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.
Events at University of Atypical
Alteration – Una Walker
The new studio work uses field recordings from urban and rural settings, looking to find a balance between pessimism and positivity, binding elements of the two videos together in the environment constructed in the gallery. Repurposed elements from past work are used in this exhibition including the aluminium tubing from ‘Establishing State’ (2019) and fabric that has been used in previous installations. The fabric has been transformed using natural dyes derived from plants and roots found in Una’s garden. About
Tender Ruins Textile Installation by Artist in Residence Susanne Horsch
About the Exhibition ‘Tender Ruins’ is a new immersive soft-sculpture installation that explores the tension between trust, care, and the shifting experience of maternal indispensability. Rooted in fictional storytelling, the work examines the fragile space of unholding, shaped by emotions that emerge before rational decision-making. Drawing on textile processes, reflective writing, and soft sculpture, Suzanne weaves together often unseen emotional landscapes, excavating vulnerability, and the fragile process of building trust. The installation reflects single motherhood when a child becomes an
What Lies Within
The work is eclectic and diverse. Each artist has worked independently on their own pieces. There is a common thread of exploration and discovery – uncovering what is seldom seen, the layers beneath, and finding a voice through the arts. The exhibition is called ‘What Lies Within’, as it is from the creative depths that these works have come”. Exhibiting Organisations Art is Collective artist studio space is currently located at 2 Royal Avenue in Belfast as an assisted studio
Anna Vidamour – ANIMA (The Un-redacted Daughter)
ANIMA (The Un-redacted Daughter) is an exhibition combining installation, painting and photography in search for the feminine parts of our psyche which we all hold buried amongst our consciousness.
