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Announcing a new partnership with Paul Hamlyn Foundation

We’re delighted to be partnering with social justice grant maker Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) to develop a three year exploratory research and development programme working with young people, multi-disciplinary artists and youth-focused organisations.
Date
1st Sep 2023
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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.
Date
27th Mar 2024
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Conversations Over a Brew: Season 5, Episode 1

The first of four episodes taking you behind the scenes of public art project, Strong Women.
Date
7th 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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Conversations Over a Brew: Season 4, Episode 1

For this episode of Conversations Over A Brew, we spotlight Textbook; a project which reimagines the future of schools.
Date
18th Jan 2024
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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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A Sense of Green: The PĂşca

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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Heart of Glass producers Kate and Suzanne smile in front of the Heart of Glass office with the What does he need team
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New collaboration exploring the modern state of masculinity

All about our collaboration What Does He Need?, a long-running Dublin-based collaborative arts project, exploring how men and boys are shaped by and influence the world they live in.
Date
4th Oct 2023
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Producer Rhyannon and Heart of Glass collaborator Cathy Cross sit at a table outside the front of Make Huyton Village smiling at the camera. There are craft materials and heart of glass flyers on the table.
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We’ve got a new home!

We are very excited to announce our new office space in Make Huyton Village!
Date
29th Sep 2023
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Conversations Over a Brew: Season 3, Episode 3

Radha D’Souza and Youngsook Choi discuss their research interests, that converge at the intersection of climate crisis and colonialism.
Date
28th Sep 2023
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Conversations Over a Brew: Season 3, Episode 2

We hear from Dr. Fiona Whelan and artist Lucy Powell, who both employ the act of listening as a central tool in their work.
Date
28th Sep 2023
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Conversations Over a Brew: Season 3, Episode 1

Our podcast is back! In this episode, we hear from artists Frances Disley and Sean Roy Parker, who ask us to consider the ways in which we can build meaningful relationships with our more-than-human neighbours.
Date
28th Sep 2023
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With For About: Care and the Commons Resources

A collection of resources from our 2023 conference, exploring the interconnectedness between humans, nature, place and land within the context of conflicting crises.
Date
27th Sep 2023
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Arts Award programme for Merseyside Schools

Heart of Glass Producer Nat Hughes has been busy creating and leading an Arts Award programme for a local school. What is arts award and how can you get involved?
Date
1st Sep 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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St Helens, Knowsley and Liverpool artists join A Sense of Green events programme

We’re excited to announce five new Prototype artists who will present new work as part of A Sense of Green. They are: Rebecca Ainsworth, Benjamina Albanese, John Maguire, Laura Kate Pontefract and Becca Rauer.
Date
29th Jun 2023
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Announcing our A Sense of Green events programme

A sensory journey through the peat bogs, fungi, trees and vegetable patches of St Helens and Knowsley!
Date
15th Jun 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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