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Learning out loud: National Careers Week and beyond!

Exploring creativity, careers, and community with young people.

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Exploring our programme through place

From projects rooted in local ecologies to collaborations that stretch across regions and countries, we’re interested in how belonging, creating and imagining emerge from the places we call home.

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New partnership to boost cultural opportunities for Knowsley’s young people!

We’re thrilled to announce that This Place, This Stage, a bold new cultural partnership in Knowsley, has secured £650,000 of funding from Arts Council England.

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What We Hold

This autumn, we're leaning into the power of care - through a programme of work that holds space for grief, joy, identity, and memory.

What Connects Us?

This spring, we’re excited to share a programme that gets right to the heart of who we are - recognising the power and possibility of art and art-making to create spaces for listening, sparking connection, and dreaming up new worlds together.

Explore co-created public art across St Helens and Knowsley with our new map!

We’re excited to launch a new downloadable map that showcases 12 incredible co-created public artworks across St Helens and Knowsley.

An unforgettable afternoon of showbiz and social connection

Last week, we had the absolute joy of transforming St Helens Town Hall into a dazzling hub of showbiz and social connection as we hosted The Posh Club's sold-out Merseyside debut!

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The Suicide Chronicles shortlisted for LCR Culture & Creativity Award!

We’re honoured to share that The Suicide Chronicles has been shortlisted for the Health & Wellbeing Award at the 2025 LCR Culture & Creativity Awards.

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A Grief Helpline for Social Animals launches

The helpline is an audio installation by artist Jenny Gaskell, offering support and comfort through the voices of children from St Helens.

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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.

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Strong Women of Knowsley is unveiled!

On Saturday we welcomed generations of women and their families to celebrate a new public artwork in Kirkby Town centre

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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.

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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.

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We’ve got a new home!

We are very excited to announce our new office space in Make Huyton Village!

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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?

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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.

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.