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SUMMARY:Leigh Art Trail: Spray Paint Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 Chalkwell Hall you will be able to explore new techniques on large-scale canvases. \nThis workshop is free and there is no need to book\, just come down to Chalkwell Hall and give it a go! \nSuitable for all ages (young people will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/leigh-art-trail-spray-paint-workshop/
LOCATION:Essex
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare for Beginners with Anne Odeke
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 20 July\n7pm – 10pm\n£20 + booking fee\nBOOK HERE! \n\nScared of Shakespeare?\nHated it at school?\nOr perhaps you like Shakespeare but want to learn to love it? \nGood news! \n\nComing to Metal on Thursday 20 July is a one off\, 3 hour Shakespearean workshop with Southend based\, professional actor and playwright\, Anne Odeke.  Anne is currently performing at The Globe in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. \nHaving been at The Globe 5 times and worked for The RSC\, Anne knows a thing or two about how best to approach Shakespearean text in a way that is fun and accessible for all. \nIn this workshop we’ll be looking at language\, characters\, performance and we’ll learn a bit about the main man himself. \nThey’ll be an invitation to perform at the end of the session – but know\, there is absolutely no pressure to do so. This is about inspiring people to see and read more Shakespeare.  The bar will be open too – so let’s have a coffee or a glass of something stronger and find out together why so many folks go bonkers for the Bard. \nWith only 20 tickets available\, grab them whilst you can.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/shakespeare-for-beginners-with-anne-odeke/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Metal Open Advice Sessions for Artists
DESCRIPTION:Come along to one of our artist advice and support sessions.  \n  \nThe sessions:  \n  \nWe are offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local areas. They will be led by you and what you would like to discuss.   \n  \nSessions may include:   \n– Discussing your creative practice  \n– Talking through a project idea  \n– Advice or sign posting to different funding routes or opportunities  \n– Building relationships with different organisations\, voluntary groups\, partners or venues  \n– Budget development or reading draft applications  \n  \nWho is the offer for?  \n  \nOur Open Advice Sessions are open to artists working in any artform at any stage of their career. Individuals\, collaborations or collectives can book a slot.  \n  \nYou must live or work in\, or have a strong connection to one of our local areas:  \n  \n\nLiverpool City Region (all boroughs) \nPeterborough or Cambridgeshire and the surrounding villages \nSouth Essex (Basildon\, Brentwood\, Castle Point\, Rochford\, Southend-on-Sea\, Thurrock) \n\n  \nWhen will the sessions be? \n  \nMetal Liverpool\nTuesday 1 August: \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n13:00 – 14:00\n\nMonday 7 August: \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n11:30 – 12:30\n13:00 – 14:00\n\n  \nMetal Peterborough\nWednesday 9 August \n\n11.00 – 12.00\n12.30 – 13.30\n14.30 – 15.30\n16.00 – 17.00\n17.30 – 18.30\n\n  \nMetal Southend\nMonday 7 August \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n11:15 – 12:15\n13:00 – 14:00\n14:15 – 15:15\n16:00 – 17:00\n\n  \nStaff experience and interests:  \n  \nIn Liverpool\, we are all practicing artists in our spare time and have lots of experience developing participatory projects\, and projects with clear social and/political impacts\, that work with people from different backgrounds. We have supported a variety of artistic disciplines and support a community of artists in our buildings from theatre\, dance\, film\, music\, writing\, sculpture\, drawing and painting\, as well as arts for health and wellbeing benefits. We have experience applying for Arts Council Funding\, as well as locally based small trusts and funds. Learn more about our Liverpool site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nIn Peterborough\, our team have a background working in community roles\, artist spaces or as practicing artists\, which include photography\, performance art and socially engaged work. We have experience developing and delivering participatory projects with artists\, organisations and local communities\, as well as developing activities with young people and arts for health and wellbeing. We’ve supported artists in a wide range of creative disciplines\, including artists who are in the early stages of their career and have a vast knowledge of Peterborough\, Cambridgeshire and Fenland. We have experience in supporting artists with their funding applications including Arts Council England. Learn more about our Peterborough site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nIn Southend\, we have a wide range of expertise and practices from art history\, museums and heritage\, to food and video art. We have strong skills around project management\, event production and between us\, a thorough understanding of the creative ecosystem in South Essex. We are interested in supporting projects and ideas which have a strong social and/or social justice purpose and are interested in broadening diversity in the sector. We have skills around participatory practice and co-design and are keen to support practitioners in building connections with the wider community. We are able to offer a range of support from funding applications and business planning to connecting and marketing. Learn more about our Southend site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nHow to book:  \n  \nThese sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss\, so please come prepared with any questions. When booking your slot\, you will be invited to give us some context about what we will be discussing.   \n  \nThere is one session available per artist and the slots are 1 hour long. Sessions will be open on a first come first served basis\, to those who live and/or work within the locations where we are based.  \n  \nThe sessions can either be in person or online. Please let us know your preference when you book.   \n  \nPlease book via the Eventbrite links below. There are limited slots available\, however these are the first in our series of open advice sessions\, so we will be releasing more dates in the future.  \n  \n\nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Liverpool\nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Peterborough \nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Southend \n\n  \nWe understand that projects and funding have different timelines that may fall outside of the dates of these bookable sessions. Please get in touch with your local site (details below) if you would like to arrange a chat outside of these sessions.  \n  \nContact us:  \n  \nLiverpool – edgehill@metalculture.com  \nPeterborough – chauffeurscottage@metalculture.com  \nSouthend – chalkwell@metalculture.com 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-open-advice-sessions-for-artists/
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SUMMARY:MumTas: Open every Friday & Saturday in August
