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An Arriva bus is parked in front of St Helens Town Hall. The bus is decorated with brightly coloured illustrations and designs. The rear of the bus has a large rainbow coloured umbrella.
News

Art on the move - young people's project hits the road

We're excited to share news that Under Our Umbrella, a brand new bus artwork made by young people from Wonder Arts is hitting the roads of St Helens this week.
Date
28th Mar 2022
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Close-up of an old mural. Paint flakes off the brickwork and the original image has faded.
Thought

A Historic Mural in St Helens

Searching for the history of Park Farm Community Centre's mural... can you help?
Date
9th May 2022
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Two photos: one of Caroline Smith and one of Sandy Grierson are arranged side by side.
Podcast

Conversations Over A Brew: Season 2, Episode 6

Caroline Smith and Sandy Grierson meet up to chat about making 'Running On Fumes' together.
Date
30th Mar 2022
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Two people, a child and an adult, stand in the evening light looking out over St Helens. The child is pointing to something in the distance.
News

Coming to a rooftop near you - Lookout St Helens - watch the trailer

This May Andy Field and Beckie Darlington are returning to St Helens to share young people’s visions for the future through their project Lookout.
Date
27th Mar 2022
Categories
News Place
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News

Join our board of trustees!

We are seeking two new Trustees. Could your skills and expertise help lead our collaborative arts charity?
Date
9th Mar 2022
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Six children stand in line. They are all wearing school uniforms that include a shirt with either grey trousers or a grey and red pinafore. They each read The Book Of St Helens
News

The Book of St Helens wins LCR Culture and Creativity Award!

Last week The Book of St Helens won the Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Impact Award for Improving Education.
Date
7th Mar 2022
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A large projection screen sits amongst winter forest at dusk. The screen reflects a bright white image, turning its small audience into black silhouettes.
Thought

Reflections on Chronicle Two: Stand Firm Compassion

Writer Lyn Gardner reflects on Stand Firm Compassion and the film's ability to articulate experiences of grief and loss, as well as considering what it means to care for others in tragic circumstances.
Date
4th Mar 2022
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On a sunny day a groups of people stand on a street in smaller, socially distanced groups facing the camera. Behind them, on either side of the street are two buildings each with a large mural on the wall.
News

Five new roles at Heart of Glass!

Our little team is growing and we are looking for five extra(ordinary) people to join Heart of Glass
Date
3rd Mar 2022
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Angela and Mark
Podcast

Conversations Over A Brew: Season 2, Episode 5

Mark Storor and Angela Samata talk about the Suicide Chronicles project
Date
24th Feb 2022
Categories
Conversation Podcast
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A child stands silhouetted buy a bright sunny day, they are looking at a building across the road and on the red brick wall there is a large mural painting of a person with a coloured burst rising from their head.
News

This spring, colour and creativity hit the streets of St Helens!

Coming this spring: Street Art will bring Helens alive with colour and creativity.
Date
8th Feb 2022
Categories
Launch News
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Left hand side: A photo of Hugh Wareing set against a purple background. Hugh is a smiley man in his 70. Right hand side: photo of Lou Chapelle set against a pink background. Lou is in her 30s, with short hair and a friendly face.
Podcast

Conversations Over A Brew: Season 2, Episode 4

Lou Chapelle meets with Hugh Wareing to talk about working together on the You Make Me Feel Good project
Date
24th Jan 2022
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An illustration of various buildings and monuments from St Helens in red, blue and yellow.
News

We've been shortlisted for an LCR Culture and Creativity Award!

For our work with Andy Field, Beckie Darlington and children from Ashurst Primary School, Broad Oak Community Primary School and Rainford C.E. Primary School on The Book of St Helens project.
Date
6th Jan 2022
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Three people stand side by side. They each wear a paper house over their head. You cannot see their faces.
News

Take care, and see you soon

As we press pause to take a collective breath and recharge for the year ahead, we're reflecting on our projects from 2021.
Date
16th Dec 2021
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A rectangle half purple (left) and half pink (right). On the left hand side is a photo of Amy Pennington and on the right is a photo of Pippa Sterk
Podcast

Conversations Over A Brew: Season 2, Episode 3

Artist Amy Pennington speaks with writer Pippa Sterk about Queer Treatment
Date
8th Dec 2021
Categories
Podcast
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St Helens Town Hall is lit up with a huge multicoloured projection against a night sky. In front of the building we can see a large audience in silhouette.
News

We're expanding our Creative People and Places programme into Knowsley!

Today we received exciting news from Arts England Council that Heart of Glass will be able to continue our Creative People and Places programme across St Helens while expanding our activities into neighbouring Knowsley.
Date
1st Dec 2021
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Pictures of Grace and Kerry set against a rectangular backdrop: the left side is coloured purple, and the right side is coloured pink. The photo of Grace is on the left, they have their arms outstretched and wear a cream jumper over a grey hoodie. They are smiling and are standing amongst green trees. Kerry has shoulder length blond hair and is pictured smiling. She wears a blue sweatshirt and black trousers with a pink coat tied round her waist. With her right arm she holds onto a wooden post and leans back with her left arm stretched out. It is sunny and Kerry looks happy.
Podcast

Conversations Over A Brew: Season 2, Episode 2

Kerry Morrison and Grace Collins chat about their experience of The Faculty North
Date
27th Oct 2021
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A number of women are seated in a room with vibrant green walls. They are chatting to one another and drinking cups of tea. Some of them are wearing protective face coverings.
Thought

Reflections on The Faculty North

Heart of Glass writer-in-residence Grace Collins, reflects on their experience of The Faculty North
Date
26th Oct 2021
Categories
Collectivity
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Three school children sit in front of a coloured background reading individual copies of The Book of St Helens
News

The Journey of The Book of St Helens

Andy Field and Beckie Darlington worked with 146 school children from across St Helens to create The Book of St Helens. We round up some of the reader and media responses to this unique guide book below.
Date
20th Oct 2021
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An illustration of the inside of a bus with the coving area highlighted in pink
News

Artist Call-Out: Bus Project

We're looking to commission two St Helens-based artists to create new artworks for local buses.
Date
13th Oct 2021
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