See our blog of how the projects are progressing

Sep 20, 2023

Sketching out a legacy

Ellesmere Port resident Deb Jones is a shining example of the legacy of Covid-19 Reflections. After taking part in an artist-led sketch...

Sep 20, 2023

Unlocking our experiences of lockdown

What have we as individuals learned about ourselves and how we interacted with each other during the lockdown restrictions? Mick Ord, a...

Sep 19, 2023

The Exchange on tour

Audio installation The Exchange is now on tour, visiting small venues across the region throughout the autumn A successful first outing...

Jun 15, 2023

Upcoming exhibition in Ellesmere Port

Unlocked Lockdown 2023 is a new art exhibition being held in The Port Arcades shopping centre, Ellesmere Port, from 23 to 25 June 12noon...

May 23, 2023

A relationship of trust

By Ciara Leeming The process of informed consent is really important in socially engaged practice – this gives participants the right to...

May 17, 2023

Conversations

By Ciara Leeming I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know possible participants and learning as much as I can about their lives and how...

Mar 20, 2023

What’s happening where?

Here’s a quick run-down of what the space is like in each area. Grosvenor Park, in Chester (pictured) – here there’s more of a feeling...

Mar 20, 2023

Why the parks?

It’s really natural for the borough’s parks to provide spaces to reflect. You often find that you can walk back through history with our...

Mar 17, 2023

Moving on

By Christmas I had started think of a list of people I thought would be interesting to record conversations with that could potentially...

Mar 17, 2023

Rural reactions

By Tadhg Devlin Projects like this are led by the participants, so the first step is finding people willing to share their thoughts and...

Mar 17, 2023

A Dog's Life

I’ve been going to Wezzie Wednesday since October, and had guided tours of the estate and the wider area from the locals. One day while I...

Mar 17, 2023

Caring and cake

By Sam Ivin I have chosen to work with unpaid carers, people who look after a family member or loved one(s). Since the pandemic began in...

Mar 17, 2023

Universal common ground

I said at the beginning of this commission that I couldn’t determine an outcome before meeting the community I’d be working with. My...

Mar 9, 2023

Quiet contemplation at Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham

The COVID-19 Reflections tree planting and flower bed is in the walled garden in full sun and was the site of soft fruit plants, such as...

Mar 9, 2023

‘How are you creative?’ at Winsford Marina

Crosshatch Gallery is exploring personal creativity during the pandemic through making and inviting the local community to consider how...

Mar 9, 2023

Exploring hidden stories

We wanted to use our commission to explore and reflect some of the hidden stories from the pandemic. To provide a platform for...

Mar 9, 2023

The design of The Exchange

The Exchange is an interactive audio installation, inspired by an old telephone exchange and designed to allow two people to listen to a...