Make Shift is a space for 18-30 year old creatives to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed on the first Tuesday evening of each month. This is an opportunity to meet other creatives in the city, use one of our hot desk spaces, seek advice on your creative project or next steps in your career in a welcoming environment.

Each month we have a guest from the Pervasive Media Studio who works professionally in the creative industries who will speak about their work and can give advice. Guest speakers will be experts in their field, from VR film makers to finance professionals.

For February's Make Shift, Watershed's Talent Development team members Liz Counsell and Victoria Tillotson will be sharing news of an exciting new paid residency opportunity at Watershed especially for 18-30 year olds! The Make Shift Creative Technology Residencies will be for 18-30 year old creatives who want to discover and explore how creative technology could develop their creative projects and careers. These residencies provide a paid residency period of discovery, guided research and design in the supportive environment of the Pervasive Media Studio.

Benefits of Make Shift

Find out about Watershed, the Pervasive Media Studio and what we offer to South West based creatives

A chilled space where you can hot-desk for an evening

Meeting spaces to speak about creative projects

Talks from experts on anything from finding funds for your project to how to do your tax return

You are welcome to arrive from 17:30. The hosted element of the event will start at 18:00 and finish at 19:00. Thereafter, you are invited to continue conversations or use our hot desks to do your own work in the Pervasive Media Studio until 20:00. Don't worry if you can't make it for the beginning of the session or stay for the whole session.

Accessibility

The PM Studio is wheelchair accessible and there is an accessible and gender neutral toilet. There is also a baby change area.

We have a dedicated quiet room where there is low lighting, sofas, bean bags and space to lie down. This is away from the general open space of the Studio.

If drop in events aren't accessible for you, please email studio@watershed.co.uk to book in. When you book in, we will link you up with a member of our team who will reach out to find out where you would like them to meet you and what time you will arrive. That team member can also arrange a time for you to visit the Studio for a 1-2-1 tour so you can familiarise yourself with our space before attending. We have a dedicated quiet space and dedicated quiet desks area, which all visitors are welcome to use.About Pervasive Media Studio

The Pervasive Media Studio hosts an international community of over 100 artists, companies, technologists, and academics exploring experience design and creative technology. We are a space for risk taking and early ideas; for the kind of projects and questions that inhabit the meeting points of art, technology, and society.