Megan Holland

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.

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.

Sarah exclaiming joyfully with a piece of paper in her hand

We need more than ‘coming out’ stories to come out

Sarah discusses why theatre needs better queer programming in order to compete with T.V & streaming services.

A headshot of Ross Thompson

Ross Thompson: A letter to the powerful

This is a letter to the powerful, the people in charge. The people who can make the difference we so desperately need.

Photo of participant Janice stood on her street with her dog

What lockdown has meant for older people, and why we need to talk about it

Ageism has been an issue in the UK for years, and the pandemic has only worsened it.

Parent and child having a chat in conversation corner

A people powered programme for change

The pandemic has forced us to rethink and reshape our programme of work to ensure it is responsive and useful.

A group of students at an equalities workshop

This is where the hope comes in: Alice Proctor’s Equalities workshop reflections

Alice Proctor reflects on her experience facilitating our LGBTQIA+ History Month equalities workshops in February.

Facilitator Hebe speaking with students in equalities workshop

The difference between tolerance and acceptance: Hebe Reilly’s Equalities workshop reflections

Hebe Reilly reflects on her experience facilitating our LGBTQ+ History Month equalities workshops in February.

Headshot of Jenny Gaskell with a silk pink backdrop.

Quietly and deeply radical: Jenny Gaskell’s Equalities Workshop reflections

Jenny Gaskel reflects on her experience facilitating our LGBTQ+ History Month equalities workshops in February.

Donations

We are Art with Heart, and we want to bring together as many people as possible to unlock their creativity and connection to each other. As a registered charity (1205611), donations make it possible to deliver accessible, representative and inclusive projects, to engage more people, employ more freelancers and plan further into the future. Together, we are building Art with Heart, we would love you to join us! CLICK HERE to donate through our Ko-fi campaign.

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