About Metal Art School
The colourful Metal Art School building is held in partnership between Metal and Southend City Council. It is home to the Netpark Wellbeing Project which hosts wellbeing sessions for the community for all ages and backgrounds, throughout the year. This is a free arts service for people living with mental health concerns.
Outside of this project, Metal Art School hosts a busy programme of workshops, classes and collectives meet ups, led by independent creatives within our local community. By offering our Art School studio, Metal supports local creatives in testing new workshop ideas, reaching new audiences, sharing creative practice and building their portfolio as freelance artists. Our studio space can accommodate workshops for up to fit people and overlooking the beautiful grounds of Chalkwell Park & the Estuary.
The Art School calendar is rolling. It is run on a first come, first serve basis and is managed across the year, prioritising a continnually changing and dynamic calendar of sessions.
We can book weekly, fortnightly, monthly session bookings up to 12 weeks long. Unfortunately, Metal are unable to support one-off sessions.
What does Metal Art School offer?
Metal charge a small fee of £10 per session as a contribution to the administrative, operational and overhead costs of this programme.
Availability
The space is available 5 days a week, from Monday - Friday.
About the space
- Max class capacity 8 - 12 people depending on age
- 1 x Unisex W/C with wheelchair access
- Two entrances, at ground level and with a ramp (Please call for further details regarding access)
- Metal Art School is located at the centre of the beautifully kept Chalkwell Park, next to Chalkwell Hall. The park has views across the Thames Estuary.
- The studio has a sink and the kitchen has a kettle and fridge which you arere welcome to use.
- Class hosts must bring their own materials and refreshments.
Promotion
We ask facilitators to take full responsibility for their own marketing campaigns.
Metal can re-share some stories on social media, hold flyers in our building and may include your event in our monthly newsletter.
Event support
For further, formal support in your work, we recommend checking our website and signing up to our Open Advice Sessions, our Lucky Dip networking events or applying to our Artist in Residence programme.