ABOUT US

Accidental is an in-person and online venue and media creation charity. We continue to strive to protect artists livelihoods, and through digital industry advancements we are now able to support local artists reach national and international audiences.

Located in one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Belfast, we have 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 navigate 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 live streaming system run by a dedicated streaming and 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.

Artistic Team

 

Richard Lavery

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Tommy Brunt

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Emma Bainbridge

STREAMING PRODUCER

Martin Price

TECHNICAL MANAGER


Board

Richard Philips CHAIR PERSON

Thomas Clarke BOARD MEMBER

Cathy Walker BOARD MEMBER

Christine Morrow BOARD MEMBER

 

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