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Listen to the personal stories and reflections of Alex, Mel and Luke - three young people who are currently being treated for cancer or who recently completed cancer treatment - as they share their unique perspectives in this experimental podcast produced by DOMES FM in collaboration with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre’s Teenage and Young Adult Service.
In 2022, FACT began a new partnership with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre led by FACT’s learning team. This collaboration invites artists to work with young people and staff at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre to create artworks that delve into contemporary issues and draw from lived experiences. The initial outcome of this collaboration is a dynamic podcast created by three young participants – Alex, Mel, and Luke – along with artists from Domes FM, namely Tom Lye and Maeve Devine. Domes FM is a vibrant art and dance radio station housed at Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre in Prenton, Wirral. Through a series of workshops, Tom and Maeve introduced their artistic approach centred on facilitating rest, promoting active listening, and exploring innovative sound techniques. This allowed the participants to shed their preconceptions of what a podcast might be and to embrace the techniques found in experimental sound art.
The participants discovered that this fresh approach created a different kind of space, providing a unique platform for them to share their stories. As they experimented with DJing, Ableton, sound and field recording, and interview techniques, Alex, Mel and Luke steered conversations on their own terms and discussed topics that were important to them.
As you tune in, you'll encounter a fusion of distorted sounds from the ward interwoven with the voices of the young people. They capture candid conversations during routine procedures like blood pressure checks, reflect on experiences such as finding the right hair salon to shave your head, and recount poignant moments, including their involvement in outdoor charity events. The podcast concludes with an energetic segment showcasing their newfound DJ and audio skills with a catchy remixed bop about Crocs!
This podcast served as an opportunity for participants to immerse themselves in artistic and creative practices while also sharing personal stories and exchanging experiences. It underscores the significance of storytelling in relation to wellbeing and provides a new space for Alex, Mel, and Luke to share their unique perspectives on their own terms.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Arts in Health programme offers a range of creative activities and performances for patients as well as a collection of artwork to enhance the environment of their centres. The Arts Programme has been made possible through kind donations to Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.

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BTS! Red Velvet! How is K-pop reaching all corners of the world? Discover the power of the popular Korean music genre, K-pop in a special K-Podcast. Join our special guest panellists to explore what K-Pop means to them.
Alongside an energy filled K-pop dance tutorial, K-Podcast is the result of a collaboration between Yaloo, University of Liverpool’s K-pop Society and a group of young people from Liverpool. Expanding on the themes of Yaloo’s installation in the current exhibition My Garden, My Sanctuary, the young people share their views and critique of popular culture and social media, and how they craft and embody digital identities.
Discussing all things K-pop, this special episode features South Korean visual artist Yaloo, FACT’s 2022 Curator in Residence, Carrie Chan; Senior Lecturer of Music at the University of Liverpool, Dr. Haekyung Um; Learning Manager at FACT, Lucía Arias and University of Liverpool K-pop Society members Anna Franco and David Hitchmough. Also joining the discussion are members of Unity Youth Club K-pop Group: Mia Deakin (SpongeBob), Magda Felipa DeFreitas Mendoca (Dori), Iesha Deakin (Anemone), Sofia Rose Deakin (Seaweed) and Donnaya Panton (DD) as talk about what they like about K-pop and social media. 
Love all things K-pop? Get moving and try out our K-pop dance tutorial here! And don’t forget to join us for a special K-pop Celebration event on Saturday 24 September!

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Welcome to the third and final episode of our podcast series, Gaining Ground, hosted by our curator-in-residence, Annie Jael Kwan. In this episode, Annie chats with artist duo Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, whose work is currently on display at FACT in an exhibition called Future Ages Will Wonder. 
Both Gaining Ground and Future Ages Will Wonder are supported by Artsformation. To find out more information about this podcast series, the exhibition or us, visit our website fact.co.uk

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Welcome to the second episode of our new podcast series, Gaining Ground, hosted by our curator-in-residence, Annie Jael Kwan. In this episode, Annie chats with Youngsook Chi and Taey Iohe of collective Breakwater, whose work is currently on display at FACT in an exhibition called Future Ages Will Wonder. 
Both Gaining Ground and Future Ages Will Wonder are supported by Artsformation. To find out more information about this podcast series, the exhibition or us, visit our website fact.co.uk

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Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series, Gaining Ground, hosted by our curator-in-residence, Annie Jael Kwan. In this first episode, Annie chats with artists Yarli Allison and Boedi Widjaja whose work is currently on display at FACT in an exhibition called Future Ages Will Wonder. 
Both Gaining Ground and Future Ages Will Wonder are supported by Artsformation. To find out more information about this podcast series, the exhibition or us, visit our website fact.co.uk

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A core question for FACT, from our work with artists and participants, has been around the idea of trust. How is trust built and exchanged in digital spaces? In his role as artist-in-residence on FACT’s Board of Trustees, Jack Tan explores how trust exists as representation and as performance, asking how it is enacted between staff, trustees, funders and audiences?
For this online event, Jack has invited Rachel Higham, Chair of FACT’s Board of Trustees, to discuss how we build, maintain and explore trust through organisational work and policy-making. Also joining the conversation will be Jane Wentworth, bringing her extensive experience working within cultural institutions to refine their brand and embody their values.
Performing Trust is part of Framework for Trust, a week of events and collection of resources created by artists-in-residence at FACT around the topic of trust. 
This online event is also part of the Transformer Summit: an international series of online conversations, interventions and workshops that look at how art can explore the social, cultural, economic and political benefits of digital transformation. The Transformer Summit is presented by FACT Liverpool, transmediale and Waag Amsterdam and is part of Artsformation, a research project exploring the intersection between arts, society and technology.

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