What Connects Us?

Shaped by many voices and made with a shared sense of purpose, care, and plenty of cups of tea (!), these are projects built with artists, neighbours and people with diverse lived experiences.

These are stories that don’t fit neatly into headlines: often overlooked or forced into binaries — from masculinity to migration, working-class pride to joyful ageing, and grief

In a world that too often isolates and divides us - we’ll be creating spaces to feel, heal, connect and listen - with moments of joy, ritual and cabaret!

These are stories deeply rooted in housing estates, social clubs, libraries and green spaces across Merseyside — shaped through conversations and collaborations that stretch across borders and land, connecting with voices in Ireland, Wales, Malaysia and beyond.

It’s a programme that reflects a bold, imaginative vision for the role of culture in shaping place and community and our belief in art as a space to imagine new futures. Together.

Boys in the Making - St Helens
A pilot project working with a group of secondary school boys exploring how men and boys are shaped by and influence the world they live in, part of long-term project What Does He Need?

Creative Class
A programme supporting access to creativity for young women and girls, trans and non-binary people - art as a tool for learning, equity of opportunity and connection.

Lucky Tonight
An interactive pub quiz-meets-theatre show where audiences join Afreena Islam-Wright on a funny, heartfelt journey through British-Bangladeshi identity, pop culture, and the stories that shape us.

Queer Book Club
An inclusive reading group open to anyone from St Helens to come together to read and discuss LGBTQIA+ literature.

Making Shapes Huyton
A new public art work designed with a clever optical illusion will be installed at Huyton Station, created by Andrew Small in collaboration with people from Huyton.

And lots more !