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTakeaway only (there are benches throughout the park). Get ready to have your taste buds tickled and your belly filled with delight! \nThese homemade Indian snacks aren’t just any ordinary munchies… These are family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation\, perfected with the utmost care. The secret ingredient? A whole lot of love!  \n\n\n\nWhether you’re in the mood for some crispy samosas\, savory mogo\, or sweet jalebi\, we got you covered. But be warned\, these snacks are so delicious\, you might find yourself coming back for seconds\, thirds\, and who knows\, maybe even fourths! \nOpening times: 11am – 3pm Every Friday and Saturday throughout August (4\, 5\, 11\, 12\, 18\, 19\, 25 and 26 August) Find us at the back of Chalkwell Hall in the centre of Chalkwell Park\, SS0 8NB\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n‘MumTas’ is an art form that brings people together\, and they have crafted our menu with this philosophy in mind. Learn more here. \n\n\n\nStay tuned on @MetalSouthend and @MumTasFood we follow MumTas’ delicious residency journey! And don’t forget to tag us in your own photos.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mumtas-southend-august/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Black British Book Festival Book Tour - Workshop by Jacqui Rose
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be a host of the Black British Book Festival UK Book Tour this summer! \nAs a part of Black British Book Festival author Jacqui Rose is hosting a workshop at Metal\, taking you on a gripping journey into the dark and dangerous world of her latest crime novel\, “The Women”. \nBehind Bars: Unleashing The Women’s Fury – An Intense Crime Workshop with Jacqui Rose \nPrepare yourself for an electrifying workshop as bestselling author Jacqui Rose takes you on a gripping journey into the dark and dangerous world of her latest crime novel\, “The Women.” Step inside HMP Ashcroft\, a place where survival is measured in fights and favours\, and where women pay a steep price for their freedom. \nJoin us in a few months for an unforgettable event where Jacqui Rose will delve into the gritty lives of Amy\, Ness\, and Tess—three women determined to defy the odds stacked against them. Be captivated by their strength\, resilience\, and unwavering fury in the face of adversity. \nThrough thrilling storytelling\, Jacqui Rose will explore themes of survival\, empowerment\, and the unbreakable bond of sisterhood. Get ready to unravel the secrets of the criminal underworld\, navigate treacherous alliances\, and witness the explosive power of women scorned. \nThis workshop promises an exhilarating experience for crime fiction enthusiasts and fans of authors like Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane. Don’t miss your chance to meet Jacqui Rose\, the mastermind behind this gritty tale of survival and revenge. Secure your spot now and brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey into the heart of darkness! \nGet your free ticket here: Jacqui Rose\, Peterborough BBBF Book Tour Tickets\, Sat\, Aug 5\, 2023 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite \nAfter the workshop with Jacqui Rose the Black British Book Festival will host an illustration workshop from 5.30pm – 7.30 which is supported by our Future Network programme. for more information please visit: https://blackbritishbookfestival.com/events/peterborough-adults-2/
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/black-british-book-festival-tour-workshop-by-jacqui-rose/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare in a Day - Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn a Shakespeare play in a day with Platform Theatre Arts\, hosted at Chalkwell Hall! \nOn Tuesday 15 August\, get to know Shakespeare’s Macbeth in these creative\, fun and exciting drama workshops hosted by local youth theatre\, Platform Theatre Arts (for 11 – 19 year olds). \nEach workshop will explore the story\, characters and world of the play\, working towards a final performance at the end of the day to family and friends. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the works of Shakespeare\, develop your performance skills and meet new friends. The workshops runs from 10am – 4pm (including the final performance and a break for lunch)\, and workshops are £25 each You can sign up for just 1 or all 3! \nBook here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-a-day-macbeth/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:‘Section 28 and Me’ Tea Party with Tom Marshman
DESCRIPTION:Bristol based artist Tom Marshman is gathering communities to explore the impact of Section 28 legislation introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government. Tom will host a series of tea parties with Gloucestershire Heritage Hub\, Strike a Light\, Voices Gloucester\, Trinity\, Bricks and Metal Peterborough\, to discuss the impact of Section 28 on the LGBTQIA+ community. \n  \nWhen reflecting on this decade Tom asks ‘I wonder if growing up within the decade in which queer life was silenced has made me a bit of a show off\, compelled to share queer or LGBTQI+ stories?’ \n  \nThe tea parties are a place for communities to meet and share their stories over tea and cake. You could have lived through this time or be curious to know more\, everyone is welcome. Tom will perform short performances connected to the topic to provoke conversation\, providing starting points for discussion with his own cabaret flair. \n  \nTom has observed many other peoples strong reactions to this legislation\, further explaining that ‘emotions are running high\, particularly at this moment when a repeat of similar legislation feels possible\, returning to the silencing of queerness in this country’. \n  \nThese tea parties are research for a new show\, supported by Unlimited & Bristol Ideas and part of Bristol 650. With permission\, participants’ responses will feed into this new work\, as an important and valuable part of the process. A work in progress of the work will be presented in November at the Wardrobe Theatre. \n  \nBooking is essential\, click here for more details.  \nPhoto credit: Mark Gray 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/section-28-and-me-tea-party-with-tom-marshman/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare in a Day - A Midsummer Night's Dream
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn a Shakespeare play in a day with Platform Theatre Arts\, hosted at Chalkwell Hall! \nOn Thursday 17 August\, get to know Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in these creative\, fun and exciting drama workshops hosted by local youth theatre\, Platform Theatre Arts (for 11 – 19 year olds). \nEach workshop will explore the story\, characters and world of the play\, working towards a final performance at the end of the day to family and friends. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the works of Shakespeare\, develop your performance skills and meet new friends. The workshop runs from 10am – 4pm (including the final performance and a break for lunch) and are £25 each. You can sign up for just 1 or all 3!
