Belinda McElhinney

Monday, 28 April 2025 - International Festivals: Global Perspectives in Local Contexts

Belinda has been Chief Executive of Imaginate since February 2021, with overall responsibility for the strategic development, financial management and leadership of the organisation. She was previously Executive Producer at Barrowland Ballet, one of the most successful contemporary dance theatre companies in Scotland. Prior to this she was Executive Producer at Take Me Somewhere and Arts & Cultural Development Officer at Scottish Refugee Council. Belinda was an ISPA Fellow from 2018-2020. In 2016 Belinda founded the charity Standing Tall Scotland, to provide an arts and participation programme for young refugees arriving on their own in Scotland. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and has a Masters in Young People, Social Inclusion and Change from Glasgow University.