Art with Heart

07/10/2026

We had a fantastic time bringing our Salford Voices Banner Exhibition and Pop-Up to BBC Contains Strong Language Festival at Media City 🎨

A joyful day making zines with Rosie Sergent (Drawn Poorly Zine) and story making writer, performer and facilitator Jenny May Morgan all about Salford - we love seeing our city celebrated through your creativity.

Next up we’re at Worsley Leisure Centre next Monday 12th October - see the full dates and details of our Autumn banner tour via the link in our bio!

Upcoming dates:
Worsley Leisure Centre: 12 October, 3 - 7pm
Broughton Hub: 14 October, 3 - 5pm
Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre: 27 October, 1:30 – 5:30pm
Walkden Shopping Centre: 28 October, 11am - 3pm
Swinton Gateway: 19 – 23 October
Langworthy Cornerstone: 2 – 6 November

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. It has been funded by UK Government with support from Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre Salford and Salford City Council. With thanks to the Arnold Clark Community Fund and Salix Homes and the Live Well Community Wellbeing Fund 2026 delivered by The Broughton Trust Salford (with support from Salford CVS) for their generous support.

30/09/2026

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25/09/2026

Our Salford Voices Artist Facilitator Phoebe Foxtrot on why people don’t forget coming to our Salford Voices Pop-up 👀

Come and get stuck in to free Salford-themed activities at one of seven venues on our Salford Voices Banner Tour Exhibition and Craft Pop-up Dates this Autumn.

Tour starts tomorrow! Join us at:

BBC Contains Strong Language: 26 September, 11am - 4pm
Worsley Leisure Centre: 12 October, 3 - 7pm
Broughton Hub: 14 October, 3 - 5pm
Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre: 27 October, 1:30 – 5:30pm
Walkden Shopping Centre: 28 October, 11am - 3pm
Swinton Gateway: 19 – 23 October
Langworthy Cornerstone : 2 – 6 November

Find out more about the tour here: https://artwithheart.org.uk/salford-voices-banner-exhibition-and-pop-up/

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority . It has been funded by UK Government with support from Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre Salford and Salford City Council . With thanks to the Arnold Clark Community Fund and Salix Homes for their generous support.

23/09/2026

Let the good times roll this weekend when we’ll be joining the incredible line up as part of BBC Contains Strong Language Festival with Salford Council and National Poetry Centre.

You can experience our work across a number of events:

BANNER EXHIBITION & POP UP
Saturday 26th September
11:00am–4:00pm
Hot House in the white building, MediaCity
🖼️ Our banner exhibition created by artists emily simpson and Chris Alton and members of Broughton Community Centre will on display, alongside a pop up station where you can make your own zine with and take part in writing activities with Jenny May Morgan. Ada Eravama LALA Arts audio description and tactile banners will also be available for visually impaired audiences.

WAGON TRAIN POP UP FESTIVAL
Saturday 26th September
12pm - 4pm
Piazza, Media City
🎙️Our Salford Voices podcast series will be played as part of Walk the Plank brilliant Wagon Train pop up.

SALFORD MEETS SEACROFT
Sunday 27th September
15:30pm-16:30pm
University of Salford, Media City
📝A presentation of community poems from created with citizens in Salford and in Leeds where the brilliant Jody Findley and Matt Concannon - The Thirsty Poet will be sharing This is the Salford Way poem created with Salfordians for our Salford Voices podcast.

22/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that we have been welcomed back in to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Culture Fund portfolio! 🎉

"Art with Heart wouldn’t be where it is today without this fund and we are incredibly thankful to receive this funding to support our cultural activities.

"For a small arts organisation, this fund has provided vital foundations and stability, enabling us to plan and dedicate time to designing projects that will create meaningful and lasting impact for local communities."

Read our full blog post about what the funding means for our charity here:

We’re delighted to announce that we have been welcomed back in to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Culture Fund portfolio.

22/09/2026

Our Salford Voices Banner Exhibition & Pop-up is going on tour this Autumn!

Coming to seven venues across Salford - we can’t wait to share our beautiful banner exhibition - featuring banners made by Salford residents - and our craft pop-up, which includes zine-making and crafting activities that are free and open to all.

Dates & locations:
BBC Contains Strong Language: 26 September, 11am - 4pm

Worsley Leisure Centre: 12 October, 3 - 7pm

Broughton Hub: 14 October, 3 - 5pm

Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre: 27 October, 1:30 – 5:30pm

Walkden Shopping Centre: 28 October, 11am - 3pm

Swinton Gateway: 19 – 23 October, Pop-up activities: 4:30 - 8:30pm

Langworthy Cornerstone: 2 – 6 November, Banners display: 9am – 8pm; Celebration event: 6 Nov, 11:00 – 1:00pm

Find out more about the tour here: https://artwithheart.org.uk/salford-voices-banner-exhibition-and-pop-up/

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. It has been funded by UK Government with support from Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre Salford and Salford City Council. With thanks to the Arnold Clark Community Fund for their generous support.

10/09/2026

In this week's board member spotlight - meet Dawn Payne ✨

Dawn works in television and across creative projects, leading teams to make work that connects with big, diverse audiences. She has been fortunate to work on huge grand scale events to small programmes. She loves to see ideas come together, especially other peoples and have learned so much from working in the creative industries.

She was drawn to Art with Heart because of the way it uses creativity to help people explore difficult experiences and feel less alone.

Her work has always been about connecting people through culture and being part of the board is a way of supporting work that she feels genuinely makes a difference in people’s lives.

See all of our brilliant board members on our website here: https://artwithheart.org.uk/about/our-board/

09/09/2026

Support Art with Heart through a one-off or monthly donation via our Ko-fi platform ❤️

Even the smallest contributions can help us support one-off costs; a regular £3 a month can help us plan and reach people, with £10 a month helping us to implement support in current and future projects.

A huge thank you to those of you who have already donated through our Ko-fi!

Donate to our Ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/artwithheart

08/09/2026

Our Salford Voices craft pop-up facilitator Rose Sergent (Drawn Poorly Zine) on what makes zine-making different!

Join us to make your own zine at one of our free craft pop-ups this Autumn, part of our Salford Voices Banner Exhibition and Pop-up Tour of Salford!

We’ve got six events coming up with more to be announced - dates and information here: https://artwithheart.org.uk/salford-voices-banner-exhibition-and-pop-up/

04/09/2026

This week's board member spotlight - the brilliant Rebecca Wignall ✨

Rebecca believes that the arts are for everyone, no matter who you are, and that making the arts accessible and inclusive is incredibly important. Art connects us to something bigger than ourselves – and when she first discovered Art with Heart, they felt like the perfect fit for her values.

Rebecca works as the Principal Policy Officer for Culture at Manchester City Council. She’s previously worked as regional Partnerships Manager at the Prince's Trust as well as for the British Council on a range of international arts and culture programmes. She specialises in and is passionate about all things cultural policy, people, place and partnerships both local and international.

See more about all of our brilliant board members here: https://artwithheart.org.uk/about/our-board/