After running Idea13 site for promoting local culture in Southend since 2008 and Peterborough since 2013, we’ve now launched Idea13 for Thurrock – have a look and add your events here.
Idea13 for Thurrock
News
Harvest Lottery
ENTRIES TO THE HARVEST LOTTERY HAVE NOW CLOSED HARVEST LOTTERY – How to enter for tickets to the Studio Orta meal on 20th September 2015 On Sunday 20th September arts organisation Metal and artists Studio Orta will be hosting a simple meal for 500 in Cathedral Square, Peterborough as part of […]
VILLAGE GREEN 2015
Hurrah! Thank you all so much for coming to this year’s VILLAGE GREEN – all 25,000 of you grown-ups, teens, kids and babies! We had a fantastic day yesterday – with a great, friendly vibe in the crowd, on stage, backstage, in tents, out on the fields. Big thanks to our 2,000 strong army of […]
NetPark Day
NetPark update: On 16 June, the NetPark team met for a day of testing and sharing development on a glorious June day in Chalkwell Park. We were joined by Nesta’s Tim Plyming and Arts Council England’s Paul Glinkowski. The children of Chalkwell Hall Junior School presented their work in progress on their story app, developed […]
Harvest Volunteer Opportunities
We are lucky and proud to have had many wonderful people volunteering with us so far. We could not run things without the fantastic support we receive from dedicated volunteers, and would like to offer the opportunity for others to become part of this exciting on-going process. We currently have a range of exciting opportunities […]
Volunteer at Village Beach festival in Thurrock
We are lucky and proud to have had many wonderful people volunteering with us so far. We could not run things without the fantastic support we receive from dedicated volunteers, and would like to offer the opportunity for others to become part of this exciting on-going process. There is always a chance to help out […]
NetPark: Artists announced
Metal have now commissioned the first four artworks, following an open competition during which we received entries from 90 artists from 7 different countries. Joel Cahen will create a series of vignettes that explore the memories of the park and encourage enquiry for people of all ages. Mark Grist and MC Mixy will work with […]
Pictures from Harvest LAB
Harvest Festival Food and Craft Market: Applications Now Open
Harvest Festival Food and Craft Market We are planning a large scale, weekend-long Harvest Festival in Peterborough’s historic Cathedral Square. Over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of September, we are organising a food and craft market to sit alongside the other programmed Harvest events. We are now looking for potential stall holders! The […]
Matmos
MATMOS will be visiting Metal as part of our international residency exchange programme in June. They are M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel, now based in Baltimore but also associated with the San Francisco music scene of the 1990’s. Matmos playfully conjure electronic pop that circumnavigates music concrete, found sounds and the far fringes of experimental […]
Building Immersive Installation
The mixing and build has been taking place at Call & Response’s ambisonic space in London: It’s been really exciting hearing all the sounds that have been collected appearing in 3D. I’ve also been getting advice from the super knowledgeable Sense Technology Co-ordinator Donna Corrigan, Donna was an audiologist for the NHS before joining Sense. We’ve been […]
Apply to volunteer at Metal
We are lucky and proud to have had many wonderful people volunteering with us so far. We could not run things without the fantastic support we receive from dedicated volunteers, and would like to offer the opportunity for others to become part of this exciting on-going process. There is always a chance to help out […]