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-a-day-a-midsummer-nights-dream/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Metal Peterborough Reading Group with the Growing Together Programme
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to be hosting our next reading group as part of the Growing Together in Peterborough: Exploring and Celebrating Food Systems programme.\nOver the past year\, Metal has been hosting a series of reading groups. These provide a space to connect\, discuss and explore the themes of a book published by The Left Book Club and Pluto Press. \nFor this book group we will be exploring ‘The Politics of Permaculture’ by Terry Leahy.\nWe’ll be using the book as a launch pad to learn about what permaculture is as a social movement\, how it could be put into practice\, and how to create new communities that work with nature. \nThere’s no requirement to have read the book\, the book is a starting point to kickstart conversations\, with freedom to see where they go. Lines and passages will be read out\, offering a chance for people to challenge and delve into topics. \nThe reading group is free to attend and open to all. This is a chance to make new friends\, gain new perspectives and step outside your comfort zone.\nInterested but want to find out more? Get in touch with Jack at jack@metalculture.com or give us a call on 01733 893 077 \nOur Access  \nThe lobby and mainspace are all on the groundfloor\, with automatic doors to enter the lobby. The doors are wide enough for an electric wheelchair. In the lobby there are a series of doorways. \nThe doorway on the right leads to the mainspace where the group will take place\, which is wide enough for an electric wheelchair. \nBack in the lobby\, the doorway directly ahead of you is to a gender neutral and wheelchair accessible bathroom. The bathroom has handrails and assistance chords. The door on the left leads to the Reading Room\, which is wide enough for a manual wheelchair. \nAll our bathrooms are gender neutral. If you have any specific questions or queries around access please get in touch. \nAbout the Growing Together in Peterborough: Exploring and Celebrating Food Systems programme\nCurated by Peterborough based artist Lauren Kendrick\, the Growing Together in Peterborough programme is a series of events and exhibitions exploring our different connections with food. The programme is held by Flourish Peterborough. \nAbout Pluto Press \nPluto Press is a radical political publishing house. Founded in 1969\, we are one of the world’s oldest radical publishers\, and our focus remains making timely interventions in contemporary struggles. Though our collective outlook has developed over time\, we proudly identify as anti-capitalist\, internationalist and politically independent. \nAbout The Left Book Club \nThe Left Book Club is a not-for-profit subscription book service. It’s an affordable way to get a carefully chosen list of the best books that explore world-changing ideas\, direct to your door every month. Every book is printed in a unique edition\, and you can choose between 6 or 12 books a year. Previous titles include ‘Ain’t I A Woman’ by bell hooks\, ‘Bread and Roses’ by Andrea D’Atri\, ‘Respectable: Crossing the Class Divide’ by Lynsey Hanley and many more.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-peterborough-reading-group-with-the-growing-together-programme/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
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SUMMARY:Magical Living with John Tarrow
DESCRIPTION:Magical Living with John Tarrow\, creator of Talliston House and Gardens \nThurs 7 Sept\n6.30pm – 9.30pm\nMetal Southend (Chalkwell Hall\, SS0 8NB)\nBook your ticket here\, directly through the Talliston website!\nA talk and workshop with award-winning author and creative director John Tarrow\, the man behind the twenty-five year transformation that turned the UK’s most ordinary house into ‘Britain’s Most Extraordinary Home’ (The Times). \nAn inspirational\, do it yourself creativity supercharge that will see you inspired and amazed by Talliston’s extraordinary rooms – and get to discover the seven powerful ways to unlocking that same magic in you. Attend if you love homes and gardens\, want to be more creative\, want to unlock a happier\, healthier and more harmonious way of living\, or want to break out of the ‘not enough time and money’ trap. \nWHAT’S INCLUDED?Ticket price of £10pp includes a two-hour talk\, workshop and Q&A with author and creative director\, John Tarrow. A paid bar for refreshments will be available. \nAttendees who book before 7 August 2023 will receive a £10 gift voucher to spend on any experience or shop item at Talliston House & Gardens. This will be delivered in person on the night of the event. \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/magical-living-with-john-tarrow/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Polyvinyl Craftsmen present The Routes & Silk Cuts
DESCRIPTION:Polyvinyl Craftsmen present an evening of alternative music\, live and on record at Chalkwell Hall. The Routes are a surf garage band from Japan and The Silk Cuts are an indie pop band from Devon. PVC DJs will also be playing live on the night. \nBook tickets here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/poly-vinyl-craftsmen-present-the-routes-silk-cuts/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Custodians of Our Culture
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of Liverpool Black Archive Hub (LBAH). \nJoin Liverpool African Diasporic Filmmakers Network (LADFN) for an evening of film and conversation celebrating Liverpool Black Archive Hub (LBAH). LBAH is new online archive of film and photographs celebrating Liverpool’s Black Experience. LBAH catalogues a wealth of stories with a focus on the creativity of Liverpool’s Black community\, in a searchable resource perfect for researchers\, filmmakers and anyone interested in social history and Liverpool’s Black experience both historically and now. \nCome to Metal at Edge Hill train station and join Liverpool African Diasporic Filmmakers Network’s director Michelle Peterkin-Walker and a panel of special guests Jenaya Pickett\, Jimi Jagne\, Dr S-J Smith to explore the significance of archiving and visibility\, view a screening of highlights from the archive and find out more about the project.  \nThis event is suitable for anyone aged 16+. Refreshments will be provided. \nTo reserve a place for free\, click this link here. \n \n    \n  \nPreview the website below and at LBAH.co.uk \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/custodians-of-our-culture/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Lucky Dip: Life Drawing with a difference
