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Nerve Centre leads a team of creative partners towards the launch of Our Place in Space, a playful experiment that asks: What is the difference between ‘Us’ and ‘Them’? What happens to your...

The 34th Foyle Film Festival returns to the big screen with a packed programme of special premieres, local and international films, and filmmaker talks and Q&As.

Nerve Centre's Reimagine, Remake, Replay project seek proposals from an experienced designer / facilitator for the design and build of an exhibition at the Ulster Museum, Belfast due to open in...

Legendary Irish theatre company Field Day mark their 40th anniversary with their debut film, 'Stay Alive' - released to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2021...

Nerve Centre has announced a programme of events to mark the 2021 Good Relations Week, through some of its key projects.

As Northern Ireland slowly steps out of lockdown, a new online exhibition shows us the pandemic through the lens of local young people.

Nerve Centre’s 'Reimagine, Remake, Replay' project shortlisted for 'Project of the Year' in the 2021 National Lottery Awards...

A major new street art installation from the Making the Future project has been revealed on the exterior of the Ulster Museum in Belfast, inspired by the contributions of programme participants.

Dutch artist Jan van Huysum’s masterpiece Flowers in a Terracotta Vase (1736–7) will be on display in East Belfast’s Portview Trade Centre, from August 11to 17. The painting is on loan from The...

The Nerve Centre have partnered with the Gallery of Photography Ireland to support the exciting new collaborative project for artists.

Nerve Centre is seeking a Project Coordinator to join the Creative Learning Centre team.

Nerve Centre is seeking a Creative Assistant to join the team for the Our Place in Space (Festival UK* 2022) project.

On a recent visit to Nerve Centre, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey paid tribute to the role Creative Learning Centres played in supporting young people, schools and community groups throughout...

Participants in Nerve Centre’s ShortCut Renewal Film programme have completed work on short animated documentary Little Voices.

Nerve Centre is looking for 12 young filmmakers from across Northern Ireland aged 17-25 as part of their BFI Film Academy Short Film Development Lab.

A poignant new film produced by the Nerve Centre in partnership with young people from the North West Ministry of Youth project premieres online today.

A three-day virtual film festival for young people featuring films, workshops and talks.

A virtual exhibition of work created by participants of the 'Creative Minds' project launched this week, including animation, video, photography, music and creative writing...

Collecting the Past/Making the Future Marking Centenaries 2021 is a major new exhibition at the Ulster Museum exploring the impact and legacy of the events of 100 years ago while encouraging visitors...

We at Nerve Centre are delighted for Belfast-based Array Collective, who have been nominated for the Turner Prize 2021.

Images by nine contemporary artists are being installed at sites around the borderlands 100 years on from events that marked partition and the formation of Northern Ireland.

During the Easter break, over 70 participants aged 11-18 came together online to take part in Creative Hothouses in Music, Film, Design and Photography.

Kit Rees is a transgender, plus-size illustrator and workshop host. He has worked with GenderJam NI and Reimagine Remake Replay. As part of Spring into the Creative Industries festival, Kit hosted a...

Northern Ireland’s only Oscar®-affiliated film festival has launched its 2021 Light In Motion Competition.

As part of Spring into the Creative Industries, games artist Jordan Bradley led a session exploring practical ways to break into the games industry. In this blog post, Jordan outlines the key areas...

As part of Nerve Centre’s Spring into the Creative Industries month, musician and qualified psychotherapist Aoife Ruth led a session around Covid and creativity, exploring how the pandemic has...

In this episode Caleb Roberts and Stacey Gregg reunite to talk about their experience working together as part of Outburst Queer Arts Festival’s Bring It Back award, and their shared experience of...

In this episode, co-founders of Space Rice Studios, Kyle Hechanova & Gaigai Xie, meet Oscar-nominated director Cornelius Walker to talk about filmmaking, the importance of loving what you do, and...

Fifty-two inventors from across four schools took part in this competition - the winners will have the opportunity to have their invention featured at the NI Science Festival.

Nerve Centre, in partnership with National Museums NI, to lead Northern Ireland Team, including artists Oliver Jeffers and Die Hexen, Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen's University Belfast,...

Writer and theatre maker Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh (Soso) participated in the Nerve Centre's panel discussion on diversity in the creative industries. Here she reflects on some of the big points and...

You can now watch the short film that put Derry on the map and on the road to the Oscars.

Foyle Film Intercultural and Anti-Racism Festival returns from Monday 29 March to Sunday 25 April 2021

Nerve Centre, Northern Ireland’s leading creative media arts centre, is seeking the services of an organisation or consultant with expertise in audience research and strategy development to help us...

