Live opportunities:
Positive Notes – Artist Callout
Metal is seeking a lead artist for Positive Notes, a brand-new project launching Spring 2025, all about uncovering the hidden gems of Peterborough’s history. We want to engage young people (13 – 25) to discover, celebrate, and share the stories that have been overlooked—stories of amazing people, places, and events that give Peterborough its unique vibe.
By uncovering and celebrating stories of LGBTQIA+, global majority, migrant, and refugee individuals, we want to bring folks together, ignite inspiration and connect us to those who have paved the way before us.
We’re looking for a talented artist to co-create with the young people, a series of vibrant placemarkers to create a beautiful art trail across the city that will spread positivity, spark discovery and warmly welcomes people into Peterborough.
Information Session: 2 April 2025
Closing date: 10 April 2025
You can read the full Application Pack here.
To apply, visit this form.
Want to chat to a member of the team and find out more? We’ll be hosting an online Information Session about the callout on Thursday 2nd April from 6pm – 7pm. You can book onto the session here.
Get Involved!
There are a range of opportunities for you at Metal.
We regularly hold bookable ‘Open Advice’ sessions at each of our sites. We advertise paid ‘Open Call’ residencies through call outs twice each year. Our unpaid ‘Time & Space’ residencies are always open, as is our ‘Metal New Artist Network’. To learn more about these opportunities, follow the links below.
- Open Advice Sessions
- Paid Open Call Residencies
- Unpaid Time & Space Residencies
- Metal New Artist Network
Large-Scale Event Network
Do you run a large event or festival? Maybe it’s a parade, a festival on a green, or a multi-site art exhibition? Do you want to connect with others who might run similar events? Or, do you have big dreams about making your festival a reality? Together with the Peterborough Cultural Alliance, Metal Peterborough is hosting a Large-Scale Event and Festivals Gathering, bringing together groups, individuals, organisations and the people who work hard behind the scenes, from in and around Peterborough. Learn more and join the network here.
Brentwood Creative Directory
Brentwood Creative Changemakers is a new initiative looking to support, nurture and empower Brentwood’s creative community through a dynamic programme. If you are an artist, creative, collective, creative business or venue in Brentwood and would like to register your interest in the programme, please complete the online form here.
Castle Point Artist & Creative Database
Artists and creatives of Castle Point! Together with Estuary Festival, we are keen to make contact with artists, creatives and makers living and/or working in the borough of Castle Point. To learn more and to join the database, click here.