DESCRIPTION:Lucky Dip is back at Chalkwell Hall to spice up your creative calendar! This quarterly event is a chance for local artists and creatives to connect and celebrate the joy in art. \nBook free tickets here. \nLucky Dip is formatted as an evening of two halves: \nFirst up\, a surprise creative session led by our guest artist host for this month\, Andy Downes. For October\, Andy is hosting a life drawing session with a difference! No spoilers\, it’s a space to try something new and for creative exploration. \nThe second half? It’s all about mingling and our human notice board! Come with something to share\, to spark collaborations\, and even throw those creative challenges you’ve been chewing on into the mix. Our bar will be open for you to have a drink and have a friendly chat with some new faces. \nLucky Dip breaks down the formal format of networking to bring people together in an accessible\, fun and informal way. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just dipping your toes into Southend’s art scene\, join us for evenings that are relaxed and creatively inspiring. \nWe hope you can make it! Doors are at 7pm and tickets are limited\, so be sure to book your free place here. \n \nAbout our guest host\, Andy: \nAndy Downes is a local visual artist renowned for his bold and textural creations\, characterised by energetic brushstrokes and thought-provoking color palettes\, his practice has a primary focus on portraiture and figurative subjects. \nAndy’s artistic journey has taken him from local exhibitions in Essex to London\, where his original paintings and prints have found homes across Europe. Beyond his practice\, Andy is a driving force within Southend’s creative community. Andy is based from and runs the Largest Little Known Studio on Grainger Road\, transforming the industrial unit in the heart of Southend into a spacious and creative hub. This new space holds a large workshop\, a dedicated life drawing area\, and a relaxed lounge where creative ideas flow freely. \nAndy Downes has also left an indelible mark on Southend’s cultural landscape by establishing the “Portrait Artist of the Year” competition and spearheading the “Southend’s Urban Landscape Open” initiative\, which welcomes both amateur and professional plein air landscape artists.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/lucky-dip-life-drawing-with-a-difference/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Future Network - Alternative Process Photography with Martha Cattell
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to welcome artist Martha Cattell to host an Alternative Process Photography workshop as part of our Future Network programme. \n\n\nDuring the workshop we will think about how you can have a more sustainable art practice with a focus on alternative process photography and testing out multiple ways of making camera-less photography. We will think about things from materials through to presentation. \nMartha will explore Metal’s garden to look at different ways of interacting with our environments\, before testing alternative methods of making camera-less photography\, such as cyanotypes\, anthotypes\, chemigrams\, as well as learning about various developers to help in this process. \nThe workshop will offer a chance to reflect on your art practice through an eco-lens\, share your own ideas and have a play with some alternative photography techniques. \nNo prior experience of photography is needed\, just your creativity and an open mind! \nTo book click here \n\n\n\n\nLunch \nDuring lunch there is the opportunity for participants to connect over some light refreshments. To share what you’ve created\, talk about your own practice\, or just find out what people are up to. Some snacks and refreshments will be provided\, but please feel free to bring your own lunch. \nIf you have any questions or queries\, then please feel free to get in touch at sarah@metalculture.com or on 01733 893077 \n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n \nAbout Martha Cattell \n\nMartha’s work explores tensions between nature and culture\, through memory and material. Their work typically revolves around moving image and photography; either curating or making\, and often incorporates or questions notion of the archive. They are currently creating work about the Fens and the lowest point in Britain. \nhttps://www.marthacattell.com
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/future-network-alternative-process-photography-with-martha-cattell/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231017T210000
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SUMMARY:Hosted at: Cine-Sister presents The Baby Question (Film & Discussion)
DESCRIPTION:In 1974\, the contraceptive pill was made available to single women on the NHS for the first time. What has changed since then? What if child-free/childless women were at the centre of that narrative? The Baby Question is a theatrical film exploring the narratives of women who are child-free by choice or circumstance\, set in the world of a seventies top of the pops style chart tv show. Post show discussion hosted by artist Becky Owen-Fisher. \nBook free tickets here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/hosted-at-cine-sister-presents-the-baby-question-film-discussion/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231018T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231018T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
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SUMMARY:Workshop with Diabel Cissokho
DESCRIPTION:Africa Oyé and Metal present a musical instrument workshop and performance with griot and world-class Kora player\, Diabel Cissokho. \nPart of the great line of Cissokho griots\, Diabel grew up in Dakar and Tambacounda\, Senegal. Surrounded by a rich musical heritage and a family of musicians\, he began playing a number of traditional instruments. However\, his affinity with the kora was clear from an early age. A trailblazer and pioneer of the kora\, Diabel’s virtuosic talent\, his “resonant voice and rocking kora style” (Songlines)\, have been welcomed everywhere from WOMAD\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Glastonbury\, Africa Oyé and the Barbican\, including a long stint as Baaba Maal’s kora player. \nDiabel Cissokho will host a musical instrument workshop and short acoustic performance at Metal Liverpool on Wednesday 18th October at their Platform 1 building in Edge Hill railway station. \nDoors to Metal will open at 6pm with a workshop start time of 6:30pm sharp. \nEntry to this event is free of charge\, but places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. \nReserve a place on Eventbrite – limited to 25 places\, so please return your free ticket to someone on the Waiting List if you’re unable to attend. \nDiabel Cissokho’s workshops forms part of Metal Liverpool’s Black History Month programme. For more information\, please visit our project page. \n \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/diabel-cissokho-workshop/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Africa Oy%C3%A9":MAILTO:info@africaoye.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231019T213000