A new graphic novel on the life and diaries of Lady Lilian Spender has been produced by the Nerve Centre.

A new graphic novel exploring the life of Eoin MacNeill has been produced by the Nerve Centre.

Nerve Centre has announced the details of 11 inspirational individuals and groups who have won a share of the £20,000 Unlocking Creativity award fund, in memory of Sir Ken Robinson.

A major PEACE IV project, which has empowered thousands of people of all ages to explore the tumultuous events in Irish history during the Decade of Centenaries, is drawing to a close.

On Friday 5th March, Nerve Centre will share the details of 11 inspirational individuals and groups who have won a share of the £20,000 Unlocking Creativity award fund, in memory of Sir Ken Robinson.

The Nerve Centre’s Creative Centenaries project has redeveloped and launched its hub website for the Decade of Centenaries ahead of centenary commemorations around the formation of Northern Ireland.

Although we couldn't gather in person over Christmas break, over 30 young people aged 11-18 came together to form bands, write songs and perform together in a virtual Music Hothouse...

For the fourth year, Nerve Centre is proud to partner with Northern Ireland Science Festival.

Our award-winning digital communications team have an exciting new opportunity for a Digital Content Developer to join the team

Derry City & Strabane District Council and Donegal County Council have launched the Colmcille 1500th commemorative year, commencing on 7 December 2020.

Nerve Centre is Northern Ireland’s leading creative media arts centre. As part of a series of renewal projects, we require a tenderer to provide digital development services including discovery,...

The winners of Best International Short, Best Animated Short and Best Irish Short were announced online on Sunday, 29 November as part of the 33rd Foyle Film Festival.

A Different Kind of Different, an animated short film by Jordan Baseman, charts the psychological impact of breast cancer.

Colouring the Past is a new online community engagement programme which will take a warts and all look at the history of Northern Ireland using art, humour and photography to help participants create...

Nerve Centre, in partnership with National Museum NI, has brought together a creative team of great minds from across Northern Ireland to develop an open, original and optimistic idea for Festival UK...

The latest video work from acclaimed artist Willie Doherty is available to be screened online by Italian gallery Fondazione Modena Arti Visive.

The Festival Club is always a welcome addition to Foyle Film Festival each year. It’s a place to hang out after the film screenings and have some fun showcasing local talent in the process. This year...

‘An Béal Bocht’ is a co-production between award winning animation production company Raw Nerve Productions and De facto Films.

The Light in Motion Awards return in a new virtual format as part of Foyle Film Festival 2020, showcasing the best of the year’s short films and emerging talent.

A Tribute by Martin Melarkey, Director, Nerve Centre

Reimagine Remake Replay, a project changing the lives of young people across Northern Ireland, has won the prestigious Museums Association’s ‘Best Museums Change Lives Project’ award.

The project has been shortlisted for Best Museums Change Lives Project.

To mark World Mental Health Day on Saturday, October 10th, our Ones to Watch Young Programmers premiered their short films tackling mental health issues.

The Dividing Ireland exhibition, newly opened at Tower Museum, explores events at home and around Europe from 1912 to 1922.

With the opportunity to study all aspects of film, mentored by award winning figures from the Screen Industries, BFI Film Academy is a must for any young person aged 16-19 interested in pursuing a...

A new online resource to guide young people into a career in the screen industries, has been launched by Northern Ireland’s Creative Learning Centres.

Nerve Centre’s Creative Learning team was delighted to take part in Derry City & Strabane District Council’s Virtual Learning Festival last week.

The new History Ireland podcast is supported by the Nerve Centre and Tower Museum’s Decade of Commemorations project, funded by the European Union’s Peace IV programme and managed by the Special EU...

Nerve Centre is seeking tender submission from companies / consultants with expertise in cultural cinema audience engagement, research and practice to support the development of an Audience...

Nerve Centre’s Creative Learning Centre has been busy learning and adapting to new challenges in the realm of online learning.

As part of the Shortcut ‘small stories big issues’ project, Nerve Centre has launched a brand new website.

A group of participants taking part in a new photography project by the major culture and heritage programme ‘Making the Future’, have created a digital photographic archive of contemporary life...

An emergency response to the lack of Personal Protective Equipment at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak found Nerve Centre’s FabLab facility being transformed into a production line for face shields.

Northern Ireland’s Creative Learning Centres have been busy designing new methods to support teachers as pupils remain at home due to ongoing lockdown restrictions.

