Today we’re announcing our new Artistic Director and CEO, Susie Thornberry following the departure of Colette Bailey who spent 20 years in the role, working closely with our founder Jude […]
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Announcement: Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation
We are really delighted to let you know that Metal was successful in our bid to remain an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation for a further three years from […]
Industry speaker at Key Cities ‘Skills for Cities, Skills for Life’ All Party Parliamentary Group
It was a real honour to present Agency for Creative Production at the Key Cities All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting earlier this week addressing ‘Skills for Cities, Skills for Life’. Drawing […]
Josephine Melville
We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic news that our friend, actress and Metal trustee Josephine Melville has sadly passed away. A powerful advocate for arts and culture, […]
Anti-Racism Update
In April 2022, we committed to publishing an update in six months on our anti-racism work including demographic information about our staffing, trustees and commissioned artists. Staffing: Of our 15 […]
New social enterprise launches with WYRD ESSEX event produced by 10 local young people
Agency for Creative Production (ACP) is a new social enterprise which has been launched to support young people in South Essex to develop their skills in live event production. ACP […]
The launch of In Other Words 2
In 2020, we curated In Other Words, a collection of urgent artistic reflections in response to the global pandemic, with our Associate Producer, disabled dance artist and academic Kate Marsh. […]
Public Apology to Ama Josephine Budge
In a recent residency call-out made by Metal, the unaccredited work of artist Ama Josephine Budge from the Apocalypse Reading Room project, produced by Artsadmin, was used without permission. This […]
Celebrating 20 years!
We’re announcing our 20th birthday in April 2022, after two exciting and rewarding decades of operation in the UK. Founded in 2002 by Jude Kelly CBE and working with former […]












