Join Creative Technologist Coral Manton for a lunchtime talk exploring this evolving role. Coral will share her own experience working as a Creative Technologist alongside early insights from her research into Creative Technologists working across the UK, exploring their place in the creative industries and the opportunities and barriers to working in this space. 

Drawing on conversations with practitioners, she’ll reflect on what the role looks like in practice - across industry, research, and community settings - as well as the influence of generative AI.

She will share insights from her recent MyWorld and Watershed Fellowship at Knowle West Media Centre, exploring the future of technology in community contexts and how it can be more accessible, inclusive, and locally relevant and the role of the Creative Technologist in this work.

Coral is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Computing at Bath Spa University, Co-Founder of Women Reclaiming AI, Co-Director of Control Shift, and a resident of the Pervasive Media Studio. The Role of the Creative Technologist research project is led by Dr Coral Manton, with Co-Investigator J Ponte and production support from Nigel Fryatt. 

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 26th June at 13:00 for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards. 

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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.