Lunchtime Talks are a series of informal presentations at Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio. They normally take place at 13:00 on a Friday, are free and are open to everybody who is interested in what they do. Come along, bring a sandwich, and get to know more about the Studio community, current and up-coming projects, or residents' work.

This is a chance to tell a couple of stories - one looking back at the kinds of transformations that REACT made; the other looking forward to the new opportunities for co-working between academics, artists, creative technologists and communities that comes with the creation of the Brigstow Institute at the University of Bristol.

In this lunchtime talk, Tim Cole, one-third of Mayfly (with Stand + Stare) and director of the new Brigstow Institute will look back and forward. Brigstow - literally 'the place of the bridge' in Old English - is a place that seeks to bridge disciplines and academics and the creative industries, local government and community partners by sponsoring experiments in co-making. Tim will introduce some of the research themes and underlying values of Brigstow as well as the new set of funding opportunities.

The Pervasive Media Studio is located within the Watershed building. Let us know if you'd like a tour and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk

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