About Us
Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry (CCA) fosters a wide range of artistic, curatorial, and critical practices through five programme streams: research and production, exhibition-making, public programmes, publishing, and residencies.
Mission: The Centre for Contemporary Art creates opportunities for audiences to experience ambitious, experimental and engaging art, and for emerging artists to develop successful careers. We welcome artists and projects with a connection to our region and collaborate with others to strengthen the arts, locally, nationally and internationally.
Press releases
Announcing the artists selected for URGENCIES (2025) at CCA...
CCA Derry~Londonderry is pleased to announce the artists selected for URGENCIES (2025): Aidan O’Neill, Cara Donaghey, Emily Waszak, Hannah... read more
06.11.2024 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Crossing the Park, Michael Hanna at CCA Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to present a solo exhibition of artist Michael Hanna’s long term project Crossing the Park , launching on... read more
11.09.2024 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
SEAMS by Laura Wilson opens at CCA Derry~Londonderry
Artist Laura Wilson opens SEAMS , an exhibition of new and existing work at CCA Derry~Londonderry. SEAMS marks her first solo show in... read more
21.03.2023 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Exhibition Opening: Fugitive Seeds
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to announce our upcoming exhibition Fugitive Seeds , with artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, Maria... read more
12.10.2022 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Exhibition: Ballads of Rhinestones & Newcomers
Ballads of Rhinestones & Newcomers Artists: Bojana Janković, Tom O’Dea & Frank Sweeney Wednesday 20 July–Saturday 24 September 2022... read more
30.06.2022 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry partners with Dash Arts for WAIWAV
The Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry has partnered with DASH Arts to become one of the host venues for We are Invisible We are... read more
02.06.2022 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Opening: 'DeMo' residency solo exhibitions at CCA Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to invite you to the launch of 4 Ballads by Mark Buckeridge (NI/RoI) and Joiners by Ona Juciūtė (LT), our... read more
15.04.2022 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry presents 'Ferox' by Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh | Opening...
Ferox by Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh Saturday 15 January–Saturday 12 March 2022 Launch: Friday 14 January 2022, 7–9pm CCA... read more
07.01.2022 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Coming up online at CCADLD: 'The Indoor Tree'
The Indoor Tree Digital residency by Ciara Finnegan Monday 22 November–Sunday 29 November 2021 Online at ccadld.org The Indoor... read more
18.11.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'Holy Blood' by Cat and Eimear McClay for CCA Derry~Londonderry |...
Holy Blood Digital residency by Cat and Éiméar McClay Monday 25 October–Sunday 31 October 2021 Posted daily at ccadld.org... read more
22.10.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Exhibition: 'Tilt [at Windmills]'
Tilt [at Windmills] Artists: Jarkko Räsänen with Fionnuala Doran, Paul Moore, and Robin Price Curator: Mirjami Schuppert Tuesday 5... read more
02.10.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021!
CCA Derry~Londonderry has been selected as one of the five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 , the world’s largest museum prize.... read more
28.07.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry presents 'Irish Modernisms': legacies of Modernism...
The Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry is pleased to reopen its doors with Irish Modernisms: legacies of Modernism in the North .... read more
04.06.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'Creating Dangerously' by Alberta Whittle
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to present its first online digital residency of 2021 by artist, researcher and curator Alberta Whittle,... read more
12.05.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
National Drawing Day: 'Mud' by Molly McFadden
For National Drawing Day this year on Saturday 15 May 2021, CCA Derry~Londonderry hosts artist Molly McFaddens’s Mud . Molly’s practice uses... read more
08.05.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'URGENCIES' (2021) for CCA Derry~Londonderry
URGENCIES (2021) is the second iteration of CCA Derry~Londonderry’s biennial group exhibition. The artwork selected for the exhibition comes... read more
30.03.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'nothing (but windows)' by Janie Doherty and Locky Morris
nothing (but windows) is a new body of work by Janie Doherty and Locky Morris commissioned for CCA Derry~Londonderry’s Project Space. Over the... read more
24.03.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'URGENCIES' 2021 artists announced
CCA is delighted to announce the names of the artists selected for the 2021 edition of URGENCIES . Following an open call for emerging artists... read more
24.02.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'Olfactostroll' by Jan Uprichard at CCA Derry~Londonderry
Put on your headphones and join artist Jan Uprichard on a self-directed smell walk to explore your surroundings with your nose. For CCA during... read more
04.02.2021 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry reopens with ‘Tricks of the Trade’ by Jan McCullough
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to announce it is reopening with Tricks of the Trade by Jan McCullough , a solo exhibition exploring spaces... read more
08.12.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Research Associates 2021
Each year five CCA Research Associates are selected through an open call (with at least two from Northern Ireland) for emerging research-based... read more
23.11.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Jan McCullough: 'Tricks of the Trade'
Tricks of the Trade is a solo exhibition by Jan McCullough that explores spaces of construction through sculptural installation. The works... read more
23.11.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Open call: Research Associates 2021
In 2019–22 CCA is developing its support of research practice through establishing a series of Associate Researchers. CCA will support researchers... read more
08.09.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Call for artists: ‘Urgencies’ (2021)
URGENCIES (2021) is the second instalment of a biennial group exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry, which will take place from 16 January–6 March... read more
08.09.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Reciprocal Residency solo exhibitions
RESIDENCY BACKGROUND The Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry (CCA) has partnered with the Lithuanian Cultural Institute and Kaunas... read more
10.03.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Recipients of the Reciprocal Residency 2020
The Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry (CCA) have partnered with the Lithuanian Cultural Institute and Kaunas Artists’ House (KAH) to... read more
22.01.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
'The Dark' exhibition opening | Friday 24 January, 7-9pm
The Dark exhibition opening Friday 24 January, 7-9pm You are warmly welcome to the launch of The Dark featuring work by artists Darren... read more
18.01.2020 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Haerfest opens at CCA Derry~Londonderry
Haerfest Åsa Sonjasdotter, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Kevin Gaffney, Sonya Schönberger 27 August – 12 October 2019 Launch event: Thursday 29... read more
28.08.2019 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
Fast Slow Fast final week at CCA Derry~Londonderry
Fast Slow Fast Artists: Catriona Leahy, Darren Nixon, Joan Alexander 8 June–10 August 2019 Fast Slow Fast presents artists’ works... read more
08.08.2019 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
CCA Derry~Londonderry adopts Early Warning Signs by Ellie Harrison for 2019
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE YOUR ART Early Warning Signs is an ongoing project by artist Ellie Harrison . Initiated at Two Degrees... read more
13.02.2019 • By Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry
