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Community

We support people to unlock their creativity by delivering artistic projects in open and inclusive environments.

Our participatory work supports people to unlock their creativity, use their voice and share their story. We deliver artistic projects and workshops created for, with and by community and youth groups, shared in open and inclusive environments that spark curiosity and joy. Whether you’re a community group looking for a creative outlet, a youth group exploring challenging issues or a museum who want to dust down and re-animate your archives to engage local communities, we have a creative solution for you.

One of the best things about our work with communities is that it’s completely unique to the people involved. We’ve created community workshops to tackle social issues, helped youth and community groups to produce films and exhibitions, created one-off workshops to encourage storytelling and even made interactive activities for members of the public to engage with. From museums to libraries, we’ve also collaborated with many public organisations to provide creative engagement activities for members of the public.

Chelsea adds a handwritten note to a collection of others displayed on a noticeboard.

We work with communities in different ways

We instigate

Approaching groups and organisations with an idea for a creative project, leading from inception to delivery.

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We collaborate

Working alongside groups and organisations to help develop and deliver a creative project.

Sarah facilitating a workshop at a theatre with young people

We facilitate

Leading one off creative workshops and facilitating groups to create and deliver their own creative projects.

“We hugely value their ethical, well considered and sensitive approach to their work and therefore find that we are able to trust them to work with us in engaging some of the most hard to reach communities across Greater Manchester.”

Lynsey O’Sullivan, Engagement Manager, The Lowry

“Art with Heart offers powerful, moving and challenging work as a catalyst for the discussions and relationships we need to foster across our communities.”

Kate Green, OBE, MP for Stretford and Urmston

“We were really impressed with the quality of the work and the generous and welcoming way the company engaged participants.”

Matt Fenton, Artistic Director, Contact Theatre

Get in touch

We’re always looking to connect and collaborate with new people and organisations, so if you’d like to discuss an idea, drop us a line.

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