BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11946@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T103402Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/heart-of-glass-creative-youth-pr actices-three-introduction-and-overview-of-collaborative-practice/ SUMMARY:: Heart of Glass: Creative Youth Practices Three: Introduction and Overview of Collaborative Practice DESCRIPTION:\n\nCreative Youth Practices Three: Introduction and Overview o f Collaborative Practice\n\n18th Jun 2026\n\n\nHeart of Glass in partnersh ip with Artist and Educator\, Fiona Whelan\, Rialto Youth Project and Crea te invites you to this one-day professional development opportunity for pr actitioners interested in making socially engaged art and engaging in crea tive projects with boys and young men using an art and youth work approach .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Dates\n\n\n\nThursday 18th June 2026\n\n\n9:30 AM - 4:30 PM\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Fiona Whel an (Artist and Educator) will be joined by Gillian O’Connor (Youth Wo rker at Rialto Youth Project) and Aaron Sunderland Carey (Artist and You th Worker at Rialto Youth Project) to introduce and explore collaborative practice with young people\, reflecting upon their experiences of working collaboratively with young people through the Boys in the Making program me.\nIn this session we will explore the practice and complexities of coll aboration. Throughout the day you will have an opportunity to learn from a rtists and youth workers with collaborative practices\, engage with the ge nerative potential and challenges of collaboration and have the opportunit y to reflect with peers.\nWe will explore the many complex factors that ca n affect and impact collaborative practice and meaningful exchange with yo ung people. Through this session we will consider the importance of relati onship development\, power dynamics\, expectations of ourselves and those we are working with\, the difference between collaboration and participati on\, the importance of communication\, radical honesty and managing confli ct.\nAttendees will be invited to take part and contribute to a collaborat ion workshop\, reflecting on your own experiences and practice of working collaboratively with young people.\nThe day will also include group discus sion\, connection\, and opportunities for reflection more broadly on creat ive processes and projects\, youth engagement processes\, and youth commun ity development working practices relevant to the times we live in.\nWe wi ll also be joined by Dr. Ciaran Smyth as our Listener-in-Residence who w ill capture and document their own listening and reflections throughout th e day.\nLunch and refreshments will be provided.\nFor more information abo ut this session of the Creative Youth Practices Professional Development S eries contact info@heartofglass.org.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\nWe have limited spaces available\, and we are prioritising artists who work with y oung people (especially boys and young men) from across the Liverpool City Region\, youth workers and those who work with young people\, as well as creative practitioners and those with an interest in developing creative p rojects with young people and/or an interest in learning more about collab orative practice with young people. This includes but is not limited to ar tists\, youth workers\, play workers\, teachers and producers.\n\nWe’re particularly keen to support people with an interest in collaborative\, re flective and experimental practice in arts and youth work.\n\nAs space is limited\, if you book a ticket and are no longer able to attend\, please l et us know and request a refund so we can offer the space to those on our waitlist.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBursary\nWe are offering a limited number of £ 250 bursaries for artists\, freelancers\, independent producers\, communit y practitioners and curators to support attendance of these sessions. Burs aries may be used to contribute towards the cost of travel\, accommodation \, subsistence\, childcare and/or access costs.\n\nAll artists\, freelance rs\, independent producers and curators are eligible to apply. Priority wi ll be given to those who would otherwise be unable to attend. Those wishin g to apply for a bursary to support their attendance should send the follo wing information by email to info@heartofglass.org.uk\, marking queries as 'CYPThree / Bursary' by Friday 12th June:\n\n Amount applied for in £\n Breakdown of cost\n\nIf you are applying for a bursary\, please contact us before purchasing your ticket.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\nMerseyside Yout h Association (MYA) Our Place\, Longview Drive\, Huyton\, Liverpool\, L36 6EG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccess\nHeart of Glass commits to supporting atte ndees' access requirements. Please let us know in advance of your access n eeds\n\n The building is wheelchair accessible.\n Accessible toilets are available.\n A BSL interpreter can be made available upon request.\n\nIf you'd like to discuss your access needs\, please get in touch: info@hear tofglass.org.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTravel\nParking: Onsite at Volair Huyto n (Knowsley Leisure &\; Culture Park) and MYA Our Place\n\nBus stop jus t outside (89 / 9 bus - Hurst Park Drive)\n\nClosest Train station: Huyton - approx 15 min bus journey / 25-30 minute walk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCreative Youth Practices Professional Development Series\nThis session is one of t hree in the Creative Youth Practices Professional Development Series.\nYou are welcome to attend one or more of these sessions taking place in Huyto n\, Merseyside on the following dates:\n\nSession One: Thursday 21st May - Creative Youth Practices: Introduction and Overview of Masculinities (Bo oking)\n\nSession Two: Thursday 4th June - Creative Youth Practices: Intr oduction and Overview of the practice of Listening (Booking)\n\nSession Th ree: Thursday 18th June - Creative Youth Practices: Introduction and Over view of Collaborative Practice (Booking)\n\nSee all three sessions here.\ n\nCreative Youth Practices Professional Development Series has been devel oped by Fiona Whelan (Artist\, Writer and Educator)\, Dannielle McKenna (R ialto Youth Project) Heart of Glass and Create as part of an international learning and exchange residency\, supported by Arts Council England\, Pau l Hamlyn Foundation and the Arts Council of Ireland through the Internatio nal Residency Initiatives Scheme\, 2026. It is part of This Place\, This S tage an Arts Council England - supported Place Partnership.\n\nThis Profes sional Development series has been informed by Boys in the Making\, develo ped by Fiona Whelan and Rialto Youth Project\, as part of the What Does He Need? project – a collaboration between Fiona Whelan\, Rialto Youth Pro ject and Brokentalkers. whatdoesheneed.com\n\nImage: Boys in the Making\, Fiona Whelan\, Rialto Youth Project and collaborators\, the NCAD Gallery Dublin\, 2025. Photos by Evanna Devine\n\n\nFind Out More &\; Book Here \n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/05/BITM_On-Masculinity-and-Method-conference-Fiona-Whelan-RialtoYP- NCAD-Dublin-2025.-Photos-by-Evanna-Devine_14.jpg CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR