine Butt has been designing and making at Bristol Hackspace under a veil of mystery. We haven't seen it yet either!

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk