We are so excited to announce our new residency artists from our spring/summer 2022-23 call out. The new artists-in-residence are spread across the country, with artists who either live and/or […]
News
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 […]
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Minister for Arts, visits Metal Southend
Earlier this week on Monday 21 March, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Minister for Arts, visited our Metal Southend site, based at Chalkwell Hall. Lord Parkinson was keen to hear […]
Essex Writers House is back!
For the month of April 2022, Metal Southend presents Essex Writers House, a popular annual programme hosted in partnership with Essex Book Festival. Across the month, we look forward to […]
Metal Liverpool receive funding from Culture & Arts Investment Programme (CAIP)
Metal Liverpool are amongst some of Liverpool’s much-loved cultural organisations to receive a funding lifeline which will create jobs, attract visitors and boost the local economy. On Friday 4 March, […]
HELLO to become a permanent sculpture for City of Southend-on-Sea
Originally commissioned in partnership between Waterfronts (England’s Creative Coast) and Estuary 2021 (Metal), HELLO sculpture by Katrina Palmer was intended to stay in place for six months. It’s now been […]
Metal Liverpool wins Impact Award for Environmental Sustainability
We did it! Metal Liverpool won the Impact Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards 2021. In response to the global climate crisis, we […]
