Is Jazz May

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Tue 27 May 18:00-20:00 at Pervasive Media Studio

Is Jazz is a monthly meet-up for 18-30(ish)-year-olds to share and explore creative practices in a low-stakes, supportive, and informal way.

Pitch Us a Talk

Every Friday we offer free, informal lunchtime talks from people sharing projects, process, ideas and provocations around pervasive media and creative technology. If you or someone you know should be a part of our programme, contact Martin O'Leary.

Is Jazz is a monthly meet-up for 18-30(ish)-year-olds to share their creative practice and explore others' practices in a low-stakes, supportive, and informal way.

NEXT MEETUP:

27th of May: 6pm-8pm, at Pervasive Media Studio

FREE ENTRY (Drop In)

Is Jazz is developed and run by Make Shift regulars Martin and Anastasia in collaboration with Watershed's Make Shift team. Every session, several attendees (arranged in advance) share a short (10 to 15 minutes) creative exercise. This could be something they are familiar with or something they'd simply like to try.

If you think you have a short exercise to offer, email the Is Jazz team at isjazz.hi@gmail.com. If you would like to try but don’t know how to translate your idea into an exercise — please get in touch and we’ll gladly help!

Everyone is welcome to join. You don’t need to have an exercise ready and we welcome people to come along and try out what others are sharing!

Is Jazz meet ups are a great opportunity to try your hand at something new and meet potential collaborators!

If you have any questions, thoughts, or comments, feel free to email Tony Bhajam at tony.b@watershed.co.uk or the Is Jazz team at isjazz.hi@gmail.com

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