A collaboration between Making the Future and Reimagine Remake Replay, this is a series of online talks with some of Northern Ireland's most acclaimed artists...

Willie Doherty's new film ENDLESS is now available in an online viewing room from 27th May - 16th June 2020...

In 2019, Nerve Centre was proud to be a part of Drawn from Borders in partnership with Artlink Fort Dunree and Tower Museum. Now, the artists' work is being exhibited online for the first time...

Following its successful opening at the Ulster Museum earlier this year, the CultureLab exhibition has launched as a fully immersive digital experience bringing all elements from the physical space...

Some of the artist’s work is being shared online for the first time.

The Nerve Centre has been operating a little differently recently.

Whether you are an intermediate looking to learn new skills or a beginner looking to branch out into a new hobby, our experienced music tutors are available now to guide you or your child via an...

Foyle Film Intercultural & Anti-Racism Festival marks its 15th year with an expanded programme of films, workshops and special cinema-related events tackling a wide range of topics pertaining to...

Nerve Centre’s Creative Learning Centre is now recruiting primary schools who seek to explore the creative use of digital technologies in the classroom.

The Northern Ireland Screen Games Development Academy is a unique training and experience programme, which focuses on core technical skills around computer game development and production. For the...

The NI Science Festival announces its 2020 programme; welcoming celebrated scientists, entertainers, researchers and authors, which will descend on Derry~Londonderry, Coleraine, Strabane and further...

The Making the Future project are seeking dynamic individuals for several exciting positions.

Nerve Centre is excited to welcome a stellar line-up of musicians to take the stage this festive season.

Participants from across the North West took part in a week-long digital fabrication programme engaging with content linked to a new Culture Lab exhibition at The Nerve Centre's Fab Lab...

Youth Voices of Brexit is an initiative of Cooperation Ireland and the Nerve Centre, in partnership with North West Regional College and funded by the Department for Foreign Affairs Reconciliation...

Nerve Centre is seeking a creative and dynamic individual to join the team.

Nerve Centre is seeking two dynamic individuals to join the Decade of Commemorations project, as Community Engagement Officer and Digital Resources Developer.

The Foyle Film Festival returns for its 32nd year with another highly anticipated programme of cinematic treats, industry talks and previews of many major awards contenders. While the festival’s...

As Foyle Film Festival gets ready for its annual celebration of cinema and screen, the launch of this year’s dedicated education programme promises 10 days of cinematic exploration for children and...

A dynamic individual is sought for the positions of Digital Engagement Officer (Nerve Centre) and Youth Engagement Officer (National Museums NI) as part of the Reimagine, Remake, Replay project.

Halloween at the Nerve Centre sees a creepy cinematic festival of spine chilling screenings, horror shorts, Vampires and comedy roasts as well as the premier of a live haunted cinema experience - The...

A trio of Scottish poets will join their Derry counterparts for a reading at the Nerve Centre on Wednesday October 16 as part of a new cultural alliance across the Irish Sea.

The Nerve Centre is seeking two individuals to join the Making the Future project, as a Project Assistant and a Good Relations Communications and Engagement Officer.

A group of young people from across Derry have come together to programme and run an innovative new three-day festival from Friday 13 September to Sunday 15 September, in partnership with the Nerve...

Nerve Centre is delighted to launch its 2019-20 BFI Film Academy and invites applications from students aged 16-19 years of age, who are passionate about all aspects of film.

With results day right around the corner, many young people will be wondering what their next move is.

If manning the mixing desk, creating graphic designs, heading up TV and film productions or performing live is what you want to do, the Nerve Centre’s full-time courses are the place to start.

The Production Design Academy is kicking off in August with a 5-day intensive summer school.

Chase away the summer boredom with Foyle Film Festival’s bumper programme of over 60 films and workshops running from Wednesday, June 26 right through to Friday, August 30.

Whether it’s rain, snow or sunshine this Summer, Foyle Film Festival has you covered with a bumper programme of over 60 special screenings and workshops, running from June 26 right through to August...

Five artists working along the border in Ireland are to come together in Nerve Visual gallery on Friday 7 June for a tour of their group exhibition, Field Notes from the Border #3.

Drawn From Borders is a free creative engagement programme exploring key moments in Ireland’s history, delivered by Artlink, Nerve Centre and the Tower Museum.

Field Notes from the Border #3, which will run in the Nerve Visual Gallery in Derry~Londonderry until June 30, presents work by contemporary artists working along the border in Ireland.

A dynamic individual is sought for the position of Digital Engagement Officer as part of the Nerve Centre's 'Reimagine, Remake, Replay' project...

