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Some changes to our pricing

Posted on Tue 28 March 2023

From Friday 7 April 2023 our ticketing fees will change – please read on to find out more

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Announcing Six MyWorld Fellowships in Residence 

Posted on Thu 23 March 2023

We are delighted to announce Six Fellowships in Residence as part of MyWorld, with Condense, Zero Point Motion, Celestial, Air Giants, and Marshmallow Laser Feast with All Seeing Eye and UWE. 

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Horizontal Cinema - As Restful City Draws to a Close (for now)

Posted on Fri 17 March 2023

Raquel Meseguer Zafe reflects on Towards a Restful City and introduces the second dedicated Horizontal Cinema event run with Watershed, The Five Devils on Tue 4 April.

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Our plans for Make Shift

Posted on Thu 16 March 2023

We’re delighted to share our plans for Make Shift with you – a space for early career creatives to make work and shift practice.

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Studio Open Day: Tours, Drop-ins and Workshops for 8-25 year olds

Posted on Mon 27 Feb 2023

Are you aged between 8-25 years and interested in art, games or technology?

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Watershed announced as Creative Climate Leaders 2023 by Julie's Bicycle

Posted on Wed 15 Feb 2023

Pioneering not-for-profit organisation Julie’s Bicycle have announced Watershed as part of their Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) programme - an international training and transformation programme to empower artists and cultural professionals to take action on the climate and ecological crisis with impact, creativity, and resilience.

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Announcing Experimental Audio Camp residential

Posted on Wed 8 Feb 2023

We are super excited to launch our Experimental Audio Camp as part of MyWorld. Apply now to spend three-days in residence at Real World Studios deeply embedded in creative sound production, working collectively to create an original audio work.

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Six creative teams win £45K Watershed Playable City commission to build prototypes that connect people to their city

Posted on Mon 6 Feb 2023

The projects place play at the heart of the city, sparking imagination and conversation about inclusion, sustainability, surveillance and the future of cities. 

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Some good news for cinema lovers and creative talent across the South West 

Posted on Wed 1 Feb 2023

Watershed is delighted to be one of 11 organisations across the UK to be awarded National Lottery Funding from the BFI.

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Introducing our Winter Residency Artists 2023

Posted on Mon 30 Jan 2023

Following an open call for our Winter Residencies programme we’re excited to introduce the three recipient artists. Responding to the theme of ‘Making the World Differently...

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Twitter times – how you can stay in touch

Posted on Fri 18 Nov 2022

Another quiet day on the internet.