Welcome to the Bristol Creative Industries’ network (formerly Bristol Media). Great ideas need company, so join us to make connections, raise your profile and get the work you want.

In this workshop, you’ll develop a solid understanding of the financial principles that make an agency profitable, from building an agency annual budget, to forecast planning, income recognition and project commercials.

Art, Design + Networking for creatives, studios, developers, and brands

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​Art That Remembers

​Join us to experience living, digital artworks that evolve through interaction. You’re not just viewing the art—you’re actively shaping it, over time, together.

​Technology That Remembers

​Each audience interaction in the interactive artworks are stored on Arweave protocol which is specifically designed for long-term data preservation, with a one time fee. The aim is that every contribution—to the artworks —remains intact, ensuring it continues to grow and evolve over time, in a sustainable cost effective way!

​Arweave for artists

​We all thrive on relationships. Arweave enables dynamic experiences to live, evolve, and remember—just like the relationships that inspire it and bring it to life.

​Why Now?

​“What happens on the ‘net stays on the ‘net. Or maybe not.”

​This old quote is very relevant, when thinking about dynamic experiences and data storage over time. This reflects the fate of ‘NetArt’ projects— digital works that blended tech and art, from the early days of the internet. Many have vanished due to API changes, platform shutdowns, website decay, and unsustainable maintenance costs, highlighting the fragility of digital art.

​But what if digital art could persist, evolve, and be remembered, all for a one time fee! Let’s change that. Let’s create art that lasts.

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​Featured Interactive Artworks

Blitz — by Phenomena Labs; is a collective painting, constantly reshaped by its participants.

Connect — by Olta; reflects the collective participation of its audience, visually representing our shared connections.

Dissolvi — by Omar Laboto; is a collective gesture-controlled reactive artwork.

Peer into the Flow — by Epok. As you move—by touch, cursor, or turning your head—the artwork responds in real time. And is hooked up to on-chain data, dynamically rendering changes of collective ownership.

Transparent Wall — by Rangga Purnama Aji, is a artwork that respons in real-time as you interact from your phone, revealing fragments of something hiding beyond the surface.

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​Mini Grants for Creators

​Are you a Bristol-based visual or motion artist? Arweave are offering mini-grants + mentorship to 1–2 artists to showcase, offer advise support on Ip rights, licensing, and monetising for visual or motion artworks (non-interactive) at upcoming May and July Arweave – Art showcase events.

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​Why Arweave for Artists?

Long form media storage – no more lost art

Low one-time cost – avoid recurring fees

Built-in licensing – set creative rights upfront

​MAKE HISTORY TOGETHER

​Art has always been and will continue to document and reflect societal values, events, and cultural shifts. Art preserves culture. Let’s preserve digital culture—together. Be part of a new wave of tech-powered creativity where every contribution lives on.

​Bring your curiosity, meet fellow artists, developers, and creative studios—and shape something that will live far beyond the night.

Join on Thursday 24th April as The Arena break down barriers to the creative industry and give traditional ‘mentoring’ a fun twist