Plans have been announced for the development of a new multimillion pound performing arts and technology centre in Bangor.
Announcing the plans for the £12m Performing Arts and Technology Innovation Centre at the South Eastern Regional College in Bangor, Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry said: “In the last few years Northern Ireland has become a major location of choice for the film industry and we have had the international success of some notable local artists.
This new facility will provide a launch pad for more aspiring performers and I look forward to the opening of the new theatre and learning facility in 2015.
“The Technology Innovation Centre will also deliver teaching facilities and offer learners a business quality learning environment.”
The focus of the Technology Innovation Centre will be to enhance the employability skills of its students, stimulate enterprise through business incubation and delivery of innovative business development programmes, and foster enhanced approaches to economic development working closely with community partners.