This is a disabled-led networking, discussion and performance forum developed around the festival theme, ‘Arts and Activism’. This discussion will focus on the importance of using art to challenge the status quo and promote social change.
Emma Campbell (Belfast): Artist and activist, symposium chair
Jenny Sealey (London): CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, keynote speech.
Brigid O’Dea (Dublin): writer and Gaeilgeoir, sharing works and writings on disability
Alan James Burns (Dublin): exploring autism and his practice in climate arts activism
Kirin Saeed (Visually Impaired Creators Scotland): Allies in Activism: perspectives from an Asian, visually impaired theatre maker
- The Studio in the Mac, 10 Exchange St, West, Belfast BT1 2NJ
- 2 October 2026
- 10:30am
- Duration: 150 mins
- Cost: £6.50
- Age Guidance: 16+
More information and booking: https://themaclive.com/event/arts-and-activism-symposium
