Taking place 4 times a year, each with different guest hosts, this programme exists to connect local creatives with each other, celebrate the joy in art, platform cross-disciplinary artists and […]
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Essex Writers House
For the past six years, Metal Southend has presented Essex Writers House, a popular annual programme hosted at Chalkwell Hall in partnership with Essex Book Festival. Across the month, we […]
READ MOREAnvil – Metal New Artist Network Zine
In April 2022, Metal announced a call out for submissions of artwork, essays, prose and more, that capture the experiences of being an early career artist. These submissions were curated […]
READ MOREEstuary 2021
Estuary 2021’s mix of large and intimate scale visual art, literature, music and film took place over 23 days, from 22 May to 13 June 2021, celebrating culture, creativity, recovery […]
READ MOREAgency for Creative Production: Putting production into practice
We are delighted to announce a new skills-based social enterprise Agency for Creative Production (ACP) has received initial investment from Creative Estuary through its Re:Generation 2031 programme. ACP is a […]
READ MOREArt Makes Children Powerful
Metal presents a new in-school creative learning project for young people and their teachers, shaped by artists and practitioners living and working in South Essex, celebrating creativity in all forms! […]
READ MORENetPark
Launched in 2015, NetPark is the World’s first Digital Art Park and a new, permanent visitor attraction for Southend. Fifteen engaging and playful artworks and stories take you on different journeys around the […]
READ MOREIDEA13 & IDEA1 networks
From 2008 to 2018, Metal ran three digital networks set up for local creatives – IDEA1 in Peterborough, IDEA13 in Thurrock and IDEA13 in Southend. Each site had its own […]
READ MOREENGLAND’S CREATIVE COAST
In light of the current Covid-19 situation, the England’s Creative Coast commission launches are currently under review. Full details will be announced in due course. We’re delighted to announce our […]
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