Helping creative & tech ideas flourish

Being a Resident at The Studio has been invaluable. It has opened up a new space of possibility for sharing and exchanging creative practice alongside colleagues. As part of the Expanded Performance Cohort for Bristol and Bath Creative R&D we shared a creative journey which led to the beautiful Rabbit Holes Collective, co-designing adaptive podcasts alongside young people to connect more deeply to the natural world. The Studio team is welcoming and supportive - it is an ecosystem of pure creativity.

Penny Hay

House of Imagination

The Studio has meant the difference between the survival or failure of Little Lost Robot, it allows us space to work on our soft robotic and lidar reactive interfaces in the same space. We have received substantial investment into the new technology that we are pioneering and interest from both the creative and technological sectors. The mix of Residents in The Studio allows us to access a massive range of talent and support, from ex-Nasa engineers to writers and sound designers. We hope to grow into a regionally recognised springboard for new technologies.

Ruby Soho

Little Lost Robot

Residency at The Studio has given me a sense of community, belonging and shared interests with other Residents. We have been able to help one another in many ways, from reflective support to concrete help and joint ventures. The Studio and its staff sit at the crossroads of Bath Spa University, regional bodies and local business groups, and they have a huge network of practitioners in technology, the arts and creative industries. This brings together talent, funding, support and enterprise. A pretty good place to be connected to.

Dave Webb

Creative technologist and artist in digital media

Becoming a Resident at The Studio has been incredibly valuable for my practice. I feel part of a rich and generous network of creative minds and have access to great training, mentor support, a beautiful space and a sense of a growing creative community. Being a Resident has enabled new and significant opportunities for my current project via funding and personal support. There is something quite difficult to name about the way I feel supported by The Studio, a mix between being seen and being valued, without being judged. And this makes the perfect condition for my practice to thrive!

Silvia Carderelli-Gronau

Dance artist, film-maker and dance movement therapist

The Studio is a welcoming creative space and community that helps me to explore paths to develop, sustain and fund my work. I've been steers towards freelancers and SMEs working in creative industries who specialise in technological and social Innovation; I've also benefited from Bath Spa University Graduate Internships, and worked with students to bring together research-based developments of the INTIMAL system, into a more accessible INTIMAL App©. I was a recipient of The Studio Recovery Fund (SRF); and I've teamed up with a Service Designer and a Programmer from Bath Spa University to offer a co-design workshop with Studio Residents, and a User X workshop with Bath-based women. These activities have opened up exciting possibilities with technology, users’ perspective, local context and sustainability.

Ximena Alarcón

Sonic Migrations Artist