Draw to Perform

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Draw to Perform Festival

25-26 July 2026

Drawing on Disability

The Dream Centre – Chailey Heritage Foundation

What an incredible two days of the Draw to Perform Festival 2026: Drawing on Disability!

A huge thank you to all the amazing artists who shared their creativity, generosity, and unique approaches to performative drawing, and to everyone who came along and supported the festival. Your energy, curiosity, and openness made the event truly special.

A very special thank you to Chailey Heritage Foundation for hosting us and for their incredible support in making this festival possible. We are grateful for the warm welcome, the wonderful space, and the collaboration that helped bring this event to life.

We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Arts Council England for their generous support, which made it possible to bring this festival together and create opportunities for artists and audiences to experience new forms of performative drawing and disability-led creativity.

Thank you again to all the artists, audience members, volunteers, supporters, and everyone who helped make this event possible.

Featured Performance Artists:

Connor McCarthy, Laura Greenway, Rachel Gadsden

Matilda Sharpley, Jennifer Light, Ram Samocha, Rebecca Bond

Video Performances by:

Meg Fozzard, Jody Xiong

Workshops Instructors:

Ram Samocha, Rebecca Bond, Bun Kobayashi, Xan Dye, Michelle Baharier

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