Amy Pennington is dressed in black and is wearing a bright pink wig. They have a dart board hung around their neck so that the target rests on their chest. They are on stage performing, holding a microphone

Queer Company

Name: Heart of Glass
Price range: $

29th Feb 2020

A project exploring experiences of growing up queer in small industrial towns through the 1990’s and 2000’s.

Project Details

Categories

Collectivity

Creative Team

Artist: Amy Pennington
Film maker: Sophie Mallet
Producer: Kate Houlton
Assistant Producer: Natalie Hughes
Culture Hubs Producer: Thomas Dukes

Throughout 2020, Queer Artist Amy Pennington held a series of conversations and exchanges with young people living in St Helens who identify as LGBTQ+/ LGBTQ+ curious/ an ally to explore experiences of growing up queer in a small town in the 90s to experiences of what its like for young people growing up today in St Helens, what has changed and w hat has stayed the same?

Through conversations and creative workshops Amy will work with young people to compare and contrast Amy’s experiences growing up queer in a small town in the 90s with young people’s experiences of growing up and living in St Helens:

What are the differences?
What has stayed the same?

This collaboration will culminate in two new artworks which will take the form of a piece of writing and an accompanying film work.