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Drawing Inequality

Connecting Communities, Healthcare and Policy Through Visual Storytelling

Date & time
6 November - 7 November 2026 | 10.00-16.30

Event format

Attend event in person

Event type

Exhibition

Event topic

Education, Health and wellbeing, My local area

Audience

Young People, Adults

Academic discipline

illustration

Venue

Ulster University, Belfast campus, Illustration Gallery Space- BA-00-016 (Directly opposite the Art Shop in the Foyer)

What's on offer?

Drawing Inequality is a thought-provoking exhibition that brings the realities of health inequality in Northern Ireland to life through illustration, visual storytelling and creative research engagement.

Drawing on previous research and engagement with community groups, healthcare professionals, and public-sector partners, the exhibition uses illustration and visual storytelling to make complex issues around health, place, and inequality more accessible and relatable.

What's it about?

Visitors will encounter a series of illustrated works exploring how social, economic and environmental factors can influence our health and wellbeing.

Rather than presenting health inequalities solely through statistics and reports, the exhibition asks audiences to consider the people, places and lived experiences behind the numbers.

The event will also create opportunities for conversation and reflection, encouraging visitors to consider how health inequalities affect their own communities and how creative approaches can help communicate research, lived experience and evidence to those involved in shaping healthcare services and policy.

The exhibition is suitable for the general public, community groups, healthcare and public health professionals, policymakers, local government and third-sector organisations, as well as anyone interested in health, wellbeing, inequality or the role of art and illustration in communicating social issues.

No prior knowledge of the subject is required.

Who's leading the event?

Conor McClure, Lecturer in Illustration, Ulster University

Open to

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Of particular interest to

Members of the public

Community and voluntary sector organisations

Healthcare and public health professionals

Policymakers and local government representatives

Researchers and students

Anyone interested in health, inequality, illustration, or the power of creative storytelling

Event booking deadline

24 hours before the event starts

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