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Welcome to University of Atypical for Arts and Disability

  • We support and promote work by d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists in Northern Ireland and beyond.
  • We are led by disabled people.
  • Our Atypical Gallery delivers a year-round programme of exhibitions.
  • Our annual Bounce Arts Festival showcases innovative and powerful work by d/Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists across multiple art forms.
  • Our accessible Ledger Studio is available for you to hire.
  • We run the Arts and Disability Access Awards, a support and accreditation scheme in accessibility best practice for arts organisations.
  • You can get involved in our volunteer programmes, artist support programmes, training programmes, and employment opportunities.

We want a society where everyone can positively explore and express their creativity, curiosity and talents through the arts.
We want to improve the creative lives of d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people and help them access the arts.
These values are at the heart of everything we do: Inclusion, Equality, Access, Disabled-led, Human Rights, Excellence, Partnership.

What's On

Sounds Atypical

University of Atypical’s intimate gig at the Ledger Studio will shine a spotlight on Belfast’s d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent musicians as part of Sounds of

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Catharsis – Scott Ramsey

About this exhibition: Catharsis ‘The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions’ University of Atypical are pleased to host an

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The Drawing Rooms

Exhibition run: Thursday 21 March – Thursday 9 May 2024 Artist Talk – Friday 26 March 2024 1– 2pm Access: BSL Interpreter booked for artist

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I AM? Exhibition

I Am? – Exhibition Taking the theme of ‘I Am’ as a starting point or catalyst, the exhibition showcases a range of artworks representing each

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