Accidental is a leading independent arts organisation and venue in Belfast that supports artists and community members from disadvantaged backgrounds, minority groups and vulnerable members of our community. We focus on advocacy and representation to influence change, challenge exclusion, and build equitable communities. Our work positions the arts as a vehicle for advocacy, where creativity, education, self-expression and representation is directly linked to empowerment, visibility and systemic change.

Located in one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Belfast, we’ve always been a refuge and home to everyone and always excited to support our diverse community bring artistic and cultural work to our venue. Through our Outreach function we welcome and support multi-cultural community groups from across our community, whether they need access to a community space, support to bring work to our venue, or would like to meet others in the community and participate in a workshop exploring cultural expression .

At the heart of our building is a bespoke creative technology system run by a dedicated event team, with a combined experience of over a two decades of live-streaming and live event production. Our work goes beyond the technical side, as a venue and arts company, as we bring a theatrical and artistic eye to our work. Additionally, we have a wealth of experience in box office management, artist and participant liaison, marketing, social media and front of house work. We have the knowledge of how to enhance the running and impact of digital and in-person festivals. We always plan our work to create the best possible archive.

The arts and cultural sector has its own specific producing needs that we have designed solutions to support. We know the sector from the inside out and are best placed to support it with bespoke solutions and practices, whether you want to livestream an event, produce digital content, create a podcast or engage with an on-site audience.