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Twelve people sit in rows of a large civic chamber. The walls are panelled with wood and there is a microphone in front of each person. .

Queer Youth In Focus

Exploring issues affecting LGBTQIA+ young people in Greater Manchester through workshops, live debate, a short film and a photographic exhibition.

Young people stood on the stage at WHY festival with a microphone, waiting to present

WHY? Festival – The Rights of a Child

A creative project on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for Contact and Southbank Centre.

Sarah stands in front of a row school children during a workshop.

Creative Curriculum: Primary Schools

Creative ways of exploring topics using drama and art help to engage primary school pupils in the curriculum.

Sarah is on a tram holding a giant red pencil. She is talking to the passenger next to her.

From Me To You

Performed on a Metrolink tram, From Me To You encouraged people to interact with strangers, building a community of commuters.

A pink rug in the shape of heart is on the floor of a large room. In the background, there is a small pink tent, a table with a box on it and a person sitting at a table with a drink.

Kiss My Heart

Kiss My Heart collects stories of love for intimate performances and exhibitions.

Rachel speaks about audiences during a workshop

Workshops

We’ve developed a series of workshops for brand-new artists to experienced experts who might fancy an information top-up

A Little Piece of Our Heart

An intergenerational LGBTQ+ storytelling project with young people from The Proud Trust using audio stories and film. Created for Manchester Pride.

A rainbow-coloured finger painting of a man in a suit.

Thumbs Up For Turing

Commissioned by The Museum of Science and Industry, this interactive exhibition and workshop celebrated Alan Turing; the father of modern computing.

Polaroid pictures are laid on top of a map.

Memory Maps

An interactive community exhibition about the celebration of Manchester through LGBTQ+ eyes. Commissioned by Museum of Science and Industry.

A pride parade

IDAHoBiT – actions we can take to build hope

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia feels more important than ever before.

BSL consultant working on stage

The role of a BSL consultant

BSL stands for British Sign Language and we use this language in theatres to make theatre performance accessible to deaf audiences.

Actors playing a son and mother, the mother comforts her son

Gemma Green: The stakes of separation when children are involved

When I realised that the possibility of separating from my husband was actually very real my first thought turned to my daughter.

Ross performing as Sam in our play Stan, pretending to be a dinosaur with character Alex. The floor is littered with dinosaur toys.

Cast announced for our heart-warming family show Stan

Meet Alexandra James, Ross Thompson and Gemma Green- the cast of our new touring production, Stan.

Lead show image for Stan, illustration of two children running through a museum, a dinosaur behind them

Stan roars into venues across the UK for Spring tour

Stan, Art with Heart’s new play for children, roars into venues across the UK for Spring tour.

Rachel wearing a t-shirt that says "#reytqueer" on it

Rachel’s National Coming Out Day reflections

On #NationalComingOutDay Rachel’s been thinking about the ways that we come out, and the ways that they’ve come out.

A box that reads "Space, mobile wellbeing room"

Explore SPACE online- launching our virtual wellbeing space

SPACE is a mobile wellbeing room curated by Mental Practitioner Steph Walker and shaped by the people that occupy it.

A graphic illustration of a person with short grey hair and dark skin. They are holding a telephone up to their ear and smiling.

Dial In – creative activities to build connections

Tired of talking about the pandemic? Out of practice in making conversation? Looking to connect? Dial is here to help.

A painting of Alicia Keys

Announcing our seed fund recipients

We’re over the moon to have received an impressive 88 applications for our seed fund for working class creatives based in Greater Manchester.

Photo of participant Pauline, standing outside her house and wearing sunglasses

Being Transgender: the hurt and the pain – Poetry by Pauline Smith

Pauline identifies as a trans woman, and her powerful poetry really resonated with us after the launch of our podcast, Box Tickers, a few weeks ago.

A wide shot of SPACE, participants are sat chatting around tables under soft lighting

Civic Spaces of Care

The arts has been pushing to be more inclusive for decades now with numerous strategies calling for change; there is clearly a problem in the arts. We know it, we feel it, and we want it to be better.

A white woman with dark brown hair and a fringe. She is smiling.

A Covid-19 Conversation Capsule by Alice Proctor

Alice’s response to our project Dial, where she was one of 5 artists connecting with elders over the phone.

Illustration of lots of different faces with lines drawn between them like webs

Every Act Impacts by Lesley Downing

One of our Dial creative collective Lesley wrote an opinion piece in response to her conversations with artist Alice. Here is Lesley’s call for change.

Chelsea is a mixed-race woman. She has a warm smile on her face and looks happy. She has big, black curly hair that lands just on her shoulders and is wearing a plain black t-shirt.

Refreshing Perspectives by Chelsea Morgan

Chelsea’s response to our project Dial, where she was one of 5 artists connecting with elders over the phone.

Ella wears a white t-shirt and sits outdoors with her chin resting in her hand.

Equal parts strangers and faceless friends by Ella Otomewo

Ella’s response to our project Dial, where she was one of 5 artists connecting with elders over the phone.