What music got you through the pandemic? Join us for a conversation with Dr Joy White about culture during COVID at our Future Station talk on Tuesday 2 April at 6pm. Joy will draw on her latest book ‘Like Lockdown Never Happened’ to consider the ways contemporary Black musical forms helped us to pass the […]

The Pin Drop Acoustic Sessions are all about the essence of music in its most natural form.  As the name suggests, the room needs to be quiet as the artists will be performing totally unplugged. Hosted at Metal Southend, this event will present 3 local singer songwriters to an audience in a completely acoustic setting, […]

Funding advice for Creatives and Curious Minds – hosted by Metal Are you an artist or creative? Got a great idea for a project but not quite ready to write a funding application? This workshop is for you! Join artist Aisha Zia to find out about how to develop your idea and get it funding ready. From […]

On Friday 12 April at 6pm, we'll be screening a series of short documentary films by Edge Hill University students that champion stories of grassroots resilience and chronicles one of the four climate assemblies run by Love Wavertree, Edge Hill University and the University of Liverpool in 2022.  In the GATHERING phase of our PICTON […]

Presented by Whi Music & AMQH and hosted at Metal Liverpool, "three of Manchester's finest" improvising musicians come together to perform as 'Minimum Wage Immanence Unit': David Birchall on guitar and banjo, Adam Fairhall on harmonium, and Michael Perrett on bass clarinet. The support act on the night will be the duo of Nick Branton […]

Picture This Mentoring and more for new photographers in Castle Point! We’re looking for 10 photographers who want to gain new skills in photography, meet fellow creatives and help to document their local area. All those who take part will be invited to group mentoring sessions with professional photographers Tessa Hallmann and Jack Delmonte. Each […]

Interdisciplinary artist Edi McGurk shares a beginner's guide to Access Riders this month with Metal New Artist Network on Thursday 25 April. Come along to find out what an access rider is, gain top tips on how you might write your own and learn ways to invite and act on these from your own creative […]

Hosted at Metal Southend, Elevator Arts are delighted to welcome you to the exhibition of work created during the Labour of Love project. Come along for a celebration of creativity. Elevator Arts' Labour of Love Community Quilt showcases the handiwork and experiences of mothers throughout Southend. Made in partnership with Labyrinth House, textile artist Laura […]

Returning to Metal after 10 years after their residency with us, Three Acres And A Cow will be performing in our space on Wednesday 1 May from 7pm. Three Acres And A Cow is a history of land rights and protest in folk song and story. The show connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt […]

WoWFEST: FAHRENHEIT 2024 - One Night. Ten speakers. Three Minutes Each. One Planet to save… We’re all well aware of the urgency the climate crisis is placing on humanity.

All aboard! Next stop, ZINE STATION. On Saturday 4 May, Metal Liverpool, LCPS and Prints N Tha are hosting an alternative Zine and Print Fair. Celebrating DIY publishing, zine, print and comic culture in Liverpoool and Merseyside. Hop on for a selection of Liverpool’s finest Zine & Print stalls, meet the artists and check out […]

Funding advice for Creatives and Curious Minds – hosted by Metal Are you an artist or creative? Budget woes? Look no further! This workshop will talk you through everything you need to know about preparing your budgets and finances when you’re applying for Arts Council Project Grant funding. Join Laura Hensser as they explain how […]

“South Africa from a Black perspective… it’s about time.” - Spike Lee Hosted at Metal Liverpool, members of LADFN are screening a new 4K restoration of Mapantsula - a classic of guerilla filmmaking produced under extreme censorship. The film is screening on Thursday 16 May at Edge Hill Station to celebrate the 30th anniversary of […]

Hosted at Metal Liverpool, AMQH presents, fresh from their acclaimed performance at Liverpool International Jazz Festival, Nick Branton's two-reeds-plus-guitar-and-drums quartet Kippers. Kippers will play a quasi-improvised set of music in Metal's Engine Room. Opening up the evening's proceedings in support will be the Leeds city trio of Stillablower/Carrol/Windsor. Tickets are priced from £5 and available […]

Join us for a creative workshop exploring the stories and histories of community gardens along the Liverpool-Manchester railway on Saturday 18 May at Edge Hill train station from 1pm! Planting and Placemaking Project (PPP) is a participatory mapping project by Zhuozhang Li that focuses on and celebrates community-based railway gardens along the Liverpool-Manchester railway. Are […]

Join us for a creative workshop exploring the stories and histories of community gardens along the Liverpool and Manchester railway on Sunday 19 May at Lady James' Hall from 1pm-3pm! Planting and Placemaking Project (PPP) is a participatory mapping project by Zhuozhang Li that focuses on and celebrates community-based railway gardens along the Liverpool-Manchester railway. […]

Metal is working with Arts Council England (ACE) to host a series of talks and open advice sessions about how artists, creatives, community and voluntary groups can apply for a Project Grant to fund their work. ACE are keen for more people from the Peterborough and Fenland area to apply. On Wednesday 23 May, we’re […]

Metal is working with Arts Council England (ACE) to host a series of talks and open advice sessions about how artists, creatives, community and voluntary groups can apply for a Project Grant to fund their work. ACE are keen for more people from the Peterborough and Fenland area to apply. We’re offering free sessions for […]

Metal is working with Arts Council England (ACE) to host a series of talks and open advice sessions about how artists, creatives, community and voluntary groups can apply for a Project Grant to fund their work. ACE are keen for more people from the Peterborough and Fenland area to apply. We’re offering free sessions for […]