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Laura Daly’s The Storm Cone is a new immersive AR (Augmented Reality) app that unearths lost bandstands and their buried past.
This site-specific spatial sound installation traces lost bandstands in England, using geo-locative and immersive technologies. It’s commissioned by Metal for NetPark, the world’s first digital park, and the University of Salford in Manchester for Peel Park and can be experienced in both locations.
Metal Art School hosts a busy programme of workshops, classes and creative socials, led by independent creatives within our local community. By offering our studio space free of charge, Metal support local creatives in reaching new audiences, sharing creative practice and building their portfolio as freelance artists. To enquire into hosting a class here, please fill out this form. Find […]
Mothers Who Make is a growing national initiative aimed at supporting mothers who are artists – professional and/or passionate. Every kind of maker is welcomed, and every kind of mother.
This is an ongoing group for people living with dementia. Participants can join in person at the art school or join us via Zoom to make art for two hours. Carers can leave their dementia relatives with us and have two hours free respite. We are happy to explain how to use Zoom with anybody […]
This is an ongoing group for people living with dementia. Participants can join in person at the art school or join us via Zoom to make art for two hours. Carers can leave their dementia relatives with us and have two hours free respite. We are happy to explain how to use Zoom with anybody […]
This is a 12-week group that we have devised especially for men who have lived with domestic abuse or who are asking for help dealing with past trauma. This will be a man only space run by a male facilitator and male volunteers. There is an onsite trained, experienced, and registered Psychotherapist who will supervise […]
This twelve-week journal group will show you how to use a journal to undertake art wellbeing activities. This includes drawing, doodling, writing, photographing, and collaging. You can join this course at Metal Art School or via Zoom. We have limited numbers of iPads we can also lend out to those who do not have the […]
This twelve-week course involves 50 minutes of yoga with a trained and qualified yoga therapist and teacher followed by art making and gentle trauma related psychoeducation with a qualified Art Psychotherapist. This group is for people that have experienced trauma and want to experience the healing qualities of yoga whilst understanding how trauma can affect […]
Starting on Wednesday 13 July, this 12-week group is for over 18's. Run by a qualified counsellor who has a hearing disability and is a fluent BSL communicator. Using different art materials; paint, felt tips, colouring pencils, collage materials, digital art to create art for personal wellbeing.
This 3 week series of workshops explores making original fine prints in Linocut, Monotype and Woodcut, using traditional 'printing by hand' methods.You will be introduced to artists techniques and given help and guidance with printing your art work.
Beginning on Monday 11 July, join our 11-week course involving using different art materials; paint, felt tips, colouring pencils, collage materials, digital art to create art for personal wellbeing.
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
