Deadline Reminder | Creative Access Production Programme from Disrupt Disability Arts Festival
In 2025/’26 Disrupt Disability Arts Festival will offer a groundbreaking opportunity for PAID Professional Development.
Disrupt wants to revolutionise the role and skill sets of producers in Ireland, upskill people’s current creative practices and provide the training to make these more accessible.
The Creative Access Production Programme will offer the following mentorship, training, support and work placements over 14-18 months;
- Mentorship with creative access production experts
- Cross-Artform Research & International Placement learning embedded access best practice
- Creative Access Workshops: Creative Captioning, Visual Vernacular, Audio Description, Assistive Technology Equipment, building Pre-visit materials
- Training including ISL Literacy
- Trainee Producer Placements at Disrupt Disability Arts Festival 2026 & 2027
Disrupt are looking for people with previous experience of delivering creative projects in any artform, ideally 3+ years of experience and will prioritising people with a lived experience of disability, with 1 space reserved specifically for someone who identifies as Deaf or Hard of Hearing (HoH)
Starting in Autumn 2025
Please email your application documents to cathy@disruptfestival.ie
Accessible application process, please get in touch with Disrupt and they will help you apply
The programme will be delivered in a hybrid format (online & in-person)
In-person days will take place both in Dublin and in other parts of the island depending on participants locations.