Article
Welcoming our Researcher in Residence
Posted on Fri 28 Nov 2025
Watershed are delighted to introduce Dr Erinma Ochu as our inaugural Researcher in Residence.
News
Watershed takes Playable City to Japan
Posted on Thu 9 Oct 2025
From the harbourside to Japan’s second city: Watershed is taking cuddly plants, interactive tapestries and sketching robots from Bristol to Osaka, Japan, as part of Playable City Osaka.
Project blog by Suzi Bratt
October 2025
Posted on Mon 10 Nov 2025
Games, stories, and creative sparks — a month of play, reflection, and tinkering.
Article
BTF+ - the Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity & Culture - Mon 6 - Sat 11 Oct 2025
Posted on Wed 1 Oct 2025
We’re excited to be partnering on BTF+, The Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity & Culture Mon 6 - Sat 11 Oct 2025
Announcing the open call for the Winter Residencies and the Dreamtime Fellowship
Posted on Tue 2 Sep 2025
Announcing two opportunities for artists working with creative technology: the Winter Residencies Programme 2025–2027 and the Dreamtime Fellowship 2026.
Studio blog
A change of pace for our Winter Residencies
Posted on Mon 1 Sep 2025
Our Winter Residencies are an opportunity for artists to explore ideas involving creative technology, but a tight timeline doesn't work for everyone. This year we're trying something different.
Project blog by Jo Lansdowne
Notes on trust
Posted on Wed 13 Aug 2025
Some reflections on what it means to try and trust ways of thinking and acting that are not my own.
Studio blog
Introducing our 2025 Make Shift Campers
Posted on Fri 8 Aug 2025
We are excited to announce our 2025 Make Shift Creative Campers, who will join us for five inspiring days to collide ideas, share skills and prototype experiences focused on the theme of Home Improvements.
Article
Air Giants and Watershed: Five Years of Collaboration
Posted on Fri 1 Aug 2025
Our Studio Community Lead, Martin O'Leary, reflects on five years of working with Studio Residents Air Giants
The Big Thing comes to Bradford
Posted on Mon 19 May 2025
Immersive Arts will launch its first major event this June in Bradford, the UK’s City of Culture 2025, to bring together the country’s immersive arts community.
Project blog by Jo Lansdowne
Writing Home
Posted on Mon 5 May 2025
A reflection on home, and the ways in which research on Whiteness and R&D is unfolding into my wider work.
Over 80 UK projects receive nearly £1.2m in first Immersive Arts funding round
Posted on Wed 16 Apr 2025
Almost £1.2 million has been allocated to 83 artist-led projects across the UK in the first round of Immersive Arts funding - a scheme supporting artists of all backgrounds and experience to work with immersive technologies.