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SUMMARY:Style Wars - film screening at Edge Hill station
DESCRIPTION:As part of our Black History Month programme\, Liverpool Hip Hop Festival and Metal are proud to present a special screening of Style Wars at Edge Hill train station\, Liverpool. \nLauded as the definitive hip hop documentary of its era\, 1983’s Style Wars became iconic for capturing the moment the graffiti scene rose in prominence before becoming an international phenomenon. The film follows early-days graffiti writers from the streets of New York into their homes and meeting their families\, alongside interviews with ‘talking heads’ authority figures such as spokespeople from the mayor’s office. \nStyle Wars helped to put hip-hop on the map – not just as an emerging style of music in rap but as a multi-faceted biproduct of\, and response\, to inner city life in the late 20th century. Hip hop has of course become appreciated since the 1980s as potentially the USA’s most valuable cultural export\, in Style Wars we see a flash back to when breakdancing\, beatboxing\, basketball and of course the act of painting on subway trains were all part of a vibrant\, wholly new creative-artistic-expressive spectrum that was largely lumped together as criminal activity. Misunderstood by wider society\, and certainly not part of mainstream cultural conversations\, over time this film can be seen as partly helping to correct those misconceptions about graffiti – and hip hop at large. Listen out for the classic one-liners and snippets of dialogue that have made their way into rap music samples since the film’s initial release (hint: “King of Style”)!  \nJoin us for a celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop\, with additional activities hosted by Liverpool rap music’s finest Nikki Blaze and Tony Broke to accompany the screening. \nThis event is suitable for audience members aged 16+. \nTickets are available here at this link. \nFind us at the first set of double yellow doors on your right as you arrive at Platform 1 in Edge Hill station. \nDoors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm film start time. Style Wars running time: 1hr 9min. \nSpace is limited so book early to avoid disappointment\, though we will aim to accommodate walk-ups on the night where we can. Please be aware we do not have central heating so wrapping up in warm layers is encouraged. We can supply some blankets\, and hot drinks will be provided free of charge (donations welcome). \nStyle Wars film screening forms part of Metal Liverpool’s Black History Month programme. For more information\, please visit our project page.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/style-wars-film-screening/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal Liverpool":MAILTO:edgehill@metalculture.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231024T190000
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SUMMARY:Residency Open Call Q&A Session
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday 24 October\, we are hosting an online Q&A session via Zoom for everyone who is interested in applying for a residency with us. Book your free tickets . \nThe online Q&A session will be a chance to hear about our residency offer directly from the staff members who will be supporting you in Peterborough and Southend\, to meet team members and to ask any questions you might have about our residencies.   \nThe session will take place at 6pm and will last up to 60 minutes. It will include (approximately):  \n\n30 minutes of insight delivered by the Metal team  \n30 minutes of Q&A with the Metal team \n\nOur sessions are free\, but booking is essential. Please book your space .  \nOur Metal Residency Open Call is currently live until Monday 13 November at 5pm. Learn more about the opportunity and how to apply here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/residency-open-call-qa-session/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231025T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231025T171500
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
CREATED:20231012T105747Z
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SUMMARY:Southend: Open Advice Sessions for Global Majority Artists with Elsa James & Metal
DESCRIPTION: Metal Open Advice Sessions for artists are back!  \nOn Wednesday 25 October\, we’re offering free sessions for global majority artists who live and/or work within our local area (South Essex – Basildon\, Brentwood\, Castle Point\, Rochford\, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock). This session will be supported by artist Elsa James along with the Southend team. Sessions will be led by you and what you’d like to discuss\, which might include:  \n-Discussing your creative practice\n-Talking through a project idea\n– Advice or sign posting to different funding routes or opportunities\n–Building relationships with different organisations\, voluntary groups\, partners or venues\n–Budget development or reading draft applications  \nWe’re offering these sessions in person at Chalkwell Hall\, as well as the option to discuss your work with us online. There is one session available per artist and the slots are 1 hour long. Book here. \nMeet Elsa James:\nElsa James is a British African-Caribbean conceptual artist and activist living in Essex since 1999. Her practice is rooted in contemporary Black activism and invested in an ongoing questioning of visibility and belonging that centres Blackness as a methodology for liberation. Through an interdisciplinary\, collaborative and research-based practice\, she works across live performance\, film\, prints\, spoken word\, neon\, and sound. She was a finalist for the prestigious Freelands Award with Focal Point Gallery in 2021 and\, this year\, a nominated recipient of the Henry Moore Foundation Artists Award. Her work is held in private and public collections\, including the Government Art Collection and Beecroft Art Gallery\, for which she became the first Black British artist to be acquired into the gallery’s collection. In 2022\, she was named one of the 50 Most Influential People in Essex. \n \nSessions will be open on a first come first served basis so book your free place here. \nWe are holding these sessions in response to our open call residencies and conversations with artists\, partners and the Metal team. We will be running more Open Advice Sessions for artists on Monday 13 November\, Monday 29 January and Monday 4 March so stay tuned for the announcements!
