Studio blog
Welcome to the Pervasive Media Studio
Posted on Fri 25 Jan 2019
Want to be inspired, take a break, and learn more about brilliant projects and people working with creative technology?
Catching up with our Artists in Residence
Posted on Mon 15 Jul 2019
Our call for the Winter Residencies programme is currently open, so we thought this was a good time to let you know what our last cohort of funded resident artists have been up to...
Art and Technology in the South West
Posted on Tue 14 May 2019
This is the first in a series of articles, commissioned by Watershed & ACE exploring art & emerging technologies in the South West. Journalist and Rife Editor, Sammy Jones looks at the places and spaces supporting this work.
Business support for creatives in a post-industrial era
Posted on Wed 3 Apr 2019
Network for Creative Enterprise: a few highlights of achievements, challenges, learning and what next.
International Women's Day 2019
Posted on Wed 20 Mar 2019
In the lead up to International Women's Day, we took a look at what some of the studio residents are doing, and celebrated their stories as women in the world of creative technology...
Biosphere IV: Re-imagining the future of nature
Posted on Fri 12 Oct 2018
Joining us this week Tom Bailey talks to us about the R&D phase of his latest performance piece - Biosphere IV.
'Clearer Is Not Always Louder’. Deafness, Language & Sound.
Posted on Tue 18 Sep 2018
Jonny Cotsen is an Artist, Teacher, Father and Deaf man. He joined the Studio earlier in the year as part of the New Talent Residency Programme. In this talk he will talk about his previous solo-show, ‘Louder Is Not A...
What are the key challenges of creative business sustainability and growth?
Posted on Mon 20 Aug 2018
The lens through which we measure creative business growth and design support systems needs to be shaped by the networked and agile ecology we are operating within.
Facebook for Sceptics
Posted on Thu 16 Aug 2018
Marcus Gilroy Ware is a lecturer of Journalism at UWE, has published a book on social media called Filling the Void: Social Media and The Continuation of Capitalism and has been a Studio resident for the past two years. Tim K...
Virtually Useful: Step Five - Sound
Posted on Sat 4 Aug 2018
Great sound design can elevate immersive experiences, whilst poorly handled audio can feel clumsy, uncomfortable and disjointed. But what is it that actually makes the difference when using audio in VR/XR?
In Conversation with Emma Bettridge
Posted on Wed 25 Jul 2018
Emma Bettridge is Bristol Old Vic Ferment Producer and for the last 8 years has been the driving force behind Ferment, an extraordinary testing ground supporting artists to develop and share experimental work at an early stag...