Join us on Bank Holiday Monday for our next Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on 27 May 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 […]

Metal Open Advice Sessions for creatives of all levels and art forms. On Wednesday 29 May we’re offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local area. These sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss, which might include: - Discussing your creative practice - Talking through […]

In late 2019, Josh Coates made the decision to change up his practice. He wanted to work in a more socially engaged way. Then a pandemic hit. Over the last 4 years, he has explored what socially engaged practice means within his work, and what it means to the communities, organisations and people he creates […]

Metal is 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 the Peterborough and Fenland area to apply. On Friday 7 June, we’re […]

Essex Writers House Saturday 15 June 11am – 1pm £12 per person Book here! How to Start Your Novel and How to Keep Going with Louise Doughty How do you open a book in a compulsive way, and how do you carry on from there? What makes good storytelling in a full-length work of fiction, […]

Essex Writers House Saturday 15 June 3pm – 5pm Book your free ticket here Blood and Belonging  Raine Geoghegan, Richard O'Neill and Damian Le Bas: three different writers from a variety of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) backgrounds come together for a reading and discussion hosted by Louise Doughty. Blood and Belonging is the title […]

EXTRACTS: An evening to write, read and share at Essex Writers House Keen to share your own written work with an audience? EXTRACTS invites you to find kinship and confidence through writing and creative community. Our host for the evening is colourful author and content creator, Ellen Rosemarie Harvey. Ellen joined us at Essex Writers […]

Hosted at Metal Liverpool, join author and researcher Paul Rekret for a talk and discussion on his recently published book Take This Hammer, a study of contemporary music in light of transformations to work and social life. Paul will be joined by artists and curators Ashley Holmes and Ronald-Rose Antoinette, who both centre music in […]

Hosted at Metal Liverpool, Ladies in the Radiator will be bringing their dark pop to Edge Hill Station's Engine Room on Friday 28 June from 7.30pm. Support comes from Matt Wand and Richard Harrison with their 'Drone Hill' project. Learn more and book your tickets here. Please note: this event is ‘Hosted at’ Metal Liverpool […]

Hosted at Metal Liverpool, join Sira Yoga to move through poses that will reset and rejuvenate your body and mind. Enjoy light refreshments to nourish your bodies, then relax into a life drawing class, using techniques that emphasise how light shapes and defines the physical body.  Hatha Raja Vinyasa Krama yoga is a complete practice. […]