What's On

We are opening up Chalkwell Hall to feature as Venue 1 on the map for this year's Leigh Art Trail. We will be hosting artists Wendy Scotland, SEVEN Collective, KOMAR, Mia Davies and Nicky Roach! With around 70 artists across the trail and a combination of contemporary painting, ceramics, mixed media, sculpture, photography and much […]

Join Mooncup Theatre hosted at Metal on Saturday 13 July from 7pm for an eye-opening exploration of the British Hotel Industry's exploitation across the decades. Featuring insights from Dr. Eloise Moss of The University of Manchester, Mooncup Theatre’s living exhibition delves into the blurred boundaries between 'service' and 'servility' faced by hotel workers. Afterwards, join […]

Hosted at Metal Liverpool, Mothers Who Make calls on a multiplicity of female, non-binary and trans identities to gather people who are mothers, parents or carers at any stage in their journey. Led by Claire Bigley, Mothers Who Makes recognises that there may be ‘others’ in ‘mothers’ and welcomes all who identify with this role. […]

Take a look at how to make your project more fundable for an Arts Council England (ACE) Project Grant. From the process, to how you make work, who you make work with and community-based partners, Aisha will help you develop your artistic vision, working towards writing a stronger proposal using the ACE submission policy guidelines. […]

Join us for our next Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 29 July from 5pm – 6.30pm. The 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 (over 18 years […]

This event is currently postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies for any inconvenience and a new date is being explored. Hosted at Metal Liverpool, join experimental musicians WEȽ∝KER (pronounced ‘WET LOCKER’) and Lola De La Mata for two special performances at Edge Hill Station. WEȽ∝KER are Manchester duo Guillaume Dujat and Joe Beedles, exploring the […]

We're supporting playwright Aisha Zia’s new play Refugee! showing this Thursday 15 August – Saturday 17 August over at The Key Theatre in Peterborough. Refugee! is a new political, devised theatre piece which weaves together urgent, important interviews, conversations and real-life testimonies from migrant, refugee and sanctuary seeking communities.  This play comes at a vital time […]

Calling all creatives or creative business owners based in Brentwood! Get free support and advice for sustainable business planning and finance. Book yourself a free slot for the first of three upcoming Open Advice Sessions taking place in Brentwood as part of the Brentwood Changemakers programme. The first session is on Tuesday 20 August at […]

Hosted at Metal Southend, join Che Kadwill & Cath Greene from Future Voices for a debating workshop for young people aged 8-10 this summer holiday. The day will be filled with fun activities and challenges to inspire the young people to think about their communication, learn introductory skills to debating, public speaking and to gain […]

Hosted over Zoom with Susie, our Artistic Director & CEO, Laura Hensser, our Executive Director, and Molly Nicholson, our Head of Programmes and Partnerships, this is an opportunity for everyone who is interested in applying for our Power and Cultural Democracy and/or Artists for Future Policy open calls to ask questions, and to learn more […]

Artist and researcher Zhuozhang Li returns to Metal on Saturday 31 August! Join us for the launch of the Planting and Placemaking mapping booklet, plus an open discussion about railways, placemaking and gardening. Zhuozhang will also be joined by Andrea Ku, current PICTON PLAY artist and founder of B4Biodiversity. Book free tickets here. Following on from the workshop […]

Are you a creative, entrepreneur or creative business owner working or living in Brentwood?  Join us at our first networking event as part of the Brentwood Changemakers programme, taking place at The Creative Cove on Tuesday 3 September at 5 – 7pm. Learn how to navigate and build impactful creative networks with special guest Villene […]

Calling all artists, creatives or creative business owners based in Brentwood! Get free support and advice for how to apply for funding, how to start or set up an organisation and how to collaborate and build relationships with project partners. Book yourself a free slot for the second of three upcoming Open Advice Sessions taking […]

Did you miss our last set of free Open Advice Sessions for local artists? We’ve got some more coming up! We're 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 […]

Did you miss our last set of free Open Advice Sessions for local artists? We’ve got some more coming up! We’re 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 […]

Join us at Metal Liverpool on Friday 20 September from 6-9pm for a discussion with writer, artist and researcher Adèle Oliver. With food provided by Raggas, plus music and conversation. Adèle will talk through some of the key points of her book Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture and Criminalisation of UK Drill, tracing the aesthetic, musical, […]

Hosted at Metal Peterborough, a workshop with performance artist Stacy Makishi, for anyone who is struggling with procrastination and motivation when making work and has a curiousness about live art and performance. Date: Monday 23 September, 11am – 5:30pm and Tuesday 24 September, 11am – 5:30pm (attendees can attend one or both workshops)  Do you […]