Thoughts

Halewood-based historian Sam Best collaborated with us to capture stories from working-class women from Knowsley, as part of the Strong Women programme. Read on to discover some of her favourite stories from the project.

Artist Andy Field reflects on his and Beckie Darlington's ongoing work with Broad Oak Primary School and what it means to spend meaningful time in one place, with one school.

At a time of overlapping crises, the need for bold, imaginative responses has never been greater. In our latest piece for Arts Professional our CEO Patrick Fox and Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Sophia Parker discuss how strategic funding partnerships can support the arts to address systemic challenges.

Artist and Printmaker Rhonda Davies is a lead mentor on Creative Class. She tells us why she wanted to be part of the project.

We invited socially engaged, St Helens based artist, Alexis Maxwell, to share her reflections on the event.

In our fifth article for Arts Professional, Rachel Gnagniko, anti-oppression management consultant and regular Heart of Glass collaborator asks how can we promote fairness, spark collective imagination and work towards a more just and resilient future together?

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.

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?

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.

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.

Joanna Rowlands on her time as Chair at Heart of Glass and what the role promises for the next person - applications open.

Exploring the collaborative board game; co-authored by Korin Grant and Michelle Browne for Career Guidance for Social Justice.

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.