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/southend-open-advice-sessions-for-global-majority-artists/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
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SUMMARY:MNAN: Design Considerations with Design Print Bind
DESCRIPTION:Are you after design inspiration to help promote your practice? Or do you need top tips on how to create a flyer for your event? Join printed matter experts Design Print Bind as they walk you through a brief guide to visual communications. \nWe will look at the basics of making graphics for sharing online and for print using the example of a launch event for an artists’ book. The workflow\, prompts and tools discussed can be used and modified for a broad range of outcomes and adapted to support your own practice and events. \nBook your free tickets here. \nAbout Design Print Bind\nDesign Print Bind is the studio partnership of graphic designers Flaminia Rossi and Samantha Whetton. We design publications and other printed matter\, visual identities\, websites and teach print and bookbinding skills in universities and public programmes.\nWe operate primarily as graphic designers\, but also produce small runs of printed matter and publications by hand at London Centre for Book Arts\, where we access printing and binding facilities. There we work alongside other printers\, binders and artists and as a part of that larger community we are involved in workshops\, book fairs\, small press publishing and events. \n  \nBook your free tickets here.\nLearn more about our Metal New Artist Network here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mnan-design-considerations-with-design-print-bind/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
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SUMMARY:Objects of Affection: Creative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Objects of Affection: Creative writing workshop with Izzie Major \n“The creative mind plays with the objects it loves” – Carl Jung \nSunday 5 November\, 2-5pm (including 20 minute break) at Metal Liverpool \nA creative writing workshop unlocking the creative power of ‘things’. Using objects as inspiration for creative writing\, Izzie will lead a series of playful automatic writing exercises and improvisations aimed at awakening the subconscious\, encouraging participants to both be and create with their chosen objects. Using a mixture of play\, ritual and dream-theory\, participants will be led to connect sensuously with their objects\, revealing potential inner/outer worlds\, dreams and fantasies\, exploring the object’s vital presence and what this may reveal to us about our own innermost desires and sense of humanity. \nFor the final section of the workshop\, we will have the opportunity to perform our writings and creative actions to one another. \nPlease select an object from your home that you would like to connect a little deeper with and bring it with you. Perhaps something you don’t understand (like an uncomfortable pillow) or something you have a long and complicated relationship with (like a piece of cutlery). Participants should bring an object from their home they do not mind others handling or working with. \nNew writers and established writers welcome. \nTo book\, please visit the link here. Limited to 20 places. \n“Under this mask\, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces” – Claude Cahun \n“For beauty to work\, there must be a surface capable of receiving the wound.” ― Timothy Morton \nNote: Metal Liverpool has step-free access to the rear of platform 1-2. \nAbout the artist \n \nIzzie Major is a performance artist whose work explores the absurd\, the ritualistic\, the macabre\, the feminine and the grotesque. She has a current obsession and love/hate relationship with domesticity\, it’s strange and questionable role in humanity. She is passionate about bringing extraordinary artistic experiences to non-theatre spaces and community settings.  \nIzzie’s creative practice has its roots in improvisation\, automatism\, immersion\, surrealism\, play\, chance and mystery.  She has worked with a range of arts organisations including Hope Street Limited\, Tate Liverpool\, Capstone Theatre\, Unity Theatre\, Liverpool Biennial\, Bluecoat and most recently Sisters Hope in Denmark. Her latest show The Bedroom will showcase in February 2024\, in a bedroom of the iconic Adelphi Hotel.  \n \nTickets available on Eventbrite – click or tap to visit the link.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/objects-of-affection/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal Liverpool":MAILTO:edgehill@metalculture.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231113T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231114T133000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
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SUMMARY:Metal Liverpool: Open Advice Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Our Metal Open Advice Sessions for artists are back!  \nOn Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 November\, we’re offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local area. These sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss\, which might include:  \n\nDiscussing your creative practice \nTalking through a project idea \nAdvice or sign posting to different funding routes or opportunities \nBuilding relationships with different organisations\, voluntary groups\, partners or venues \nBudget development or reading draft applications \n\nWe’re offering these sessions in person from Edge Hill Station\, as well as the option to discuss your work with us online. There’s one session available per artist and the slots are 1 hour long. Sessions will be open on a first come first served basis (to those who live and/or work in the location where we are based). \nLearn more and book your free place here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-liverpool-open-advice-sessions/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231124T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231124T173000
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SUMMARY:Metal Peterborough: Open Advice Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Our Metal Open Advice Sessions for artists are back!  \nOn Friday 24 November\, we’re offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local area. These sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss\, which might include:  \n\nDiscussing your creative practice\nTalking through a project idea\nAdvice or sign posting to different funding routes or opportunities\nBuilding relationships with different organisations\, voluntary groups\, partners or venues\nBudget development or reading draft applications \n\nWe’re offering these sessions in person from Chauffeurs Cottage\, as well as the option to discuss your work with us online. There’s one session available per artist and the slots are 1 hour long. Sessions will be open on a first come first served basis (to those who live and/or work in the location where we are based). \nLearn more and book your free session here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-peterborough-open-advice-sessions/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231127T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231127T183000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
