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Read our latest news and explore podcasts, articles and resources about socially engaged art

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.

Uncovering the Strong Women of Knowsley

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.

Photograph of a group of children in red school uniforms, seated around a man wearing an orange hi-vis vest, The children are interviewing him and filming with a go pro camera

Reflections on Project Parr

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.

Strategic funding partnerships: Imagining different futures

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.

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!

Lending Library

A guide through Heart of Glass' growing library of reference materials, all available to borrow.

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Why young people need working class role models in the arts

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

Corridor 8 on With For About: When Words Fail

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

Publicly funded arts: Equity, collective thinking and societal transformation

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?

With For About: When words fail Resources

A collection of resources from our 2024 conference, exploring how we can come together when words are not enough.

A large cardboard castle is photographed in front of St Helens Town Hall on a sunny day. People gather to look at it.

Building Cardboard Castles

A resource for KS 1 and KS2, supporting teachers to create imaginary worlds and explore storytelling with children.

A group of people who are dressed all in white, are in a white room and throw white confetti in the air.

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.

Made of Stars installation from the inside

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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.

Conversations Over a Brew: Season 5, Episode 4

The fourth of four episodes taking you behind the scenes of public art project, Strong Women.

Conversations Over a Brew: Season 5, Episode 3

The third of four episodes taking you behind the scenes of public art project, Strong Women.

A woman in a boat that is made of floral printed paper, looks down at some children's clothes in her hands. Her expression is solemn.

A radical departure from the silence

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.

Conversations Over a Brew: Season 5, Episode 2

The second of four episodes taking you behind the scenes of public art project, Strong Women.