A community-engagement model that centres an uprising of artists with disabilities and celebrates their meaningful love of pop culture. 

MERCURY RISING is a B-side to KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, extending the ideas of art-making as a process of escape, empowerment and understanding the world, particularly for those who live with disabilities and in regional contexts.

Currently being prototyped in collaboration with Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre and The Art Factory.

Red carpet premiere at Wagga Civic in November 2026.

Development of MERCURY RISING is supported by Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, The Art Factory, Intimate Spectacle, Create NSW and the Regional Arts Fund.