This month, our Director Susie Thornberry shared a conversation about the importance of kinship with Bea Udeh, the Head of Diversity at Arts Marketing Association.
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The Unlonely City and Ten Years Since Olivia Laing’s The Lonely City
Loneliness isn’t just an individual feeling; it’s shaped by the conditions we live in.
Art Workers & Artists
Art Workers and Artists is our new blog series sharing reflections from across the Metal team.
10 Years of Connect & Create: Celebrating Creativity, Connection & Wellbeing
May marks both Mental Health Awareness Week and Dementia Action Week, making it a fitting time to reflect on 10 years of Connect & Create – our creative wellbeing programme.
Shift x SAIL: A Climate (In) Conversation
This month, Shift Liverpool comes together with SAIL to for a (virtual) in conversation about climate action, environmental sustainability, and our hopes and fears for the future of this space...
Viviana Checchia is the new Director of Metal Peterborough
Viviana Checchia is joining Metal as the new Director of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.
How Can Metal Be an Intersectional Feminist Organisation?
It’s a big question and one we’ve been thinking about for a long time. Intersectional feminism can mean different things, but for us it’s about...
Metal’s Approach to Citizen-Led Decision-Making
What happens when local people decide what art is commissioned in the places where they live?
Beginning with Love
There’s no escaping the ‘L’ word this month. For once, we’re not talking about loneliness, we do actually mean love.













