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Longer read articles exploring our work with artists, communities and socially engaged art

A woman in a boat that is made of floral printed paper, looks down at some children's clothes in her hands. Her expression is solemn.
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A radical departure from the silence

The Suicide Chronicles is creating spaces to shift conversations around suicide. Ahead of two screenings of Chronicle Five: My Truth and Yours as part of Liverpool Irish Festival, writer Lyn Gardner talks to artist Mark Storor and reflects on the project six years in.
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14th Oct 2024
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A large projection screen sits amongst winter forest at dusk. The screen reflects a bright white image, turning its small audience into black silhouettes.
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Fundraising: finding connection, creating empathy

In our fourth article with Arts Professional, Lucie Davies and Alex Mayer discuss the challenges and opportunities of fundraising and advocating for process-driven art.
Date
8th Oct 2024
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A person in dungarees wears a house-shaped mask on their head. A multi-coloured light projects onto the mask
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Community-based arts and excellence. Let's talk about it.

In our third article with Arts Professional, Heart of Glass CEO Patrick Fox discusses community-based arts and excellence. How can we unite to support artists, communities, and creativity?
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Patrick Fox
Date
24th Jul 2024
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Photograph of 2 women having a conversation with a schoolboy in front of a window that looks over St Helens.
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Shining a light on schools: Rethinking art in education

Following their collaboration on a groundbreaking project, Sarah Bailey, Kate Houlton and Danielle Lewis-Egonu reflect on how a socially engaged approach to arts education can create new ways of working in schools.
Date
10th Jul 2024
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A group of people who are dressed all in white, are in a white room and throw white confetti in the air.
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We make the road by walking

In the first of our series of articles with sector journal Arts Professional, our long term Heart Glass collaborator Chrissie Tiller reflects on her journey with us and how, by building deeper relationships with communities, the arts can create fairer futures.
Date
16th May 2024
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Reflections from our Chair

Joanna Rowlands on her time as Chair at Heart of Glass and what the role promises for the next person - applications open.
Date
27th Mar 2024
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One persons hand is picking up a piece on the board, another is half smiling with one hand to their chin thoughtfully, another player looks apprehensive as though they don't know what move to make next.
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World of Work: A collaborative board game experience

Exploring the collaborative board game; co-authored by Korin Grant and Michelle Browne for Career Guidance for Social Justice.
Date
29th Jan 2024
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Three people stand side by side. They each wear a paper house over their head. You cannot see their faces.
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Building Blocks

As we look ahead to our tenth year, Patrick Fox, our CEO, reflects on our collective history and shares our plans for the future.
Date
30th Nov 2023
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Several people are photographed walking through the woods, it is early autumn and the trees are full of leaves.
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A Sense of Green: The Púca

Bernadette McBride reflects on A Sense of Green via poetry, inspired by the púca: a creature of Celtic, English, and Channel Islands folklore.
Date
24th Nov 2023
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Paul Harfleet's Gentle References and the Birds of Macbeth

For A Sense of Green, we've invited artist Paul Harfleet to share his knowledge of birds with communities in St Helens and Knowsley. Here he explains how he creates his artwork and 'gentle references'.
Date
31st Aug 2023
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In Every Bite of the Emperor: Research Trip

Back in April our producer Emily Gee joined artist Youngook Choi for a British Council supported research trip to Malaysia as part of long term ecological grief project In Every Bite of the Emperor.
Date
8th Jun 2023
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Listen: Telling the Human Tales of Halewood

Listen along to six audio interviews with residents of Halewood, speaking to artist Frances Disley for the project Following the Roots: Stories of Halewood, a public sculpture trail in Halewood Triangle Park.
Date
19th May 2023
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Mini signs are laid out on the grass that read 'Terra Communis', 'Energy', 'Debt', 'Plantation cane', 'Contract', and 'Waste'.
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Unpacking the themes and inspiration behind this year’s With For About conference

With the sixth edition of With For About just around the corner, here’s some information about why we’ve put together this year’s conference, why we chose Court Hey Park as our venue, and why you should join us!
Date
2nd May 2023
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Street view of St Helens with Sonia's installation being built
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Take Over 2022: A review by Josh Coates

Freelance writer Josh Coates spent two weekends with us during Take Over, and here's what he thought.
Date
9th Dec 2022
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Girl writing a response to the show reading: "the show was amazing!! The turtle pizza!
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Compassion Over Competition Report

Exploring professional development needs for collaborative and social arts in 2022.
Date
28th Nov 2022
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Poster created by the participants. Coloured text lays out their manifesto for a mare inclusive art world
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Imposter syndrome and (working class) women in the arts

Holly Maples reflects on a conversation between Fox Irving and artists from the Women Working Class network.
Date
16th Sep 2022
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Posters containing quotes from the conversations between Fox and the project's participants
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Pride, motivation and talent: Working Class Women in the arts

Katie Beswick reflects on a conversation between Fox Irving and artists from the Women Working Class group.
Date
16th Sep 2022
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Two people, a child and an adult, stand in the evening light looking out over St Helens. The child is pointing to something in the distance.
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The Journey of Lookout

Lookout St Helens was an opportunity for local children to speak with adults about the future of their town. Read about the story of this project and why it was made.
Date
19th Aug 2022
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