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Discover Southend through a different lens on this social neighbourhood wandering. Beginning at Southend Forum and heading towards Southchurch Park, this guided walk invites you to explore the area’s hidden gems, from colourful street art and secret gardens to sun shelters and seaside views. Along the route, you’ll hear stories about the local people and […]
Join artist, writer, fossil hunter, and Port of London Authority (PLA) licensed mudlark J. R. Carpenter with local Essex based artist Sylak Ravenspine for an intertidal walking and writing workshop in the Thames Estuary. As we move between high and low tide, mud flats and marshland, fresh and salt water, we will navigate the creative space between noticing and noting, where writing happens. Meeting point: Metal, […]
Looking to discuss your creative practice, explore a project idea or build relationships with local organisations? We’re offering free 1:1 sessions in person for artists who live and/or work in Fenland and surrounding areas. Hosted by Viviana Checchia, our Director of Metal Peterborough, and Creative Fenland. These sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss, which might include: - Discussing your […]
Join us for an in-conversation event with award-winning author, artist, fossil hunter, and PLA licensed mudlark J. R. Carpenter sharing new works and exploring themes of walking, meandering, writing, place, environment and deep time. There will be discussion and sharing of JR's recent works: Shore Thing, a poetry pamphlet about mudlarking on the River Thames; […]
Come along to one of our artist advice and support sessions for artists, with the Metal Southend team and special guest writer Lora Aziz We are offering free 1:1 sessions for writers, creatives and artists who live and/or work within our local areas. They will be led by you and what you would like to […]
Join artist Lora Aziz exploring the Prittlewell Greenway through landscape, observation and language. How can we pull inspiration from the backstreet places and welcome in wonders we might pass every day? Walk a familiar pathway and discover new perspective through storytelling, local histories, layers of intuitive plant knowledge, and creative encounters with place. Together we’ll […]
Discover the many ways of Essex with a screening of ‘The Essex Ways’, a feature length documentary by filmmaker Thomas Winward. The film follows Essex-born storyteller James Lawrence on an epic 400km walking journey around the county to discover its places, people and stories. Over 21 days, James adventures through rural Essex from Epping to Harwich, and then down the coast […]
Walk and Explore Prittlewell Greenway with Lora Aziz 20 June Prittlewell Greenway Free (spaces are limited) Book your ticket HERE Join artist Lora Aziz exploring the Prittlewell Greenway through landscape, observation and language. How can we pull inspiration from the backstreet places and welcome in wonders we might pass every day? Walk a familiar pathway and discover new […]
Join James Lawrence, AKA Man About Country, for a special guided walk around Canvey Wick, one of Essex’s (and England’s) most fascinating nature reserves. In this brownfield rainforest you’ll discover wildlife, hear stories from over 2,000 years of Canvey Island history, and explore how these incredible places can supercharge your creative practice in unexpected ways. James is working on a […]
Come along to one of our artist advice sessions for artists, with the Metal Southend team and special guest writer Camilla Balshaw. We are offering free 1:1 sessions for writers, creatives and artists who live and/or work within our local areas. They will be led by you and what you would like to discuss. Sessions […]
Join us for an evening with the National Centre for Writing’s Escalator Writers E. Abdeni-Holman and Boakye D. Alpha, in conversation with award-winning author Camilla Balshaw about writing and the power of language, with discussion rooted in cultural histories, oppression and identity. Free. Book your tickets here. See the full Essex Writers Programme here. The […]
We’re shining a spotlight on Southend’s coastal stories as part of A Poet in Every Port – a national initiative celebrating the UK’s diverse dialects and languages, marking Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary. We’re partnering with Southbank Centre as one of 11 coastal hosts welcoming the mobile National Poetry Library! On 27–28 June, Chalkwell Hall will […]
We’re shining a spotlight on Southend’s coastal stories as part of A Poet in Every Port – a national initiative celebrating the UK’s diverse dialects and languages, marking Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary. We’re partnering with Southbank Centre as one of 11 coastal hosts welcoming the mobile National Poetry Library! On 27–28 June, Chalkwell Hall will […]
Join arts marketing professional Nazma Noor for a relaxed, informal Festival Network session with discussions that will help you think like your target audiences and generate ideas for how to use marketing to reach them. Together, we’ll explore questions such as: - What types of things do your audience care about? - What does good marketing look […]
Guilherme Peluci is a Brazilian musician who is practising and researching Conducted Improvisation. He has conducted approximately 800 artists across different disciplines, including visual arts, theatre, dance, music and poetry. For this performance, he'll be working with a large group of mainly Liverpool-based musicians, exploring Soundpainting, Ritmo con Señas and his own Ad Hoc Orquestra […]
Our Metal Open Advice Sessions for creatives of all levels and art forms are back again on Wednesday 29 July. Want to discuss your creative practice, explore a project idea or build relationships with local organisations? You can! We’re offering free 1:1 advice sessions for artists who live and/or work in our local area. Sessions […]
Join a creative writing workshop and contribute words to be displayed across Peterborough. This workshop is an opportunity to explore the power of words and the hidden stories that keep Peterborough going. Led by former Peterborough Poet Laureates Charley Genever (2016) and Keely Mills (2009), we will use words found and overheard across the city […]
Mercury Creatives have teamed up with Metal Southend and are using our space at Chalkwell Hall as their Southend hub! Check out one of their upcoming events below. Mercury Creatives Southend Masterclass: Being a Musical Theatre Performer with Craig Mather - Book here! This session will be a mixture of ensemble singing and an acting-through-song […]
Mercury Creatives have teamed up with Metal Southend and are using our space at Chalkwell Hall as their Southend hub! Join us for a free Mercury Creatives networking event for a chance to connect with other local creatives. This event is scheduled alongside a Mercury Creatives Masterclass at Metal Southend and designed as an opportunity […]
Join us at Edge Hill Station this Saturday 26 September at 2pm as we celebrate the unveiling of a new artwork made by the Friends of Edge Hill Station. Since June, our newly established Friends of Edge Hill Station group have been meeting to learn about the heritage of our station home and the wider railways, […]
