Pervasive Media Studio

23/09/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 25 Sept, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner.

He will talk about where his creative journey began (at Pervasive Media Studio), the experiences that shaped him, and how being Deaf has influenced the way he sees, makes and experiences art.

This talk is BSL interpreted.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a ticket on our website:

In this Lunchtime Talk, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner. Book now.

16/09/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 18 Sept, immersive artist and researcher Tosin Olufon shares the messy, joyful and sometimes ridiculous process of turning a folktale into an interactive experience.

She'll reflect on the creative and cultural challenges that emerge along the way, as well as the experiments, compromises, and happy accidents that help shape the work.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14300/folktales-vr-oops

10/07/2026

In today's Lunchtime Talk, theatre artists Naomi Smyth and China Fish will share their ambitions to combine audience participation, improvised performance and responsive technologies.
This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14189/clowning-with-technology

01/07/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 3 July, Author and Screenwriter Nikesh Shukla and Illustrator Camille Aubry will be talking about their comic book collaboration Mad Villain.

A comedic thriller, an absurdist noir, a superhero origin story about rising fascism, direct action and desperate people.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14162/mad-villain

24/06/2026

In this Lunchtime Talk Creative Technologist Coral Manton will talk about the ever-evolving role of being a Creative Technologist.

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.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website:

In this Lunchtime Talk Creative Technologist Coral Manton will talk about this ever-evolving role of being a Creative Technologist.

17/06/2026

In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Kate Sim Read will discuss her practice as an artist and researcher working with creative computing in charity and educational settings.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, Kate Sim-Read will explore how data can be stored and distributed, even in places with no buildings or power, to distribute crucial information to people living in unstable situations.

10/06/2026

In this Lunchtime Talk, multimedia artist Sister Sylvester will explore the possibilities of working across artist books and essay films to create communal artistic experiences.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14102/the-essay-film-in-three-dimensions

08/06/2026

A lovely afternoon at our annual Studio gathering.

Eating delicious food, hearing updates on what we’ve been doing and an afternoon of activities to connect as a community. 🥰

03/06/2026

First Friday is a monthly social and showcasing event open to anyone.

This Fri 5 June between 17:00-19:00 we’re transforming the Studio into a Goblin Market, an alternative marketplace that explores new ways of making, exchanging and valuing creative work.

Showcasing work from the following artists:

- Amelia Winger-Bearskin, (she/her/hers, Seneca-Cayuga Nation) is a Brooklyn-based artist who invites you to the Goblin Market, a playful, participatory performance co-created as part of her Royal Shakespeare Company IF Fellowship at Watershed.

- Tunde Olaniran (they/them ) is an artist based in Flint, MI, whose work spans the worlds of music, dance, film, literature and performance art. They have collaborated with Amelia on development of a costume that acts as a ledger, which Tunde will share as part of the Goblin Market.

Free & open to all. 17:00- 19:00, no booking required:

First Friday is a monthly social and showcasing event open to anyone. It takes place in the Pervasive Media Studio every First Friday throughout the year except for August and January. This month we’re transforming the Studio into a Goblin Market - part performance, part game, part ritual.

27/05/2026

In this week's part-performance, part-Lunchtime Talk on Fri 29 May, Anastasia Dahl will draw on her practice in dance improvisation to explore relationships between the nervous system, creativity and agency.

This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio.

Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/studio/events/2026/05/29/lunchtime-talk-life-action-over-life-consumption

📸 Martin Viktorov