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SUMMARY:The Drawing Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fourth Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 27 November from 5pm – 6.30 pm! This will be our final event of the year. \nThe Drawing Social is a bi-monthly\, informal drawing network. The events are open to any creatives\, of all skills and backgrounds\, interested in exploring storytelling through print\, zines and comics (for anyone 18 years and over). The– event brings together artists to share skills and to develop the DIY print and comics scene in Liverpool. \nOver the course of the event\, we will invite you to share your own projects and participate in discussions over vegan snacks. \nCome along and bring your own drawings to share! \nBooking link for free tickets: here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/nov-drawing-social/
LOCATION:Granby Winter Garden\, 37-39 Cairns Street\, Liverpool\, L8 2UW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231130T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
CREATED:20231103T115825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T102859Z
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SUMMARY:Metal New Artist Network: Share\, Show\, Tell with Kate Marsh
DESCRIPTION:Got an idea for the start of a project? Want to get some feedback about something you’re working on? For our final Metal New Artist Network session of the year\, we’re welcoming dance artist\, researcher and producer Kate Marsh for an informal online sharing session.  \n  \nThere will be space to talk about what projects you’re working on\, any ideas you might have\, problems you’ve encountered as an artist\, and to network with other creatives to build your own artist connections.   \n  \nKate will open the session with an icebreaker\, before sharing about her own practice and experience of being an artist\, academic and producer. The digital floor is then open to you! Feel free to ask questions\, share your screen\, tell people what you’re up to and ask for support. Kate will facilitate the session so you can focus on sharing.  \n  \nWondering what to share? It could be:  \n– An idea for a piece/performance\n– An artist bio you’ve been working on\n– Questions around funding applications\n– Finding collaborators for a project\n– Top tips you’ve discovered being an artist\n– Feedback on an idea or piece of work  \nIf you’re unsure about sharing but don’t want to miss out on the conversation\, you can still come along and listen. We would love to have your input if you would like to feed in.  \n  \nFormat\nThe session will run for 75 minutes\, and if you’d like to share\, you’ll be given a 3-5 minute slot. If you would prefer to provide us with the information in advance so we can share your work from our screens\, please get in touch. Remember\, there is no pressure to share something.   \n  \nAbout Kate Marsh\nKate Marsh is a disabled dance artist-researcher and producer. She is an associate producer at Metal and a researcher fellow at C-DaRE (Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University). Kate’s interest is primarily in creating and nurturing spaces for marginalised artists to explore and realise their artistic ideas.  \n  \nThere will be live captioning for this session. If you have any questions\, please contact jack@metalculture.com \nImage credit: Pat Mic
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-new-artist-network-share-show-tell-with-kate-marsh/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231206T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
CREATED:20231114T092449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T092933Z
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SUMMARY:Lucky Dip: A festive special with Kate Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Wrap up the year with us at our final Lucky Dip of 2023!  \nLucky Dip is a chance for local artists and creatives to connect\, share and celebrate. For this festive edition\, we’re hosting an evening with games\, food and a Christmas cocktail.  \nWe’ll be joined by guest host\, artist and performer Kate Sullivan\, who will lead us through the first half of the evening. Expect games fueled by friendly competition and surprises. The second half of the evening is for meeting and hanging out. Join us to expand your networks and make new connections.  \nDoors open at 7pm. \nBook your free tickets here. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/lucky-dip-2/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T133000
DTSTAMP:20260524T084633
CREATED:20231102T175040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T144634Z
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SUMMARY:Future Network - Papercut and Tell with Fasiha Ashiq
DESCRIPTION:Residency artist Fasiha Ashiq is hosting a papercutting workshop as part of our Future Network programme. Come along to learn how to tell a story through the intricate art of papercutting\, explore new techniques and make connections with local creatives. \n \nPapercutting involves designs being cut into a single sheet of paper and the pieces that are cut away reveal the image you are making. They are often displayed in light boxes or frames. Fasiha will explore stories of identity and memories that sparked joy\, and will teach you how to translate these stories into papercuts. During the workshop\, we’ll look at cutting a scene into a silhouette. A happy memory or objects that remind you of a positive moment will be the main focus.  \nThe workshop will offer a chance to reflect on your art practice through storytelling and experiment with papercutting techniques.   \nNo prior experience of papercutting is needed\, just your creativity and an open mind!    \nDuring lunch\, there will be the opportunity for participants to connect and share what you’ve created\, talk about your own practice\, or just find out what people are up to. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided\, but please feel free to bring your own lunch.   \nIf you have any questions or queries\, then please feel free to get in touch at sarah@metalculture.com or on 01733 893077   \n  \nAbout Fasiha Ashiq  \nFasiha is a Peterborough based artist\, telling stories through illustration\, painting and paper cutting. Fasiha is currently exploring the emotional and familial impact colonialism has had on identity and people like herself. Fasiha has taken a recent interest in exploring the juxtaposition between the aesthetic nature of papercut illustration and the potential dark stories that develop from post-colonial history. Fasiha uses papercutting as a style that is reminiscent of wood carving practiced in Asia. She feels this is also a craft that takes patience and time\, it’s a mindful space to be in when working.  \nImage credits: Fasiha Ashiq \n  \n    
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/future-network-papercut-and-tell-with-fasiha-ashiq/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
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SUMMARY:Hip Hop Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Taster workshops with Liverpool Hip Hop Festival at FireFit Youth and Community Hub \nJoin Nikki Blaze and Tony Broke plus special guests for a series of taster sessions with beatboxers\, MCs\, break dancers and graffiti artists. The sessions will be celebrating 50 years of hip hop and are open to young people aged 11-18. \nIf you’re coming along\, email us to let us know at edgehill@metalculture.com \nSupported by Liverpool City Council and Culture Liverpool’s Creative Neighbourhoods Programme.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/hip-hop-at-the-hill/
LOCATION:FireFit Youth and Community Hub\, 115 Upper Warwick Street\, Liverpool\, L8 8HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Understanding Arts Council Funding with Caroline Wallace
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk and Q&A with Arts Council England’s\, Relationship Manager (Engagement and Audiences)\, South East for the Arts Council of England (ACE)\, Caroline Wallace.   \nThe session will look at both the new ACE Project Grants and Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) to help you consider what the best route is for you. Caroline will talk through the application form\, the criteria and explore what information you may need to provide as an applicant.  \nThis talk aims to demystify the application process\, as well as providing top tips. Caroline is there to help answer your queries\, so do come prepared with your burning questions!  \nIf you’re interested and would like to know more – please email jack@metalculture.com  \nLink to book:    \n  \nAbout Arts Council England\, Project Grants:\nProject Grants can support individual practitioners\, communities and cultural organisations with projects that focus on: Combined Arts including festivals and carnivals\, Dance\, Libraries\, Literature\, Museums\, Music\, Theatre or Visual Arts. \nThe funding comes from the National Lottery. Grants usually range from £1\,000 to £100\,000. Project Grants is always open\, so you can apply at any time. You can choose whether you would like to apply for up to £30\,000 or over £30\,000 for your project. When the Arts Council say ‘project’\, they mean a series of activities or a piece of work. Your project will have a start and an end date\, and a set of measurable aims that you’d like to achieve in that time. https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants  \n   \nAbout Arts Council England\, Developing Your Creative Practice:\nDeveloping your creative practice funding is to support individuals who are cultural ad creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development. Individuals can apply for development activities with ACE supported disciplines\, for example undertaking a period of research\, networking\, or time to create new work. Grants are between £2\,000 and 12\,000 and there are 4 application rounds a year.  https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp  \n  \nAbout Caroline Wallace:\nCaroline Wallace is the Relationship Manager (Engagement and Audiences)\, South East for the Arts Council of England. She has been working in cultural roles for over 25 years including as a County Arts Officer\, Cultural Engagement Officer and as a Project Co-ordinator for Art and the Public Realm. Most of these roles were in Luton or Bedfordshire. They included programming\, community engagement\, managing arts and cultural projects\, fundraising\, and running grant programmes. Events included Carnivals\, Melas\, Mushairas\, and Armed Forces Days.  \nAlongside this work Caroline carried freelance projects\, here is a list to give you an idea of the variety of work they have been involved in:  \n\n Curated ‘Luton Busway Archaeology’ which included an exhibition\, an engagement project and a conference about disability and access to the arts.\n Established groups and ran a variety of projects in empty shops including High Hats a hat shop in Luton.\n Organised a day of Jazz Dance for the Royal Festival Hall with various artists including Jazz-co-tech Dancers.\n Organised the first ever Open Studios national conference for Visual Artists in the UK .\n\nContact: Caroline.Wallace@artscouncil.org.uk 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/save-the-date-understanding-arts-council-funding-with-caroline-wallace/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:MNAN: Regenerative Art Practices in the Climate Crisis with Sean Roy Parker
DESCRIPTION:We’re hosting artist\, gardener and writer Sean Roy Parker on Thursday 25 January to explore ‘Regenerative Art Practices in the Climate Crisis’ for our first Metal New Artist Session of 2024. Book a free ticket here. \nRegenerative Art Practices in the Climate Crisis\nArtist\, gardener and writer Sean Roy Parker leads this session on making changes to the way we conduct our creative practices while remaining authentic\, collaborative and inquisitive. The talk considers the socio-economic pressures of being an eco-responsible artist\, and invites us to try radical transparency when considering materials\, labour and audiences. Roy asks “Why does art need to exist indefinitely when we don’t have a forever secured?” \nAbout Sean Roy Parker\nSean Roy Parker is a writer\, food researcher and visual artist based at The Field\, an experimental rural arts residency and co-living project near Ilkeston\, Derbyshire. He practises slow\, low-tech crafts and food preservation with consumer waste and natural abundances\, and shares extensively through labour exchange\, favours and artswaps. In his ongoing project Fermental Health he writes about and leads workshops on the lifecycle of materials\, complexities of interspecies responsibility\, and collaborative problem-solving through the lens of food justice. Roy is patiently anticipating the post-capitalist transition. \nJoin Metal New Artist Network\nA free online session presented by Metal New Artist Network.\nTo join the network and access the full free online programme\, follow the link above and fill out our short artist survey. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mnan-regenerative-art-practices-in-the-climate-crisis-with-sean-roy-parker/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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