Metal Culture
END OF TERM - 23 July 11am - 6pm
A free event for all the family to celebrate the end of term!
A day of fun, sport and participation in the arts at Chalkwell Park. Workshops, arts and craft marketplace, films, comedy and more.
METAL PRESENTS... 18 - 23 July
Metal presents... Solomon Monks Pump House at Chalkwell Park.
A week of music, theatre, comedy, cabaret and much more in Metal's pop up venue. Soak up the festival atmosphere. Play artist-inspired games. Witness impromptu performance.
Read more HERE.
Book tickets HERE.
The Liverpool Art Prize 2011 goes to . . . .
The Liverpool Art Prize winners were announced at Metal, Edge Hill Station on Wednesday.
The Winner of The Liverpool Art Prize 2011 is Markus Soukup.
The Winner of the People's choice award is Brendan Lyons.
If you still haven't seen the exhibition we are open until Saturday 11th June Tue-Fri 2 - 6 and Sat 12 - 4
photos by McCoy Wynne
Salon, 17 June 2011
Salon
Our next Salon is FRIDAY 17 June with guest speakers Sarah Wise and Jerry White.
Tickets cost £8.00 (incl. light meal and drinks)
Developed in collaboration with acclaimed Southend-based author Rachel Lichtenstein, the evenings are reminiscent of the informal gatherings once held in Rachel’s grandparents house on the nearby Chalkwell Hall Estate when they would invite the poets, writers and artists of the pre-war Jewish East End into their tiny front room to talk and debate.The Georgian Grade II listed manor house, Chalkwell Hall, renovated into a low carbon space for art and ideas in 2009 is brought to life as we pack out the former drawing room and its new extensions.
For more information please click here.
Places are limited so please book early. To buy tickets please click on the Salon Button above.
Pecha Kucha Vol. 8
Pecha Kucha Night Vol. 8
Metal in association with the Leigh Art Trail, bring together 7 artists, designers and creative individuals to present using the dynamic Japanese method of Pecha Kucha. 20 slides x 20 seconds.
Thursday 9th June, 7pm - 9pm. Parkview Suites, Chalkwell Park, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS0 8NB
Please rsvp to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 01702 470700.
15-17 July: Shorelines: The Worlds First Literature Festival of the Sea
Metal presents Shorelines: The World's First Literature Festival of the Sea.
‘A small, powerful, intelligent and thought-provoking festival celebrating some of the great writing across the ages that has the sea as a central theme. Curated by acclaimed writer, poet and performer, Lemn Sissay and artist and writer, Rachel Lichtenstein. To provoke discussion, re-awaken senses, excite the adventurous spirit and discover new and classic texts about the sea.'
Download PROGRAMME.
For additional information CLICK HERE.
Book TICKETS on Eventbrite.
METAL PRESENTS: 'END OF TERM' Saturday 23rd July - Participate!
END OF TERM is a free one day event of imaginative play and artist led interactive games and activities for people of all ages in Chalkwell Park. The day will include: artist marketplace, traditional games with a modern twist, alternative theatre, Saturday morning pictures, puppetry, digital cabaret, pop-up cafe, picnic areas and much much more...
Call for artists
A call for artists of all disciplines to pitch their ideas for exciting, innovative workshops and interactive games that celebrate summer in the park and encourage all ages to participate. Beautiful Chalkwell Park also has fantastic potential for site specific work/performance.
Please email an initial expression of interest with contact details/cv and a link to your website/blog etc. by May 31st 2011 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Liverpool Art Prize opens at Metal
The Liverpool Art Prize opened at Metal last Thursday 5th May. Exhibiting artists are:
Bernadette O'Toole
Brendan Lyons
Markus Soukup
Richard Proffitt
The exhibition is open Tues - Fri 2-6 and Sat 12-4 until 11th June
Awards Ceremony Wednesday 1st June 6pm
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If you are a school or group and would like to arrange a visit to the exhibition please contact
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Photos by Mccoy Wynne
Salon Tickets on sale now!
Click on the image above to purchase tickets for the first of this year's Salon evenings at Chalkwell Hall - Friday 20 May. Guest speaker is the acclaimed Ken Worpole, one of Britain's most influential writers on architecture and landscape. He will be talking about his recent book 350 miles: An Essex Journey documenting a journey into the landscape, history, coast, rivers and estuaries of Essex. Tickets are £8 (including a light meal and drinks).
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