The Community Relations Council has recently (April 2019) announced that Nerve Centre is one of over 20 organisations receiving support from its Core Funding Grants Scheme for the 2019/20 year.

Visitors to Derry~Londonderry have a final chance to see the acclaimed Troubles Art exhibition at the Nerve Visual gallery before it closes on Sunday 28 April and travels to venues in Lisburn,...

Northern Ireland’s only Oscar® affiliated film festival has launched its 2019 Light In Motion (LIM) competition, open to filmmakers and animators across the world.

Rosa Holmes, a P6 pupil at Forge Integrated PS in south Belfast, has impressed the science world so much that she has been invited to see her invention on display at the Sharjah Biennial Children’s...

Foyle Film Festival's 2019 Intercultural & Anti-Racism programme brings together a diverse range of films and workshops for schools, exploring themes relating to issues of prejudice and...

We're looking for young people (aged 16-24) who are interested in Event Management and want to help us plan, promote and manage an innovative new festival, Bastion Youth Festival, for young...

Foyle Film Festival reveals a jam-packed line up for the 2019 Intercultural & Anti-Racism Programme

A curated selection of films from across the world highlighting diversity and equality will screen in Derry~Londonderry next month as part of the Intercultural & Anti-Racism programme.

The programme of events and headline acts that are participating in the Young Blood – Future Sounds Music Festival taking place later this month in Derry and Strabane, have been announced by the...

Nerve Centre's Ones to Watch programme, supported by Film Hub NI, is looking for 17-25 year olds to participate in a new programmers academy from Tuesday February 19 to Thursday February 21 from...

A dynamic individual is sought for the position of Creative Media Trainer as part of the Making The Future programme.

A major exhibition featuring artists' responses to the Troubles in Northern Ireland has attracted hundreds of visitors since it opened in the Nerve Visual Gallery in Derry~Londonderry on...

A new cross-border cultural programme, Making the Future, which will empower 5,000 people to use museum collections and archives to explore the past and create a powerful vision for future change,...

If you're aged between 16 and 25, why don't you try your hand at something new this year? Reimagine, Remake, Replay – an exciting regional project connecting young people with museum...

Nerve Centre is inviting teachers to apply for a free twilight training course in animation skills running in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Screen Foundation Academy for Animation.

Armagh-born singer and flautist Rioghnach Connolly has been named as the new Musician-in-Residence at the Nerve Centre, where she will work on a number of exciting projects and collaborations in the...

Into Film and Nerve Centre will welcome one of the leading talents in animation to the North West on February 1 to highlight career opportunities in the VFX industry for students of film.

Derry~Londonderry will be in its ‘element’ as celebrated scientists, entertainers, researchers and authors descend on the city this February for the festival. The 2019 festival takes place from...

Rosborough, Nerve Centre’s Audio Course Coordinator, has released his début EP, The Paper Boats.

Pianist Philip Steele, a music student at the Nerve Centre, has released a new EP of original recordings now available to purchase or stream.

Join Derry~Londonderry's newest visual arts space, Nerve Visual, as a Gallery Invigilator...

The 31st Foyle Film Festival concluded on Sunday 25 November, with the announcement of the Light in Motion competition winners at Brunswick Moviebowl.

There's still loads more to come on the final weekend of Foyle Film Festival, including special guest screenings, NI premieres, and industry events. Book now to avoid disappointment...

We regret to announce that Vanessa Redgrave has had to cancel her visit to this year's Foyle Film Festival due to illness. Ms Redgrave requested that the festival pass on the following message...

The 31st edition of the Foyle Film Festival got off to a fantastic start on Friday 16 November, with a packed out screening of Keira Knightley’s latest release Colette at Brunswick Moviebowl.

Award winning author Sheena Wilkinson will deliver a talk titled Suffragettes and Soldiers, linked to her new book Star by Star, at a special event in the Tower Museum on Tuesday, November 20.

The FabLab (Nerve Centre) is teaming up with Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Business Team to offer an accredited programme in Digital Fabrication for Entrepreneurs.

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The Northern Ireland Screen Foundation Academy for Animation is now open for applications to young people throughout the region aged 16-19 with the talent and commitment to take up a career within...

As Foyle Film Festival gets ready for its annual celebration of cinema and screen, the launch of this year’s dedicated education programme promises 10 days of cinematic adventures for children and...

An exhibition featuring a special collection of artefacts highlighting some of the most significant events of the Civil Rights era went on display last weekend (Friday, October 5) at the Nerve Visual...

Northern Ireland’s leading experts in mental health, wellbeing and the creative arts will meet at the Nerve Centre in celebration of World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday October 10.

