For our next Future Station event we are pleased to welcome artist Niki Colclough to host a workshop to explore the value of rest, linking to our wider theme of Care in the Arts. Rest (Is A Political Act) is a workshop in a series created by Niki Colclough. Join us to speculate on new […]

Come join local artist Charlie Barlow on Wednesday 15 February from 5pm, for her sharing and discussion of new work, ‘Now and Yesterday’.   Charlie has created textile works using materials of the mass media – everyday newspapers and digital phone notifications. She’s been exploring ways in which constant flows of information are presented, experienced […]

Join us for a Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 27 February 5-6.30 pm! The Drawing Social is a new bi-monthly, informal and women-led drawing network. The events are open to any creatives, of all skills and backgrounds, interested in exploring storytelling through print, zines and comics (18+). Over the […]

Come along and celebrate inspiring women this International Women's Day through tufting art workshops with punch needling and Rag Rugging. When? Saturday 4 March at Town Hall on Bridge Street 12-3pm (Free, Drop-in)  Together with artist Rose Croft, we are running a tufting workshop with punch needle and Rag Rugging art at the International Women’s Day Celebration’s at […]

Join Liverpool based theatre maker and artist Dora Colquhoun for a participatory event discussing the cost of living crisis. The conversation will be organised in the long table format, created by performance artist Lois Weaver, which aims to make sure everyone who joins is able to be heard and can participate when they want to. What will happen? […]

Wondering whether to apply for a Project Grant or a Developing Your Creative Practice grant? Join us for a talk and Q&A with Arts Council England's Relationship Manager for the Southeast, Caroline Wallace, on Wednesday 22 March from 6pm.    The session will look at both Project Grants and Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) to help […]

This Friday, we’re excited to be hosting the sold out launch of Talia Randall’s debut poetry pamphlet ‘Proverbs for a Woman Drinking Alone’. We will be joined by Talia and her poetic pals for a night of laughter, wordplay and bubbly.     ‘Proverbs for a Woman Drinking Alone’ is a pamphlet of poetry which tackles class, […]

Imagined by the 1.5 Degrees project team, Sweat the Small Stuff is a creative response to a warming world installed at railway stations between Liverpool and Manchester from Saturday 25 March until Sunday 14 May.   The exhibition invites us to consider how climate change might affect our communities, exploring how small changes can help […]

We’re excited to host two workshops as part of our Future Network programme with artist Kelly Briggs on Sunday 26 March!   The first is a natural paint workshop from 10am-12pm, where you’ll discover the secrets of making paints and their creative potential. You’ll learn how to make paints using natural pigments and gain valuable […]

Come along to Lucky Dip on Wednesday 29 March from 7pm! Taking place 4 times a year, each with different guest hosts, this programme exists to connect local creatives with each other, celebrate the joy in art, platform cross-disciplinary artists and bring people together here at Chalkwell Hall.  Formerly known as Future Park, Lucky Dip […]

Watch this space! For the month of June, Metal Southend will be inviting you to be part of the sixth edition of Essex Writers House, a much-loved strand of Essex Book Festival.  Hosted at Chalkwell Hall in Southend on Sea, this programme will be a great chance to engage with interesting stories and to meet […]

In partnership with Peterborough Pride, we are hosting an open banner and flag-making workshop! Book here. The workshop is designed to provide a safer space for young LGBTQIA+ people to express themselves creatively while also learning new making skills. The workshop will be delivered by experienced facilitator Ramona Zadissa  (they/them), who is knowledgeable about the […]

Book a free desk here! Book a free writing desk in our Attic Studio and take some time to focus on your work, whether it be a short story, coursework or your memoirs. You are guaranteed a changing view across the Estuary and the grounds of Chalkwell Park, along with some space to think.  The desks are accessible […]

Book a free place here! RLF Reading Round is a unique network of reading groups, each run by a published author. The group leaders, or ‘Lectors’, may be playwrights, poets, writers of fiction or non-fiction: all are able to offer a unique ‘insider’s’ perspective’ on the texts under discussion.   For almost 2 years, Metal have […]

Book a family ticket here for Storytime Picnic! Every Wednesday in June - 12:00pm - 12:45pm For children aged 6 months - 4 years and their grown ups. Bring your own picnic lunch and join us at Metal’s Chalkwell Hall for some storytime fun, every Wednesday lunchtime in June. It’s free to come along and everyone […]

Simon Says/Dadda is a collaborative three-screen film exploring father/daughter relationships together with Black and Asian women and non-binary individuals from four host cities across the UK (Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle and London). The ambitious largescale film project was developed during a Metal residency and highlights the deep impact that structural inequalities have within wider society.  The […]

One Side Only: From then to now, Southend's alternative press Book a free ticket here!  If you’re interested in making your own publication, collaborating with other local creatives or digging into Southend’s history of DIY culture, this is the night for you!     We’ll start in the 70s.   Artist/writer Graham Burnett will share an insight to […]