Metal

About

Metal Liverpool is an artistic laboratory based at Edge Hill Station - the world's oldest active passenger railway station.

Story

Metal was founded in London in 2002 by Jude Kelly OBE, working with current Artistic Director and CEO, Colette Bailey since its inception. We have been active in Liverpool since 2004, in Southend-on-Sea since 2007 and in Peterborough since 2012. In each place, we work from buildings of historic significance that we have transformed from empty or derelict spaces into vibrant cultural community hubs.

From these bases, we work to provide the catalyst that can transform the potential of people and places through great art and inspiring ideas.

Metal Liverpool supports artists from the UK and overseas, working in all disciplines, at all career levels, providing opportunities like the Liverpool Art Prize and the Chamber of Culture for emerging artists, alongside hosting artists-in-residence (Time & Space / International Programme) and running intensive, week-long Culture LABs for peer-to-peer learning and exchange.

We create large-scale, participatory projects that respond to our immediate environment and strive to involve our local community. We curate exhibitions and events, which are often in response to place, such as 2016's open air concert Different Trains, or our monthly Film Station events.

We also provide short term incubation space for artists studios and other creative industry organisations and community groups - contact us to find out more.