A GROUP of young women from St Helens will open a brand new art exhibition on Friday, December 10 in the former Tyrers Building exploring young people’s experiences.

Produced by St Helens arts organisation Heart of Glass, the exhibition entitled I AM ME will be a chance for audiences to see new artworks including film, photography, poetry and sculpture made by the young women, alongside other artworks they have curated.

In the new year, the show will tour schools/colleges and other venues across the city region.

The group, aged 15-25, have been working with professional artist Sophie Mahon over the last year. Together with Sophie, they have been developing their experience in different art forms including film, photography, poetry, sculpture and installation, exploring issues that are important to them and supporting one another to develop their creativity and skills as well as learn more about co-curating an exhibition.

Alongside their own sculptures, drawings and poems, the group has also selected a number of artworks created by artists and young people in St Helens that resonated with them and the themes explored in the exhibition:

The exhibition will run from December 10-15, at the former Tyrers Building, Bridge Street, St Helens, 10am to 4pm and entry is free.

Heart of Glass producer Kate Houlton said: “In a world still dominated by male artists, it’s been so exciting to see this amazing group of young women come together, support one other and launch this amazing exhibition in an incredible town centre space.

“At Heart of Glass we believe that arts belongs everywhere, to everyone and we are so excited that this project will go on to tour to schools, colleges and venues across the Liverpool City Region so that we can shine a light on the experiences of this group of young women and open up a dialogue about the issues and themes they’ve explored.”

Participant, Sandy-Rose, 23, added: “Ive been able to explore skills I never knew I had and unlocked a lot of creativity. I’ve really enjoyed being part of a group that totally understand and support each other”