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FREE (Suggested donation for pilgrimage stages) Join Lora along the way here! Stage 1 – Southend to Belfairs / Hadleigh Artist, writer, wild-crafter Lora Aziz will be taking part in […]
Join Yvonne Hercules for a musical journey through Black Femininity and its nuances referencing alternative folk, alternative soul, jazz and rock genres, as she showcases songs from her EP entitled […]
Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces A walking workshop exploring place-based writing through techniques such as concrete poetry, psychogeography and mark-making. Led by Bella and Elaine from London based […]
Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces If you have an interest in writing or performing, this is for you! Dig into your roots with Jake and Hazel, part of […]
A lively and popular spoken word poetry event which brings together an eclectic line-up of writers and performers from Essex and beyond. Come along and see who takes the stage […]
Book a ticket here through Essex Film Collective! £5 for non-members of Essex Film Collective Everyone has a story to tell. Come and explore how you can shape your personal […]
Book here to join Join us at Chalkwell Hall for the Southend launch of Daniel Kramb’s new book of poetry — Little Estuaries, published by the brand new UK […]
Book a free ticket to the online discussion here We will be introducing the wider project themes and discussing the process involved in creating the film. Beverley hosted a series […]
Book a ticket while you can! A writers’ social with a twist! Come along to meet new people swap notes and be entertained. With an opportunity to share your own […]
Metal Day Trip to Tilbury Cruise Terminal Tilbury. Belongings: Windrush 75 with Evewright Arts Foundation Saturday 24 June 10am - 6.30pm £4 per person Book a seat on our coach […]
An opportunity for Black students, graduates or school-leavers of Essex, aged 16 - 18 years old. Mon 26 and Tues 27 June 10am – 4pm at Metal on both days. […]
Join us for our third Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 26 June from 5pm – 6.30pm ✏️ The Drawing Social is a new bi-monthly, […]
Join the Read-Through by booking a ticket here! We* are putting on an exciting theatrical production ABOUT Southend pier and ON Southend pier - for schools and for the public […]
Book a free ticket here! Myths of Essex Essex boys, witchcraft, forgotten histories and a home like no other... An evening at Chalkwell Hall with four brilliant writers, artists and […]
Book to attend the launch here! The first novel from Essex writer and author Rose Cleary, published by Weatherglass Books. An opportunity to hear from Rose and purchase your own […]
As part of this year's Leigh Art Trail, we commissioned local writers group Estuary Writers to take over the waiting room on Platform One at Leigh-on-Sea train station. Estuary […]
Come and create with us! Professional street artist Karl Sims will give you a taster of working with the medium of spray can art. In Chalkwell Park, next to Metal’s […]
Thursday 20 July 7pm - 10pm £20 + booking fee BOOK HERE! Scared of Shakespeare? Hated it at school? Or perhaps you like Shakespeare but want to learn to love it? […]
Come along to one of our artist advice and support sessions. The sessions: We are offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local […]
Introducing our first food residency! Mother and daughter duo, MumTas, will be in residence with us, cooking across the weekends of August in our pop-up café space in Southend. Takeaway […]
