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 MOREMetal New Artist Network
What is Metal New Artist Network? Since July 2020, we have hosted a digital programme of support for early-career artists. Our Metal New Artist Network (MNAN) programme includes artist talks, […]
READ MORE1.5 Degrees: Sweat the Small Stuff
“A creative response to a warming world” Scientists have been warning against the global temperature rise exceeding 1.5 degrees. At current warming levels, without drastic intervention, we are likely to […]
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 MOREIn Other Words 2
Through prose, poetry, drawing and photography In Other Words 2 is a continuation of a collection of urgent reflections, created by artists exploring their hopes and fears at a time […]
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 MOREWhose Culture? – Peterborough’s Cultural Strategy
The Peterborough Cultural Strategy Group (a partnership between Peterborough City Council, Arts Council England, Nene Park Trust, Metal and other cultural organisations) is excited to announce that the website for […]
READ MOREDisability Consultancy For Creative Change (DC4CC)
Disability Consultancy for Creative Change (DC4CC) was a disability-led research project in Spring 2021 that aimed to take vital steps in changing the landscape for D/deaf and Disabled professionals in […]
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