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  1. University of Atypical

    University of Atypical

    A disabled-led arts charity empowering D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people’s involvement in the arts sector in Northern Ireland.

  2. Katie Mahon holding her National Lottery Awards trophy

    Katie Mahon

    Setting out with a mission to increase access to opportunity to the arts among working class communities, Katie Mahon founded Bradford-based Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company in 2014.

  3. Gurinder Chadha OBE

    Gurinder Chadha OBE

    Gurinder Chadha OBE is one of the UK’s most proven and respected film directors and producers.

  4. Nikki and Marilyn

    Nikki Stratton and Marilyn Willrich

    Deaf entrepreneurs Marilyn Willrich and Nikki Stratton founded Deaffest in Wolverhampton in 2006, which has grown to become the UK’s leading Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival.

  5. Berwyn Rowlands

    Berwyn Rowlands

    Berwyn is the founder and festival director of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which takes place in Cardiff and is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film prize.

  6. Adam Joolia

    Adam Joolia

    Adam's AudioActive charity has seen a star-studded contingent pass through its door which includes the like of Rizzle Kicks and Rag’n’Bone Man.

  7. Marc Brew is a disabled man who uses a manual wheelchair. He is of white complexion, tall and has a slim build. He has a shaven bald head, green eyes and a short brown beard with a cheeky smile.

    Marc Brew

    Marc was a promising ballet dancer when he was involved in a car accident that left him with life-altering injuries, he retrained to become a choreographer and dancer, founding the Marc Brew Company in 2001.

  8. Nandi Jola

    Nandi Jola

    Nandi Jola is a poet, storyteller and playwright born in South Africa.

  9. Sir Peter Murray

    Sir Peter Murray CBE

    Sir Peter Murray is a British curator and educationalist best known for founding the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) in 1977 with a modest grant of £1,000 and no staff.

  10. Elvire Mavusi Matu

    Elvire Mavusi Matu

    Elvire  grew up in Barking and Dagenham and watched as local community centres closed and gang violence overwhelmed the area. At 14, she didn’t feel like there were any safe spaces left for her and her peers to go, and so created Konverse Dance Crews.