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 […]
The Unlonely City
The Unlonely City is an arts programme disrupting loneliness, nurturing moments of solidarity, surprise and laughter. Through a series of artistic commissions, citizens assemblies, parties and public conversations, The Unlonely […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
Artists for Future Policy
Artists for Future Policy is a pilot programme empowering artists to become catalysts for social change by actively engaging in the policy making process. We’re seeking to break down conventional […]
Creative Break Time
TOMA, Focal Point Gallery and Metal are embarking on a Creative Break Time, a bold three-year project in collaboration with four Southend schools to explore how creativity could improve the […]
Dream Space
From 23 October to 29 November, Dream Space will breathe new life into an empty shop unit in the corner of Queensgate, transforming it into a vibrant community hub for […]
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 […]
Stories, Mystery and Love
Tales about Wavertree and Picton Stories, Mystery and Love is a set of three short stories inspired by and dedicated to Metal Liverpool’s neighbourhood in Wavertree and Picton, written by […]
PICTON PLAY: Soundwalk
Inspired by Stories, Mystery and Love, three short stories by Sophie Herxheimer, Hanan Issa, and Joelle Taylor, we invited community groups to respond to their neighbourhood and create an interactive […]
Make Time For Love
Make Time For Love is a project by arts organisation Metal, with artists YARA + DAVINA, commissioned by Culture Liverpool and Liverpool City Council. Make Time For Love is the […]
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. […]
Cultural Welcome Guide
The Liverpool Culture Welcome guide is designed with and for migrants and refugees based in Liverpool. The guide contains information about galleries, venues and festivals happening in the Liverpool area […]
The Unlonely City: Structural Change Artist
We’re thrilled to share that Metal Culture has been awarded a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Arts Fund grant. It’s an honour to be recognised in such an inspiring cohort of artists […]




















