Event
Fri 12 May 2023 13:00-14:00 at Pervasive Media Studio Event Space & YouTube Live
Lunchtime Talk: Beyond We - Knowing When to Use the Lifeboat
Beyond We (Pervasive Media Studio Residents Dr. Mena Fombo and Michael Jenkins) share their top 10 takeaways after they tried to launch a new venue boat on the Bristol harbour.
Image credit - Interconnected designs 2022
Hosted by
Michael Jenkins
I believe passionately in the role of art as an engine for change & understanding and hope to achieve this through moving image and sound.
Mena Fombo
Dr Mena Fombo (hon) is a founder, a film director and facilitator. Her focus is developing greater human connections through storytelling on screen to facilitating purposeful spaces from retreats to team days and workshops.Beyond We's ambitions for a new arts space based in the Bristol Harbour have been halted.
During this talk, they will share the learnings from the past three years of their research and development phase, the challenges experienced trying to launch a new venue and also the success they've had onboarding stakeholders and working with an amazing community of black artists from across the South West and Wales.
Beyond We has succeeded in delivering an artist network, and are excited to also announce details for our next artists retreat.
Beyond We (formally Bristol African Caribbean Culture Space) is an initiative created by Dr Mena Fombo and Michael Jenkins: www.beyondwe.org
Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 12th May 2023 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards.
The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.
Address:
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX
Directions:
The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.
The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.
For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.
*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.
