Projects

Photo of graffiti saying If not us then who, if not now then when?

The Future is Collective

The Future is Collective is a Watershed programme of work propelling community and climate activism by offering support and development to freelance creatives.

British Fusion

An augmented reality experience by Alistair Gentry, based on the weird discovery that in the early 1970s British Rail filed a patent for a flying saucer.

A photo of Shrouk dancing with a large piece of material with rainbow flag pattern. Shrouk is smiling, they have big black hair, bright blue eye make up and have moustache and a beard. They are wearing a belly dancer outfit; a jewel encrusted purple bra like top and a flowing blue skirt with a jewelled belt.

Dancing Queer

Winter Residency 2021-22 artist Shrouk El-Attar brings together engineering and drag performance to create a belly-dancing robot.

Colourful paint explosion with the words MyWorld in it

Watershed is excited to be a partner in MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol that will celebrate the West of England's reputation as an international trailblazer in creative technology and screen-based media.

You Make the Rules

Micro-Residency: Jazz Thompson

Game of Saturn

Image of Victoria Melody by Rosie Powell

Professional Stranger

Sky Port

Someone presses a finger to pocket-size zines spread out on a table and wired up to a conductor.

Workshop: Amplified Zines - Radiobook Rwanda

On the Streets

A group of around 20 standing looking at the camera who are the network's Immersion Fellos

South West Creative Technology Network

A group of men and women, young and old, seated and standing around a table. They are hand-finishing the Here We Grow books.

Workshop: Making Here We Grow

A group of black men and women seated around a table. In the centre of the table are items to make books - paper, string. There are also headphones on the table. Surrounding the people are plants and trees.

Workshop: Make Books, Make Sounds

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The Future is Collective

British Fusion

Dancing Queer

MyWorld - Strength in Places

You Make the Rules

Micro-Residency: Jazz Thompson

Game of Saturn

Professional Stranger

Sky Port

Workshop: Amplified Zines - Radiobook Rwanda

On the Streets

South West Creative Technology Network

Workshop: Making Here We Grow

Workshop: Make Books, Make Sounds

Join Us

Billennium Square (after Ballard)

From the light of the fire, our dancing shadows

Millennium Constellations

Ocean Confessions

We Sing In Fire And Blood

Collaborate With Us

Workshop: Mini Think! In/Visibility and the Internet

Figuring

Layered Realities

Short Back and Sides

Somestic Media

Tomorrow's World

Birds on the Move

Building A Martian House

How To Build A Robot

Oh Europa

Impermafrost

Noise Orchestra

RadioBook Rwanda

Here We Grow

Feeling Food