We are pleased to announce our February artists in (remote) residence. Selected from our local communities, they will be developing their work from their home or studio, with access to our support, networks and resources.. We are excited to see how the artists’ practice and ideas develop and the conversations shared along the way. There […]
Throughout 2020, Metal Southend have enjoyed partnering with Blesma – a UK wide charity supporting veterans who have suffered life-changing loss of limb and sight. Blesma support a community of veterans and families through activities of all different kinds, including sports, music, art and travel. Since lockdown began, we’ve been connecting artists with Blesma participants from […]
Originally created for the Common Ground artists to respond to as part of the project lab, Feet on Cloud is a work in progress from Hector Dyer, looking at the environment and democracy. Who holds governments accountable for setting their own targets, and do governments still control the democratic system? The power of big tech, […]
Our former artist in remote residence, Harun Morrison has created an e-zine. Interviews with Critical Workers (2020) is an e-zine comprising eleven interviews between artist Harun Morrison and a cross-section of individuals working within the UK public sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. They include surgeons, junior doctors, a social worker, a psychiatrist, a student nurse, […]
The selected artists are from our immediate communities and will be remotely in residence with Metal, developing work in their own home or studio, accessing support from our staff, networks and resources. Throughout their residency you can keep up to date with what they are doing over on our social media platforms @MetalCultureUK where you […]
Metal is trialling some activities aimed at creative young people aged 16-19. Whether you’re doodling during Zoom classes, or wondering what lies beyond your Drama course, we would love to know what activities you would like to take part in. What do we have in mind? We want to provide FREE workshops to young people […]
Yesterday, we announced the first part of the programme for Estuary 2021. Curated in response to the spectacular Thames Estuary, Estuary 2021 is led by a partnership between locally-based arts organisations Metal (South Essex) and Cement Fields (North Kent). Estuary 2021 invites audiences to join us for 23 days of contemporary visual art, literature, film […]
Estuary 202122 May – 13 June 2021Multiple sites along the Essex and Kent shorelines We’re happy to announce the first part of the programme for Estuary 2021, curated in response to the spectacular Thames Estuary and the lives, landscapes and histories found there. Now in its second edition, Estuary 2021 will feature contemporary artworks, performance, […]
Estuary is a festival developed by Metal and Cement Fields as a cultural celebration of the spectacular Thames Estuary region across both the north and south shorelines and on the river itself. The Water Replies invites people from across South Essex and North Kent to get involved in creating a collective response to what life is like living […]
Future Network Shorts is a monthly virtual event co-programmed by our teams across the UK (in Liverpool, Peterborough and Southend).On the last Thursday of each month (across the course of a year), we invite 6 x artists to host 10 minute sharings of their work online, delivered across a mix of virtual platforms. Hydrological Cycle (35min) […]
Ahead of Future Network Shorts #4 technologist Adam Sadiq writes about his research and practice with e2 Rome land cover 1970 – 2014 Social-ecologies refers to the interdependence and interconnection of social and ecological entities that exist in continuous space across the surface of the Earth. Sentience implies entities which have the quality of perception […]
Throughout lockdown, the team behind the Netpark Wellbeing Project have been hosting online creative sessions, reaching participants through Zoom and phonecalls. Emma and Ian have been sending free packs of art materials to participants, ensuring that everyone can take part in these artist-led sessions from the comfort and safety of their homes. On Monday 27 […]