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Come and be part of The Kinetic Audio Band's Art + Sound Literacy Salon as we create… Sonic Chapbooks #1: Routes (A Work In Progress) A three-part art, sound and […]
Dive into storytelling tips online and unleash your creativity with writing, voice, and imagination with Victoria Nwankpa. Join us online for a fun and inspiring session all about the magic […]
Come along to one of our artist advice and support sessions for artists, with the Metal Southend team and special guest writer Saira Niazi. We are offering free 1:1 sessions […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
Join us for an evening with the National Centre for Writing’s Escalator Writers Emily 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our Metal Open Advice Sessions for creatives of all levels and art forms are back again on Wednesday 22 July. Want to discuss your creative practice, explore a project idea […]
