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Several people stand in the road between the two murals looking at the camera, it is a sunny day.
The schoolchildren stand in front of the mural with Cherie smiling at the camera. The mural is made up of vibrant, geometric shapes and patterns, with words such as ‘Home’, ‘Friendship’ and ‘Community’ on it.
6 zines are laid out on a table, they are named things such as 'how 2 be the goat’, ‘nat’s 100% lovely guide to mentorship’, ‘How to mentor’, ‘notes from the field of collaboration’ and ‘being a good mentor’. They are all hand made using materials such as collage and marker pen.
The Talk in large bold lettering. Each letter is a different colour and has an illustration of a persons face, smiling.
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Welcome to Heart of Glass

Celebrating 10 years of imagining new futures through community arts...

Celebrating 10 years of creativity, community and connection

This autumn marks a decade since we began on our Creative People and Places journey in St Helens.
Date
15th May 2024
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The Instinct Lab: Part Three

4th - 16th November 2024
Join artists Unfinished Business (Anna and Leo) for two weeks of creative activities at Incredible Edible Knowsley and Make on the Corner.
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Home

Together with residents and children from two local schools, artist Cherie Grist is creating a colourful mural for Stockbridge Village.
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The Suicide Chronicles

The Suicide Chronicles is a collaborative artistic project led by Mark Storor working with communities impacted by suicide, aiming to collectively find a language to articulate and explore the complex, layered experience of suicide.
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Creative Class

A long term mentoring project supporting young people’s development, interest and future in the arts across Merseyside.
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Textbook

Ten teachers from across England have worked with Sarah Bailey and Heart of Glass to create a pamphlet entitled Textbook.
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'The Talk' Learning Resource

This resource created by artist Marjorie H Morgan will support you to start and continue conversations about racism and prejudice with young people across all key stages and areas of the curriculum.
Date
1st Jul 2022
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Schools Young People
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A group of people wearing brightly coloured clothes sit in an informal circle, some are seated on chairs and others on the ground. Some have note pads in their hands and some are writing, some are looking at the speaker, a person with short blonde hair and wearing all black, gesturing with their hands. In the background is a green playing field, a wall and green foliage.
With For About: Art & Democracy, 2019. Image credit: Stephen King.

Hello. We're Heart of Glass.

A Merseyside-based community arts organisation.

We believe that art has the power to bring us together and create real change, for the people of our community, and the place we call home. Through collaboration and conversation, we bring amazing art projects to the most surprising of spaces throughout St Helens, Knowsley and beyond.

Our philosophy is simple: art belongs everywhere, to everyone.

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Our latest articles, podcasts, news and resources
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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Long Read

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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Welcoming our new Chair of the Board of Trustees

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Tracy Gentles as the new Chair of our Board of Trustees. Tracy will take over from our outgoing Chair Joanna Rowlands, who has served the organisation for nearly a decade, later this year.
Date
10th Sep 2024
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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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