Overview of the project: Vivacity Culture and Leisure Trust, ‘Peterborough Presents’ (the Creative People and Places programme for the city) and Nene Park Trust are seeking to reinvigorate their substantial public sculpture collection at Thorpe Meadows by commissioning five artists to create new temporary art works and interventions. These resulting new commissions will be showcased […]
The Echo Newspaper in Southend published an article about our Time & Space Residencies programme for artists: Find out more about Time & Space Residencies here. The next deadline is 31 March 2016.
FORTHCOMING COURSES: Bronze Award, 11-16 years / Silver Award, 14+ years / Gold Award, 16+ years Starting 4-6pm Wednesday 24th Feb / or Thursday 25th Feb (to be confirmed, number dependant) How to apply: Please download the Application Form and return to Camilla Fox on camilla@metalculture.com or post to Camilla Fox, Metal, Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Park, Southend on Sea SS0 […]
Arts organisation Metal are seeking Volunteers for a new Art Lending Library visiting the city. The Art Lending Library is an evolving exhibition that takes the form of an experimental library and public procession. Art Lending Library invites the people of Peterborough to visit the exhibition at Metal’s base, Chauffeurs Cottage, and join Art Lending […]
New workshops at Chalkwell Hall and METAL Artschool CREATIVE JOURNAL COURSE – 6 weeks Tuesday evenings 7- 9pm £65/ course Starts 9 February 201 Metal Art School in Chalkwell Park. Suitable for all levels of experience; Creative Journal Course is a ‘visual dialogue with the self’ – each week you will be introduced to themed projects […]
Metal residents Assemble have won the 2015 Turner Prize for their ongoing collaboration with the residents of Granby Four Streets in Liverpool. The prestigious prize was awarded to Assemble on 4th December. Find out more here.
Caroline Bergvall is at Chalkwell Hall this week as Metal’s artist in residency developing a new work, RAGA DAWN sunrise performance. RAGA DAWN is a sunrise vocal performance written by Caroline Bergvall to be performed outdoors from the last hours of night until the very early morning. The composition is for two voices (spoken and […]
Marisa Carnesky came for a residency earlier this year to develop her new performance piece, Incredible Bleeding Woman. See it at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern tomorrow! Info: Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman Reinventing Menstrual Rituals Through New Performance Practices A work in progress Before Duckie at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern Saturday 5th December 2015 Doors 7pm […]
Metal are delighted to announce that The Harvest Festival won the Love British Food Harvest Heros competition! Read the Love British Food article about Harvest here. Read the Telegraph article here. “A collaboration between local farmers, producers, artists, restauranteurs, allotmenteers and the local community in Peterborough are the winners of the Love British Food 2015 […]
Eelyn Lee at Metal Southend During her initial three-week residency, artist-filmmaker Eelyn Lee continues her two-year exploration of collaborative filmmaking through engaging with five sites along the South Essex estuary. She will be talking to groups of people who have connections to the estuary including the fishing community in Leigh; coast guards at Shoeburyness; houseboat residents in Benfleet; […]
Netpark launched! Tuesday afternoon saw around 400 people of all ages trying out the 10 new artworks and stories that are the inaugural collection of digital artworks for Metal’s NetPark project – a new, permanent digital art park in Chalkwell Park – the first of its kind in the world. Taking a stroll around the park, […]
Update!!! We are proud and delighted to display the iconic Totally Thames water bottle in our new Art School: ARTS AWARD STUDENTS RECEIVE SOURCE TO SEA BOTTLE On Wednesday 30 September, our Arts Award students went to the Pier to pick up Source to Sea River Relay project bottle. Southend being the last stop of this […]