We’re launching nine unique commissions to disrupt loneliness in interesting ways across Liverpool, Peterborough and Southend.
Metal Culture
Connect & Create: Empowering People Through Art
Connect & Create is an award-winning creative wellbeing initiative that brings people together through the transformative power of art. Run in partnership with Southend City Council, Connect & Create is […]
In Other Words 3
At a time when creative space is scarce, when artists are often expected to define themselves within systems not built for them, and recognising how rare it is to find […]
Contains Joy: Recycling Residency
With artists Andrea Ku, Niloo Sharifi, and Ecosystem2 What happens to our empty crisp packets, foil trays and cardboard boxes from last night’s takeaway? Metal commissioned four sustainability-driven artists to […]
Metal Welcome
Reimagining a welcome space with artist José García Oliva How can we make our spaces feel more open, inclusive, and human? How can policy reflect care, collaboration, and real change? […]
As We Gather
Artist Luca Rutherford’s As We Gather was an invitation to imagine, to pause, to listen. A place of listening, to be heard, to be held, to wander, to wonder, to […]
Poets in Every Port 2025/27
Metal And Estuary Festival in partnership with the Southbank Centre We’re thrilled to announce that Metal and Estuary Festival are partnering with the Southbank Centre on two major national projects. […]
Working Artist Weeks
Working Artist Weeks is an artist residency and work experience programme exploring the relationship between home, school, and art spaces in shaping young people’s engagement with the arts. Global […]
The Citizens in Power Network
Metal has joined The Citizens in Power Network. The Citizens In Power Network is designed to reimagine decision-making in the cultural and creative sectors and beyond. Running from 2025 […]
