Artist and disability advocate Carmen Papalia has been in residence with Metal in Peterborough during October 2019. Carmen’s work takes the form of participatory public projects from walks, workshops and […]
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Creative Careers
Each year, through different projects, forums, volunteering and work experience the Metal team find ways for young people to gain insight and experience in the arts and creative industries. This […]
READ MOREArtist in Residence Series: Ali Eisa and Milly Peck
Ali Eisa and Milly Peck came into residence with Metal at Chalkwell Hall as part of a wider project Artist Village curated by Jon Kipps. The residency was in two parts, spending […]
READ MOREArtist in Residence Series: Kerri Jefferis and Sophie Chapman
Kerri Jefferis and Sophie Chapman came into residence with Metal in Southend to develop new work together, inviting collaborators to come and spend time with them exploring ideas around bodies, […]
READ MOREArtist in Residence Series: Dean Atta and Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie
Dean Atta (UK) and Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie (Indonesia) are both writers who spent a month in residence with Metal in Southend as part of our Essex Writers House in March 2019 […]
READ MOREArtist in Residence Series: Charmaine Childs
Acrobat and Stronglady, Charmaine Childs is currently artist-in-residence at Metal in Southend. Awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England, she is exploring new modes of performance. In this […]
READ MOREThe Space In-Between
‘The Space In-between’, a new film by Jay Gearing and Kate Marsh f. This film is an artistic response to an 18 month programme of work which included 24 artists […]
READ MOREChange Makers: The Space In – Between
The Space In – Between, curated by Kate Marsh and arts organisation Metal, took place on 6th September 2018 at the Southbank London. It was the culmination of a research […]
READ MORETalking Festivals
Metal welcomed students from South Essex College and some of Southend’s Secondary Schools to a mini-conference at Chalkwell Hall, with the aim of de-mystifying the many career opportunities offered by […]
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