The Nerve Centre and National Museums Northern Ireland are teaming up to establish a digital maker club at the Ulster Museum for participants aged 16-25.

Foyle Film Festival Light in Motion Awards will close for regular submissions on Saturday September 15 2018. However filmmakers and animators that are members of Withoutabox will be able to submit...

An exciting new project to connect young people with museums and their collections using a range of digital technologies and creative media has been awarded more than £900,000 from the National...

An events programme in support of the new #MakingHistory 1918 Exhibition at the Tower Museum in Derry~Londonderry begins in the coming days with a talk, film screening and historical walking tour.

Participants are being sought from across the Ards and North Down Borough Council area to take part in an exciting new digital programme exploring the unique Sir John Newell Jordan collection held at...

Are you 16-19? Studying Moving Image Arts? Passionate about film? Want a career in the film industry? If so, the BFI Film Academy at the Nerve Centre is for you!

This summer, animators across the UK are invited to take part in the first-ever nationwide 48-hour animation challenge. With regional heats in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, a public...

Are you 16-19? Studying Moving Image Arts? Passionate about film? Want a career in the film industry? If so, the BFI Film Academy at the Nerve Centre is for you!

A range of exciting new job opportunities are open for applications for the Nerve Centre's the 'Reimagine, Remake, Replay' project...

Primary Teacher Support Week is a series of workshops that show school coordinators and teachers creative ways to use technology in the classroom, and its happening at the Nerve Centre this summer.

First Cuts Vol. 3 - a new album by young local musicians from Derry~Londonderry and surrounding areas - is now available to stream or share.

The Nerve Visual Gallery has launched an exciting annual programme of exhibitions in partnership with National Museums NI, the Tower Museum and the Gallery of Photography, Dublin.

Introducing the Nerve Centre’s full-time vocational training courses in Creative Media, Music Production, Music Performance & Technology, and Film & Television Techniques.

Civil Rights, Street Protest and Resistance in Northern Ireland, 1968-69.

A 3D public art piece created through a FabLab Nerve Centre based learning programme has been unveiled at Derry Central Library.

(L-R) Caoimhin O'Neil St Columb's College, Caleb Young Holy Cross College Strabane, Vicky Potts Whitepot Studios, Eavan King Nerve Centre, Katelyn Sharkey St Marys College...

A new innovative project giving young people the opportunity to bring their creative ideas to life

Get out the popcorn because Foyle Film Festival has just dropped their latest cinema programme, and its full of blockbusters, tearjerkers and punk rock.

A new resource to provide teachers and school leaders with impartial guidance and inspiration around the 3D printing in the Classroom.

Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland’s only Oscar®- affiliated film festival, is now accepting submissions for the 31st edition of the festival, which will run 16-25 November 2018.

The 30th Foyle Film Festival drew to a close last night (Sunday 26 November) with the announcement of the Light in Motion competition winners in Derry~Londonderry

Four years after his appearance at the Foyle Film Festival, we pay tribute to the late Sam Shepard by inviting Stephen Rea and local actress Judith Roddy to read some of his powerful short stories

A ‘first-of-its-kind’ international exhibition, bringing together 19 artist-makers from across Europe, has opened in Derry’s newest state-of-the-art visual arts space – Nerve Visual Gallery.

Foyle Film Festival returns for its 30th anniversary and marks the milestone occasion with more screenings, premieres and events than ever before

A conference examining the role of new and emerging technologies and their impact on young people’s perceptions of heritage will take place at the Ulster Museum on November 2

Chris Baugh’s thriller, which made its debut at Sundance Film Festival, will be screened at Foyle Film Festival on November 23 in Nerve Centre

Schools, students and young people from across the North West will be taken on a round-the-world cinematic adventure next month as Foyle Film Festival launches its annual dedicated education programme

The Nerve Centre and National Museums Northern Ireland are teaming up to establish a digital maker club at the Ulster Museum for participants aged 16-25

Five live music events to help you stay snug through September and October

The Nerve Centre is seeking members to join a steering group for its Peace IV funded ‘Understanding the Decade of Centenaries’ programme, delivered in partnership with the Tower Museum.

A group of young film enthusiasts are bringing the spirit of punk back to the big screen this Bank Holiday Monday, August 28.

The Reimagine, Remake, Replay project will allow young people to connect with and enhance museum collections using an exciting mix of creative media and digital technologies

Nerve Visual, Derry~Londonderry’s newest art gallery, is playing host to the Jill Todd Photographic Award until May 2017.