Bristol Arts Channel: reaching local audiences through lockdown | Watershed
Channel: Watershed
Date: 21/12/2020

Bristol Arts Channel: reaching local audiences through lockdown | Bristol+Bath Creative R+D | Watershed
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How the Bristol Arts Channel brought a diverse programme of in-person cultural content online in record time

As new themes and conversations emerge from the Bristol + Bath Creative R+D partners, we’re taking the opportunity to showcase some of these thoughts with you. 

This conversation delves into the notion of physical/digital event hybridity, hearing how the Bristol Arts Channel brought a diverse programme of in-person cultural content online in record time. The session explores the what, how & why of the initiative, with key insights from the Bristol Arts Channel team on the development & possible futures of the project.

Between 1 June & 6 July 2020, Bristol Arts Channel worked with over 60 organisations, festivals & independent artists based in Bristol to showcase a programme of over 140 online events, reimagined & accessible for an audience at home. From day-long music festivals, reworked archive recordings to live cinema watch parties, Bristol Arts Channel explored how a digital offer in a localised region could contribute to creating a sense of community in a time of social distancing.
 
In this online panel discussion, join Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO, Katherine Jewkes, Curator Bristol Arts Channel, La Toyah McAllister-Jones, Executive Director of St Pauls Carnival and Jack Fayter, Campaigns Manager at Bristol Old Vic to hear the story of how the Bristol Arts Channel was imagined and delivered. 

Bristol Arts Channel is supported by Bristol & Bath Creative R&D and The Space, alongside a team of volunteers and its founding partners - Watershed, Bristol Old Vic, Colston Hall, St Pauls Carnival, Trinity, Spike Island, St George’s Bristol, MAYK, Arnolfini, Paraorchestra and Bristol Museums.

About Watershed:
Watershed is a three-screen cinema in Bristol UK showing independently produced films from Britain and beyond. We are also a centre for art and creative technology: home to the Pervasive Media Studio, where artists, technologists and academics work on projects and products at the cutting edge of art, science and digital.

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