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    The weather has stopped being small talk

    Between meetings the other day, Susie, our Artistic Director and CEO, and Siobhán, our Head of Programmes and Partnerships, were talking about how the weather has stopped being small talk.

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    Reflections on Different Trains 10 years on from Jenny Porter, Director of Metal Liverpool

    On a mild September evening back in 2016, a large group gathered on the old, cobbled approach road of Edge Hill Station, slowly and with intention.

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    The Importance of Kinship: Metal x Arts Marketing Association

    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.    

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    Art Workers & Artists

    Art Workers and Artists is our new blog series sharing reflections from across the Metal team.

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    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... 

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    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...

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    Metal’s Approach to Citizen-Led Decision-Making

    What happens when local people decide what art is commissioned in the places where they live?

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    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.

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