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Make Shift Meet Up - June 2025

Tue 3 Jun 2025 18:00-20:00

A space for early career creatives (18 to 30s...ish) to come together and learn from people making and working in creative industries. Join us in June with Dizraeli reflecting on his many creative projects

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Lunchtime Talk: AI & Animism

Fri 30 May 2025 13:00-14:00

Sara Zaltash explores the implications of animist spiritual frameworks for emergent telepathic-like properties of mobile tech devices, and shares some of their process of devising a seance with them.

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Is Jazz May

Tue 27 May 2025 18:00-20:00

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.

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The Ida Network is coming to Bristol!

Fri 23 May 2025 14:15-17:00

This event explores the full range of skills that bring immersive projects to life, whether you're deep in the code, or have never touched a headset.

An image of pianist Sarah Nicolls sat in front of her Future Piano, which resembles an open piano positioned on its front.
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Lunchtime Talk: Where's My Piano?

Fri 9 May 2025 13:00-14:00

In this talk, pianist and composer Sarah Nicolls shares her experiences in interactive electronic performance, and her processes of re-imagining the configuration of the piano in new and imaginative ways.

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Make Shift Meet Up - May 2025

Tue 6 May 2025 18:00-20:00

A space for early career creatives (18 to 30s...ish) to come together and learn from people making and working in creative industries. Join us in May to explore the building of 'Martian House' with Nicki Kent.

A rendered image of The House of Weaving Songs, a domed steel structure based on an Aqal, a Somali nomadic home found in the arid landscapes of Somalia.
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Lunchtime Talk: Weaving Space

Fri 2 May 2025 13:00-14:00

The talk will explore Dhaqan Collective's journey with The House of Weaving Songs, a domed steel structure based on an Aqal, a Somali nomadic home found in the arid landscapes of Somalia.

An image of the artist and creative, Greg Ryan, a white man in his mid to late 30's, sat amongst a vast array of predominantly acoustic instruments. He is looking directly into the camera, and wears blue jeans and a navy blue t shirt.
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Lunchtime Talk: Creationary

Fri 25 Apr 2025 13:00-14:00

In this talk, Greg Ryan (pyka) will explore the best practices and common pitfalls of co-design through reflections and case studies on some successful (and some not-so-successful) past projects.