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Creative Bath is the new group for creative people and industries in and around Bath. Our primary aim is to raise the profile and help the growth of Bath's creative sector by creating a forum for networking and knowledge exchange.

This site will act as the hub for Creative Bath. If you’re looking for work or recruiting, want to share news on your latest project, need help or advice for your business, or just want to check out what’s happening, then this is the place to be. Why don’t you bookmark us right now?

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Media Sandbox 2010: seeking brilliant people interested in working collaboratively to produce inspired, sustainable, future-facing projects

Media Sandbox 2010

Are you a small producer eager to explore content, applications and experiences of the future? Do you have a brilliant idea that could tackle a problem, provide a service or offer a transformative experience? Do you need time, space and support to take a risk on an idea?

Media Sandbox is a unique commissioning scheme, that will this year support six ground breaking projects that dovetail mobile, wireless and sensory technologies with content and context, to create meaningful Pervasive Experiences.

The scheme offers:

Research support:
- £9,000 commission
- Opportunity to focus intensively on development of new idea
Development support:
- Peer community of potential collaborators for current and future projects
- Structured ‘innovation lab’ process featuring research blogs and regular catch up, showcase and feedback events
- A panel of leading industry advisers who will take a mentoring role in the development of ideas and potential routes to market
The scheme will open for applications in March/April 2010. In the meantime, we’re running a series of Sandbox Surgeries. These drop-in sessions are held at the Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol and offer the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the scheme, such as the application process, your idea or partnerships. Surgeries will be held every Thursday lunchtime between 1-2 pm, until 18th February 2010. Surgery details and dates will be posted on the Media Sandbox website. You can also email any questions or queries directly to victoria@watershed.co.uk

We’re seeking brilliant people interested in working collaboratively to produce inspired, sustainable, future-facing projects. If you have an idea, this could be the perfect opportunity to pursue it.

Posted: 11th January, 2010

Categories: Creative Bath, News, Other.

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Starting a Business - tips from the experts
Event start: 9th February, 2010
Starting a Business - Things I wish I’d known then that I know now

Small businesses are often the first to suffer in times of downturn – but also the most adaptable when it comes to recovery.

If you’re toying with starting up your own business – or have recently done so - and are wondering how to navigate the current turbulent waters, then we can help.

Sponsored by Business Link, we have put together a panel of experts to talk about how they did it – and what they would do differently now. Learn from their experiences about the opportunities to exploit and the pitfalls to avoid.

When: 6-8pm, Tuesday, February 9th
Where: Ustinov Theatre, Bath
Who: We’ve assembled some of the best local business brains. See below for details.
How to book: Click here to register.

Hurry as places are strictly limited. We look forward to seeing you there!

Guest speakers include:

Peter Clegg
Senior Partner, Fielden Clegg Bradley
Peter Clegg is a Senior Partner with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, having established the practice with Richard Feilden in 1978. Widely regarded as a key pioneer in the field of environmental design, he has almost 30 years' experience in low energy architecture and is actively involved in research, design and education. Peter is Chair of the South West Design Review Panel, has served as a member of the National Trust's Architecture Panel and is a founder member of the British Council for School Environments. He is also a member of the DCSF Zero Carbon Task Force for School Buildings.

Joseph Maxwell
Managing Director, Burning Blue Media
Joseph is an experienced Series Producer and Director. His most recent project was a major 6 part series for BBC2, Tribal Wives. Other credits include Series Producing and Directing a 4 part series for BBC4, The Protestant Revolution, Producing and Directing two major Channel 4 series, Bomber Crewand The Real Dad's Army. He was also a Staff Producer/Director at RDF for 4 years where he worked on a range of genres from Shipwrecked to science series.

Claire Collins
Creative Director, Concept Interior
Claire Collins is the founder and creative director of the practice and manages the design and installation of each project personally with her team and suppliers. Claire trained originally as a fine artist before studying interior design. She ran her own practice in South Africa for 10 years working mainly in Johannesburg and Cape Town, completing a wide variety of projects from hotels to private house and country estates.
Claire is a member of the British Interior Design Association and works to their code of professional conduct and contracts.

Garry Pratt
Managing Director, Teachit
Garry is co-founder of Teachit, a digital educational publisher that run
some of the most succesful websites in UK education based on monetizing user generated content and building highly connected and motivated 'vertical'
communities.
Previously Garry was a founder of Steamer Trading, an award winning chain of 16 specialist cookshops, and Director of International Advertising for a $2bln IT company.

And a business expert from Business Link will also be on hand to give insight form their experiences of local businesses’ start-up issues.

Click here to register now!
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