Our Director of Metal in Peterborough, Mark Richards, will be departing the organisation at the end of this year. Mark joined us in 2013, opening our central base in the […]
News
New Artistic Director and CEO, Susie Thornberry, joins Metal
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 […]
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 […]
Nine new residency artists at Metal
We are so excited to announce our new residency artists from our autumn/winter 2022-23 call out. The new artists-in-residence are spread across the country, with artists who either live and/or […]
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, […]
Launching: The Lesnes Hundred by Eric MacLennan
The Lesnes Hundred is based on artwork of the same name that was commissioned for Estuary 2021 supported by ourselves and London Borough of Bexley. The Lesnes Hundred celebrates ordinary people who […]
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 […]
